Quote from: Footy on October 05, 2025, 07:32:30 AMMessiah 0 Widener 0. First non win ever for Messiah against Widener.  First conference tie or loss since 2015 for Messiah.

Makes you wonder how they'll fare against Hood, Stevenson, & York -- who are all having strong seasons. Even Albright could be a test if Albright choose to sit in a low block. York only beat them 1-0 through a PK.

Quote from: kansas hokie on October 02, 2025, 09:10:47 AMOK clearly VASoccerDad and I won't get along after I read all of his post....Go Hokies! 

Emory is my team. This may be a lightly used forum, but I can confirm that many eyes scan it. Fun to carry on the conversation. I am thinking about making the trip next weekend for the Emory @ Brandeis match, should be a great one.

An imperious #2 ranked Emory side taking on the best Brandeis team since 2017 (probably?)...what a match-up!

Are Scranton going to a force to be reckoned with come November?

The Royals have conceded 1 goal this season, and that was against Rowan (sorry for cross-posting, I mentioned this in another thread). With how stout Scranton's defense is, It's hard to imagine them being an easy out. They have incredible height and physicality and they press with tremendous discipline.

York 0-0 Juniata (Juniata's third 0-0 tie in 4 games)
Scranton 4-0 Alvernia...the Royals have only conceded 1 goal this season, and that was against Rowan.

Catholic 2-1 Salisbury (thanks @eaglesoccerdad)
Messiah 1-0 Lycoming
LVC 1-1 Etown...and guess who rescued the point? You guessed it. Nathan Prex.

I guess the unfortunate caveat to that is that the game is on FloSports

My intriguing match-up of the week is Catholic vs Salisbury. Catholic are unbeaten and Salisbury have had monumental wins over teams like Carnegie Mellon and Messiah. Should be a good one! Wednesday at 7pm

Well, there's been plenty of talk in this thread about Messiah and Lyco. Fear not D3 Sports Fans -- these two will meet on Wednesday in Grantham, 7:00 PM!

Lyco are 3-2-3 and coming into this matchup with wins over Mount Aloysius, Gettysburg, and John Carroll. They tied Catholic on 1-1 on Saturday.

Rutgers Newark beat #6 Rowan 2-1 this weekend in NJAC opener, bringing Rutgers-Newark to 7-2-1 on the season.

Not a great start to NJAC play for the profs, who have been prolific this season prior to playing Rutgers Newark.

Quote from: eaglesoccerdad on September 28, 2025, 07:29:48 PMpretty nice goal for Jack Sturman for UMW vs Messiah https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPISTLgjlfI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

An unbelievable strike. One of the best I've seen in D3 soccer...EVER.

Quote from: WLCALUM83 on September 23, 2025, 05:07:46 PM9-23-25 Coaches Top 25 Poll is now up:

https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-diii-women/

Polar opposite seasons for Messiah men's and Messiah women's soccer.

Christopher Newport is having a stellar season for both men and women.

RetiredWarrior had me reflecting upon some of those elite Lycoming teams in the prime days of Nate Gibboney. Their run in 2017 was quite something. They beat Messiah (at Messiah) in the MAC Commonwealth Championship and then went on to win their first round NCAA match against Lehmann, 2-1.

Lycoming then lost in the second round of the NCAAs to #12 ranked Drew (who were 21-0-1 that season) off a direct free kick in the 74th minute. Shots were 10-3 in favor of Lyco in the first half, and 12-4 in favor of Drew in the second half. Seems to have been a real battle, as there were 5 yellow cards, 2 red cards, 20 fouls for Drew, 23 fouls for Lyco. Lyco finished that season with a program record 19 wins.

Nathan Prex with a perfect hat trick in a 3-1 LVC win over Penn State Harrisburg. His brilliance continues.

Quote from: Kuiper on September 24, 2025, 06:17:51 PMUPSET Alert:  Stevenson 1 - Dickinson 1 (81st minute)

Stevenson scored in the 8th minute and then went into a defensive shell, which is one way to slow down Dickinson's forwards.

FINAL:  Stevenson 1 - Dickinson 1

Stevenson, which came into this game with a 3-4 record, ends Dickinson's 6 game winning streak after two ties to open the season at Virginia Wesleyan and Christopher Newport. 

It seems as though over the years Stevenson has proven they can be a stubborn side to deal with when they are in the right mood. They might prove a tricky test in conference play for both York and Messiah.

Quote from: Kuiper on September 22, 2025, 11:10:38 PMFor what it's worth, Messiah beat Lancaster Bible 5-0 tonight and is undefeated in its last three games.  Weaker competition than the beginning of the season, but signs of life.

On another note, Augsburg moves to 10-0 on the year after beating Wisconsin River Falls tonight 3-0.  Carver Tierney scored his 10th goal of the year.  Augsburg has scored 31 goals and given up 2 this season.

Going to be a fascinating matchup on Saturday between Messiah and Mary Wash.

Messiah are 2-5-1 whilst Mary Wash are 3-5. Both teams have had very stiff competition in their non-conference matches thus far. I won't be surprised if this game is a high-scoring, wildcard game.

I haven't actually seen any UMW games this season...are they still running a 3-5-2? Messiah seem to have changed to a 4-4-2 diamond, last I saw (someone correct me if I'm wrong)...