Reminder about move to Campus Times

Hey everyone.

I am just writing to remind you out there that from now on, all content for The Jackets' Nest will be posted on UR's student newspaper, Campus Times, website.

I made the decision to switch over to the Campus Times to affiliate my blog with something and to increase readership.

The style of my posts will be the same, it will just be on a different website.

I will continue to update the notes to the right of this post on a weekly basis.

Thank you again for following, and before I forget, here is the link you can access all of the new blog posts at (although I will also be posting links on this blog to my new blog posts):

http://www.campustimes.org/blogs/author/nmulberg/

Live broadcast tomorrow

Found out today from a representative of the athletic department that it looks like a video feed will not be feasible for tomorrow's 7pm men's game vs. St. John Fisher.

Hopefully the athletic department will be able to figure everything out, but if not, there will still be a live audio feed at www.thesting.wrur.org.

Looking forward to tomorrow's game against a bitter rival!

Men beat Lycoming 1-0 on thrilling goal

The UR men shot and shot and shot some more last night against Lycoming College, and for over a half, the score remained 0-0.

Max Eberhardt's goal, assisted by Max Fan, was the game winner against Lycoming College

But ten minutes into the second, the Max-duo came through for UR on a tremendous play. Forward Max Fan ('14) took a corner kick from the left side of the field and placed the ball right in front of the net. Max Eberhardt ('12) then headed the ball into the net for the lone goal of the game.

The goal was Eberhardt's third goal of the season and third goal in the past three games. It was Fan's first assist of the year.

The low score does not do justice to how well UR played. They had countless opportunities to score, but Lycoming goalie Connor Keenan made a couple of very nice saves.

UR also outshot Lycoming 18-1, and prevented Lycoming from taking a shot until deep into the second half.

For their performances on the game-winning goal, the Jackets' Nest Players of the Game are Max Eberhardt ('12) and Max Fan ('14). Fan kicked a beautiful ball into the box where Eberhardt met it for a beautiful header goal.

Men's soccer game live tonight vs. Lycoming

I will be in the Fauver Stadium press box alongside Cody Monday calling tonight's UR men's soccer game vs. Lycoming College at 7pm. Coverage begins around 6:50pm.

It's a pretty big game for the men, who are looking to avenge last week's loss against Hobart and get back to their winning ways.

As always, tune in at www.thesting.wrur.org and check back on The Jackets' Nest for post-game reactions.

UR women lose to one of nation's premier teams

The women's soccer team traveled to #3 William Smith College earlier today to take on the Herons in a game that had serious implications for the end-of-the-season regional rankings.

UR was shutdown on offense, as William Smith defeated the 'Jackets 3-0. To be completely honest though, the 'Jackets really should feel no shame about the loss considering the loss was a road game against arguably the best team in the nation.

Goalkeeper Bridget Lang ('13) made eight saves in a losing effort for the 5-2 Yellow Jackets.

I wasn't able to make the hour trip to William Smith for the game since I had baseball practice, but here are some of the key stats I found in the box score.

1. All three of William Smith's goals were scored in the second half.
2. UR was outshot by the Herons, 25-6.
3. Ellen Coleman ('12), Heather Alico ('13) and Hayley Engel ('15) had the 'Jackets' three shots on goal.
4. UR Goalkeeper Bridget Lang ('13) had 8 saves. Allison Bernstein ('14) subbed in for Lang for the final 13:45 of the game, and made one save.

The loss drops the women's record to 5-2.

The Jackets' Nest Player of the Game is Bridget Lang ('13). She may have given up three goals tonight, but she did make 8 saves. And recognition for Bridget is long overdue- she has played extremely well this season and is yet to receive a Jackets' Nest Player of the Game. 

On the year, Lang is 4-2 with 26 saves, a minuscule 1.07 goals against average, and an .812 save percentage.

Big game for women later today

The women's soccer team is slated to take on #3 William Smith College later today. It is a huge game and test for the Yellow Jackets, especially considering the game is on the road.

I talked to head coach Sike Dardaganis about an hour ago and he said that he is very excited for the match.  He also told me that he can't remember the last time his team had a result at William Smith, so it will make for an exciting match-up against on of the nation's premier teams.

Last year, UR beat William Smith at Fauver Stadium, so William Smith will definitely be seeking revenge this time around.

Check back on The Jackets' Nest for a recap of today's game.

Both teams appear in new D3Soccer.com Top 25

The D3Soccer.com women's and men's Top 25 was released earlier today, and both UR squads appeared on the list in one way or another.

After a hard-fought 2-1 loss this past weekend to now #17 Union College, the women dropped three spots and are currently ranked 16th in the nation.

Had the UR men beaten then #10 Hobart College on Saturday (UR lost 2-1), they would have definitely been selected for the Top 25. With their loss, UR dropped down in the "receiving votes" category from #1 to #17, which effectively means that they went from being ranked 26th in the nation to 42nd.

Here is the complete men's Top 25: