In the first half, Messiah had seven shots to E-Town’s four shots. The Blue Jays went ahead 1-0 in the second minute on a goal by Javeim Blanchette. The Falcons came back minutes later and tied it with a goal by Nick Thompson on a nice header. Geoff Pezon had the assist. Within minutes (again), Messiah went up 2-1 on a goal by Joshua Wood off a corner by Geoff Pezon.

The second half went the Falcons way as they added three goals off ten additional shots in cruising to a 5-1 victory. Joshua Wood added two more goals and Nick Thompson added one, while Pezon added two more assists to grab four on the evening.

The Commonwealth Conference tournament kicks off next week.

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INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Committee has released its first regional poll with records through October 26. The top teams in each of the eight regions are listed below. The committee ranks 15 percent of the eligible teams in each region.

The first record is in-region record, followed by overall record.

Central Region

1.   Wheaton (Illinois)   11-2-1  (12-3-1)  
2.   Dominican   12-1-3  (12-1-3)  
3.   Chicago   9-3-1  (10-3-2)  
4.   Calvin   12-2-1  (13-2-1)  
5.   Elmhurst   9-2-3   (11-3-3)  
6.   Principia   11-1-0  (13-1-0)

East

1.   RPI 11-1-2  (11-1-2)  
2.   Rochester   9-1-2  (10-1-2)  
3.   Plattsburg State   12-2-2  (12-2-3)  
4.   Hobart   11-3-2  (11-3-2)  
5.   Stevens   12-3-1  (12-3-1)  
6.   Oneonta State   10-4-1  (11-4-1)  
7.   Nazareth   9-4-2  (9-4-2)  
8.   Hamilton   9-3-1  (9-3-1)  

Great Lakes

1.   Ohio Wesleyan   15-0-2  (15-0-2)  
2.   Carnegie Mellon   11-1-0  (13-1-0)  
3.   Ohio Northern   12-2-2  (12-3-2)  
4.   Capital   11-2-1  (13-4-1)  
5.   Denison   8-3-1  (9-4-2)  
6.   Baldwin-Wallace   10-4-1  (10-6-1)  
7.   Kenyon   11-4-1  (11-4-1)
  
Mid-Atlantic

1.   Messiah   11-1-0  (15-1-0)  
2.   Swarthmore   12-1-1  (13-1-1)  
3.   Johns Hopkins   10-1-3  (12-2-3)  
4.   Muhlenberg   10-3-1  (10-3-1)  
5.   Merchant Marine   15-2-0  (15-2-0)  
6.   Dickinson   10-3-1  (11-3-1)  
7.   Catholic   12-3-1  (12-3-1)
  
New England
 
1.   Williams   11-1-1  (11-1-1)  
2.   Wesleyan 9-0-4  (9-0-4)  
3.   Trinity (Conn.) 10-2-1  (10-2-1)  
4.   Amherst   10-2-1  (10-2-1)  
5.   Bowdoin   9-3-1  (9-3-1)  
6.   Connecticut College   8-3-1  (8-3-1)  
7.   Wheaton (Mass.)   15-3-1  (15-3-1)  
8.   Babson   11-5-1  (12-5-1)  
9.   Keene State   11-4-0  (11-6-0)  
10.  Middlebury   8-3-2  (8-4-2)  
11.  Eastern Conn. State   11-4-1  (11-4-1)
  
North

1.   Loras   14-1-1  (14-1-1)  
2.   UW-Whitewater   8-4-2  (9-5-3)  
3.   Carleton   14-3-0   (14-3-0)  
4.   St. Olaf   11-3-2  (11-3-2)  
5.   Carroll   14-1-2  (14-1-2)  
6.   UW-Oshkosh   11-3-1  (12-3-1)  
7.   Wartburg   9-4-1  (11-4-1)
  
South Atlantic
 
1.   Montclair State   14-0-0  (15-0-1)  
2.   Christopher Newport   13-1-0  (13-2-0)  
3.   Salisbury   13-2-1  (14-2-1)  
4.   York (Pa.)   12-1-4   (12-1-4)  
5.   Emory   9-2-1  (10-3-1)  
6.   Roanoke   10-3-3  (11-4-3)  
7.   Lynchburg   12-1-2  (13-1-2)  
7.   Virginia Wesleyan   12-2-2  (12-3-2)
  
West

1.   Trinity (Tex.)   10-1-1  (11-1-2)  
2.   Mary Hardin-Baylor   13-2-0  (13-2-0)  
3.   Whitworth   9-1-3  (10-2-3)  
4.   UC-Santa Cruz   9-1-2  (12-2-2)  
5.   Pacific (Oregon)   9-2-2  (12-2-2)  
6.   Pacific Lutheran   10-4-0  (11-5-0)

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INDIANAPOLIS &emdash; The NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Committee has released its first regional poll with records through October 19. The top teams in each of the eight regions are listed below. The next poll will be released October 28. The committee ranks 15 percent of the eligible teams in each region.

The first record is in-region record, followed by overall record.

Central
School Region record (Overall)

1. Wheaton (Ill.) 10-2-0 (11-3-0)
2. Dominican 9-1-3 (9-1-3)
3. Chicago 9-2-1 (9-2-2)
4. Elmhurst 8-2-2 (10-3-2)
5. Calvin 10-2-1 (11-2-1)
6. Hope 8-3-2 (9-3-2)

East

1. RPI 10-1-1 (10-1-1)
2. Hobart 10-2-2 (10-2-2)
3. Rochester 9-1-2 (9-1-2)
4. Plattsburgh State 11-2-1 (11-2-2)
5. Oneonta State 9-3-1 (10-3-1)
6. Stevens 10-3-1 (10-3-1)
7. Union 8-3-1 (9-3-1)
8. Hamilton 7-3-1 (7-3-1)

Great Lakes

1. Ohio Wesleyan 14-0-2 (14-0-2)
2. Carnegie Mellon 11-1-0 (13-1-0)
3. Kenyon 11-3-0 (11-3-0)
4. Ohio Northern 10-2-2 (10-3-2)
5. Capital 10-2-0 (12-4-0)
6. Denison 7-3-0 (8-4-1)
7. Baldwin-Wallace 9-4-0 (9-6-0)

Mid-Atlantic

1. Merchant Marine 14-1-0 (14-1-0)
2. Messiah 8-1-0 (12-1-0)
3. Swarthmore 12-1-0 (13-1-0)
4. Johns Hopkins 10-1-0 (12-2-0)
5. Muhlenberg 8-3-1 (8-3-1)
6. Dickinson 8-3-1 (9-3-1)
7. Drew 7-2-5 (7-3-5)

New England

1. Wesleyan 9-0-3 (9-0-3)
2. Williams 10-1-1 (10-1-1)
3. Trinity (Conn.) 10-1-1 (10-1-1)
4. Amherst 8-2-0 (8-2-0)
5. Bowdoin 8-3-1 (8-3-1)
6. Wheaton (Mass.) 13-3-1 (13-3-1)
7. Connecticut College 6-3-1 (6-3-1)
8. Keene State 9-4-0 (9-6-0)
9. Eastern Connecticut 9-4-1 (9-4-1)
10. Babson 9-5-1 (10-5-1)
11. Western New England 10-5-2 (10-5-2)

North

1. Loras 12-1-1 (13-1-1)
2. UW-Oshkosh 10-2-1 (11-2-1)
3. Carleton 11-3-0 (11-3-0)
4. St. Olaf 11-3-1 (11-3-1)
5. UW-Whitewater 7-3-2 (8-4-2)
6. St. Scholastica 12-1-2 (12-1-2)
7. Carroll 12-1-2 (12-1-2)

South Atlantic

1. Montclair State 12-0-0 (13-0-1)
2. Christopher Newport 12-0-0 (12-1-0)
3. York (Pa.) 11-1-3 (11-1-3)
4. Emory 8-2-1 (9-3-1)
5. Roanoke 9-2-3 (10-3-3)
6. Virginia Wesleyan 10-2-2 (10-3-2)
7. Mary Washington 10-4-1 (10-4-1)

West

1. Trinity (Texas) 9-1-1 (10-1-2)
2. UC-Santa Cruz 6-0-2 (11-1-2)
3. Mary Hardin-Baylor 11-2-0 (11-2-0)
4. Whitworth 8-1-2 (9-2-2)
5. Hardin-Simmons 7-1-2 (7-1-4)
6. Pacific 8-2-1 (11-2-1)

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All 3 of these teams have been playing very well lately, and all have only 1 loss. Trinity and Merchant Marine haven’t cracked the Top 25 this season (yet), but should be strong consideration as they are at 8-1 and 12-1 respectively. And Dominican fell out of the poll earlier after a loss and few draws. The Stars are 8-1-3.

Keep an eye on these teams as they have all played some good opposition and thus should continue to do well.

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York scores in the 22nd minute on a goal by Mike O’ Connell.  Aaron Good had the assist.

York goes up 2-0 on a header off a corner kick by Andy Stromberg.

In the first half, the Spartans held the Falcons to 4 shots/2 on goal.  York had 6 shots/4 on goal. 

More to come as the match unfolds in the second half…listen to the action via Messiah’s call at http://www.messiah.edu/wvmm/listen.html

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This past weekend was a great one for the New Jersey City University women’s soccer. Their 5-1 win over Rutgers-Newark snapped a long NJAC losing streak, and their leading scorer sophomore Julia Caseres snagged a hat trick, helping the team move to 7-4 on the season. Caseres is also the women’s NCAA D3 national leader in goals scored with 18 and 44 points total.

The Gothic Knight’s NJAC losing streak had gone on for 103 matches, so it was really about time for something positive to happen. A losing streak, like a winning streak, can’t go on forever. Read about the match in this release from NJCU’s excellent SID, Ira Thor.

Then in this week’s Sports Illustrated, who shows up in the Faces in the Crowd section but Julia Caseres. Often times in Division III athletics, great work goes unnoticed by everyone but the team and a loyal group of fans and parents. It is truly a great thing when the national press recognizes excellent performance at our level in the NCAA.

It truly has been a good week for NJCU, it’s women’s soccer team, it’s fans, and most certainly, for Julia Caseres.

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