Men’s D-III East weekend wrap Jan. 13: Sestak and Wesleyan perfect on weekend, New England College stays hot
Tim Sestak made 47 shots over the weekend in Wesleyan’s shutout wins over Bowdoin and Colby, Oswego tied Utica, and Norwich edged Hobart.
Tim Sestak made 47 shots over the weekend in Wesleyan’s shutout wins over Bowdoin and Colby, Oswego tied Utica, and Norwich edged Hobart.
Teams like No. 2 Geneseo and No. 10 Trinity face stout tests this weekend. Tim Costello picks the weekend’s action.
Cortland got a huge performance in net from Nick Modica to capture the Codfish Bowl, Plattsburgh rallied to win its tournament in a shootout, and New England College won the Boston Landing Invitational. Tim Costello recaps the weekend.
There are five holiday tournaments this weekend, with several ranked teams in action. Tim Costello picks the first-round games in each.
The holiday tournaments on tap this weekend kick off the second half of the season in earnest, and see teams looking to continue upset wins, such as Canton, or recover from recent losses, such as Norwich.
The light action includes some tough nonconference games, with No. 15 Hobart facing No. 11 University of New England and No. 12 Trinity traveling to face Wisconsin-Superior. Tim Costello picks the games.
As we hit the break, Tim Costello looks at three surprises from the first half, which include tight conference races, the good play of first-year programs Anna Maria and Wilkes, and the big goal differentials from Geneseo and Endicott.
It was a light weekend in the East, but Anna Maria, Worcester State, Morrisville and Chatham closed their first half on a positive note.
To close out our first half coverage, intrepid columnist Tim Costello pieces together a wish list for Santa for teams in each of the conferences in the East.
Many of the ranked teams in the East, including No. 4 UMass-Boston, No. 5 Salve Regina, No. 12 Hobart, No. 13 Plymouth State, and No. 14 Fredonia all suffered losses, while No. 2 Geneseo and No. 8 Oswego posted solid wins.
An East versus West battle between No. 5 Salve Regina and No. 7 Adrian, and renewal of the rivalry between No. 4 UMass-Boston and Massachusetts-Dartmouth are among the highlights this weekend. Tim Costello picks the games.
Chris Schultz of Geneseo earned his 200th career win, No. 10 Trinity suffered its first loss of the season, and No. 13 Norwich held on for a win in a tight conference game.
Brockport is off to its best start in recent memory, and possibly best start ever, in part due to the play of both young guns and veterans.
Norwich upset Adrian en route to winning the Primelink Great Northern Shootout, while Southern New Hampshire knocked off No. 2 Adrian and Salve Regina won the Skidmore Thanksgiving Invitational. Tim Costello recaps the weekend.
Finlandia stunned No. 5 Wisconsin-Eau Claire, while Wisconsin-Stevens Point won its tournament. Brian Lester recaps the weekend action out west.
Thanksgiving tournaments are a holiday tradition. Tim Costello picks those tournaments and more, including an upset by Norwich of No. 2 Adrian.
Trinity, Wesleyan, and Williams opened NESCAC play with weekend sweeps, while Fredonia stunned previously unbeaten Oswego. Tim Costello wraps the weekend.
The NESCAC starts play this weekend, and Tim Costello picks a few games from that conference, as well as rivalry games in the CCC and SUNYAC.
Babson and UMass-Boston each swept Castleton and Norwich, Utica fell to Nazareth, Oswego swept Canton and Hobart, and Endicott and Nichols split a home-and-home. Tim Costello recaps the weekend.
The East sees some fascinating games, as Geneseo renews a rivalry with Plattsburgh State, Norwich skates against UMass.-Boston, and No. 5 Hobart squares off with No. 6 Oswego. Tim Costello picks the games.