PSAC Week 1 Preview

[Chuck Bitner]

Finally, here we are at week 1 for Division II and the PSAC! All 16 teams are in action on opening weekend, with a total of 14 games to be played. For this week, the game capsules will focus primarily on the scouting reports for the out of conference opponents. If you missed any of the previews highlighting the 16 PSAC teams, you can find them Here.


In this first and only week of non-conference action, here is the breakdown of who the PSAC teams are facing off with.

CIAA:Northeast 10: 5 (Bentley, Southern Connecticut, New Haven, Stonehill, LIU Post)
Mountain East: 1 (West Virginia State)
SAC: 1 (Carson-Newman)
FCS:Thursday 9.4.14

Livingstone at Millersville 6:00

Scouting LivingstonePredictionEdinboro at #16 Carson-Newman 7:00

Scouting Carson-NewmanPredictionCheyney at Lincoln 7:00

Scouting LincolShippensburg at Seton Hill 7:00PredictionSaturday 9.6.14

Mercyhurst at Bentley 12:00

Scouting BentleyPrediction

Scouting St. AugPredictionSCSU at Gannon 12:00

Scouting Southern Connecticut StatePrediction
With 20 returning starters from last season, Gannon should be a lot further ahead in week one than the Owls.

Gannon 38 SCSU 21

Clarion at St. Francis 1:00

Scouting St. FrancisPrediction#25 Bloomsburg at Stonehill 1:00

Scouting StonehillPrediction#11 West Chester at New Haven 1:00

Scouting New HavenPredictionEast Stroudsburg at LIU Post 1:00

Scouting LIU PostPredictionVirginia State at California 1:00

Scouting Virginia StateLock Haven at West Virginia State 1:00

Scouting West Virginia StatePredictionKutztown at Slippery Rock 6:00Prediction[email protected]

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[clh323]

Looking forward to this season Chuck. The East looks extremely competitive this year, more so than usual. I really wish the PSAC didn't mandate three cross-over games. Isolationism in sport is not a good thing. There could be some great intra-conference rivalries. WCU and New Haven seem to have built a nice one but these take time to develop and with only one opening in the schedule it's difficult.

[Chuck Bitner]

I've always favored more out of conference games but scheduling is difficult and administrators like the 10 game schedule. It makes things so much easier for them. I think if the PSAC ever did free up more dates for OOC games, it end up with several teams playing less than 11 games. Some conferences have gone to an 11 game schedule and done away with OOC opponents entirely. The PSAC could easily do that but I hope it never happens.