NPSL Week 9 Northeast Region Review/Preview

Keystone Conference

It's GBFC and FC Lehigh Valley U Sonic at the top with 20 points. Then, the group of five underneath is separated by a total of five points- Junior Lone Star have 14, Clarkstown and Buxmont are at 11, and Hershey and Pocono Snow have 9. Electric Shock are at the bottom of the table with 2.

The Thunder had a 9-point week putting 6 on Hershey with wins over Pocono, 1-0
((HT: J. Spike Rogan))


And Junior Lone Star on the second leg of a back-to-back weekend run, 1-0.
Ben Ramin got the game-winner for the Thunder's 4th straight shutout
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The Thunder host Electric City before this week's big conference showdown with FC Lehigh Valley. Sonic had a four-point week with a win over Buxmont and a draw with Junior Lone Star. Junior Lone Star finished their week with a win over Electric City and get Buxmont, Hershey, and Pocono Snow this week as well.

Clarkstown beat Electric City and lost to Hershey at home before their matches this week with Sonic and Buxmont Torch. Last week, Buxmont also has a round with Electric City and Hershey starts their week with Electric City.

Mid-Atlantic Conference

Right now, it's still DCU under-23's and Virginia Beach City FC within two points of each other (20-18)- both still undefeated on the season. RVA FC is third with 12 points. Legacy 76, Chesterfield United, and ASA Charge are the last three and all within three points of each other (5, 4, and 2).

DCU had a 6-point week with wins over ASA and Legacy 76. VBC FC beat Chesterfield, 4-3. RVA had a 6-pointer as well with wins over Legacy and ASA.

Here's the highlights of the 5-0 win over ASA
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This week, DCU hosts RVA. VBC FC hosts RVA as well. Chesterfield hosts Legacy and ASA.

North Atlantic Conference

It's still Red Bulls Under-23's and Brooklyn still tied at 24 points. But the Red Bulls gave the Italians their first loss of the year last week 5-1. The Italians rebounded with two wins over Seacoast Phantoms and Rhode Island. The Phantoms are six points clear of fourth at 15 points. Their week was losing two out of three- Greater Lowell was the win, 3-1
((HT: GLUFC their own selves))


Brooklyn and NYAC were the losses. This week, they go to Rhode Island and host Red Bulls.

NYAC and Seacoast Mariners are at 9 and 8 points, respectively. NYAC tied Greater Lowell before the win. This week, they're at Rhode Island and host Brooklyn. The Reds and Greater Lowell are at 5 points and 4.

Greater Lowell caught up with leading scorer Yaw Addow this week as well

Is This A Double Alley-Oop Dunk...???

Or "Four hands are just as good as two..."

We take you to the Northeast Conference with LIU-Brooklyn and Wagner...

The outlet from Latif Rivers to Dwaun Anderson off the backboard for the alley-oop, but Anderson had some competition...
From his own squad


The Seahawks went on to win 84-70.

Robert Morris Cutting 7 Sports

Robert Morris University is cutting seven programs to keep the remaining 16 afloat in the Northeast Conference.

Men's indoor and outdoor track, tennis and cross country and women's golf, tennis and field hockey will be phased out following the 2013-14 academic year. 80 student-athletes are effected...

Athletic director Craig Coleman says those moneys will be re-allocated to fund additional scholarships, facility upgrades and increased travel and recruiting budgets.

"Clearly, this is the most difficult decision I've faced as athletic director, and one of the hardest we've had to make as a university. I understand that our student-athletes are very upset by this news, and we apologize for the distress this has caused," said Coleman in a release. "Nonetheless, this is the right decision to ensure that the university's present growth remains sustainable and that our student-athletes enjoy an excellent experience at RMU."

More from the university:

One of the primary reasons the university chose to reduce its Division I sports, according to Coleman, is that RMU has one of the largest budgets in the Northeast Conference (NEC) but spends among the least per student-athlete, owing to the sheer number of sports it offers. With 23 sports, RMU offered more Division I programs than Pitt or West Virginia, for example. Including the sports to be reduced, RMU has approximately 560 Division I athletes on its rosters.

The university considered several criteria in reducing sports: the number of student-athletes; competitive success; academic achievement; cost; the adequacy of facilities; compliance with Title IX; and whether a program was a NEC sport of emphasis. RMU sought to maximize its cost savings while impacting the fewest student-athletes. Money saved will be ploughed back into the remaining Division I sports.

Here's what folks remember the most about Robert Morris in the last year or so...
((HT: WTAE-TV))


The HQ empathizes with the 80...
More when we know more...