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Nescac '12-'13

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Murky NESCAC standings became clearer last night with all teams playing to form with the exception of Williams/Amherst where the Ephs get a very big win on the road under heavy pressure most of the night. Today Middlebury and Amherst face off to determine 4th place which is the difference in playing at home next week or on the road. Either way, the Jeffs and Panthers are likely in for a rematch next Saturday with the location still in doubt. Should be another toss up game. Trinity can still grab second spot alone by taking out Wesleyan after the Cardinals came so close to a win before succumbing in OT and then with Bowdoin in the make up game Monday. Bowdoin should lock up first today and Colby has a great opportunity to take 7th (who'd a thunk that a few weeks ago?) Camels can stiil make it but have to get by the Polar Bears on the road = unlikely and as a result will finish 1pt behind Hamilton for 8th. Wesleyan is on stand by waiting for their opponent TBA. Williams will need Trinity to falter to have any shot at 2nd outright.
 
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If Bowdoin and Trinty go with their #1's tomorrow, goals will be hard to come by. We will see the two goalies tied for best save percentage in the country going up against each other. Benjamin Coulthard of Trinity and Max Fenkell of Bowdoin lead the nation with .941 save percentages. Fenkell has the slight edge in GAA (1.73 to 2.02) but Coulthard has done it over 19 games to Fenkell's 10. If I haven't already jinxed it, Fenkell is also the only qualifying tendy with a 0 in the loss column this year.
 
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All I can say is... GO POLAR BEARS! this game decides whether MIDD hosts or has to travel on Saturday
 
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Bowdoin might not mind if they lose to the Bants. This result knocks Midd down to the 5 seed and sends them on the road back to Amherst where they traditionally do not do well. The PBears do not want to see the Panthers in their barn. Midd has spoiled too many Bowdoin parties over the years in the NESCAC final 4.
 
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puxrex said:
Bowdoin might not mind if they lose to the Bants. This result knocks Midd down to the 5 seed and sends them on the road back to Amherst where they traditionally do not do well. The PBears do not want to see the Panthers in their barn. Midd has spoiled too many Bowdoin parties over the years in the NESCAC final 4.
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Those kind of calculations will get Bowdoin in trouble - best to focus on winning the next game (Trinity) and to not engage in elaborate calculations as to which team will make the NESCAC finals.
 
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Unless I screwed something up, we have...

Bowdoin win:
Hamilton @ Bowdoin
Colby @ William
Wesleyan @ Amherst
Trinity @ Middlebury

Trinity win OR tie:
Hamilton @ Bowdoin
Colby @ Williams
Wesleyan @ Trinity
Middlebury @ Amherst

In the event of a Bowdoin-Trinity tie, the head-to-head to break up the 3-team tie is:
Trinity 3-1
Amherst 2-2
Middlebury 1-3

Which yields the same result as a trinity win.
 
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Hey, I'm just messin' with you Bears. Congrats on winning the NESCAC regular season. Play to win every game.
 
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d3follower said:
Doubtful, especially since there is no "JV team" to send in!!
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Hyperbole with the JV reference, but I think I made the point that the Polar Bears are showing up with the 3rd stringers. Don't buy the theory of playing hard to the bitter end when it's not necessary. Good spot to give some freshman a look.
 
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EastCoastBias said:
Hyperbole with the JV reference, but I think I made the point that the Polar Bears are showing up with the 3rd stringers. Don't buy the theory of playing hard to the bitter end when it's not necessary. Good spot to give some freshman a look.
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Though, as stated previously, if they lose tomorrow and lose early in the NESCAC tournament, a pool C bid looks like a long shot. I think they have every reason to go all out for a win tomorrow. Having followed the Bears for over 20 years, this is the team, IMO, that has the best shot to make some serious noise in the NCAA's. Why wouldn't you give it everything you have to make that happen?
 
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EastCoastBias said:
Hyperbole with the JV reference, but I think I made the point that the Polar Bears are showing up with the 3rd stringers. Don't buy the theory of playing hard to the bitter end when it's not necessary. Good spot to give some freshman a look.
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Injuries limit the Bears options -- they likely will be coming at Trinity with most of, if not all, the regular line-up. The fourth line may get a few extra seconds here and there but that's about it . .
 
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polarbear2 said:
Though, as stated previously, if they lose tomorrow and lose early in the NESCAC tournament, a pool C bid looks like a long shot. I think they have every reason to go all out for a win tomorrow. Having followed the Bears for over 20 years, this is the team, IMO, that has the best shot to make some serious noise in the NCAA's. Why wouldn't you give it everything you have to make that happen?
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And there is the opportunity to play at home in the first round of the NCAAs as happened a couple of years ago with Neumann. A loss to Trinity could cost Bowdoin to slip in the seedings for the NCAAs (where every game seems to matter) and send them on the road for the first round.
 
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d3follower said:
And there is the opportunity to play at home in the first round of the NCAAs as happened a couple of years ago with Neumann. A loss to Trinity could cost Bowdoin to slip in the seedings for the NCAAs (where every game seems to matter) and send them on the road for the first round.
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+1
 
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I think Trinity would dearly like to avoid a match-up against Middlebury as they are 1-1 vs Panthers this season in close games. The same goes for Amherst who have won 5 straight vs Middlebury. The Panthers are a dangerous sqaud at this time of the year home or away. This past weekend not withstanding, Wesleyan would be the preferred match-up for both Trinity and Amherst for round 1 since they are defensively superior to the Cardinals. BTW...the Amherst announcer described the Middlebury uniforms with a Michigan "M" on the front. How does that sit with the Panther faithful??
 
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polarbear2 said:
Though, as stated previously, if they lose tomorrow and lose early in the NESCAC tournament, a pool C bid looks like a long shot. I think they have every reason to go all out for a win tomorrow. Having followed the Bears for over 20 years, this is the team, IMO, that has the best shot to make some serious noise in the NCAA's. Why wouldn't you give it everything you have to make that happen?
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Absolutely. And to that end the Bears are already fortunate that they picked up an empty net win, rather than a tie, on Saturday when Conn was forced to pull their goalie going for a win to keep their season alive.
 
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