NESCAC

[nescac1]

I called it here when he committed last year, JJ Ruehlmann is going to be a PROBLEM for Nescac.  As natural a goal scorer as you will see in D3, so far has scored 100 percent of the Ephs' goals this year, all on absolutely clinical finishes including just now a ridiculous rocket from midfield when he caught the Tufts' GK off his line. 

[jumpshot]

Anyone know today's result of the Tufts-Williams men's soccer game? Final 2-0 Ephs? Still delayed due to weather, or postponed to be completed at later date?

[rdanie03]

Anyone know today's result of the Tufts-Williams men's soccer game? Final 2-0 Ephs? Still delayed due to weather, or postponed to be completed at later date?

It is still suspended. It's unclear if it will be continued. If not, because they have not reached 70 minutes, the game gets wiped and it would only be replayed if it is needed to determine NESCAC playoff qualification

[Bucket]

Anyone know today's result of the Tufts-Williams men's soccer game? Final 2-0 Ephs? Still delayed due to weather, or postponed to be completed at later date?

It is still suspended. It's unclear if it will be continued. If not, because they have not reached 70 minutes, the game gets wiped and it would only be replayed if it is needed to determine NESCAC playoff qualification

Oof. Mother Nature 1, Williams 0

[Camelparent]

It was an unfortunate Saturday game being played in New London. It was good to see the field (that causes an average of 5 injuries a year) back in use. Amherst didn't come out flat like I might have hoped, they brought that one would expect of an Amherst team.

It was a fairly even match (in my definitely unbiased opinion), and for the Camels, it felt like a game of missed opportunities. In the first half, they had two big chances, including one that hit the upright, before Amherst capitalized with a well-placed finish.

The second half told a similar story, the Camels created good chances to equalize, including a golden chance to equalized that was spoiled by a bad bounce or just a misconnection in front of an open net.

Krongard looked sharp in goal and made a huge penalty save only to have every goalkeeper nightmare of conceding by a very good finish on the following corner.

It was a physical contest, with plenty of tackles flying in, multiple yellow cards, and even a red card(Amherst). Never really had a problem with Amherst physicality or way of playing, but didn't really appreciate the trash talking/standing over an injured player was irritating to watch.

Not the start the Camels dreamed of,but for what it's worth, I've played in games where we looked much worse against Amherst and still went on to have great seasons. I've also been on teams that started off just like this and went on to have a great seasons, so I wouldn't count the camels out yet.

On another very serious note I think Conn would have went on to win 3-2 if the weather didn't stop the game so its only fair if we restart the game at 0-0.

[EnmoreCat]

That "very serious note" appears to hopefully have been delivered tongue in cheek according to my highly sensitive ears, but I am regularly wrong too.  Oh and the foul count was 21-13 Conn's way.  Perhaps it was the Camels getting in first...

[josemourinho]

Former Amherst player here. Feels quite strange watching games from the outside now, after four years of jousting on the field, and despite the NSN stream being decent quality, nothing beats the in-person atmosphere of an intense NESCAC game. Today reminded me of why I had so much fun playing in the league.

While it is still early in the season and teams are finding their form, I was really impressed by the maturity of Amherst's performance today. Coming into this weekend as the top-ranked team in the country after a less-than-impressive midweek performance is a lot of pressure for a young team to handle, but today's performance showed why this team/program deserves everything that has come its way in the last year.

I thought Camelparent did a good job at summarizing the game, so there is no need to repeat what happened. I do want to emphasize that the two first-years scored for the Mammoths today, which is a great sign of things to come. While I appreciated Camelparent's analysis, I fear the objections towards Amherst's "antics" have become quite stale. What gets lost in the discourse is the fact that most, if not all, of the behavior that Amherst gets criticized for is harmless. I fear that if we take that bit of the game out of it, we lose much of the emotion/humanity that added to how special those games were to me and the many others who were fortunate enough to participate in them. The ease with which opponents get triggered by the Amherst players only adds to the players' eagerness to continue to provoke. I used to love it when I got chirped at by fans/opposing players because I thought many of the comments were funny, and I did not take them personally. Anyone who has played in these types of games knows that both sides participate in the banter, and the trash-talking is almost always surface-level. Conn, along with conceding twice, lost the physical and mental battle today.

Given recent history, I doubt this will be the only encounter between Conn and Amherst this season, and I am confident Conn will be a national championship contender come October. For now, though, the Mammoths defend their crown and sit pretty at the top of the league and the country.

[Newenglander]

That "very serious note" appears to hopefully have been delivered tongue in cheek according to my highly sensitive ears, but I am regularly wrong too.  Oh and the foul count was 21-13 Conn's way.  Perhaps it was the Camels getting in first...

I think the telling stat in regard to antics is 7 cards(one red) to 2 for Amherst including one for bench behavior......

[EnmoreCat]

That "very serious note" appears to hopefully have been delivered tongue in cheek according to my highly sensitive ears, but I am regularly wrong too.  Oh and the foul count was 21-13 Conn's way.  Perhaps it was the Camels getting in first...

I think the telling stat in regard to antics is 7 cards(one red) to 2 for Amherst including one for bench behavior......

That's the great thing about statistics, interpretation.