Mid-Atlantic Region

[CentPA]

Just saw that Messiah has 10 freshman coming in!  With 26 on the roster that means the freshman class will make up almost 40% of the roster this season.  Two freshman and one sophomore from last year are not showing on this year's roster - one of the freshman was #13 Ethan Quadrini, who contributed quite a few minutes last year off the bench and scored 3 goals.

I see 2 FR from last fall who aren't on this year's roster, but I don't see any others missing. Which SO did I miss?

Quadrini's absence is probably the most significant. He was a mega scorer and regional AA in HS, but his minutes dropped last fall toward the end of the conference schedule and he didn't get a lot of PT in the tournament. I was impressed by him on the field. I have no information about why either of the FR did not return. Most seasons the turnover is small, or even no turnover.

O'Connor is listed as a freshman again on the roster - believe he was hurt all of last season? That might be the missing person you were looking for.

Good catch Scot_Fan with O'Connor.  So, let's try this again ...

Messiah is adding 9 NEW freshman this year (not 10 - O'Connor is a freshman again for eligibility purposes??).  There are just two players from 2025 not on this years roster:  #13 Ethan Quadrini (freshman last year) and #22 Jonathan Kidd (sophomore last year).

[SierraFD3soccer]

From my understanding there is no 5 year rule in D3, at least not yet anyway. Thought it wasn't up for a vote until January 2027?

Someone correct me if I am wrong...

You are right! Hop did have 3 grad players last year. May have some this year as well.

[Kuiper]

I know, I know, very few like F&M which is all good. Not at the Amhate level, but still something.

My personal prediction is that F&M might get a few more wins, but will most likely end up like last season. Just is what it is.

What is not discussed is that F&M just added its 16th freshman to its roster https://www.instagram.com/p/DbrcR6bNoGl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Really, really, really interesting. IMO, probably Dan Wagner's biggest coaching challenge in long time. With low expectations this year, he appears to be looking to make a difference. We will see from the roster, how many are left from last year's team.

FYI, Dan is doing what many colleges love, enrolling men into the college, esp. in one that has been shrinking. So he's doing his part concerning the administration.

It will be interesting to see their final roster to see if they are replacing or enlarging. 

I did a quick check of Centennial schools who announce their recruits on Instagram to see the numbers. Some of these may include transfers, but F&M's number certainly stands out.

F&M 16
McDaniel 12
Muhlenberg 11
Dickinson 11
Haverford 9
Washington College 8
Ursinus 7
Hopkins (incomplete - just started announcing and have 4 so far)

Gettysburg and Swarthmore haven't announced on Instagram

To update these numbers

Swarthmore 12 (with a roster of 30! 40% of the roster is pretty hefty)
Gettysburg 10 (for comparison, with a roster of 40)