Quote from: Sandon Mibut on September 26, 2026, 09:33:27 AMNESCAC 23-1-5 in non conference games (Bates L to Babson)

Midd @ Bowdoin showdown: the 2 remaining undefeated teams in NESCAC. Bowdoin on a 3-game streak - all clean sheets - and only 3GA in 6 games. Midd has yet to concede a goal this season in 5 games.

Amherst @ Williams: Amherst really needs a conference W! I expect a hard fought game and several goals if I had to guess.

I guess Conn snuck in a W yesterday 2-0 vs Ham.

Tufts 0-0 hosting WPI yesterday. I'm sure they'll be fired up for Monday's game vs Babson (currently #10 in NPI and #5 in coaches' poll).

Bates @ Wesleyan: forecast looks awful.

For Midd, both Colin Dugan and Keegan Harder went down with injury against Hamilton; Harder appeared to suffer a non-contact knee injury, which appeared to be the more serious of the two.

Have no idea their status—today or going forward—but, along with Will Sawin, those two have been key to Middlebury's offensive production.

Will be interesting to see what impact the weather has on games this weekend.

https://weather.com/2026/09/24/forecast/regional/noreaster-forecast-coastal-flooding-rain-wind-boston-mid-atlantic

Quote from: Kuiper on September 12, 2026, 02:25:11 PMHard to believe Conn lost to Middlebury 3-0!  Last time they gave up 3 goals in a NESCAC game may have been a 3-1 loss to Wesleyan in 2024.  They went on to make it to the National Championship game that year, though, so I wouldn't read too much into it.  Nevertheless, I would not want to be at practice on Monday (or be their next opponent, Clark, on Tuesday).

Might say more about Middlebury than it does Conn. Panthers look clinical early in the season.

Quote from: SimpleCoach on September 10, 2026, 08:43:07 AM

Quote from: 22Knowles on September 09, 2026, 09:31:27 PMWesleyan with a huge victory against the Jumbos. 2-0 and Wes were the better side particularly in the 2nd half.   Wes was well organized and Adiutori in his first career start in goal was up to the moment commanding the box in the air.   The veteran Cardinal squad was poised, patient and disciplined.   Huge win that shows they are a real contender as they were last fall.  Wes has a lot of big bodies that complement quite a bit of skill that Saeed, Jennings and Cauvin bring.   

I said it last week when Tufts beat Trinity, I thought they looked of step and not the team that won it all.  Still time to turn it around, but they are looking disorganized on both sides of the ball.  And think Wesleyan's organization is what made the difference.

SC.

Still time to turn it around? LOL. You think?

Folks, chill. It's the 2nd game of the season. And as my friend nescac1 points out, there is plenty of (recent) precedent to suggest that jumping to a quick conclusion about what the season will portend is a fool's errand.

Congrats to Wes. Very nice early season win. And the Jumbos will be fine. That's a conclusion I have no problem jumping to.

I recommend adding Midd's Will Sawin to your list, please and thank you.

Quote from: nescac1 on August 19, 2026, 04:38:27 PMFor all the talk of who isn't showing up to Trinity, I'm more curious about who is ... of the five well-regarded wings Trinity is bringing in, who is expected to make the biggest impact?  What other NESCAC FYs are worth keep in an eye on? 

I'm a homer, obviously, but it will be worth keeping a keen eye on Pharoahe Dixon.

Quote from: SpringSt7 on June 11, 2026, 09:57:21 PMGood for him but that is kind of crazy to me. WAC has 3 winning seasons since 2000. Seems like it is going to hard to win there too. 4th place behind JHU, Swat, and F&M gets you nothing in that league. 5th place in the NESCAC could make the tournament. Not trying to come across as an elitist but seems a lot different than leaving other jobs in that conference

Chestertown is a nice place to live, though.

Cool to see former Hamilton star Matt Hart promoted to GM and Director of Player Personnel at Virginia. (This past year he was UVa's director of analytics.)

Middlebury adds 6-7 wing Reeve Sysco to its recruiting class. Played at Perkiomen School in Pennsylvania.

Described as "an elite long-range shooter."

https://www.neprepbasketball.net/news/perkiomen-school-is-back-after-cracking-the-nation-s-top-20/22716

Quote from: SpringSt7 on March 30, 2026, 09:18:36 PM

Quote from: lumbercat on March 30, 2026, 04:52:54 PMStrahorn's successor does not seem like a big time hire but time will tell on that also.

I have bad news

lol

Great piece on former Hamilton star Matt Hart and his role on the UVa coaching staff:

https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/2026-ncaa-tournament-will-feature-new-potentially-crucial-element-the-coachs-challenge-183306667.html

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on March 07, 2026, 12:06:05 AM

Quote from: lumbercat on March 06, 2026, 10:15:05 PMSure you were sitting with them all day and you like them but let me know the next time you see a call quite like that. Good, marginal and rookie Refs let that go along with most everything else with less than 10 seconds left!!! It's gotta be blatant.
Watch the big tournament coming up and tell when you see a call anything like that in the last 30 seconds of a tied tournament game. 

Again, you can't let it go.  You have to call something.  A guy ended up out of bounds.  You can't no call that.  You're right.  The contact was not something any ref would call on it's own - I doubt even the guy who called it wanted to call it.  You have to say either, the tiny amount of contact led to the guy falling out of bounds or he fell out of bounds all on his own.  Either way one team is upset.

It's a tough call.  It's a frustrating way to end.  It's not a bad call.

You 100 percent can let it go. I've shared the video with two folks who are/have been veteran D1 officials. They both didn't hesitate: Half over.

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on March 06, 2026, 09:35:00 PM

Quote from: lumbercat on March 06, 2026, 08:47:27 PMI try to refrain from complaining about officiating relative to the outcome of any game in any sport but that was a tough one today.....can't ever remember a ref blowing a whistle on a very marginal call like that at the expiration of regulation time. The only way a call like that is made in that scenario is if the kid was on a fast break and got hit from behind or somebody got totally mugged.

I was sitting right next to the official observer.  We were talking most of the game.  Overall the refs did a great job.  That last one was just unfortunate.  In most situations you can let a tap like that go and head to OT, but the kid fell out of bounds before the buzzer, you have to call one thing or the other.

He called for the review so fast, you could tell genuinely hoping the buzzer went before his whistle.  Big props to Zakheim for hitting the shot, though.  Tough situation.

Tremendous game all around.  Bates did really well to come back and be right in it.

Actually, no. Just signal the end of the half. Easy.

Quote from: nescac1 on March 03, 2026, 09:47:09 AMStickthe3, wow, if that Civello rumor is true, that seems nuts to me.  Many high-level guys in D3 test the portal and return if they don't like their options - including Henry Vetter last year!  Trinity is no doubt delighted he decided to return.  As a D3 coach, it's hard to begrudge a star who has an opportunity to maybe get a free ride or even NIL money over and above that.  But if it doesn't work out, why would you deny that player an opportunity to return (especially because it only hurts you / the team if he does not)?  Makes no sense. 

Things could get interesting. In soccer, it's not uncommon for players to transfer within NESCAC. It seems that there's at least one every year or so. Would be fascinating if Civello transferred to another NESCAC school.

Middlebury soccer recently benefited from an all-conference midfielder transferring to Midd from ....Colby. Civello would look great in another shade of blue.

Quote from: AmherstStudent05 on March 01, 2026, 02:03:52 PM

Quote from: nescac1 on March 01, 2026, 01:36:57 PMYeah kinda felt like Trinity was saving this extra gear.  They are now fully in tourney mode and will be very tough to beat.  They can raise their defense up to such an intense level that it wears you down inevitably. I think with three Nescac titles, and what they've done and will likely keep doing in the NCAAs, they've locked down best Nescac team ever and are firmly in the D3 pantheon.  Especially if they reach a third straight final four, which is very, very rare.

Best team ever? Not so fast my friend.  I of course agree that the book on Trinity has not been written yet and a repeat National Championship would be an unprecedented accomplishment in the NESCAC but I do not think anything is "locked down" just yet.  I feel honor bound to remind you that Amherst won three consecutive NESCAC championships from 2012-14 and only lost ONE conference game during that stretch (which of course included some pretty good competition).  We were an overtime a way from a four-peat.  The 2013 team remains the only NESCAC team to win the NESCAC regular season, NESCAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament all in one season. 

That season also featured the Willy Workman free-throw-miracle, Aaron Toomey buzzer-beating win in 3OT at Midd. Otherwise known in these Northern parts as the "Box out, guys!" game.