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Quote from: Freddyfud on September 09, 2025, 12:52:52 PMImpressed with the play of both Hampden-Sydney and Roanoke so far.  HS was outplaying Covenant in the first half on Saturday (but I guess the game was postponed?)  And Roanoke has a quality #6 in senior Ryan Pidgeon. Could this be the year a team other than Lynchburg or W&L wins the conference?

Right on queue - HS up 2-0 on UMW with 10 left in 1st half. Stream is behind a paywall so just looking at box score. 2nd goal was apparently OG
Update: 3-0 final. HS hands UMW their worst loss in 10 years.

Sorry for the loss and the paywall.  Also sorry to the Maroon Nation if I jinxed as they lost yesterday to Methodist.

Lol - I immediately texted my Noke buddies when I saw the #15 ranking that we would turn around a lose to Methodist.... And Boom!  There ya have it

Does anyone have any insight on why Roanoke and W&L are playing twice?  One as a non-conference game?  Were both needing to fill a gap in their schedules or is this just a way to add a game that does not kill your SOS?

Week 1 Results from the ODAC:

August 29th:
Lynchburg  2  Maryville 0
VWU  1   Dickinson  1
Shenandoah 0   Catholic 1
Averett  1    Shaw  0
EMU   2   Grove City College 0
Hampden Sydney 5   Southern VA  1
Randolph  1  Marymount  1
W&L  0   Emory  1
Bridgewater  2   Mary Baldwin 0
Macon 1   NC Wesleyan  0
Guilford  1   Pfeiffer  2
Roanoke 2  Washington College 1


August 30th:
Randolph 1   Southern VA 0
Guilford  1  Methodist 0
W&L  1    Oglethorpe  1
EMU  1    Geneva College  0


August 31st:
Shenandoah 0    McDaniel College 1
Hampden Sydney 4   Marymount 0
Macon 0    Ohio Northern  1
Lynchburg  0    Berry 0
Roanoke  1    Stevenson  0

What a battle last night in Lexington!  Noke and W&L always seem to come down to the last minute(s) as it did last night.  And in true rivalry fashion some controversy with W&L's goal to tie things up.

Roanoke 1 Gboro 0

Caught the 2nd half of this one.  Seemed pretty evenly matched in terms or possession, I'd have to give the edge to Noke (I swear, no bias) in terms of offensive chances.  They were much more dangerous in the final 3rd.

Noke is pretty upper classmen heavy this year and added a few international players.  Admittedly, I pulled up the roster for the first time this morning, so I'll be able to give better player analysis going forward.

Tough match for Noke this weekend in Maryland vs Salisbury.

Go Captains!  The Swarthmore GK's antics during PKs left me with a bad taste in my mouth. 

Congrats to Swarthmore on advancing.  Can't say that I enjoyed the antics of their GK during PKs.  Talking sh*t to every Noke PK taker as they approached and then taunting them after his two saves.  Be better than that.

Makes me want to root for the Captains today.


Good luck to the remaining schools!

Quote from: jknezek on November 13, 2019, 02:13:39 PM

Quote from: NokeAlum15 on November 13, 2019, 02:03:25 PM
Annnnnnd the chippiness has begun.  I LOVE it!

The box score doesn't tell you everything.  W&L was very lucky to not come away with a L in our first match.  Noke hit the crossbar late in the 2nd half along with a few other chances.  I watched the match and the starting late in the 2nd half and both OTs were very much even with both teams pressing forward.  It was a fun one.

Didn't catch the ODAC semi match so cannot comment.

This is a fun time of year.

It was also the only good shot Roanoke had outside that beautiful corner/header. Nokes' keeper kept out 3 or 4 of W&L's chances that were really solid. He had a very good game. W&L outshot Roanoke 12-3 in the second half and I remember possession being pretty lopsided until very late when it evened out. I'll grant the overtimes were much more even but I remember the Noke keeper laying out pretty good for one of the overtime shots. But we all remember things differently.

Good luck to you man.   Let's hope the ODAC makes a nice showing this year.

Annnnnnd the chippiness has begun.  I LOVE it!

The box score doesn't tell you everything.  W&L was very lucky to not come away with a L in our first match.  Noke hit the crossbar late in the 2nd half along with a few other chances.  I watched the match and the starting late in the 2nd half and both OTs were very much even with both teams pressing forward.  It was a fun one.

Didn't catch the ODAC semi match so cannot comment.

This is a fun time of year.

Weather is looking dicey in Newport News for Saturday.  Windy, rain and in the 40s.  No thanks.

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Quote from: LetteroftheLaw on November 12, 2019, 06:39:16 PM
I must say all the hosts this year with grass fields that I'm aware of have traditionally always been extremely well maintained (CNU, MWU, And W&L) so hopefully field conditions don't have an impact on the results this weekend. Messiahs field is okay, not as nice as the other three which have Short Bermuda grass. I'm just happy there isn't a team like Etown or Muhlenburg hosting whose field could definitely influence a result.

W&L's field is the best field I've ever played on. It was like a damn fairway at Augusta.

I'm proud to say that ALL of W&L's athletic facilities are either top notch or about to be. Both soccer fields were rebuilt to top tier specs in the mid 00s. With the current rebuilding of the gym and wrestling facilities currently in progress, and the recently finished natatorium, there will be almost no facilities that have not been completely rebuilt since about 2000 when the baseball field opened. The Duchosis Indoor Tennis Center, temporarily hosting basketball and wrestling, might be the oldest facility. And it is still one of the best indoor tennis centers in D3.

I'm obviously biased here, but 45 minutes down I-81 south you'll see what Roanoke College has built in regards to athletic facilities.  I'd put it up against any D3 school in the nation. While I'm proud of what they've built, I'm also pissed I didn't get to enjoy facilities like that when I played 1999-2003.

It feels good to be back   

Tell me about the Garnets?  Style of play?  I see they've beat a few tourney teams.  TIA

Winnable bracket for my boys.  Hoping I can make the trip to Newport News.

Yeesh!!!!  Friday's match looming LARGE.  Can't believe Noke put themselves in this position. 

You're right, the whole unbalanced conference scheduling might be backfiring on them.