Upset City

I know I brag and talk a lot about my soccer team, my college, the one i once played for, Messiah College.  but it's because they are worthy; and because i had such a great soccer experience, because i respect the coaches; because the program has had so much success, success that i feel i have experienced along with them and at one time contributed to and continue to participate in.  pride, baby, pride.

MWS National Championship 2009

NCAAs are currently in sesh.  i love it.  i have only been to one game this past season (men's and women's); but no different than any other year, i am engulfed with d3 soccer fever this time of year.  NCAA Regionals kicked off this past weekend and both the men's and women's teams hosted this first and second round of the tournament.  Well, as expected, the women's team (MWS) cruised through the first (Elms) and second (Skidmore) rounds and are now awaiting times and location of games this coming weekend for sectionals.  i was hoping that this round would be in Baltimore, MD (at Johns Hopkins University); however, i presume that it now will be at Messiah.  Here's the shocker:  Generally, there is a trade off every other year with the men's and women's teams for home field advantage at sectionals since it is (usually) pretty certain that both teams will make it to that round.  However, this year, the men's team got upset in overtime against Neumann College (and the shocker is really not the fact that they lost, but that they lost in the second round to Neumann).  sooooo, no conflicting tournament scheduling is on the table and that means top seeded MWS may be hosting this weekend.  good for the team, bad for me.  good for MWS, bad for JHU.  [side note:  Hopkins has an impressive 21-0 record.  whoever ends up having home field advantage, will def have just that.  And not only because of that, but based on the surface of home field.]  MWS plays on grass; JHU on turf.]  it's fine.  whichever venue it happens to be at, i plan to be there, and will bet that this will be the best game of the season (for both teams). [another side note:  this is the first year, as far as i am aware, that MWS has made it farther than the men's team. (finally)]

MWS National Champions 2009

so besides all that recent hoopla, i had a pretty good weekend. how about you?  mine consisted of sushi and starbucks, playing soccer in great weather, coaching soccer to a win (finally!), football practice, church, brunch, friends, Sunday football, plenty of sleep, and netflix.  relatively, good weekend, i'd say.  i cannot believe Thanksgiving is in less than 2 weeks.  craazzzzy!