2016 D3 Season: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

[PaulNewman]

1) Anyone have any insight on when and if Majumder will be back for Tufts?

2) Same for Corkery at Haverford?

3) Will most of the injured players from Wheaton (Ill) be back in the next 2-3 weeks?

[Ron Boerger]

Big slate of weekday games

[...]   Colorado Coll blows out Southwestern 4-0 while Trinity (TX) has a scare in a 2OT squeaker over Centenary (LA) [is that same Centenary that produced Robert Parish for the Celtics?]. 

Yes. Centenary [La.] was one of the smallest Division I colleges before moving to D3 about a decade ago. 

[PaulNewman]

And Chicago blowing open what was a tight 2-2 game with Carthage.  4-2, 15 left.

5-2.

[Letthekidsplay59]

6-2 Chicago now. Carthage leaving themselves open and Chicago running straight through them.

[Gregory Sager]

3) Will most of the injured players from Wheaton (Ill) be back in the next 2-3 weeks?

This was the injury report from a Wheaton insider a week ago in this room:

Wheaton is still not close to full health. Danny Brandt has only played 1.5 games this season due to injury. Ben Bakke, a big time player who originally came from Creighton, is also hurt. 4 year starter Reed Bartley has played only 2 games as well. Jaxon Hulse, a sophomore starter, has also been missing games. Max Carey has also been in and out of games.

Here is their appearances, as of this evening:

* Brandt has played in three of Wheaton's nine matches, starting one of them.
* Bakke has played in seven of Wheaton's nine matches, starting four of them.
* Bartley has played in five of Wheaton's nine matches, starting three of them.
* Hulse has played in five of Wheaton's nine matches, starting three of them.
* Carey has played in seven of Wheaton's nine matches, starting six of them.

Here's the situation regarding each of them in Wheaton's three most recent matches:

* Hulse and Carey started in Wheaton's 2-2 draw with Aurora a week ago yesterday, while Bartley and Bakke came in as subs. Brandt didn't play.
* In Wheaton's 1-1 draw with Benedictine last Wednesday, Bartley and Hulse started and Brandt came in as a sub. Bakke and Carey didn't play.
* Tonight, in Wheaton's 1-0 win over Lake Forest, Bartley and Carey started and Bakke came in as a sub. Brandt and Hulse didn't play.

Whether the non-starts and the DNPs are the results of ongoing injuries or of the coach's decisions is unclear. But these are the facts as they appear on the Wheaton statistics page.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Last year's Sweet 16 teams are listed below with current record. 4 or 5 of the teams might already be eliminated from at-large bid contention with a few others riding a fine line. Who has the best chance to get back to this point this year? Who has the best chance to make the final on this list? Thoughts on the biggest surprises?

I think everyone can agree that Wheaton, Brandeis, and Tufts are the biggest disappointments. If 1 of these 3 have the season they are I don't think it is as shocking, but to have all 3 struggling this bad so early is eye opening. You could even throw Loras into the mix as well but they are on that fine line right now. 

Amherst: 5-0-1
Lyco: 5-2-2
Brandeis: 3-3-1
Trinity (Tx): 9-0-0
Fords: 5-1-2
SLU: 7-1-0
Oneonta: 7-2-0
MIT: 4-3-0
Loras: 4-2-0
DePauw: 4-2-2
St. Olaf: 4-1-3
Wheaton (Ill): 2-4-3
Tufts: 3-3-1
Kenyon: 8-1-0
F&M: 5-1-3
Calvin: 7-1-0

[lastguyoffthebench]

Rowans next three:  at Stockton, Kean, at MSU.

Stockton will just sit in and possibly escape with a draw.

Rowan should win at home vs Kean.

MSU will knock off Rowan... I still think MSU is the best team in the NJAC and will win the AQ.   


Then the Profs host Camden and travel to Newark.     This is a tricky 5 game run that could see Rowan pick up 3 blemishes, but I'm leaning on 2 (MSU and a wild card)...

[rudy]

Rowans next three:  at Stockton, Kean, at MSU.

Stockton will just sit in and possibly escape with a draw.

Rowan should win at home vs Kean.

MSU will knock off Rowan... I still think MSU is the best team in the NJAC and will win the AQ.   


Then the Profs host Camden and travel to Newark.     This is a tricky 5 game run that could see Rowan pick up 3 blemishes, but I'm leaning on 2 (MSU and a wild card)...

Didn't see the game but looks like Kean knocked off MSU 4-3.

[PaulNewman]

And Stockton holds off #1 Rowan, 0-0.  Chicago and Amherst #1 and #2 in the country in some order.

[blooter442]

And Stockton holds off #1 Rowan, 0-0.  Chicago and Amherst #1 and #2 in the country in some order.

Given that Chicago is 10–0 while Amherst has a tie to its name and very nearly lost to a .500 MIT side tonight (likely but for a blown offsides call), I'll give it to Chicago at this point. Could very well change once the UAA games start.

[Go2Goal]

Rowan outshot Stockton 29-12 and 17-1 adavtage in corners! Couldn't get one to fall in a driving wind and rain.

[Toure87]

3) Will most of the injured players from Wheaton (Ill) be back in the next 2-3 weeks?

This was the injury report from a Wheaton insider a week ago in this room:

Wheaton is still not close to full health. Danny Brandt has only played 1.5 games this season due to injury. Ben Bakke, a big time player who originally came from Creighton, is also hurt. 4 year starter Reed Bartley has played only 2 games as well. Jaxon Hulse, a sophomore starter, has also been missing games. Max Carey has also been in and out of games.

Here is their appearances, as of this evening:

* Brandt has played in three of Wheaton's nine matches, starting one of them.
* Bakke has played in seven of Wheaton's nine matches, starting four of them.
* Bartley has played in five of Wheaton's nine matches, starting three of them.
* Hulse has played in five of Wheaton's nine matches, starting three of them.
* Carey has played in seven of Wheaton's nine matches, starting six of them.

Here's the situation regarding each of them in Wheaton's three most recent matches:

* Hulse and Carey started in Wheaton's 2-2 draw with Aurora a week ago yesterday, while Bartley and Bakke came in as subs. Brandt didn't play.
* In Wheaton's 1-1 draw with Benedictine last Wednesday, Bartley and Hulse started and Brandt came in as a sub. Bakke and Carey didn't play.
* Tonight, in Wheaton's 1-0 win over Lake Forest, Bartley and Carey started and Bakke came in as a sub. Brandt and Hulse didn't play.

Whether the non-starts and the DNPs are the results of ongoing injuries or of the coach's decisions is unclear. But these are the facts as they appear on the Wheaton statistics page.

Brandt did not come in as a sub in the Benedictine game. He has not played or even dressed since the Rose-Hulman game on September 3. He has been injured and has not played since. The stat on Brandt playing is wrong. According to the live feed from the game, Bakke is nursing an ankle injury.

[Jump4Joy]

Given that Chicago is 10–0 while Amherst has a tie to its name and very nearly lost to a .500 MIT side tonight (likely but for a blown offsides call), I'll give it to Chicago at this point. Could very well change once the UAA games start.

Impressive start by Chicago. Have they played any ranked teams yet?

Bloots, any change in opinion after Metro's helpful proof of the first goal as onside? 

[blooter442]

Impressive start by Chicago. Have they played any ranked teams yet?

Bloots, any change in opinion after Metro's helpful proof of the first goal as onside? 

Would have to look again, but they've played Carthage and Wheaton I believe. Will be curious to see how they do against Emory today.

And no, I haven't changed my opinion, because while he impressively dissects the call and makes a compelling case he actually - contrary to what you just said - did not provide irrefutable proof that the linesman was in the correct position or that he was onside. Nice try, though. 

[rudy]

And Stockton holds off #1 Rowan, 0-0.  Chicago and Amherst #1 and #2 in the country in some order.

Given that Chicago is 10–0 while Amherst has a tie to its name and very nearly lost to a .500 MIT side tonight (likely but for a blown offsides call), I'll give it to Chicago at this point. Could very well change once the UAA games start.

Tufts  over Amherst today 3-0. So they will certainly drop in rankings.