Go WEST young man (and NORTH)

[Ron Boerger]

I'd think that if UMHB, 74th in NPI after games of 10/21, takes another loss they'd be unlikely to get an at-large bid.  The next highest in the ASC is ETBU at 212; Scheiner, 260, is fourth one spot below HSU so even further conference wins for UMHB aren't going to move their needle much.

[Kuiper]

I'd think that if UMHB, 74th in NPI after games of 10/21, takes another loss they'd be unlikely to get an at-large bid.  The next highest in the ASC is ETBU at 212; Scheiner, 260, is fourth one spot below HSU so even further conference wins for UMHB aren't going to move their needle much.

Probably true.  I was thinking that if UMHB won out and then lost in the finals it might still be in bubble contention just from dropping bad wins given that it is already at 10 wins with 3 regular season games and as many as two games in the ASC tournament.  If that's unlikely to move things enough, then Schreiner v. H-S this Saturday and UMHB next Thursday is even more consequential.  Win both and Schreiner could sneak in and put themselves in a great position to win the ASC bid.

[Kuiper]

Big victory on the road for Trinity!

FINAL:  Trinity 4 - Sewanee 1

Trinity finally unleashes its offensive prowess as Eloy Ferrer scores a brace and the team turns a tight 1-0 lead at the half into a 4-1 blowout.  Sewanee had chances, but Trinity was able to put theirs in the back of the net.

This was #49 v. #50 in NPI rankings, so Trinity gets some Quality Win Bonus points as well as the win and pushes them up to 9 adjusted wins, which gets them closer to being able to drop some wins against weaker opponents.

For SAA purposes, Trinity separates itself from Sewanee and jumps Berry, and Southwestern at least temporarily, into 2nd in the SAA standings.

[Kuiper]

I don't follow the NORTH as much in this thread, but this result caught my eye

FINAL:  Wisconsin-Superior 3 - Augsburg 2

The result isn't that surprising, but Seth Davidson had his second hat trick.  That ups his nation-leading goal tally to 24 goals to go along with 9 assists! Wow!

[Kuiper]

Fantastic finish in the Concordia TX - Ozarks game

FINAL:  Concordia 2 - Ozarks 1

Concordia led 1-0 from the 42nd minute onward, but they were called for a PK in the 83rd minute and Ozarks converted.  With about 3 minutes remaining, Ozarks fouled a Concordia play just outside the right side of the box and Concordia converted what looked like a game-winning goal.  The ref waved it off, however, for offside.  It looked like Ozarks was going to be able to hold one for the tie, but Concordia had a throw-in with about 13 seconds left and about 1/3 of the way from the Ozarks box and the Concordia winger manged to collect the ball, dribble through, and score as the stadium announcer hit "1" on the countdown to secure the victory.  Concordia stays unbeaten in the SCAC!

With Colorado College beating Dallas 6-0 late in the game, it looks like Concordia will remain in second place, but Concordia keeps pace with CC.

[Kuiper]

A few other results out of Region X that caught my eye tonight:

Southwestern 1 - Maryville 0

Southwestern keeps winning, but they definitely aren't doing it with a lot on the offensive end.  They score in the 15th minute and hold on for their fifth 1-0 victory of 2026.  You can't argue with their results (12-1-1 and 4-0-1 in the SAA), but I don't know what their offensive plan is if they ever fall behind in a game by more than a goal.

Colorado College 8 - University of Dallas 1

I think it's safe to say that Colorado College brought their shooting boots to the field tonight.  They scored 3 goals in the last 7 minutes of the game alone.

LeTourneau 3 - St. Thomas 2

St. Thomas was up 2-0 in the 86th minute and LeTourneau scored 3 goals in the last 4 minutes (85:57, 87.59, 89.17) to steal the game.  Impressive comeback LeTourneau and devastating meltdown by UST.  LeTourneau is now in 3rd place in the SCAC with two very winnable home games left (Centenary and Austin).

Texas Lutheran 6 - Hendrix 0

I can't remember the last time TLU scored 6 goals.  They beat Hardin-Simmons 5-1 on 9/18 and then scored 5 games in total over the next 7 games.  They only scored 13 goals all season coming into this game.