Division 3 - 2014

Some folks out there are Division 3 grads and/or supporters. And some folks will be or should be.

We have had some fun with this in the past - see Bears, Tartans and Ephs. I'm a William Smith Herons supporter, and women's soccer supporter in general.

PLEASE, post about your favorite team – top 10 or not - Division 3 has 268 (!!!) women’s soccer teams eligible for national ranking in 2014.

Many teams have video streaming of games, some for free, and some pay per view or per season. I will try and provide links.

Here is the Pre-Season Top 10 - NSCAA/Continental Tire Rankings 8/8/14, next rankings will be out 9/2/14

Rank , School , Prev. , W-L-T
1, William Smith , 1, 23-1-0
2, Trinity (Texas) , 2, 25-1-2
3, Middlebury , 3, 17-2-3
4, Washington (Mo.) , 4, 20-1-1
5, Ithaca , 5, 19-3-0
6, Johns Hopkins , 6, 21-1-2
7, Wheaton (Ill.) , 6, 20-2-2
8, Montclair State , 9, 20-1-1
9, Messiah , 10, 20-3-1
10, The College of New Jersey , 11, 18-3-2

 

Key Match-ups for Week Ending 9/7/14

Messiah and Johns Hopkins each have two matches this week with other Top 10 teams.

Fri 8/29/14……...#8 Montclair State at #6 Johns Hopkins: Kickoff at 2 pm Today!

Wed 9/3/14……..#9 Messiah at #6 Johns Hopkins: Free live video:
http://www.hopkinssports.com/collegesportslive/

Fri 9/5/14…….…..#2 Trinity at #11 Emory: Live video – click on video for the 9/5 game:
http://emoryathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2014-15/schedule

Sat 9/6/14………..#1 (and defending champion) William Smith at #9 Messiah: Live video -
http://gomessiah.tv/

2014 renews William Smith's rivalry with Messiah. Six meetings all time. Regular season games in 2011 and 2012 ended in 0-0 and 1-1 double overtime draws. In 2013 William Smith beat Messiah for the first time (1-0). In the NCAA tournament, Messiah beat William Smith in the semifinals in 2008 (3-0), 2010 (4-0), and 2011 (1-0).

 

Division 3 National Rankings September 2, 2014

Carnegie Mellon and Emory join the top ten, while TCNJ drops from #10 to #11, and William Smith drops from #1 to #24, after losing to Carnegie Mellon 2-1.

Rank , School , Prev. , W-L-T
1, Trinity (Texas), 2, 1-0-0
2, Washington (Mo.), 4, 2-0-0
3, Middlebury, 3, 0-0-0
4, Ithaca, 5, 2-0-0
5, Johns Hopkins, 6, 2-0-0
6, Wheaton (Ill.), 7, 2-0-0
7, Emory, 11, 1-0-1
8, Messiah, 9, 1-0-0
9, Carnegie Mellon, NR, 2-0-0
10, Montclair State, 8, 1-1-0

NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division III Women's - National - Poll 1

 

On 8/29 Johns Hopkins beat Monclair State 2-1.

On 9/3 Messiah beat Johns Hopkins 2-1

 

On 9/5 Emory and Trinity tied in double overtime 1-1
On 9/6 Messiah beat William Smith 1-o by a goal from a corner kick with 1:30 left in the second overtime period.

Week ending 9/14 games to note will be posted after the NSCAA Rankings come out on 9/9/14

 

9-9-14
Three teams rise into top 10: Lynchburg, Williams, and TCNJ; and three teams fall out: Middlebury, Johns Hopkins, and Montclair State.

Note to RPVcard and cpthomas, Amherst enters the top 25 @ #20.

Notable Games Week Ending 9/14/14
No head-to-head among top 10 teams. Other games I noted:

Sat 9/13/14 - #10 TCNJ at #18 Johns Hopkins
-Streaming video: http://www.hopkinssports.com/collegesportslive/?media=462151

Sun 9/14/14 -#6 Carnegie Mellon at Unranked 3-1-0 Capital University, NCAA semifinalist in 2013
–Streaming video: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/capital/

Sun 9/14/14 - #9 Williams Hosts #15 MIT
–Streaming video: http://nsnsports.net/colleges/williams-college/

9/9/14 Continental Tire NSCAA Rankings
Rank , School , Prev. , W-L-T
1, Washington University (Mo.) , 2, 4-0-0
2, Trinity University (Texas) , 1, 3-0-1
3, Messiah College , 8, 3-0-0
4, Ithaca College , 4, 3-0-0
5, Wheaton College (Ill.) , 6, 4-0-0
6, Carnegie Mellon University , 9, 4-0-0
7, Emory University , 7, 1-0-2
8, Lynchburg College , 19, 3-0-0
9, Williams College , 14, 2-0-0
10, The College of New Jersey , 11, 4-0-0

 

SCORES

Saturday: Johns Hopkins (5-2-0) at home over TCNJ 2-1. JH goals in 62nd and 79th. TCNJ goal in 89th.

Sunday: Carnegie Mellon (6-0-0) over Capital at Capital 1-0. Winning goal in 80th minute.

Sunday: Williams (4-0-0) at home over MIT 3-2. Winning goal scored with 1 minute left in 2nd OT.

Also for those who have posted about their teams:

• Carnegie Mellon (6-0-0) at home over Washington & Jefferson Friday 6-2.
• Amherst (2-1-0) lost to Bowdoin on Saturday at Bowdoin 1-0. Winning goal scored in 62nd minute.
• William Smith (3-2-0) over Cortland in Cortland Saturday 3-1, and over Rochester in Cortland Sunday 4-0.

 

9-16-14 Rankings

Two teams rise into top 10: Thomas More and Misericordia; and two teams drop out: Ithaca and TCNJ.

Notable Games Week Ending 9/21/14 – Only one clash of the top 10 teams.

9/20/14 - #2 Messiah hosts #10 Misericordia 7 pm
http://www.gomessiah.tv

Of interest to some:

• Amherst is at Springfield on 9/17/14, hosts #7 Williams on 9/20/14 at noon, and hosts Lasell on 9/21/14.

• Carnegie Mellon is at Grove City on 9/20/14.

• William Smith hosts Fredonia on 9/20/14 and Pitt-Bradford on 9/21/14.

Rank , School , Prev. , W-L-T
1, Washington University (Mo.) , 1, 4-0-0
2, Messiah College , 3, 5-0-0
3, Trinity University (Texas) , 2, 5-0-1
4, Wheaton College (Ill.) , 5, 5-0-0
5, Carnegie Mellon University , 6, 6-0-0
6, Emory University , 7, 2-0-2
7, Williams College , 9, 6-1-0
8, Lynchburg College , 8, 4-0-0
9, Thomas More , 11, 6-0-0
10, Misericordia University , 12, 4-0-0

 

Division 3 Soccer Events for Charity - here's one, please post about those you know.


Saturday, September 20, 2014 - Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, NY
Please join us for the Third Annual Hillside Community Shield to benefit Hillside Family of Agencies. Soccer rivals University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology square off in a Division III matchup to benefit Hillside. All proceeds from this event support Hillside's work with children and families.
The day's festivities include:
--Youth Soccer Clinic at 2:30 PM
--RIT Tigers vs. UofR Yellowjackets Women's Soccer Match at 4:30 PM
--RIT vs. UofR Men's Soccer Match at 7:00 PM
--Plus exciting half-time and between-match entertainment and much more.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children 14 years old and under or college students with school ID.

RIT is in the Liberty League with: #12 Union and #23 William Smith.
U of R is in the University Athletic Association with omigosh: #1 WashU, #5 Carnegie Mellon, #6 Emory, and #11 Chicago.

On Saturday, after the William Smith game in Geneva, I'm headed up to Sahlen's Stadium, weather permitting.

 

Scores for the Week Ending 9/21/14

#2 Messiah at home got Past #10 Misericordia 1-0 2OT, with a goal in the 103rd minute.
[ I finally looked it up: Misericordia is derived from Latin for Merciful and Heart.]

As watched online, Mesericordia clearly had the better of Messiah the first half, but Messiah turned the table in the second half and overtime. Shots were 5-1 and corners were 3-1 favoring Misericordia at the half. The game ended with Messiah ahead on shots 15-8 and corners 7-3. Two standouts on the field were junior forward Nikki Elsaesser for Messiah and senior forward Megan Mahoney for Misericordia.

Unranked (but receiving votes) Amherst shut out #7 Williams 2-0 at home. Amherst should move in to the Top 25.

#5 Carnegie Mellon survived a visit to unranked Grove City winning 1-0 in 2OT, the goal coming in the 106th minute.

#23 William Smith looked solid at home on Saturday and Sunday beating unranked Fredonia 4-0 and Pitt Bradford 8-0.

Shout out to University Athletic Association Women’s Soccer, with four teams in the NCAA top Eleven. No league games have been played, but the standings, based on games so far are:

1…..#1..…Washington University 7-0-0
2…..#5…..Carnegie Mellon 7-0-0
3…..#11...Chicago 7-0-0
4…………...Brandeis 6 -1-0
5…….……..Case Western Reserve 5-1-1
6…..#6…..Emory 4-0-2
7……………NYU 4-3-0
8……………Rochester 3-2-2

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New Rankings and Upcoming Games Week Ending 9/28/14

One team into and one team out of the Top 10. University of Chicago rises from #11 to #7. Williams College falls from #7 to #21.

Notable Games Week Ending 9/28/14 – Only one clash of the top 10 teams.

#1 Washington University at home vs. #10 Wheaton (IL)
http://portal.stretchinternet.com/wustl/

Of interest to some, maybe even you:
--Amherst moves into the Top 25 at #18 after beating #7 Williams 2-0. On 9/27 Amherst is at Tufts at noon. On 9/28 Amherst hosts Bates College at noon.

--Carnegie Mellon rose one spot from #5 to #4. C-M is at Frostburg State on 9/28 at 4 pm.

--William Smith rose from #23 to #17. In its first League game W-S, hosts St. Lawrence on 9/28 at 3 pm.
http://hwsathletics.com/watch/?Live=378

9/23/14 Rankings

Rank , School , Prev. , W-L-T
1, Washington University (Mo.) , 1, 7-0-0
2, Messiah College , 2, 7-0-0
3, Trinity University (Texas) , 3, 7-0-1
4, Carnegie Mellon University , 5, 7-0-0
5, Emory University , 6, 4-0-2
6, Lynchburg College , 8, 6-0-0
7, University Of Chicago , 11, 7-0-0
8, Thomas More , 9, 8-0-0
9, Misericordia University , 10, 5-1-0
10, Wheaton College (Ill.) , 4, 6-1-0

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Scores for the Week Ending 9/28/14

Tons of schools now have live webcasts of their home games in many sports. Even if your school does not, chances are whoever they play on the road will.

#10 Wheaton (IL) at #1 WashU played to a 0-0 draw in 2 OT. By accounts, Wheaton keeper Kelsey Graham was player of the match with nine saves.

On the Frostburg live feed, I watched the second half and last 8 min of the first half of #4 Carnegie Mellon’s 3-0 win at Frostburg State (MD). All goals were in the 2nd half. To a player, CMU was larger physically than Frostburg, and I don’t think it was the horizontal striped kits. Probably due to the below average camera work, no player on either team stood out to me as a cut above the rest this afternoon.

#18 Amherst won two games, beating Tufts on the road 2-0 and Bates at home 2-1.

I caught the second half as #17 William Smith dispatched St. Lawrence 2-0 at home with a goal in each half. Being partial to defenders, I think WS sophomore left back Emma Diehl has All-American potential – she plays with the head and experience of a defender and gets forward and makes good crosses like a wing player.

 

You're welcome and thanks for the feedback. BTW, apparently these are CP's old stomping grounds:

 

Rankings and Upcoming Games Week Ending 10/5/14

Johns Hopkins and TCNJ are back in the Top 10, while Chicago and Misericordia drop down.

This week there is one top 10 match-up, one top 25 match-up, and the Battle of New Jersey.

Sunday 10/5/14 - #5 Emory at #1 WashU 1:30 pm CDT [UAA league game]
http://portal.stretchinternet.com/wustl/

Saturday 10/4/14 - #4 Carnegie-Mellon at #12 Chicago 2:30 pm CDT [UAA league game]
No video stream.

Saturday 10/4/14 - #16 Montclair State at #10 TCNJ 7 pm EDT [New Jersey Athletic Association league game] TCNJ says the game will be streamed – when I find the link I will share.

Other games of interest

Charity Game for City of Angels:
Wednesday 10/1/14 #16 Montclair State at home vs. William Paterson 7 pm EDT
No video stream I could find.

Saturday 10/4/14 Hamilton at #18 Amherst Noon EDT
http://nsnsports.net/colleges/amherst/

Sat and Sun 10/4 and 10/5 #14 William Smith hosts Bard at 4pm and Vassar at 2 pm.
http://hwsathletics.com/watch/?Live=390

The Top 25 9/30/14 NSCAA Continental Tire Rankings

Rank , School , Prev. , W-L-T
1, Bears,…………..…1, 8-0-1
2, Falcons,……..…. 2, 9-0-0
3, Tigers,………..…. 3, 9-0-1
4, Tartans,……..…. 4, 8-0-0
5, Eagles,……..…… 5, 6-0-2
6, Hornets,…..…… 6, 8-0-0
7, Thunder,…….. 10, 6-1-1
8, Blue Jays,….... 13, 8-2-0
9, Saints,…………… 8, 9-1-0
10, Lions,………… 12, 7-1-0
11, Lord Jeffs,. …18, 7-1-0
12, Maroons,……. 7, 8-1-0
13, Blazers,…..… 24, 8-1-0
14, Herons,…..… 17, 6-2-0
15, Loggers,….... 16, 5-1-0
16, Red Hawks,…15, 7-1-0
17, Cougars,……… 9, 6-2-0
18, Polar Bears,.. 11, 5-1-0
19, Cobbers,……. 14, 7-1-1
20, Bombers,….. 19, 6-1-0
21, Ephs,…………. 21, 6-1-0
22, Cowgirls,……. 23, 7-1-0
23, War Hawks,.. RV , 7-2-0
24, Titans, ...........NR , 7-2-0
25, Dutchwomen, NR , 7-1-1

 

Results Week Ending 10-5-14

#1 WashU and #5 Emory played to a 1-1 draw in 2OT at WashU. The two teams traded goals in the 14th minute, scoring 32 seconds apart. WashU scored first: sophomore Katie Chandler scored from a pass from senior Lillie Toaspern. Emory answered when Emily Feldman headed in a cross from Charlotte Butker. The goal allowed by WashU was its second this season.

#4 Carnegie Mellon won on the road vs. #12 Chicago 2-1. C-M scored both goals in the first half and Chicago scored in the 83rd minute. C-M goals were in the 11th minute by sophomore Megan Bartoshuk and in the 22nd minute by senior Lauren Simicich. Junior Naomi Pacalin scored for Chicago.

#16 Montclair State won the Battle of New Jersey 1-0 over #10 TCNJ. The only goal of the game came with 11:40 left in regulation as senior Francesca Gibson touched in a pass from junior Martina Landeka. Watching online, the game was played mostly between the 18 yard boxes. I was impressed by the midfield play of freshman Jessica Golden for TCNJ.

#18 Amherst defeated Hamilton 3-0. Sophomore midfielder Emily Hester score two second half goals.

#14 William Smith looked strong as the Herons took care of business vs. Bard 6-0 and Vassar 5-0 at home on Friday and Saturday. The eleven goals were scored by 6 players with assists from 7 players; senior Maddie Buckley lead the scorers with 4 goals and an assist.

#16 Montclair State also won the City of Angels charity game vs. Paterson 2-0.

 

Rankings and Featured Games For Week Ending 10/12/14

Messiah rises to #1, Amherst moves into the Top 10 at #9, and TCNJ drops from #10 to #17. The University Athletic Association now has 5 teams in the Top 25, with Brandeis rising to #20.

· This week, the UAA features top 10 and top 25 clashes:

Saturday 10/11/14 - #4 Carnegie-Mellon hosts #2 WashU at 1:30 EDT.
http://athletics.cmu.edu/live

Saturday 10/11/14 - #5 Emory hosts #14 Chicago at 1:30 EDT
https://emory.prestosports.com/sports/wsoc/live

· The Empire 8 Conference features this Top 25 matchup:

Sunday 10/12/14 – #25 Ithaca hosts #21 Nazareth at 2:00 EDT

· Other games of interest:

Wednesday 10/8/14 - #9 Amherst at East. Conn. State at 7:00 EDT

Saturday 10/11/14 - #9 Amherst hosts Colby at Noon EDT
http://nsnsports.net/colleges/amherst/

Saturday 10/11/14 – #11 William Smith plays at Union 2:00 EDT

10/7/14
Rank , School , Prev. , W-L-T
1, Messiah College , 2, 11-0-0
2, Washington University (Mo.) , 1, 9-0-2
3, Trinity University (Texas) , 3, 11-0-1
4, Carnegie Mellon University , 4, 9-0-0
5, Emory University , 5, 6-0-3
6, Lynchburg College , 6, 10-0-0
7, Wheaton College (Ill.) , 7, 7-1-1
8, Johns Hopkins University , 8, 9-2-0
9, Amherst College , 11, 8-1-0
10, Thomas More , 9, 10-1-0

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D3 Featured Conference This Week: NORTHWEST CONFERENCE

Please post something about one of these teams, whether you are a fan, student, parent, alum, friend, or foe.

There are 268 schools eligible to become D3 National Champions in 2014. I looked outside the current Top 25 to find where returning 2013 NSCAA All-Americans were playing. There are two in the Northwest Conference: [Puget Sound has been in the Top 25 this year, but was not on 10-8-14.]

Name........................Year..Pos....All American...........Hometown........College..........................GP....G....A
Amalia Acorda-Fey....JR....M......2013-2nd Team.......Seattle, WA.......Univ. of Puget Sound.....9.....3.....1
Emily Fellows............SR.....F......2013-2nd Team........Portland, OR....Linfield College..............8....6.....2
.....................................................2012-2nd Team

NORTHWEST CONFERENCE 10-8-14
Name..............................Mascot...........Location............Conference......Overall
Pacific Lutheran ............Lutes..............Tacoma, WA...............5-1-0..........7-2-1
Whitman........................Missionaries...Walla Walla, WA........4-1-2.........6-3-2
Lewis & Clark.................Pioneers..........Portland, OR..............4-1-1.........6-2-2
Linfield ..........................Wildcats..........Linfield, OR...............4-2-0........7-2-0
Puget Sound*.................Loggers............Tacoma, WA..............4-2-0........6-3-0
Whitworth......................Pirates.............Spokane, WA..............2-5-0........3-7-1
Pacific Univ. (Ore.)**.....Boxers.............Forest Grove, OR........1-4-1.........4-5-1
Willamette......................Bearcats..........Salem, OR...................1-4-1..........2-7-1
George Fox.....................Bruins..............Newberg, OR..............0-5-1.........0-7-3

*Puget Sound was NWC Champion eleven straight years 2003-2013.
**More than 25% of undergrads are from Hawaii, continuing a tradition dating back to the 1950's. http://www.goboxers.com/

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Thanks Eddie K. I did not know about Massey or Bennett and now I do. I look at D3 Soccer fairly often. All the stuff I post is my own on-line research. Agree on the UAA.

It appears William Smith is ranked #2 or #3 by Bennett and Massey. Having watched them play live and seeing that their early season losses were to #1 Messiah and #4 Carnegie Mellon, I know they belong in the Top 5. They should never have dropped out of the Top 10.

I was not planning on doing all the conferences - just trying to shed some light on the schools playing outside the leagues where the perennial heavy hitters play.

I'm aware of the lack of interest in D3 on BigSoccer - having done this in the past. When you compare student populations of 29,000 at UNC vs. 2900 at Messiah and multiply the difference by hundreds of schools, there is a mathematical driver. Coupled with the fact that in general the better players are in D1, the lack of interest in D3 is inevitable.

 

Scores Week Ending 10/12/14

#2 WashU beat home team #4 Carnegie-Mellon 1-0 with a goal in the 62nd minute.
Scores for Week Ending 10/12/14

#14 Chicago beat home team #5 Emory 2-1 with two first half goals (one an own-goal by Emory), vs. a single second half goal by Emory.

#25 Ithaca earned a 2-1 win against visiting #21 Nazareth with an OT goal in the 96th minute.

East.Conn.State upended visiting #9 Amherst 2-1. Amherst scored in the first half and East.Conn.State scored in the 74th and 84th minutes to earn the win.

#9 Amherst pulled out a 3-2 win against visiting Colby in OT with a goal in the 93rd minute.

#11 William Smith managed a 2-1 victory at Union in 2OT with a goal in the 105th minute.

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