M Soccer 2018

[mountainred]

I regret starting this thread!

While it is obvious you cursed them, the team deserved some attention on this board.  There's just one senior and while there are many contributors, no one is putting up "I'm going to turn pro" numbers (i.e. Dan Haber leading the nation in scoring in 2012).

[CU77]

Well after getting to RPI #14 on Oct 10 with a record of 9-2-0, the team goes 1-4-0, with a final game against Columbia in NYC. I hope they can pull off the win to end on a high note.

[CU77]

And they do! Red wins 2-1 in OT.

But why has @CornellMSoccer not tweeted since the Dartmouth game last week? Were there not alums in NYC who might have gone to the game?

[ugarte]

And they do! Red wins 2-1 in OT.

But why has @CornellMSoccer not tweeted since the Dartmouth game last week? Were there not alums in NYC who might have gone to the game?

I was planning on it 3 losses ago.

Glad we closed with a W

[billhoward]

And the magic number for the playoffs involves time travel now.

[ugarte]

And the magic number for the playoffs involves time travel now.

We probably killed Columbia's playoff chances today. They needed a win and a Princeton loss to Yale to take the Ivy title. We (55) even have a higher RPI than Columbia (59) now.

Interestingly, because they opened the year with a pair of losses to top 25 teams, 6-5-5 Dartmouth (46) has a higher RPI than 9-4-2 conference champ Princeton (51), pending the rest of today's games.

[CU77]

Yale tops Princeton 1-0, but Princeton gets the Ivy title and the NCAA autobid. Very unlikely that any other Ivy gets a bid.

[ugarte]

Yale tops Princeton 1-0, but Princeton gets the Ivy title and the NCAA autobid. Very unlikely that any other Ivy gets a bid.

Dartmouth beat Brown 4-1 and is up to 39 in RPI so I wouldn't be surprised if they got a bid. I understated their schedule: they opened the season with three losses and two draws, but all three losses were to teams in the top 25 RPI (@ #2 Indiana, @* #5 Notre Dame and @ #24 UConn) and they tied #25 UNH. Four of the first five games against top 25 teams. Once the schedule eased up, they went 7-3-2.

Not that it matters, but Cornell finishes with a stronger RPI than Columbia or Princeton.

[ugarte]

Princeton opens up on the road at Michigan, with the winner traveling to #7 Notre Dame. No Ivy at-large bids, which I realized as soon as I heard that it was a 48 team field with 24 AQs.

[mountainred]

From a 5 minute review of the bracket and listed RPIs, it appears 30 was the magic number to be "safely in" since the team with the # 31 RPI (Creighton) is out.  UNCW (#41) looks like the "last team in" as every other higher RPI was an AQ.

Now, can we remember these numbers into next fall?  And, can the team make remembering relevant?

[ugarte]

Princeton opens up on the road at Michigan, with the winner traveling to #7 Notre Dame. No Ivy at-large bids, which I realized as soon as I heard that it was a 48 team field with 24 AQs.

1-1 after OT; Princeton lost on penalty kicks to Michigan 11-10. Yikes.

[mountainred]

A reason to be optimistic:   Emeka Eneli won the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and was second team All-Ivy.  Sophomore Charles Touche was first team, Freshman Tate Keir joined Eneli on the second team, and Junior John Scearce was honorable mention.

[scoop85]

A reason to be optimistic:   Emeka Eneli won the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and was second team All-Ivy.  Sophomore Charles Touche was first team, Freshman Tate Keir joined Eneli on the second team, and Junior John Scearce was honorable mention.

Certainly compared with football and basketball, mens' soccer is trending in the right direction.

[CAS]

Not just football & basketball struggled this fall.
Women's soccer went winless in the Ivies, & field hockey went 1-6 in Ivy games.

[scoop85]

Not just football & basketball struggled this fall.
Women's soccer went winless in the Ivies, & field hockey went 1-6 in Ivy games.

Yes, the women's fall sports were pretty poor with the exception of volleyball (and maybe tennis)