Quote from: Kuiper on November 28, 2025, 01:22:29 PMWe often discuss D3 players who made good playing at the D1 level, but it's also worth mentioning D1 coaches with coaching or playing experience at the D3 level who are being recognized. 

Here are the two nominees for the College Soccer News Bob Bradner DI Coach of the Year Award who have D3 connections

Ruben Resendes, who got his coaching start at Dean College during their transition to D3 in 2015-2016 and led them to a 17-2 record in their exploratory season in 2016 when they were ineligible for the NCAA tournament.  He subsequently went on to DII powerhouse Franklin Pierce (where he led them to a national championship) and now DI upstart Bryant where they finished 17-2-2 this season and are playing St. Louis University in the NCAA tournament on Sunday.

Nick Carlin-Voigt, who was an All American goalkeeper at Kalamazoo College and then was an assistant coach at George Mason and UCLA before taking over the helm at the University of Portland in 2016.  He led them to a 13-1-4 record this season and they are playing Grand Canyon in the NCAA tournament tomorrow

Former St. Joe's of Maine coach Adrian Dubois has been named as head coach at Vermont after Rob Dow left to go to Penn State.

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Quote from: Sandon Mibut on December 11, 2025, 02:29:51 PMWell as a Tufts fan I sure hope Kyle Dezotell doesn't return to his native Vermont for the head coach position at University of Vermont. Rob Dow is officially leaving $200k/yr at UVM to head "south" to Penn State.

Although DIII coaches have definitely moved to DI schools before (e.g., Shapiro to Harvard), I think Vermont might be in a different class after winning the National Championship. 

Plus, Vermont promoted Dow when he was hired and the school's statement about Dow departing suggests they may do the same with Brad Cole, who has been an assistant at Portland and Cornell before becoming Associate Head Coach at Vermont the year before they won the title

Quote"We're fortunate to have someone of Brad Cole's ability to step in as our interim head coach effective immediately," stated Schulman. "A native Vermonter and UVM Soccer alum, Brad has accumulated experience at top programs throughout the country and has played an instrumental role in every aspect of our program since taking over as Associate Head Coach three years ago. Brad will be considered for the permanent head coaching position, and we look forward to making an announcement about the status of the search in the coming days."

My son is on the staff at UVM and I'm speaking only for myself but I hope they make the interim coach, Brad Cole, the coach and not Kyle Dezotell. No shade to Dezotell at all, I just think Brad Cole is better prepared to take the reins at UVM given his background. That being said, I think Kyle Dezotell has done a terrific job after taking over from Josh Shapiro at Tufts. I seem to recall a few people doubting his resume when he got the Tufts job, but I think he's put that argument to bed.

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Quote from: Sir.MixALotz on January 24, 2025, 05:16:14 PMIt appears Cumpstone is leaving Colby after only one year.

Wow!  That's certainly unexpected considering Colby is known as a place where coaches stay.  Before Cumpstone, the school only had two men's soccer head coaches since 1976 (Mark Serdjenian, 1976-2013 and Ewan Seabrook, 2014-2023).

He's been nonstop active in CT Rush for months, a multi-pronged statewide club program, and was just announced as their general manager. That's tough for Colby, unless they had a runer up they loved that they could still get!

Interesting. Makes one wonder if there is more money for coaches on the club side vs. as a coach of a well respected D3 school. Perhaps that is oversimplifying things and there may be other factors playing into his decision, too.

Quote from: blooter442 on December 17, 2024, 08:34:02 AMNot UMass, and I realize that this post is free of D3 references, but thought it was worth noting that UVM — not Indiana, Georgetown, Stanford, UNC — won the national championship last night. I would have rooted for Marshall against most others, but they won a few years ago and as a Mainer I have a soft spot for Vermont...and we had a local guy (Max Murray, Kennebunk HS) playing CB and getting the "hockey assist" for the equalizer. Second sport from UVM to win a national title after the powerhouse ski program. Great watch. Congrats Catamounts!

Another D3 connection with UVM is on their coaching staff - my son, who played for St. Joe's of Maine.

Quote from: Gray Fox on August 06, 2024, 12:43:40 PMEast coast bias.

Can't argue with that. Who would you like to see included there outside of the East Coast/midwest?

Saint Joseph's of Maine hasn't released their schedule online yet so there's no link, but they have it listed on their Instagram page. They managed to shoehorn 4 quality New England teams amid the large GNAC schedule

Aug 30 - Babson@ SJC
Sept 1 - SJC @ Wheaton
Sept 4 - Bates @ SJC
Sept 11 - SJC @ Emmanuel
Sept 14 - SJC @ Dean
Sept 16 - SJC @ Lasell
Sept 21 - St. Joseph's CT @ SJC
Sept 25 - Rivier @ SJC
Sept 28 - SJC @ Colby Sawyer
Oct 1 - Norwich @ SJC
Oct 5 - Mitchell @ SJC
Oct 9 - SJC @ NEC
Oct 12 - Elms @ SJC
Oct 15 - Bowdoin @ SJC
Oct 19 - Albertus Magnus @ SJC
Oct 23 - SJC @ Regis
Oct 26 - SJC @ Johnson & Wales
Oct 29 - Anna Maria @ SJC

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The refs in Vermont are the worst I have seen.

FWIW, 75 percent of the refs "in Vermont" you see for NESCAC games come up from Massachusetts.

I'm curious - do those same refs from MA get up to Burlington to ref the UVM games? I've watched a lot of their games recently and I can't say bad reffing as a whole has stood out to me. And I've reffed a bit, so I tend to give the benefit of the doubt to a ref, whether that's right or not

Quote from: Kuiper on October 27, 2023, 12:34:18 PM
Are they still planning to play the GNAC quarterfinal game involving #1 St. Joseph's (ME) hosting Regis #8 on Saturday?

The GNAC announced today that they were postponing the GNAC Cross Country Championships that were scheduled to be run at St. Joseph's (ME) on Sunday

https://thegnac.com/sports/mxc/2023-24/releases/2023XCChampPostponed

I'm not seeing any indication they are postponing the SJC/Regis game tomorrow. I hope if it goes off as scheduled they have some extra police presence there.

Quote from: PaulNewman on October 08, 2023, 10:34:13 AM
Quickest goal in NCAA history?  VWU scored directly off the opening kickoff against Roanoke and 2 seconds went off the clock.

As luck would have it, I was just looking at the D3 soccer record book regarding Niko Giantsopoulus and the post you made yesterday.  Xavier Carty from Johnson & Wales is in the record book for scoring in 3 seconds vs. Norwich, I'm pretty sure in 2015. 

I'd look in the New England Soccer discussion, but to be honest it isn't a very active discussion topic.

Just a few random thoughts on the little pieces I saw over the weekend.

- Babson was better than St. Joe's in the first half - no question.
- I saw a little bit of the UMass Boston/Salve game and UMass Boston really looked good offensively. I had no idea they smoked WPI until I just looked at their results.  Gabriel Meireles from UMB was really good in the Salve game, and I knew I heard his name before.  I looked him up and he had a terrific freshman year at Salem State in 2018, then if I'm not mistaken I thought I read he was going to transfer to a D1 somewhere down south when Covid hit. He spent some time at UMass Lowell after that but I don't think he played because he's still listed as a sophomore at UMB. They should be fun to watch this year.
- Despite the loss to Babson and a tie vs. Wheaton, I think St. Joe's ME is going to be one of the top teams in the GNAC again.  Norwich tied Russell Sage in their first game, so I think they may be looking at a down year compared to the last few years.  Johnson & Wales struggled with Bridgewater State and ended up tying them and then lost to Salve.  St. Joseph's of CT started off with a 5-3 win vs. Suny Poly, but that's a team that Massey has at #296.  With the league expanding to 15 teams, the only team going to the NCAAs out of the GNAC is going to be the automatic qualifier from the conference tourney as no team has enough non-conference games to make any headway in the SOS game.

Quote from: BaboNation on September 03, 2023, 06:30:13 PM
Babson overcomes a lackluster, uninspired, sloppy effort to eke out another way-too-close 1-0 win.
UT-Dallas impressed me more than St. Joe's on Friday.  They caused havoc on the Babson back line with their high press and overall quickness and defensive recovery.  Maybe better conditioned too to the outside observer.
Every Beaver starter seemed to be in a generous mood with giveaways.  Better teams will capitalize on this if it isn't cleaned up.  Quickly.
Thankfully, two of the new D1 transfers combined on a corner liner from Morgan, headed in by Stone.  Beautiful thing that.
Kalishman went down in the opening 90 seconds and didn't return (hammy?).  Key piece.  FY center forward "Sasha" Yablonovskiy, who has shown good early form also left the match with a leg injury.
And leading returning scorer Gazo has not appeared yet this season.
The schedule gets real next weekend.

I watched the 1st half of the Babson/St. Joe's game and I didn't see the UT Dallas game so I can't compare the 2 games, but I think I agree with your take on the St. Joe's game.  I thought Babson was clearly the better team during the part of the game I watched and coming from a St. Joe's perspective I was disappointed with the Babson goal because it came from a takeaway on St. Joe's part.  That being said, I think you have to give credit to Babson for taking advantage of the error.  I'd be curious to hear what you thought of the 2nd half.

Quote from: PaulNewman on September 01, 2023, 02:01:26 PM
No breaking news here, but Chicago @St Olaf is a massive game with multiple storylines.  Too bad this match isn't a few hours later as kickoff is just an hour away.  St Olaf last year was a PK shootout away from the Elite 8 (and a match with Chicago) and the Oles return their entire starting XI.  Of course they do not return their coach.  Chicago lost the dynamic CB duo that was considered the heart of their national title (and Final Four before that) teams.  Their coach also does not return.  That said, Chicago has almost everyone else and they are loaded with offensive talent all over the pitch.  Whoever loses could easily end up 2-3, 3-2, or even 1-4 in first five games.  My heart says St Olaf but my brain says Chicago wins 3-2.

Vassar @Western CT is another compelling one.  Vassar looks to avenge last season's loss and Western CT wants to keep their undefeated streak alive and gain a valuable likely ranked win for the NCAA resume.

Other pivotal clashes....NYU @Montclair with both squads perhaps a little fragile and each could benefit from an early confidence boost.  Cortland @Rochester.....well, maybe someone from inside Fauver Stadium can post updates throughout the game.

I haven't watched it, but just checked the score on Vassar @ Western CT and WestConn is up 2-0 at half.  Seems like they might be legit again this year.

Quote from: PaulNewman on August 27, 2023, 04:59:00 PM
Trial run...wanna test out what happens if I allot 25 minutes or less to going around the horn...

The UAA kind of messes up reviews by region, so off the top let me say that the UAA has fallen further behind NESCAC.  Chicago has separated from the rest of the UAA...with imo considerable distance between the Maroons and then, who?  NYU?  Rochester?  NYU did hand Chicago it's only blemish of the 2022 season in the much ballyhooded battle of D3's women head coaches, but still don't trust them in huge spots.  The superstar for the Violets needs to be more of a leader, but can he do that?  I will say that the UAA is the conference most likely to see a team flip from the top to the cellar very quickly, and vice-versa.  Brandeis went to two Final Fours in the last decade and found itself alone in the basement last year.  Btw, how about that "dine and dash" move by Stich with the trophy packed in her luggage?

Region 1 and 2....NESCAC, NESCAC, NESCAC...I counted off five teams -- Amherst, Tufts, Williams, Bowdoin, Middlebury -- and realized I hadn't even gotten to the national champ from 2 years ago.  So also Conn Coll with a ton of talent looking to rebound, and then Wesleyan and Hamilton making big noise until stumbling towards the end.  Colby and Bates can get better each year and still find moving up a couple of spots formidable.  And finally, Trinity (CT).  Babson is the perhaps the biggest non-NESCAC name that sticks out.  Eyes will be on Western CT, a team that went undefeated and still couldn't make the tournament.  Western CT bolstered the schedule with Vassar, Wesleyan and Williams, but the Wolves would be better off losing a few and winning the conference AQ.  Will Emerson follow up on a surprisingly strong season?  Doubtful.  Maybe MIT, WPI, or Coast Guard stepping up?  What other "mid-major" will force themselves into the mix?  St Joe's (ME) or the Connecticut version.  Johnson and Wales appears to have a very soft schedule.  Endicott often seems like a sleeper.

In Region 3 it's Oneonta, Cortland, Rochester, and SLU.  No disrespect to Vassar, who could win the LL, but going deep seems unlikely.  Another SUNYAC could emerge, but your guess is as good or better than mine in terms of who that might be.  Brockport and New Paltz had their moments and iirc some of us thought Brockport deserved a bid last year.

In Regions 4 and 5, Messiah is the biggest dog and should be a top 3-5 team nationally all season.  Otherwise, I think Stevens gets the nod over NYU and Montclair St mainly just because I trust Stevens more.  Rowan always seems to be in the mix.  F&M and Hopkins should duel in the Centennial and be right there with Stevens looking up at the Falcons.  Is Catholic closer to all of the above or to the rest of the pack?  Gotta see more from the Cardinals before I slot them at or near the top tier.  Another team or three will emerge but I've got no clue who they might be.

Region 6 is Washington & Lee's territory.  Can Mary Washington duplicate last year's stunning run?  Who could have predicted them getting through OWU, Amherst, and Bowdoin to reach the Final Four, especially with the last two played at Amherst?  Christopher Newport and Lynchburg will hover around the top 15-25 range most of the season.  Who else?  Would be great to see a Sewanee or Rhodes take another big step, or maybe Centre or Emory are rejuvenated.  I see VWU, Oglethorpe, and Covenant as spoilers more than sleepers.

Region 7 is basically the NCAC and OAC with a dash of CMU and RHIT/Hanover.  Kenyon, OWU, and Denison should lead the NCAC with one of the US-231 Indiana squads (DePauw and Wabash) looking to crash the party.  In the the OAC, it's JCU, ONU, and Otterbein.  CMU is hard to predict, but difficult to be too optimistic when they should not have made the tourney last year which was confirmed by a 1st round 5-0 shellacking at the hands of mighty Calvin. 

Speaking of Calvin, among Region 8 programs, the Knights should be right there with Chicago and North Park as threats to Messiah and NESCAC heavyweights.  North Central would appear to be the only other Region 8 outfit with a chance to displace of the Big Three.

In Region 9, I'm gonna give the nod to Gustavus Adolphus.  St Olaf with strong returning talent is a big wild card given an unexpected coaching change.  St John's might be a sleeper, and we're all on pins and needles waiting to see how the Blugolds of UWEC fare with a bigger target on their back.  Luther and Loras should dominate the American Rivers Conf but will either be good enough to trouble the star programs in Region 8.

For Region 10, see @kuiper.

And....I went 13 minutes over lol.

I love the idea to divide the regions among current users PN, but unfortunately I'm not going to be able to help.  My son is an assistant now at a D1 school, so most of my soccer watching will be at the D1 level now and I don't think i'm going to have much leftover time to watch D3 games. 

In the GNAC conference, it will be interesting to see if St. Joseph's CT will be able to carry over their terrific season from 2022 to 2023 and stay at the top of the conference table.  Now that the GNAC has expanded to 15 teams (!!), conference members will have little chance of scheduling enough quality non-conference opponents to qualify for an at large NCAA berth so teams will have to win the conference tournament to go to the NCAAs.

Of the other top 3 teams from the last 3 years, I expect Johnson & Wales and St. Joe's ME to have good years and if their website is any indication Norwich will have a down year.  Norwich has a new coach and the website lists only 3 freshmen on the roster and no grad students so there will be a big dropoff in my opinion.  Johnson & Wales has 7 grad students on their 2023 roster so I think they may be one of the teams to beat in conference.  If exhibitions are any indication, St. Joe's ME should be tough as they beat D2 St. Anselm's 1-0 in an exhibition a couple of days ago.