2017-2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!

MakeAPlay said:
Pickett and Sanchez played like bigtime players and were the best freshman on display. Fleming showed that she was the best player in women's college soccer and the best female player in the world under the age of 24.
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Fleming never seems to be running very fast, but no one is every catching up to her, unless they run through her back. I'd have all parents watch the way she dribbles always making sure that her body is between her and anyone trying to get to the ball from the side or the back. Great touch, the ball seems to be attached to her wherever she goes.

One difference I noticed is that Stanford has more height than the Bruins. On a couple video shots during corners that showed a low camera angle it looked like every Stanford player was a bit taller than the UCLA counter part that was matched up against them. 50/50 balls in the air seemed to go Stanfords way a bit more as well. That was the one advantage I really noticed. Oh, also thought the Stanford keeper outplayed UCLA's keeper in this game.
 
socalkdg said:
Fleming never seems to be running very fast, but no one is every catching up to her, unless they run through her back. I'd have all parents watch the way she dribbles always making sure that her body is between her and anyone trying to get to the ball from the side or the back. Great touch, the ball seems to be attached to her wherever she goes.

One difference I noticed is that Stanford has more height than the Bruins. On a couple video shots during corners that showed a low camera angle it looked like every Stanford player was a bit taller than the UCLA counter part that was matched up against them. 50/50 balls in the air seemed to go Stanfords way a bit more as well. That was the one advantage I really noticed. Oh, also thought the Stanford keeper outplayed UCLA's keeper in this game.
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Fleming has technique, anticipation, courage, hustle and ALWAYS PLAYS WITH HER HEAD UP. Not to mention she is an engineering major and a sweet kid. If you ever met her parents you would understand why she is always as cool as the other side of the pillow. Regard AJ for Stanford versus TM. They both gave up an unsavable goal and TM's footskills are lightyears ahead of AJ. Every time that AJ was pressured she kicked the ball out of bounds. There is a reason that she doesn't have sole possession of the GK job and it isn't her ability to make big saves....

Stanford is definitely a bigger team. Height isn't the primary requirement for UCLA and the only field players that regularly play that are 5'7 or taller are Mace, McCullough, Cerda, Villacorta and Dunphy. That's why most of UCLA's goals given up are on set pieces.
 
MakeAPlay said:
If you think that that tells the whole story then good for you. I think that the National team coaches there might have a different opinion of what transpired....
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I don't. Just ragging on you. :)

As for UCLA's "goal", I know you will go to your grave believing that the ball was in, but it is best for your sanity that you let it go. There was an official video review at half time and the call stood. It was a close call that went against your team. End of story. All the more motivation to make sure it's not a close call next time.
 
SocalPapa said:
I don't. Just ragging on you. :)

As for UCLA's "goal", I know you will go to your grave believing that the ball was in, but it is best for your sanity that you let it go. There was an official video review at half time and the call stood. It was a close call that went against your team. End of story. All the more motivation to make sure it's not a close call next time.
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The truth was that because there wasn't a camera at the goal line, they didn't have enough video evidence to overturn the call. Listen to the telecast again during half time, you will hear them discuss that.
 
SocalPapa said:
I don't. Just ragging on you. :)

As for UCLA's "goal", I know you will go to your grave believing that the ball was in, but it is best for your sanity that you let it go. There was an official video review at half time and the call stood. It was a close call that went against your team. End of story. All the more motivation to make sure it's not a close call next time.
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I figured you were just giving me a hard time. No worries. The CR after seeing it thought that it was in too but couldn't overturn it and the PAC 12 office wasn't going to overturn it without a goal line camera. They went NFL on that one. No worries. My kid just saw the passing stats and possession numbers and they were very good.

The Stanford keeper knows that it was in. Not a big deal. Stanford subbed in only 3 players all of them forwards which was by far the fewest players that they have used all season. UCLA used it's usual 16. I'm not too upset because they get two very good chances to finish the regular season strong and once the tournament comes this team and their coach don't play...

Good luck to you and your player.
 
Ricky Fandango said:
You could put Duke in there, and USC is the defending National Champs.
Id say right now, those are my top four.
Things can change.
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I like that they got a game like this right before the tournament. It's going to leave a lot for Stanford and Duke to think about. That other team is not in the same zip code as the other 3.
 
MakeAPlay said:
@Ricky Fandango I am not tripping because my words will show to be true. I actually sat in the section with mostly Stanford parents and I know what they said about the game and about my player. You will get to see in 2019/20 that I was right about my player. There was only one central defender consistently connecting passes and who never looked threatened.

By the way now you understand why I said that your player had a great game when they played UCLA. You didn't agree with me at the time but staying in front of Fleming for an entire game is pretty difficult. Sullivan couldn't even come close to doing it last night. The most telling stat other than the score was 17 fouls for Stanford to 8 for UCLA. Ask yourself why they had twice as many fouls as they normally have.

Stanford is a helluva team. The Bruins will see them again.
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Stanford had 17 fouls? Damn and I thought UDub was mauling UCLA with 16 fouls.
 
SocalPapa said:
I don't. Just ragging on you. :)

As for UCLA's "goal", I know you will go to your grave believing that the ball was in, but it is best for your sanity that you let it go. There was an official video review at half time and the call stood. It was a close call that went against your team. End of story. All the more motivation to make sure it's not a close call next time.
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The NCAA doesn’t uses the Cyclops/Hawkeye line technology.
 
I have to admit this thread fascinates me. It reminds me of U9 or U10 thread with rankings, who's player is the best, and trash talking. Instead of little girls these are grown women who don't need daddy or mommy to validate their soccer abilities. As far as last night's Stanford vs UCLA was a great game. I thought Stanford was the better team the 1st half and 15 minutes into the 2nd half. After that UCLA put the pressure on to find the equalizer. Both teams had controversial goal line stops one that hit the crossbar and went straight down and the other a header which was volleyed off the goal line. Fleming was the best individual player on the field and will be fun too watch on the world stage. With that said, I thought both squads were amazing, there wasn't a weak link out there starter or sub. If you have a daughter that plays on either of those rosters you should be a proud parent. Just remember college level players don't need mommy or daddy bragging or defending them on a forum, let their accomplishments and talent speak for themselves. Good luck to all the posters on here that have college players on the pitch, hope they are all enjoying their experiences and stay healthy!
 
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