2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!!

turftoe said:
Well the Pac-12 has all but 2 teams with winning non-conference records.

Now it's time to step into the mixer and see what's what.

WSU is clean at 7-0 and will get tested right out of the gate. AZ has been rolling after their initial game 1 misstep and faces Stanford. The Cardinal can't be too happy with a draw vs Santa Clara considering the several opportunities they had to put that game on ice. USC has Washington in their first game which will offer Washington a chance to make a statement. Colorado, also unbeaten w one draw has Oregon State and will likely remain without a loss after game one in conference play.

As has been said before, should be quite the conference season out west.

Best of luck to all the players from SoCal scattered across the country.
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Santa Clara had an open net and missed a prime opportunity to go up in the match. If they converted that, they might have won. Emphasis on "might" of course.
 
Dubs said:
Santa Clara had an open net and missed a prime opportunity to go up in the match. If they converted that, they might have won. Emphasis on "might" of course.
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You can count on it on 2 hands the opportunities that Stanford squandered. Sometimes depth has its disadvantages. You need to have a set rotation. It’s why I think that North Carolina has trouble with possession teams.
 
SocalPapa said:
Just announced. Stanford's (and USWNT's) Tierna Davidson out 10-12 weeks with a broken ankle. Thanks a lot North Carolina.
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Horrible. Having gone through a season ending injury with my kid, I know the physical and emotional toll all too well.

I wish there was some sort of system where players whose recklessness cause an injurythat results in loss of playing time could receive a suspension of an equivalent length of time. I know it is unrealistic and would be difficult to determine intent/maliciousness but if a player knew they would lose time for causing such an injury, maybe they wouldn’t play in a wreckless manner.
 
SpeedK1llz said:
Horrible. Having gone through a season ending injury with my kid, I know the physical and emotional toll all too well.

I wish there was some sort of system where players whose recklessness cause an injurythat results in loss of playing time could receive a suspension of an equivalent length of time. I know it is unrealistic and would be difficult to determine intent/maliciousness but if a player knew they would lose time for causing such an injury, maybe they wouldn’t play in a wreckless manner.
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Our team experienced an over matched opponent and coach this weekend, pretty pathetic how the coach had his players playing.

BTW Nice New Avatar
 
SpeedK1llz said:
Horrible. Having gone through a season ending injury with my kid, I know the physical and emotional toll all too well.

I wish there was some sort of system where players whose recklessness cause an injurythat results in loss of playing time could receive a suspension of an equivalent length of time. I know it is unrealistic and would be difficult to determine intent/maliciousness but if a player knew they would lose time for causing such an injury, maybe they wouldn’t play in a wreckless manner.
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They have a rule like that in hockey. Hockey has some great rules that other sports should follow.
 
MakeAPlay said:
You can count on it on 2 hands the opportunities that Stanford squandered. Sometimes depth has its disadvantages. You need to have a set rotation. It’s why I think that North Carolina has trouble with possession teams.
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No doubt. They had many more chances, but that's how soccer goes right? The team with more chances isn't the team that necessary wins. I just felt like if SC had converted, that might have been the game given how the game was going.
 
SocalPapa said:
Just announced. Stanford's (and USWNT's) Tierna Davidson out 10-12 weeks with a broken ankle. Thanks a lot North Carolina.
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It does suck huge, but trying to be half full/silver lining here, at least it wasn't a ACL which takes you out 10 months to a year. she will hopefully get to assume her National team duties in December.
 
SpeedK1llz said:
Horrible. Having gone through a season ending injury with my kid, I know the physical and emotional toll all too well.

I wish there was some sort of system where players whose recklessness cause an injurythat results in loss of playing time could receive a suspension of an equivalent length of time. I know it is unrealistic and would be difficult to determine intent/maliciousness but if a player knew they would lose time for causing such an injury, maybe they wouldn’t play in a wreckless manner.
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Couldn't agree more. Tackles that go in low, where the tacklers' momentum carries them into and through the legs of the opposing player, even if they get the ball first, are way too dangerous and are an unfortunate part of a beautiful game.
 
Hank Walker said:
Couldn't agree more. Tackles that go in low, where the tacklers' momentum carries them into and through the legs of the opposing player, even if they get the ball first, are way too dangerous and are an unfortunate part of a beautiful game.
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I just watched a clip of that. That was brutally ugly. I couldn't tell if the ref gave a card for that or even if he called a foul... anyone know?
Side note, Macario made the entire UNC defense look like a bunch of U littles on that last goal.
 
Ricky Fandango said:
Havent heard the new guy yet. I'll chime in after next Friday, as I will not be in Santa Barbara.
Does he have the same flare as the old guy-yuh?
I just started to to get used to him-muh.
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The new guy is the old guy....yuh!
I say we make a drinking game out of his broadcast...
Every time he says "Coach Tim Ward" everybody drinks...
Every time he misidentifies your dd, you drink...
And of course every time he annoys the piss out of you, you drink.
By half we should be "comfortably numb" :cool:
 
in hockey and baseball there’s retaliation. Would that be an appropriate if Stanford met N.C. again?

Makes one think twice about doing nasty unsportsmanlike like challenge when it will be given back by the other team for sure.
 
Mystery Train said:
I just watched a clip of that. That was brutally ugly. I couldn't tell if the ref gave a card for that or even if he called a foul... anyone know?
Side note, Macario made the entire UNC defense look like a bunch of U littles on that last goal.
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Terrible foul
The ref called a foul and issued a yellow
 
Glen said:
How is UCLA ranked below 9 ACC and 7 SEC schools when it had the best non-conference schedule in the country?
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Not sure if you are being serious or taking a shot.

However, RPI works itself out by the end of the season. It is pretty irrelevant until mid-October.
 
MAP is right, RPI is not 100 percent accurate at this point. The PAC 12 will skyrocket them. Of the 7 games they have played, UCLA has 3 wins and a tie against teams that are normally in better shape at this point and they're all below .500 (LMU, SDSU, Pepperdine, Florida).
 
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