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Post by jcvball22 on Sept 14, 2024 12:39:45 GMT -5
Juniata takes the match 3-1 over Oshkosh.
The streak goes to 70 match wins in a row!
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Post by psuvbfan10 on Sept 14, 2024 16:47:39 GMT -5
Juniata with an impressive weekend on the road - they are now favored to go undefeated in the regular season by Massey - and likely to win the Landmark Conference tournament taking their consecutive win streak into the 90's - I hope they can push for the all time record. Would be so cool
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Post by noreaster on Sept 14, 2024 22:24:34 GMT -5
I imagine Hope is disappointed. They had two top opponents on their home court and took 1 set. Now the question is, how low do they go! Does Hope just get 3rd? Or do they slide behind Hopkins and Whitewater or even LaVerne and others?
Wisconsin Platteville lost to Case Western
Emory goes 3-0 vs Northwestern, Stevens Point and Gustavus Adolphus
East Texas Baptist defeats CMS
And Washington and Lee defeats Carnegie Mellon and Salisbury to go into league play at a perfect 9-0. They could be 16-0 when they play Va Wesleyan on 10/2.
Gettysburg no longer undefeated with a loss to William Smith.
and Whitewater defeats Millikin to set up their big week vs Oshkosh, LaVerne and Gustavus Adolphus.
Plus about 1000 other results from this week for NPI to chew on.
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Post by noreaster on Sept 16, 2024 12:19:04 GMT -5
Nothing stands out as being tremendously important tonight or tomorrow - if you want to tell me that Trinity (Massey 150 of the NESCAC in Region 1) vs Coast Guard (149 of the NEWMAC in Region 2) is going to be a good match that is mathematically important for NPI reasons, I'll buy it, but it's just not a match that has me on the edge of my seat.
On Wednesday things get exciting with Whitewater and Oshkosh which is potentially important from a conference, regional and national standpoint, and I feel like it should just be a lot of fun between two really good teams. Also in the WIAC, Eau Claire vs Stevens Point seems like a good match too.
Also that night, Endicott, coming off of victories over Coventry and Trinity plays Springfield. Otterbein was 0-3 vs Juniata, Oshkosh and Hope this weekend, gets to play Ohio Wesleyan and show if they learned anything from the experience.
Thursday we have a sneaky significant match in Hunter vs John Jay. This is probably a preview of the CUNYAC tournament final and the winner should be in good shape to host the conference in November. Also Elmhurst with 5 wins in a row gets North Park, who is undoubtedly looking forward to playing Calvin on Friday. 8-0 teams didn't get there by looking ahead but it's an interesting situation for North Park.
Friday and Saturday - we already mentioned Calvin at North Park, with Aurora, which could be fun. Berry is down, but I don't know if anyone is calling time of death yet, and a win over Emory would be the type of thing to bring their season back to life, and they both play Covenant as well. Eastern vs Christopher Newport should be fun. Stevens hosts William Smith, off of their win over Gettysburg. Colby off of a victory at #7 NYU will take on Wesleyan who already has 3 losses - with Tufts down so far, could this be a changing of the guard in the NESCAC? Also, 12-0 Case Western and Wittenberg go to 8-0 Marietta - imagine 5 years ago saying there was a tri-match of Ohio teams where Witt was the "also attending" team!
Also this weekend Laverne, Gustavus Adolphus, Cornell, and Whitewater go to Wash U. Further east, MIT, Santa Cruz and Hopkins meet at NYU. With NPI these interregional matchups have a new significance so these just aren't for the teams in question, these are for their regions and everyone on their schedules.
And last I'll mention F&M at Juniata. This is almost certainly nothing, but if Juniata is thinking about getting resized for their new rings after last weeks victories, 9-1 F&M could make this interesting. Again, it's probably nothing but Juniata is going to be a super favorite from now until whenever they lose. A lot of teams are simply not dangerous to them even if they have an off day, and in the middle of some softer teams I think they'll get up for Washington and Lee next month, but on the heels of the Hope tournament F&M is one match that has the potential to be interesting. We'll see.
Are there any other matches this week that you all are looking out for?
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Post by jammaster on Sept 16, 2024 16:44:48 GMT -5
Nothing stands out as being tremendously important tonight or tomorrow - if you want to tell me that Trinity (Massey 150 of the NESCAC in Region 1) vs Coast Guard (149 of the NEWMAC in Region 2) is going to be a good match that is mathematically important for NPI reasons, I'll buy it, but it's just not a match that has me on the edge of my seat. On Wednesday things get exciting with Whitewater and Oshkosh which is potentially important from a conference, regional and national standpoint, and I feel like it should just be a lot of fun between two really good teams. Also in the WIAC, Eau Claire vs Stevens Point seems like a good match too. Also that night, Endicott, coming off of victories over Coventry and Trinity plays Springfield. Otterbein was 0-3 vs Juniata, Oshkosh and Hope this weekend, gets to play Ohio Wesleyan and show if they learned anything from the experience. Thursday we have a sneaky significant match in Hunter vs John Jay. This is probably a preview of the CUNYAC tournament final and the winner should be in good shape to host the conference in November. Also Elmhurst with 5 wins in a row gets North Park, who is undoubtedly looking forward to playing Calvin on Friday. 8-0 teams didn't get there by looking ahead but it's an interesting situation for North Park. Friday and Saturday - we already mentioned Calvin at North Park, with Aurora, which could be fun. Berry is down, but I don't know if anyone is calling time of death yet, and a win over Emory would be the type of thing to bring their season back to life, and they both play Covenant as well. Eastern vs Christopher Newport should be fun. Stevens hosts William Smith, off of their win over Gettysburg. Colby off of a victory at #7 NYU will take on Wesleyan who already has 3 losses - with Tufts down so far, could this be a changing of the guard in the NESCAC? Also, 12-0 Case Western and Wittenberg go to 8-0 Marietta - imagine 5 years ago saying there was a tri-match of Ohio teams where Witt was the "also attending" team! Also this weekend Laverne, Gustavus Adolphus, Cornell, and Whitewater go to Wash U. Further east, MIT, Santa Cruz and Hopkins meet at NYU. With NPI these interregional matchups have a new significance so these just aren't for the teams in question, these are for their regions and everyone on their schedules. And last I'll mention F&M at Juniata. This is almost certainly nothing, but if Juniata is thinking about getting resized for their new rings after last weeks victories, 9-1 F&M could make this interesting. Again, it's probably nothing but Juniata is going to be a super favorite from now until whenever they lose. A lot of teams are simply not dangerous to them even if they have an off day, and in the middle of some softer teams I think they'll get up for Washington and Lee next month, but on the heels of the Hope tournament F&M is one match that has the potential to be interesting. We'll see. Are there any other matches this week that you all are looking out for? I will be at NYU for the weekend matches and will try to give some reporting. MIT 9-0 on the season, but these teams this weekend will put them to the test. Roll Tech!
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Post by ned3vball on Sept 17, 2024 8:18:50 GMT -5
St. Thomas (TX) and East Texas Baptist only top 100 matchup for Sept 17.
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Post by jammaster on Sept 17, 2024 15:10:03 GMT -5
Latest AVCA Poll... 1 Juniata 2 Johns Hopkins 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater 4 Hope 5 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6 Emory 7 La Verne 8 MIT 9 Washington-St. Louis 10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
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Post by jcvball22 on Sept 17, 2024 19:22:40 GMT -5
Also, 12-0 Case Western and Wittenberg go to 8-0 Marietta - imagine 5 years ago saying there was a tri-match of Ohio teams where Witt was the "also attending" team! Hopefully, Wittenberg will be able to play their matches this weekend, but it seems unlikely. As of yesterday, their campus has transitioned to remote classes and canceled all on-campus activities and events due to threats of violence made to the school and surrounding area. They are located in Springfield, OH.
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Post by bigfan on Sept 17, 2024 19:31:26 GMT -5
Latest AVCA Poll... 1 Juniata 2 Johns Hopkins 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater 4 Hope 5 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6 Emory 7 La Verne 8 MIT 9 Washington-St. Louis 10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps West coast D-3 VB representing with 2 SCIAC ball clubs in the top 10. Well done, really, well done
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Post by noreaster on Sept 17, 2024 21:00:09 GMT -5
Also, 12-0 Case Western and Wittenberg go to 8-0 Marietta - imagine 5 years ago saying there was a tri-match of Ohio teams where Witt was the "also attending" team! Hopefully, Wittenberg will be able to play their matches this weekend, but it seems unlikely. As of yesterday, their campus has transitioned to remote classes and canceled all on-campus activities and events due to threats of violence made to the school and surrounding area. They are located in Springfield, OH. This is confirmed. Both matches are canceled. Witt has canceled all athletic events through Sunday.
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Post by noreaster on Sept 17, 2024 21:17:15 GMT -5
It curious to see Hope directly ahead of Oshkosh. Apparently almost nobody had Hope 1 spot ahead of Oshkosh. The great majority of coaches had Oshkosh one spot ahead of Hope - be it 3 and 4, 4 and 5, 10 and 11, or in one case 22 and 23. Then a relative handful had Hope 3-5 places ahead of Oshkosh, as if they don't consider them comparable enough for the head to head to matter, which is interesting and at the very least I find that more intellectually consistent.
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Post by jcvball22 on Sept 17, 2024 22:54:27 GMT -5
Hopefully, Wittenberg will be able to play their matches this weekend, but it seems unlikely. As of yesterday, their campus has transitioned to remote classes and canceled all on-campus activities and events due to threats of violence made to the school and surrounding area. They are located in Springfield, OH. This is confirmed. Both matches are canceled. Witt has canceled all athletic events through Sunday. It's a shame that these athletes will have their college experience impacted by something so avoidable. The fear-mongering that led to this is completely ridiculous.
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Post by tmb on Sept 18, 2024 4:10:08 GMT -5
Hopefully, Wittenberg will be able to play their matches this weekend, but it seems unlikely. As of yesterday, their campus has transitioned to remote classes and canceled all on-campus activities and events due to threats of violence made to the school and surrounding area. They are located in Springfield, OH. This is confirmed. Both matches are canceled. Witt has canceled all athletic events through Sunday. Wow, this is really sad to hear and scary. I hope everyone remains safe during both physically and emotionally.
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Post by ned3vball on Sept 18, 2024 5:19:46 GMT -5
A short but very good list for Sept 18. Time zone?? Updated start time? Double check your matches of interest. Thank You richkern.com for the schedule data.
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Post by ned3vball on Sept 18, 2024 5:31:38 GMT -5
Latest AVCA Poll... 1 Juniata 2 Johns Hopkins 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater 4 Hope 5 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 6 Emory 7 La Verne 8 MIT 9 Washington-St. Louis 10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Added my NPI simulation data through Sept 15 matches. 1 Juniata 1st 67.478 2 Johns Hopkins 4th 62.072 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater 20th 58.748 4 Hope 6th 61.471 5 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 8th 60.656 6 Emory 23rd 58.416 7 La Verne 10th 60.431 8 MIT 2nd 63.938 9 Washington-St. Louis 21st 58.681 10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 47th 56.119 The minimum 10 win rule is affecting some schools with a few more easy ones to start. Those matches('bad wins') will drop off the used listed as the matches build up. missing NPI top 10 teams: Case Western 3rd, Marietta 5th, Franklin & Marshall 7th, Colby 9th
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