I was also wondering who might host: there are likely a lot of UAA, a lot of NESCAC and several Minnesota schools, so it is going to be complex to get everyone sorted for the first weekend of play. Bowdoin got the ticket to Texas last time, wonder who gets that honor this time!

I can't swear to it, but I think Hamilton was the only NESCAC not to have a game on Hot Tues.

Quote from: kansas hokie on October 28, 2025, 11:01:57 PM

Quote from: phinnyindia on October 28, 2025, 07:36:49 PMWhat are the chances Hamilton sneaks into the National tournament Kansas Hokie?

Hamilton is going to be a sort of interesting team. They have only one more game now and I have that as a win. That will give them a final NPI of 55.784 which is going to be very very close to the cut line. Hamilton fans will want to cheer for no "bid stealers" (unexpected conference tourney champions). Cheer hard for Bowdoin to win NESCAC as that's Hamilton's only team they beat that it's in the conference tourney. After that, Wesleyan and Middlebury would be good. Ithaca winning their conference also would help. Any small bump up could be the difference. There will be wiggles up and down as the games come in. Should be interesting.

Quote from: Kuiper on October 14, 2025, 08:20:09 PM

Quote from: SimpleCoach on October 14, 2025, 08:12:57 PMI just hope a soccer game breaks out....

SC.

There are a lot of DIII men's soccer games that are not a good advertisement for DIII men's soccer, but why am I watching Coach Serpone getting into it with a Tufts player trying to throw the ball in from the sideline?

That is pretty much SOP for him, too bad he doesn't get carded more often. Arms up flailing, arguing, whinging to the officials: I can only imagine his players are embarrassed by it. He has plenty of talent on his team and they don't need his dramatic nonsense on the sidelines. But I guess it works for him.

Ha, now that is committment! (The lack of showering!)

Josemourino, I don't think I've ever gotten into an Amhate conversation on this forum because I don't have Amhate, but this particular statement goes a bridge too far.

Perhaps not in your time, but I was present for a game in which I heard an Amherst player using an ugly homophobic slur directed at a rather small and slender opponent player. And I'm not a player or a ref, so if I heard it, plenty of others did as well. One can only hope this single, isolated incident of bigotry has been fully obliterated through the culture of inclusivity and tolerance you describe.

 

Quote from: josemourinho on September 09, 2025, 10:50:37 AM

Quote from: SierraFD3soccer on September 09, 2025, 09:38:49 AMProfanity, racial, sexist, homophobic, or other derogatory comments, or other intimidating actions directed at officials, spectators, student-athletes, coaches or team representatives will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the site of competition.

I am actually glad you brought this up, because it is something I take very seriously, and it cuts to the core of what I think is actually a misconception about Amherst. Some of the actions you may see on camera may not be your cup of tea, but our program has NEVER crossed the line in terms of hateful/derogatory language. It is common knowledge around the league that the Middlebury team is homophobic, but no one ever brings it up because it does not fit the narrative. There have been a few instances of them even directing some of that homophobic language at players of our team. I won't go into specifics because this is not the place for it. I am proud to be a Mammoth because, although we might ruffle some feathers and leave a foot late into a challenge, I know none of our players would use discriminatory language towards others as a way to make people feel like they don't belong.

I feel the contempt that gets thrown at us misses some of the bigger/more pressing issues in our league. I'd rather be called "classless" by some middle-aged grumps than be known as an intolerant bigot by my peers.

SLU having a tough start for sure, and heading to Middlebury this week is probably not going to help matters.

I was surprised at Vassar's loss to Cortland, esp after they started with a big goal party vs. West Conn.

Cortland is always very strong, but Vassar has been as well-- the season is always full of surprises, esp. this early.

And the other side of last fall's championship game completes their season opener 0-0--Suffolk holds the champs scoreless. Suffolk's long throw guy was busy tonight!

Looks like Conn and Amherst meet again this weekend for the first time since their PK shootout in Vegas, I might wager 0-0 for that one, too.

Looks like 34 on the Bates roster: https://gobatesbobcats.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster

 "who steps up and fills Rafael Otero's role on the team as the X factor..."

He was on the FC Ballard team that played Vermont Green for the USL2 title last weekend, and boy, is he one strong player. They will miss him. Can't be too many D3 guys even rostered on USL2 teams, and he was making an impact.

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Did they depart for AC/Heat in the locker room at the half?
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Quote from: Kuiper on January 24, 2025, 05:33:36 PM

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!

Quote from: Kuiper on December 10, 2024, 04:52:05 PM

Quote from: Another Mom on December 10, 2024, 12:14:51 PMMy view about posting while my son was playing:

- I never post about him

- I assume his teammates and/or coach are reading

- I never post info that might help their opponents. (Eg last year in the NCAA tournament my son's knee was lacerated to the bone, and he continued to play, even after ripping out the stitches -- the other teams didn't need to know that!)

I think it's always a good practice to assume someone you care about is reading what you posted on social media and knows you wrote it (if you did so anonymously), but I wondered if players do actually read the boards these days.  I know some longer-time coaches still do, but are active players aware of it?  I know they used to be, but I'm just not sure if they are anymore and you (and other parents of current players) probably have some insight on that.

Yes, the coaches and players are well aware and usually start reading more when things heat up in playoff season or if they are trying to track down a rumor about a recruit.

Quote from: slt1369 on December 10, 2024, 11:33:11 AMI'm a parent of a rising senior in the NEWMAC. I've enjoyed this board quite a bit over the past four years. As others have commented, I'd prefer not to post while my son is still playing. That seems like a bad idea, for a number of reasons. Having said that,because of this board, I recently enjoyed a couple of great weekends in Williamstown and Middlebury. I got the opportunity to see Messiah and Trinity (TX) for the first time. The level of D3 soccer around the country is phenomenal.

For all that post on a regular basis, please continue to do so. The information and opinions are greatly appreciated.

I wish the NEWMAC, GNAC, and the other New England conferences had a presence here! Wish they knew to find this!

Quote from: Futbolguy on December 06, 2024, 06:17:22 PM

Quote from: SKUD on December 06, 2024, 11:44:34 AMPN delay (vs continuation) was curious on that one. I felt the 2nd game crew was solid overall .

Head ref in Midd-Amherst game was weak from the start.  Let the Amherst boys have their way with physical play and Midd followed suit.  #32 kicks Mid goalie in the head when it was clearly possessed by keeper.  An automatic red but somehow he gives a yellow.  Fine, he does not want to make such a big decision with so much on the line.  Then he awards them a very weak pk.  I have watched the reply endless times.  there was no way there was sufficient conclusive evidence to award PK.  Such a shame it had to end that way and not in the run of play.  Honestly, he was very weak all around and should not be handling a semifinal game in national championships.  I dont think he will be handling key matches anytime soon.  at least I hope not.  Other than that it was a hard fought game by both side, just unfortunate it ended the way it did.

Agreed. And they let him officiate today. That ref may have gifted Amherst a national title--had they played from 1-1 it could very well be a different day for the Mammoths. They had to know that back in their hotel after the semi, what an undeniable gift that PK was.

Quote from: eaglesoccerdad on December 05, 2024, 06:16:44 PM

Quote from: stlawus on December 05, 2024, 06:10:20 PMThis game is really horrid quality.

definitely not the beautiful game

That is not the Midd game —it was turned into a wrestling match. Midd v Conn was vastly different.