Both the Dalhousie Tigers and the Cape Breton Capers will not be returning to CIS nationals this year.
Both teams lost their semi-final matches yesterday.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
UdeM, UPEI win quarter-finals, X and UNB bow out
Negative soccer never really pays. Sure the Greeks have one a Euro title because of it. And we'll grant that it is a strategy of sorts, and it can be effective. But really, all it gives is a more dramatic and exciting win to the other team when they finally break through.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Live: St. FX v. UPEI--AUS Men's Quarterfinal
Here's today's second game. Hopefully our technical problems will be resolved for this. Dylan will be her after the first game, or from about 2:45pm.
Blog is after the jump.
Blog is after the jump.
Live: Université de Moncton v. University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds--AUS Men's Quarter-final (Nov. 7, 12pm)
After an extra day off due to storm conditions Friday, see if UdeM can defeat New Brunswick rivals UNB. Follow us live on DalSoccerLive from 11:30am with Dylan Matthias.
Looking for the second game (St. FX v. UPEI)? It'll be posted around 2:00pm.
Blog is after the jump.
Looking for the second game (St. FX v. UPEI)? It'll be posted around 2:00pm.
Blog is after the jump.
Update: Final will be played Monday: AUS
According to the AUS website, the AUS Men's Playoff final will be played on Monday, Nov. 9th.
There are still contradicting reports: the Dal Athletics site still says the time is undecided, so this may not be cleared up yet.
Hopefully this tidbit holds up, since it makes it far easier to showcase the tournament. More people will come, more people will watch online, and that means more interest in Dal Soccer.
More thoughts on this tomorrow morning.
There are still contradicting reports: the Dal Athletics site still says the time is undecided, so this may not be cleared up yet.
Hopefully this tidbit holds up, since it makes it far easier to showcase the tournament. More people will come, more people will watch online, and that means more interest in Dal Soccer.
More thoughts on this tomorrow morning.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Cape Breton and St. FX Advance at AUS Women's Playoffs, Host MUN and UdeM Out
It wasn't a great day for the AUS Women's Playoffs hosts, the Memorial Sea-Hawks. They lost 2-0 to a Cape Breton side that knows how to win in these situations. St. FX beat UdeM 1-0 and will face Dalhousie tomorrow, recreating one of the closest matches the Tigers have had this season, when they won 2-1 over St. FX thanks to two goals from Katie Richard.
Top seed UPEI will meet Cape Breton in what could be something of an epic duel, featuring two teams with a lot of high-calibre players.
Top seed UPEI will meet Cape Breton in what could be something of an epic duel, featuring two teams with a lot of high-calibre players.
Cancelled! Friday games postponed as snow sets in over Halifax
A nasty, slushy snowstorm last night has forced AUS men's organizers to reschedule Friday afternoon's games.
"There's a few things in life you can't control: one's the weather," said Tigers coach Pat Nearing, who is helping to organize this tournament.
After a considerable delay while maintenance staff used snow shovels and a snowplow to clear Wickwire, the games were canceled.
Maintenance head Chris Keogh conferred with the head official for the tournament, who suggested that a frozen pitch could be a problem if kick-off was pushed back.
"[The games] were originally scheduled for 12 and 3 in order to use the warmest part of the day. If they push the game to night time, you start to get a little freeze-up. It's very dangerous for the players to be playing a competitive game in those conditions."
Instead, the two quarter-finals will kick-off on Saturday, at the same times, 12pm and 3pm. the semi-finals will be played Sunday at 12pm and 3pm.
"There's a few things in life you can't control: one's the weather," said Tigers coach Pat Nearing, who is helping to organize this tournament.
After a considerable delay while maintenance staff used snow shovels and a snowplow to clear Wickwire, the games were canceled.
Maintenance head Chris Keogh conferred with the head official for the tournament, who suggested that a frozen pitch could be a problem if kick-off was pushed back.
"[The games] were originally scheduled for 12 and 3 in order to use the warmest part of the day. If they push the game to night time, you start to get a little freeze-up. It's very dangerous for the players to be playing a competitive game in those conditions."
Instead, the two quarter-finals will kick-off on Saturday, at the same times, 12pm and 3pm. the semi-finals will be played Sunday at 12pm and 3pm.
Live: Update: Friday's games cancelled--watch for details
Friday's games have been delayed by a snow storm which hit Halifax overnight. Today's event is embedded after the jump, and is currently serving as a forum for information and discussion.
AUS Women's Preview
Sadly, DalSoccerLive can only be in one place at once. The presence of the men's tournament at Dal (and the lack of a cloning machine) means we can't live-blog what promises to be an entertaining women's tournament.
The good news is that two AUS teams will be heading to CIS nationals, so if Dalhousie can get out of the semi-final, we'll catch up with them next weekend.
Our predictions are coming up after the jump....
The good news is that two AUS teams will be heading to CIS nationals, so if Dalhousie can get out of the semi-final, we'll catch up with them next weekend.
Our predictions are coming up after the jump....
Thursday, November 5, 2009
AUS Men's Playoff Preview
We've been awaiting this for awhile. So have the players, it's safe to say. The following are a few late night musings from Dylan on who might have a slightly better chance this weekend.
So, who's going to win it? After the jump.... (We like this new tool, you know.)
So, who's going to win it? After the jump.... (We like this new tool, you know.)
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