What the heck.
Quote from: Giggs on August 30, 2015, 01:13:12 PM
What the heck.
So who are the teams to beat in 2015 in the NESCAC? My votes go to Williams and Conn.
Considering that Williams dominated most of its games last season (especially during its NCAA run), came within a shootout of a national championship, and returns nearly all of its offensive firepower, they certainly are a safe bet as the favorite. The Ephs lose a lot of talent in the backline and at goalie, but they do have strong players, and strong recruits, waiting in the wings to step up. Still, to equal last year's success the pressure will be on the defense. With two of the best (if not the best) forwards in the country returning for their junior years in Kirshe and Thomas, excellent depth up front including a few rising sophomores who should improve their contributions after last year's deep tourney run, and a slew of talented playmakers in the mid-field led by Mitsuyama, Lewin and Swarr (plus potentially Albaneze, who was one of the leading point scorers prior to a season-ending injury), the Ephs will be nearly impossible to keep off the score sheet.
Quote from: nescac1 on September 02, 2015, 03:17:30 PM
Considering that Williams dominated most of its games last season (especially during its NCAA run), came within a shootout of a national championship, and returns nearly all of its offensive firepower, they certainly are a safe bet as the favorite. The Ephs lose a lot of talent in the backline and at goalie, but they do have strong players, and strong recruits, waiting in the wings to step up. Still, to equal last year's success the pressure will be on the defense. With two of the best (if not the best) forwards in the country returning for their junior years in Kirshe and Thomas, excellent depth up front including a few rising sophomores who should improve their contributions after last year's deep tourney run, and a slew of talented playmakers in the mid-field led by Mitsuyama, Lewin and Swarr (plus potentially Albaneze, who was one of the leading point scorers prior to a season-ending injury), the Ephs will be nearly impossible to keep off the score sheet.
Agree the Lady Ephs look good again and probably the team to beat. They were very good last year in the 3 games I saw them play. Who are your other top 4 NESCAC teams for the 2015 season?
Amherst's roster is out...sort of. Large FY class is joined by a SR athlete...member of the WBB team. Info wrt heights and positions not shown for the new comers! ;).
A Williams preview: http://www.berkshireeagle.com/localsports/ci_28770091/womens-college-soccer-ephs-expect-build-last-years
An Amherst preview: http://amherststudent.amherst.edu/?q=article/2015/09/03/women's-soccer-sets-sights-postseason-run
Anyone have more?
Wes wins opening game against UMass-Boston 2-0. With the win, Wes equals their win total for their ENTIRE SEASON last year (1-12-2). Definitely more offense with several upperclassmen returning who were absent last fall, as well as some good freshmen. Last year Wes was outshot 9-11, this year they outshot UMB 32-7 (with admittedly lenient stats keeping).
Here is the game report in the Wes student newspaper. http://wesleyanargus.com/2015/09/10/womens-soccer-silences-umass-boston/
Amazing come back by Williams today in what must have been a very strange game, if I read the stats right. Are they still the team to beat?
A tremendous comeback from a two goal deficit, once again showing the mental discipline and character displayed by Williams women and Michelin Pinard's teams.
When Williams tied the game after coming back from a 0-2 deficit, you could just sense the inevitable was going to happen. Their depth and fresh legs in both halves has become a hallmark of the program.
Quote from: jumpshot on September 13, 2015, 06:54:20 PM
A tremendous comeback from a two goal deficit, once again showing the mental discipline and character displayed by Williams women and Michelin Pinard's teams.
Where can I find a barf emoticon?
Quote from: Becks on September 14, 2015, 09:57:31 AM
Quote from: jumpshot on September 13, 2015, 06:54:20 PM
A tremendous comeback from a two goal deficit, once again showing the mental discipline and character displayed by Williams women and Michelin Pinard's teams.
Where can I find a barf emoticon?
I love the Lady Ephs, but I'm in agreement with Becks...LOL
Quote from: Becks on September 14, 2015, 09:57:31 AM
Quote from: jumpshot on September 13, 2015, 06:54:20 PM
A tremendous comeback from a two goal deficit, once again showing the mental discipline and character displayed by Williams women and Michelin Pinard's teams.
Where can I find a barf emoticon?
Just to elaborate a bit. On paper, Castleton is by far the weakest team Williams will play this year. Going into the game, most people would have made Williams a 4+ goal favorite, so even after spotting Castleton 2 goals in the first 20 minutes, it was still highly likely that they would win as a result of their vastly superior talent. What is surprising in not that Williams won after being 2 goals down, but that they needed overtime to do so. They came dangerously close to choking their way to what would have been one of the biggest upset loses ever.
Weird things happen in soccer, sometimes. Williams' men's teams have been both the beneficiary (beating a superior Amherst team who just bombarded the goal the entire game in the 2012 elite eight, but the most talented Eph team EVER -- even more talented than the title squad -- lost to a far inferior Worcester State team in a first-round NCAA game about a decade back) of soccer weirdness. The Castleton game was just one of those games ... the Eph defenders had two early random miscues, both of which led to Castleton goals -- Castleton maybe threatened once or twice more the entire game, whereas Williams had about a zillion near-miss chances, none of which resulted in a goal until very late. Williams could easily have scored 7-8 goals in this one by all accounts, on the ridiculous FORTY FIVE shot attempts they had.
I note that the Ephs had their back-up (frosh) goalie in for this game (again, expecting an easy win I imagine), but I don't think either goal was fairly attributable to her. Rather, the Ephs need to come out with focus and sharpness vs. EVERY team they play, in particular the young Eph defenders. I think this will be a learning experience for the defenders, a wake-up call to play with more precision on every single play, vs. every single opponent. I am less worried about the Eph offense -- early in the season, it often takes a bit of time for the finishing to click, but even so, Williams has managed 8 goals in three games, and won all three, which is certainly respectable. We know the Ephs have two nationally-elite finishers in Thomas and Kirsche plus a host of other very capable offensive players, including a few frosh who are already playing big minutes. I think as the team finds its offensive rhythm (remember, they've only been practicing for a few weeks) they will turn a much higher percentage of golden opportunities into goals. It's the defense that is far more inexperienced (only one returning full-time starter in the back) and where the Ephs will need to focus on improving in the coming weeks.
In the end, Williams is one of only two teams in NESCAC with a spotless record, so while the team has plenty of work to do, they received the best kind of early wake-up call: one that didn't hurt them in the standings. Still, as others have noted, squeaking out a win over Castleton is not something they should be patting themselves on the back about, and I think the coach's post-game comments reflected the appropriate degree of frustration with her team's overall effort. I would not want to be the next team to play them.
Interesting puzzle.....Amherst host Springfield this evening at 7PM. Soccer games are normally played on grass...at Amherst. Appears that the night game will be on one of the lighted turf fields. Team does not practice on turf, etc. Do not expect portable lights to be moved to the normal women's field. Who knows? Game to be online in any case :).
Quote from: nescac1 on September 15, 2015, 12:20:38 AM
Weird things happen in soccer, sometimes. Williams' men's teams have been both the beneficiary (beating a superior Amherst team who just bombarded the goal the entire game in the 2012 elite eight, but the most talented Eph team EVER -- even more talented than the title squad -- lost to a far inferior Worcester State team in a first-round NCAA game about a decade back) of soccer weirdness. The Castleton game was just one of those games ... the Eph defenders had two early random miscues, both of which led to Castleton goals -- Castleton maybe threatened once or twice more the entire game, whereas Williams had about a zillion near-miss chances, none of which resulted in a goal until very late. Williams could easily have scored 7-8 goals in this one by all accounts, on the ridiculous FORTY FIVE shot attempts they had.
I note that the Ephs had their back-up (frosh) goalie in for this game (again, expecting an easy win I imagine), but I don't think either goal was fairly attributable to her. Rather, the Ephs need to come out with focus and sharpness vs. EVERY team they play, in particular the young Eph defenders. I think this will be a learning experience for the defenders, a wake-up call to play with more precision on every single play, vs. every single opponent. I am less worried about the Eph offense -- early in the season, it often takes a bit of time for the finishing to click, but even so, Williams has managed 8 goals in three games, and won all three, which is certainly respectable. We know the Ephs have two nationally-elite finishers in Thomas and Kirsche plus a host of other very capable offensive players, including a few frosh who are already playing big minutes. I think as the team finds its offensive rhythm (remember, they've only been practicing for a few weeks) they will turn a much higher percentage of golden opportunities into goals. It's the defense that is far more inexperienced (only one returning full-time starter in the back) and where the Ephs will need to focus on improving in the coming weeks.
In the end, Williams is one of only two teams in NESCAC with a spotless record, so while the team has plenty of work to do, they received the best kind of early wake-up call: one that didn't hurt them in the standings. Still, as others have noted, squeaking out a win over Castleton is not something they should be patting themselves on the back about, and I think the coach's post-game comments reflected the appropriate degree of frustration with her team's overall effort. I would not want to be the next team to play them.
Terrific perspective nescac 1...couldn't agree more!
I'd also add that to start the 2nd half and nursing a lead of 2-1, Castleton elected to play a bunker defense with 11 players protecting their goal. It wasn't until OT that they went on the offensive. So it took a bit of navigating before Williams could tie the game let alone win it.
I'ts early times yet but the Ephs learning curve while still winning should bode well as they get into the meat of the schedule.
On an entirely different subject....where is the Colby Coach Jennifer Holsten....I have not seen anything about her absence/departure ....what is going on there?
As I said, I would not want to be the next team to play Williams ... 8-0 (ouch) over Colby led by four goals from Thomas, who has been absolutely lighting it up this season. I think the last game got the Ephs attention, and then some.
Colby seems like a mess. Does anyone have any observations?
Colby managed to get a tie against Conn on Sunday, but were outshot 40-16 and out SOGd 27-8. So, good result for Colby (and bad result for Conn), considering how lopsided the stats were.
BTW, love the stats line for the game on the NESCAC website: Penalty corners: Conn 5, Colby 3. Perhaps their problem is that they think they are playing field hockey?
Quote from: Becks on September 21, 2015, 01:43:28 AM
Colby managed to get a tie against Conn on Sunday, but were outshot 40-16 and out SOGd 27-8. So, good result for Colby (and bad result for Conn), considering how lopsided the stats were.
BTW, love the stats line for the game on the NESCAC website: Penalty corners: Conn 5, Colby 3. Perhaps their problem is that they think they are playing field hockey?
What's happening with the Conn team....ties with Tufts and Colby...really? Sophomore slumps? Can understand the Middlebury game, but not Tufts and Colby.
Growing pains? Sometimes learning looks messy. Up the zone of proximal development, then back, then up again.
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What's happening with the Conn team....ties with Tufts and Colby...really? Sophomore slumps? Can understand the Middlebury game, but not Tufts and Colby.
Long term I think the rankings of NESCAC sports teams generally correspond with the rankings by academic prestige. No surprise that Williams and Amherst generally rank near the top in most of the sports. Although the lower prestige 'CACs ought to be able to compete by picking up less academically qualified athletes, that doesn't seem to happen too much, so the more prestigious 'CACs are able to scoop up better athletes than the lower-prestige 'CACs. Based on academic prestige, I would expect Conn's athletic teams to generally finish in the bottom third of the 'CAC. Perhaps Conn just caught lightning in a bottle last year. If their new coach is really that good that he can out-recruit and out-coach the more prestigious schools, he will probably end up jumping to a bigger soccer program (eg D1) after a few years.
Becks...a most interesting viewpoint! The points seem to line up. However, several comments on the topic. To support your view of the CAC...the Conn MBB program had a great run awhile back. The head coach took his act to Brown, where he was less successful. On the other hand, the MBB at Conn has never returned to its glory days.
There is also another factor to consider in the Nescac. A football poster refers to the conference....." Where you pay to play".....therefore there is a financial factor as well as the academic one. It so happens that the most heavily endowned schools trend to be the most successful ones in general in sports. Amherst and Williams lead the CAC with the biggest Endownments AND have the most generous financial aid support, IMO. Both look for the most talented students around the world. At Amherst, they have a no- loan policy. It really becomes a recruiting advantage, IMO.
Quote from: amh63 on September 28, 2015, 01:37:31 PM
Becks...a most interesting viewpoint! The points seem to line up. However, several comments on the topic. To support your view of the CAC...the Conn MBB program had a great run awhile back. The head coach took his act to Brown, where he was less successful. On the other hand, the MBB at Conn has never returned to its glory days.
There is also another factor to consider in the Nescac. A football poster refers to the conference....." Where you pay to play".....therefore there is a financial factor as well as the academic one. It so happens that the most heavily endowned schools trend to be the most successful ones in general in sports. Amherst and Williams lead the CAC with the biggest Endownments AND have the most generous financial aid support, IMO. Both look for the most talented students around the world. At Amherst, they have a no- loan policy. It really becomes a recruiting advantage, IMO.
I agree that financial aid could well play a role. Since the better endowed schools (no snickering!) who give out better aid packages are also the more prestigious schools, it would be nearly impossible to separate the factors.
Quote from: amh63 on September 28, 2015, 01:37:31 PM
Becks...a most interesting viewpoint! The points seem to line up. However, several comments on the topic. To support your view of the CAC...the Conn MBB program had a great run awhile back. The head coach took his act to Brown, where he was less successful. On the other hand, the MBB at Conn has never returned to its glory days.
<<snip>>
Assuming that you are talking about Glen Miller. He actually did turn around the Brown program and was successful there. He left Brown for Penn where he where he did not have a good stretch. I believe he is currently on the staff at UConn.
Any guesses as to who the 5th, 6th and 7th seeds will be in the NESCAC tournament?
Who will be finalists?
Who will win?
Quiet here for awhile ... Williams has surprisingly been winning more with defense than offense; in light of what they lost on D and who they returned on offense, I thought they would score a bit more than they have, but it seems like they've had a bit of trouble converting golden opportunities in some games. But the D and GK position haven't missed a beat (only one goal allowed in the past NINE games) despite big losses to graduation. Cause for concern: Audrey Thomas has not played the past few games, and there has been no commentary by Williams on (presumably) some sort of injury. Hopefully whatever it is isn't too serious, as Williams is not the same without half of its dynamic duo and a deep tourney run likely depends on having both Kirshe and Thomas at full strength, as they have combined for 20/32 goals and 11/26 team assists on the year.
The good news for the Ephs is that Thomas was back, coming in off the bench today. The bad news is that Midd got a (based on stats, well-deserved) 2-0 surprise victory, with both goals coming in the last ten minutes of the game. Williams has really been playing with fire for awhile and the Ephs' offense has surprisingly continued to struggle since the 8 goal explosion vs. Colby. With so many skilled playmakers and finishers, hard to understand why they've had so much trouble putting the ball in the net ... they should still get the top seed in the NESCAC playoffs but will need to amp up the offense if they hope to meet their lofty expectations for this season.
I am not sure what to make of the Williams/Midd game. I know the Midd goals came late but it does look like Williams was really out played?? As a side note with all the hard, hard work these kids do it is kind of sad to see the attendance at 75. I know it was Tuesday at 3 PM but still kind of a bummer.
Watching the video, Williams just looked 'off' and of course Midd did a wonderful job holding them in check. Perhaps this was just the wake-up call they needed...that and Audrey Thomas looked like she was rounding back into form.
Nice upset by Midd at Amherst. Next game between Williams and Midd should be a good one and a reversal of the recent result at Midd last week I would think.
Predictions for NESCAC Championship:
Williams over Midd
Bowdoin over Trinity
Williams over Bowdoin
Exceptional prognostication Ocean 1!
Haha, well-done! Congrats to the Ephs on securing the title that eluded them last year. The Ephs haven't really been dominating, and the team is actually probably a year away from peaking (only three seniors play substantial roles, none of them as major scorers), but they can certainly beat anyone in the tourney. Obviously something is not right physically with Audrey Thomas ... she missed the first round NESCAC game, came off the bench in the last two, and hasn't been her usual explosive offense force for quite some time. The Ephs will have to hope she can round back into top form with another week of practice to help add some more finishing punch up top. The good news is that two frosh strikers have been earning more time, and playing productive minutes, up front in Thomas' absence, enhancing the team's depth of options on offense going forward.
Seems the Amherst team will host and play in a NCAA regional site. Particulars on the Amherst athletic website.
Williams and Amherst hosting NCAA 1st round action...Bowdoin visiting Steven's.
Good luck to the Bowdoin women's soccer team as the take on JHU in the NCAA tournament.
Sweep for the NESCAC teams and Bowdoin puts the winner in with less than 1 minute left.
And then there was one...NESCAC team left in the tournament. Nice job by the Lady Ephs...two 3-0 decisions vs. Westfield State and TCNJ.
Good to see Williams dominate the weekend. Thomas seems to have some sort of physical ailment (as always, unreported) as she only played one of the two games, and off the bench in that game. She hasn't scored for a long time and clearly is not herself, not sure exactly what the issue it. Albaneze who was having a big frosh year before an ACL tear has picked up the slack in recent games, perhaps she is now just about all the way fully back from her injury, which has provided a needed boost to the offense. Still, now that the competition is truly elite (Stevens and likely William Smith are both very powerful teams, Williams will not be a clear favorite vs. either and probably an underdog vs. William Smith) the Ephs could certainly use some scoring punch from a healthier Thomas!
No doubt and concur with your assessment nescac1.
The game announcer this weekend mentioned several times that Thomas was suffering from a lingering hamstring injury. Hamstrings take a while to heal completely so any time on the field she is seeing is probably an opportunity to round into soccer shape again.
Thanks for the info, Ocean 1. Hammies are indeed tough injuries, especially for a player who relies on explosive speed and quickness like Thomas. If she can get back to 100 percent that would be huge for the Ephs.
I find it strange how injuries are basically never discussed, at least in-season, by either Sports Info or the college newspaper (for example Albaneze's torn ACL last year was never mentioned until, I believe, this year) ... not sure if this is some sort of college policy, but I'm not the only one who has noticed:
http://williamsrecord.com/2015/11/11/letter-to-the-editor-on-the-importance-of-acknowledging-injuries/
Quote from: nescac1 on November 17, 2015, 10:35:02 AM
Thanks for the info, Ocean 1. Hammies are indeed tough injuries, especially for a player who relies on explosive speed and quickness like Thomas. If she can get back to 100 percent that would be huge for the Ephs.
I find it strange how injuries are basically never discussed, at least in-season, by either Sports Info or the college newspaper (for example Albaneze's torn ACL last year was never mentioned until, I believe, this year) ... not sure if this is some sort of college policy, but I'm not the only one who has noticed:
http://williamsrecord.com/2015/11/11/letter-to-the-editor-on-the-importance-of-acknowledging-injuries/
Nescac 1...I strongly suspect this non-disclosure has to do with the College's obligation to protect student privacy rights.
It is a HIPAA issue. I am glad Ms.Thomas is on the mend. Her presence, even on a limited basis, makes Williams way more imposing.
I wonder if it truly is a HIPAA issue since we hear reporting routinely regarding the details of D1 athletes' injuries -- and there should be no difference in terms of how the law is applied, based on level of play. I think it's more likely just a matter of league-wide / institutional policy. In all events, good luck to the Ephs in a very tough sectional!
I would imagine some D-1 athletes sign a waiver of some kind but I really don't know.
This Sectional for Williams is quite challenging. Assuming they get past Stevens (which they should), William Smith will be a handful.
Congrats to Williams on squeaking by William Smith in a shootout! FY GK Olivia Barnhill came on for the shootout and stoned all three shooters she faced (one hit the crossbar, but still, that's incredible). Audrey Thomas started for the first time in weeks and scored the Ephs' only goal. Two straight years in the Final Four, go Ephs!
Should be an interesting Final Four. Centre was not heralded coming into the NCAA tourney but had a dominating run (in the weakest quarter, but still) to the Final Four. It seems like Centre has a very, very dynamic scorer up front, so the Ephs will need to account for her. I like that they have nearly two weeks to prepare, and also for Thomas to continue getting her match fitness back. Speaking of dominating in the tourney, Messiah will be the overwhelming favorite in the Final Four, they look absolutely loaded and have a long history of tourney success. Still, anything can happen and there are clearly four very strong teams remaining.
Quote from: nescac1 on November 22, 2015, 04:17:15 PM
Congrats to Williams on squeaking by William Smith in a shootout! FY GK Olivia Barnhill came on for the shootout and stoned all three shooters she faced (one hit the crossbar, but still, that's incredible). Audrey Thomas started for the first time in weeks and scored the Ephs' only goal. Two straight years in the Final Four, go Ephs!
Agree Nescac 1...an unbelievable accomplishment. Thomas back from injury and scores the most dramatic goal of the season with Barnhill, a Frosh, stopping 3 Pk's to send her team into the Final 4. Doesn't get much more compelling than that!
Go NESCAC! Go Ephs!!
Quote from: nescac1 on November 22, 2015, 04:17:15 PM
Congrats to Williams on squeaking by William Smith in a shootout! FY GK Olivia Barnhill came on for the shootout and stoned all three shooters she faced (one hit the crossbar, but still, that's incredible). Audrey Thomas started for the first time in weeks and scored the Ephs' only goal. Two straight years in the Final Four, go Ephs!
Go Lady Ephs! Go NESCAC!
Stat...since at least 2000, no NESCAC team has appeared in the NCAA Final 4 two years in a row except Williams (2014, 2015). They also appeared in 2008 making it 3 out of 7 years.
Can somebody verify and/or contribute perspective on the earlier years?
Women's soccer is one of only two team sports in which NESCAC teams are eligible in which NESCAC has yet to win a national title (NESCAC has won in field hockey, men's soccer, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, baseball, softball, but not in volleyball or football). Volleyball may never happen as NESCAC has never come close.
NESCAC teams have, however, come very close in soccer on multiple occasions: Amherst made the semis in 1996, Williams made the semis in 1999, Tufts made the title game in 2000 as did Amherst in 2001, and Tufts, Midd and Williams all appeared in the Final Four since that time (including Williams' very-near-miss last year). But no one has ever made it twice before, and Williams is the only team with more than two semifinal appearances, total.
Think the Ephs will get past Centre and face Messiah in the Final. Needless to say, a huge challenge!
Quote from: Ocean 1 on December 02, 2015, 08:09:16 AM
Think the Ephs will get past Centre and face Messiah in the Final. Needless to say, a huge challenge!
Officially retracting the previous quote...now believe the Ephs will meet Washington U in the finals!
What a performance by Crist!
Crist was sublime in goal. Had big saves before the PK round too--especially the diving stop to prevent a partial breakaway from producing a Messiah goal. Has played tremendous all season.
Megan Nicklay was like a bouncer that let no one behind the velvet rope. Her defending was sensational, as was the rest of the Bears' backs today.
Total team effort that was superb...well done Bears!! Good luck in the national championship game!
The Williams EPHS...and the beat goes on!
Congrats to the Ephs on a well-deserved national title capping off a truly sensational two-year run. Three wins and a tie in Final Four play is amazing, as is only one total goal allowed in those games. The Ephs aren't done yet as the star-studded Junior class is back for one more run. This team has been amazingly resilient and clutch all year, and it paid off with a true team win: three goals on the weekend none of which came from their two superstar strikers.
Congrats to Williams for winning the National Title! Well played and bringing honor to Williams and the Conference. Good night for the Nescac!
Quote from: amh63 on December 05, 2015, 08:51:48 PM
Congrats to Williams for winning the National Title! Well played and bringing honor to Williams and the Conference. Good night for the Nescac!
Spot on Amh63. Congratulations Lady Ephraim!
Four national titles (soccer, field hockey, women's cross country) and two second place finishes for NESCAC this fall. That's incredible.
The Williams College women's soccer National Championship win yesterday is one for the ages!
One of the most unselfish, tough-minded, disciplined group of student athletes ever to compete for Williams College ---led and developed as people by a great coach who has been doing so for a number of seasons.
Way to go, girls!
No doubt...lot's of firsts.
Back to back Final Four's and first Women's Soccer National Championship at Williams and for NESCAC.
Way to go you EPHS!!! ;D
Interesting to also note that of the 5 Seniors leaving, only two were starters, though to be fair, each played an important role that came at opponents in waves.
Would appear the Ephs have plenty of firepower left in the tank.
Williams Coach Michelyne Pinard...NSCAA D-III National Coach of the Year!!!
Congratulation Coach!!!
Yes, an exciting weekend capped the women's and men's NESCAC seasons. Fun to witness it all unfold.
Congrats to Williams and Pinard (did I just say that?!). Go NESCAC!
Mention of a Williams recruit, Alison Lu, in this article: http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula-sports/ci_29353204/girls-soccer-plenty-ncaa-talent-go-around.
The Ephs will have a HUGE target on their back after winning the national title, but if anything next year's team is even more loaded thanks to the depth of talent in the rising senior class. Everyone up front returns to what should be an even more dynamic attack (if the scoring threats stay healthier and the two frosh forwards make the typical sophomore leap), but there are some big shoes to fill in the center of the midfield and defense, so a talented frosh like Lu might have the opportunity to play some early on. After two straight appearances in the national title game, the Ephs figure to be a strong draw for recruits.
I just saw that the Colby job was reposted. Anyone have any inside information on what happened with their first search?
No inside info....but if I were to guess...they probably thought they had a deal with someone from first search and the chosen candidate got a better offer late...hence backed out....Colby needs someone who will be stable and a program builder....not someone who will leave as soon as the next better job comes open. My sense is that new AD Tim Wheaton wants to win so that is a good sign.....current women's soccer situation is not good obviously...only won 4 conference games in the past three years or something like that.....what Colby needs to do is make sure that women's soccer gets at least two tips per year for a while and also settles on a vision that they actually want to compete for a NESCAC title...not just beat the mediocre types once in a while.
not intending to reply to myself here....but do any of you nescac soccer geeks know what is happening with the current Colby HC search?
Quote from: remsleep on February 18, 2016, 12:26:38 AM
not intending to reply to myself here....but do any of you nescac soccer geeks know what is happening with the current Colby HC search?
New Colby WSOC HC, Kristin Shaw, announced today: http://www.colby.edu/athletics/2016/03/18/shaw-named-head-coach-of-womens-soccer-program/