D3 Women’s Soccer

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United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women - National - Poll 2 - September 18, 2018



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1 Williams College 1 4-0-0
2 Washington University (Mo.) 6 7-0-0
3 University Of Chicago 3 4-0-1
4 Messiah College 5 5-1-0
5 William Smith College 2 4-1-0
6 Middlebury College 9 5-0-0
7 The College of New Jersey 4 3-1-0
8 Johns Hopkins University 8 6-1-0
9 Hardin-Simmons University 7 3-1-0
10 Carnegie Mellon University 10 4-1-1
11 Brandeis University 13 5-0-0
12 Christopher Newport University 11 3-0-0
13 Hope College 15 4-0-1
14 Arcadia University NR 5-0-0
15 Rochester Institute Of Technology 22 4-1-0
16 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 23 5-1-1
17 Centre College 18 5-0-0
18 Wheaton College (Ill.) NR 5-1-0
19 St. Thomas, University of 16 5-1-0
20 Swarthmore College 12 4-0-1
21 Amherst College 20 3-1-0
22 Trinity University (Texas) RV 3-1-1
23 University of Rochester NR 3-1-1
24 Misericordia University 19 4-1-1
25 University Of Dubuque NR 4-1-0

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What is going on at WPI? First losing to Clark and now at a weak Wentworth?

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What is going on at WPI? First losing to Clark and now at a weak Wentworth?

Clark beat them last year too so surprise.

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There are a couple of good Saturday match ups Williams v Amherst, and Brandeis at Tufts , MIT's next test isn't until they face Tufts next week.

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United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women - New England - Poll 2 - September 18, 2018

Rank School Prev. W-L-T
1 Williams College
DH Colby College 1-0; 1 4-0-0

2 Middlebury College
DH Plattsburgh State University 3-0; DH Amherst College 3-1; 2 5-0-0

3 Brandeis University
DH Eastern Connecticut State University 1-0; DA Babson College 1-0; 3 5-0-0

4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
DH Roger Williams University 7-0; DA Wheaton College (Mass.) 3-0; 5 5-1-1

5 Amherst College
LA Middlebury College 1-3; 4 3-1-0

6 Tufts University
DH Wesleyan University 10-1; DH Bates College 2-0; 6 5-0-0

7 Wheaton College (Mass.)
DA Bridgewater State University 3-1; LH Massachusetts Institute of Technology 0-3; 7 5-1-0

8 Springfield College
DA University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 3-0; LA United States Coast Guard Academy 0-3; 8 3-1-1

9 Connecticut College
DA Johnson & Wales University 5-1; DA University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 1-0; 9 3-1-0

10 Eastern Connecticut State University
LA Brandeis University 0-1; DH Keene State College 4-0; 10 3-2-0

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Could be some changes in the rankings Amherst and Williams 0-0 , Brandeis 2-1 over Tufts in OT . MIT Tufts will be an interesting matchup on Tuesday.

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United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women - National - Poll 2 - September 18, 2018



Rank

School

Prev.

W-L-T


1 Williams College 1 4-0-0
2 Washington University (Mo.) 6 7-0-0
3 University Of Chicago 3 4-0-1
4 Messiah College 5 5-1-0
5 William Smith College 2 4-1-0
6 Middlebury College 9 5-0-0
7 The College of New Jersey 4 3-1-0
8 Johns Hopkins University 8 6-1-0
9 Hardin-Simmons University 7 3-1-0
10 Carnegie Mellon University 10 4-1-1
11 Brandeis University 13 5-0-0
12 Christopher Newport University 11 3-0-0
13 Hope College 15 4-0-1
14 Arcadia University NR 5-0-0
15 Rochester Institute Of Technology 22 4-1-0
16 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 23 5-1-1
17 Centre College 18 5-0-0
18 Wheaton College (Ill.) NR 5-1-0
19 St. Thomas, University of 16 5-1-0
20 Swarthmore College 12 4-0-1
21 Amherst College 20 3-1-0
22 Trinity University (Texas) RV 3-1-1
23 University of Rochester NR 3-1-1
24 Misericordia University 19 4-1-1
25 University Of Dubuque NR 4-1-0

Interesting to note that unlike d1, the heavy concentration of schools in the Northeast.
Are there d3 in other parts of the country?

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There seems to be a few California schools, Texas but most are east of the Mississippi

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There seems to be a few California schools, Texas but most are east of the Mississippi

No, not that many high ranked D3 schools out West which is why you will get high quality players travelling across the country to go to the NE. NESCAC is also nice because all the schools are concentrated in one area.

Been watching some of NESCAC and UAA teams with my kid who is looking at schools. Why the mass substitutions? We have seen a few coaches do this. Not something I have seen in D1 play but more typical in high school where they try to give play time and make parents happy. Don't coaches ultimately want to win? It changes the flow of the game as play quality declines and we saw it backfire on one team who ended up giving up a win. Any impact player on a club team will play all or most of the game so it cannot be to give players a breather. Are some rosters too big?

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No, not that many high ranked D3 schools out West which is why you will get high quality players travelling across the country to go to the NE. NESCAC is also nice because all the schools are concentrated in one area.

Been watching some of NESCAC and UAA teams with my kid who is looking at schools. Why the mass substitutions? We have seen a few coaches do this. Not something I have seen in D1 play but more typical in high school where they try to give play time and make parents happy. Don't coaches ultimately want to win? It changes the flow of the game as play quality declines and we saw it backfire on one team who ended up giving up a win. Any impact player on a club team will play all or most of the game so it cannot be to give players a breather. Are some rosters too big?

In what I've seen coaches could care less if parents are happy. The teams that substitute in that manner seem to look to get fresh legs on the field. The high ranked teams also often have a lot of depth. So there isn't always much drop off.

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Brandeis might be the team to beat

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No, not that many high ranked D3 schools out West which is why you will get high quality players travelling across the country to go to the NE. NESCAC is also nice because all the schools are concentrated in one area.

Been watching some of NESCAC and UAA teams with my kid who is looking at schools. Why the mass substitutions? We have seen a few coaches do this. Not something I have seen in D1 play but more typical in high school where they try to give play time and make parents happy. Don't coaches ultimately want to win? It changes the flow of the game as play quality declines and we saw it backfire on one team who ended up giving up a win. Any impact player on a club team will play all or most of the game so it cannot be to give players a breather. Are some rosters too big?

It is the Anson Dorrance approach to soccer. Basically it is fastbreak basketball applied to soccer. It creates a war of attrition that usually the team with the greater depth wins. Dorrance recruits tremendous talent but is finding less and less success with this approach with each passing year because the other programs he is typically competing against are becoming more technical and sophisticated. It's not the 90's anymore.

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Brandeis might be the team to beat

I think they have improved this year but I would still give the edge to Williams at this point of the season

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It was the battle of the underperforming teams last night. Both WPI and Roger Williams are usually in New England Top-10 contention but both have had a horrific start to their season.

WPI came out on top 6-3 in a game which appeared to be heavily impacted by the weather.

RW have no conceded 5 (twice), 6, and 7 in games this season!

Maybe it is Coach Moody's rather than Coach Schafer's job that might be up for grabs come the end of the season?

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United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Women - New England - Poll 3 - September 25, 2018

Rank School Prev. W-L-T
1 Williams College TA Amherst College 0-0; DA Bates College 3-0; 1 6-0-1

2 Middlebury College DH Bowdoin College 3-1; DA Hamilton College 1-0; 2 7-0-0

3 Brandeis University DA Tufts University 2-1; 3 6-0-0

4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology DA Salem State College 7-0; DA Smith College 4-2; 4 7-1-1

5 Amherst College TH Williams College 0-0; DH New England College 8-0; 5 5-1-1

6 Tufts University LH Brandeis University 1-2; 6 5-1-0

7 Wheaton College (Mass.) DA Endicott College 2-1; DH Husson University 6-0; 7 7-1-0

8 Springfield College DA Emerson College 2-1; 8 4-2-1

9 Connecticut College DA United States Coast Guard Academy 2-1; LA Hamilton College 1-2; DH Colby College 2-0; 9 5-2-0

10 Eastern Connecticut State University DH Johnson & Wales University 1-0; DH University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 4-1;