UAA Soccer

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From now until the end of play on Sunday, November 9, the NCAA DIII Men's Soccer Committee is releasing daily NPI summary reports with updated numbers.  This is because we are now in the final 2 weeks of the regular season.

This NPI report covers games through Saturday,November 1, 2025.

The report is located at http://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/46552

Here is how the UAA men's soccer teams are ranked nationally by NPI as of this updated run of the numbers--

1.) U.Chicago (#6 nationally in NPI)-- 59.037
2.) Emory (#8 nationally in NPI)-- 59.034
3.) Wash U (#13 nationally in NPI)-- 57.992
4.) Brandeis (#15 nationally in NPI)-- 57.958
5.) Rochester (#42 nationally in NPI)-- 55.625
6.) Carnegie Mellon (#58 nationally in NPI)-- 55.019
7.) CWRU (#68 nationally in NPI)-- 54.713

7 of the 8 UAA men's soccer teams currently carry a quality win bonus,as their NPI values are above 54.

8.) NYU (#137 nationally in NPI)-- 51.974

[WUPHF]

Rochester win over CMU moves them up to NPI of 55.59...not enough for at-large, they need a result against Emory and a tie might not be enough. Right now a tie would get them to 55.79, right on the bubble.

I cannot remember the last time a potential UAA co-champion needed the AQ to get to the postseason, that the AQ actually mattered, but...

If Chicago draws today and draws next week, Rochester will hold the tiebreaker for the AQ in the event of a win over Emory and a three-way tie, IIRC.

If Chicago loses today and draws next week, Rochester will hold the tiebreaker over Washington University if they can defeat Emory and force the two-way tie.

[CalJohn]

Emory vs. Case Western:  16th game for Case and senior day.  Case Western had chances they couldn't convert against a good Emory team. Emory 1, Case 0.

Case Coach shakes up defensive minutes again.  Benches Senior Back Washington for last 10 minutes of SENIOR day.  Plays new defender for 20 minutes, even though he had only seen a total of 49 minutes in 2 years.  Plays offensive minded left back Trosh spot minutes at center back at end.  Not a shock that Case Western gives up another goal on a corner kick missed defensive assignment.  Of course, if no goals are scored you cannot win.

This kind of shuffling should happen during preseason or the season's start, not in a must win game against a top conference foe. It seems as though Case coaching staff is searching for goal scoring by shuffling the defense and sitting back, which makes no sense.

Next year looks bright for Case as long as key players don't quit or leave and if they find a decent replacement of their great senior keeper Winter. I suspect many of their best players would get snatched up quickly by other teams if they wanted to leave; the talent is there. Of course, even if the good players return, they can't help if they are not played or if their psyche is destroyed by the kind of shenanigans that happened the last two years.

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The FloCollege feed is accidentally listing the record of the Brandeis women's soccer team in the preview graphics of the Brandeis at UChicago men's soccer match.   The UChicago men's soccer team record is listed correctly. 

I expect that Jonah White will be doing play by play of today's men's soccer match from the Stagg Turf Field. 

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Brandeis v UChicago is underway, and Jonah White, who did the Brandeis home games play by play for many previous seasons when he was a student at Brandeis, is now doing the UChicago men's soccer play by play this season, as he moved over the summer from the Boston area to Chicago to pursue graduate studies at Northwestern University. 

Jonah White also did play by play in previous seasons for MIT soccer as well.

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UChicago has scored the first 2 goals of the match in quick fashion off 2 corner kicks.

The first UChicago goal was scored in the 18th minute on a goal scored by Sean Cooke at the 17:53 mark, assist by William Stewart, off a corner kick.  First college goal scored by Sean Cooke.

The second UChicago goal was scored in the 21st minute on a goal initally credited to Alex Gomas, but now credited to Nick Lorr at the 20:02 mark, assist also by William Stewart off a corner kick.

UChicago leading over Brandeis, 2-0, in the 22nd minute.

[VASoccerDad]

Emory vs. Case Western:  16th game for Case and senior day.  Case Western had chances they couldn't convert against a good Emory team. Emory 1, Case 0.

Case Coach shakes up defensive minutes again.  Benches Senior Back Washington for last 10 minutes of SENIOR day.  Plays new defender for 20 minutes, even though he had only seen a total of 49 minutes in 2 years.  Plays offensive minded left back Trosh spot minutes at center back at end.  Not a shock that Case Western gives up another goal on a corner kick missed defensive assignment.  Of course, if no goals are scored you cannot win.

This kind of shuffling should happen during preseason or the season's start, not in a must win game against a top conference foe. It seems as though Case coaching staff is searching for goal scoring by shuffling the defense and sitting back, which makes no sense.

Next year looks bright for Case as long as key players don't quit or leave and if they find a decent replacement of their great senior keeper Winter. I suspect many of their best players would get snatched up quickly by other teams if they wanted to leave; the talent is there. Of course, even if the good players return, they can't help if they are not played or if their psyche is destroyed by the kind of shenanigans that happened the last two years.

Interesting post...I am very interested in this as my son will be playing for Case next year as a 1st year. He definitely plays a position of need so hopefully will get some time as 2 of the top 3 in his position group are graduating. The other one will be a junior next year but had a strange season this year. Started and played about 75 minutes a game for the first 10-11 games, then moved to the bench and only played 20 minutes or so after that. 

I've wondered about that...did something happen or was the coach just trying to find some scoring so mixed it up? One of the their primary midfielders early in the season suddenly disappeared (Rossen), don't know if he was injured or if something else was going on, I'm not close enough to the program to know.

Anyone have any insights?

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Yellow card issued to Brandeis's Elan Romo in the 29th minute according to the live stats, although Jonah White thought on commentary that Brandeis's Charlie Culbert actually got the yellow

Yellow card issued to UChicago's Chase Perry in the 32nd minute.

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Update--

The second UChicago goal initially credited to Alex Gomas has now been credited as having been scored by Nick Lorr.

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Yellow card issued to UChicago's Rafe Westlund in the 44th minute.

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Halftime in Chicago--

UChicago 2, Brandeis 0

Halftime stats

Both UChicago goals came off corner kicks, and came with assists.

Brandeis outshot UChicago, 7-5, but UChicago led in shots on target, 3-2.

Brandeis took 7 corner kicks, to UChicago's 2 corner kicks.

UChicago was whistled for 10 fouls, while Brandeis was whistled for 7 fouls.

2 yellow cards were issued to UChicago players, while just 1 yellow card was issued to a Brandeis player.

UChicago was whistled twice for offsides, while Brandeis was only whistled once for offsides.

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Brandeis has just scored a goal to cut the UChicago lead to 1 goal.

The Brandeis goal was scored in the 48th minute on a goal scored by Juan Vera at the 47:49 mark, assist by Nico Beninda.

Also an update on UChicago's second goal scored at the 20:02 mark-- that is now credited as a Brandeis own goal. 

UChicago leading over Brandeis, 2-1, in the 51st minute.

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Yellow card was issued to UChicago's Alex Gomas in the 50th minute.

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Brandeis has scored the equalizer to tie the match at 2 goals a piece.

The equalizer was scored in the 64th minute on a goal from Brandeis's Rainer Osselmann-Chai at the 63:04 mark, assist by Maddox Yu.

Brandeis and UChicago now tied at 2-2 in the 64th minute.

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UChicago has scored a goal to retake the lead.

UChicago's third goal of the match was scored in the 73rd minute on a goal by Chase Perry at the 72:41 mark.

It is Chase Perry's 5th goal of the season.

UChicago now back on top over Brandeis, 3-2, in the 76th minute.