American Rivers Conference 2019

Dubuquer · September 21, 2019, 10:12:46 PM

Conference play opens up next week so here's the place to chat. Luther vs Loras for the title again, right?

doolittledog · October 09, 2019, 01:46:08 PM

Central and Dubuque for the title, 2 games into conference play

Gregory Sager · October 09, 2019, 03:41:18 PM

I like the sound of that. Go Spartans!

Dubuquer · October 10, 2019, 10:28:26 AM

When was the last time neither Luther, nor Loras, nor Wartburg were in the top 3 in the conference?

I'm not terribly surprised by Loras. They looked decent against Chicago but that's about it. There seems to be a power shift going on in the conference.

UD has apparently stolen a page from North Park's book and hit the recruiting trail in Scandinavia. They've got 7 Swedes and a Norwegian on the roster, plus a couple Germans. So far it appears to be paying off.

doolittledog · October 10, 2019, 01:58:01 PM

Wasn't there a season just recently where Loras started in a hole, and then they woke up and tore through the rest of the conference? Maybe that will happen again this year. Sometimes when you have a sustained period of success it takes a punch in the mouth to get motivated again to play to your level. Or...maybe other schools, like Dubuque, have just upped their game like you say.

Gregory Sager · October 13, 2019, 03:16:04 PM

Quote from: Dubuquer on October 10, 2019, 10:28:26 AM
UD has apparently stolen a page from North Park's book and hit the recruiting trail in Scandinavia. They've got 7 Swedes and a Norwegian on the roster, plus a couple Germans. So far it appears to be paying off.

I mentioned on the air during the Dubuque @ North Park broadcast that it was the first time in the 38-year history of the NPU soccer program that the Vikings had played a team that had more Swedes on the roster than they did. NPU only has six of 'em this season.

Six of Dubuque's seven Swedes are freshmen, and the seventh is a sophomore. They're a talented bunch. Dubuque's future is bright.

Christan Shirk · October 23, 2019, 04:20:25 PM

NORTH REGION - NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS - October 23, 2019

Rank	School	. Div. III . Record	. Div. III . SOS	. R-v-R .	. Overall . Record	. Prev. . Rank
1.	Luther	10-3-1	0.613	--	11-3-1	--
2.	Central	11-2-2	0.577	--	11-2-2	--
3.	Loras	12-4-1	0.585	--	12-4-1	--
4.	St. Thomas	9-3-3	0.592	--	9-3-3	--
5.	Gustavus Adolphus	12-3-0	0.546	--	12-3-0	--
6.	St. Norbert	11-4-2	0.567	--	11-4-2	--
7.	Knox	11-3-2	0.540	--	11-3-2	--

Ommadawn · October 23, 2019, 09:43:46 PM

Dubuque tallied four goals in the first 21 minutes in night action at the Rock Bowl and lead 4-1 over Loras with 38 minutes to play.

Dubuquer · October 23, 2019, 10:11:18 PM

UD and Loras all tied up at 4-4 now. Epic collapse by the Spartans?

Ommadawn · October 23, 2019, 10:46:36 PM

Quote from: Dubuquer on October 23, 2019, 10:11:18 PM
UD and Loras all tied up at 4-4 now. Epic collapse by the Spartans?

Yep, that about covers it. Duhawks prevail 5-4 in OT.

Dubuquer · October 23, 2019, 10:47:33 PM

And that's all, folks. Loras comes back from being down 4-0 and wins 5-4 in OT. That was nuts!

Christan Shirk · October 30, 2019, 03:04:36 PM

NORTH REGION - NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS - October 30, 2019

Rank	School	. Div. III . Record	. Div. III . SOS	. R-v-R .	. Overall . Record	. Prev. . Rank
1.	Central	13-2-2	0.583	3-0-1	13-2-2	2
2.	Luther	12-3-1	0.587	2-2-0	13-3-1	1
3.	Loras	14-4-1	0.580	1-4-0	14-4-1	3
4.	St. Norbert	12-4-2	0.563	2-1-0	12-4-2	6
5.	St. Thomas	10-3-3	0.582	0-3-1	10-3-3	4
6.	Gustavus Adolphus	13-3-0	0.540	1-1-0	13-3-0	5
7.	Dubuque	9-5-2	0.567	1-3-0	9-5-2	--

susanc · October 31, 2019, 03:03:53 PM

American Rivers Conference dominating this year!

Anyone have an idea why St Norbert moved up to 4th? They beat a mediocre team 1-0 since last poll where they were 6th.

St Thomas and Gustavus Adolphus seem like they should still be above St Norbet.

rudy · October 31, 2019, 03:09:57 PM

Quote from: susanc on October 31, 2019, 03:03:53 PM
American Rivers Conference dominating this year!

Anyone have an idea why St Norbert moved up to 4th? They beat a mediocre team 1-0 since last poll where they were 6th.

St Thomas and Gustavus Adolphus seem like they should still be above St Norbet.

It's because of ranked team record. St Thomas 0-3-1 and Norbert 2-1. Last week ranking did not include R v R..

gustiefan04 · October 31, 2019, 04:01:51 PM

Spot on Rudy. Its due to the results vs. ranked opponents.

What is a bit baffling is that UST is still positioned above GAC and Dubuque, even though they didn't win a single one of those matches.

Gustavus needs to step up their scheduling next year, pretty disappointing Non-conference slate this year, IMO.

ARC having a great year, they should see multiple teams in the NCAA's.