2019 Women's D1 Soccer Talk!!!!

Agreed Cromwell needs a few beasts that teams have to account for. UCLA has some great players but many are similar. Where the 6’0 speedster who can run under 5 seconds in the 40?
 
SpeedK1llz said:
I think it’s pretty clear @gkrent indicated that Arizona DID get outplayed...
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I didn’t watch the game and UCLA certainly could have had better possession, but the stats don’t really support them dominating.

Arizona- 12 shots, 7 on goal, 2 corners and 7 fouls.
UCLA- 11 shots, 5 on goal, 5 corners and 7 fouls.

If UCLA had more possession, they were not able to turn it into opportunities. Possession with a purpose is a phrase that comes to mind. Counter this with the Cal game where UCLA had double the shots and corner kicks and Cal had more fouls— that sounds like a game that UCLA clearly dominated.
 
eastbaysoccer said:
Agreed Cromwell needs a few beasts that teams have to account for. UCLA has some great players but many are similar. Where the 6’0 speedster who can run under 5 seconds in the 40?
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They weren’t missing Mia Fishel for any of the games they lost: national team player/ forward, why are teams not having to account for that beast on the field?
 
Soccer43 said:
They weren’t missing Mia Fishel for any of the games they lost: national team player/ forward, why are teams not having to account for that beast on the field?
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My dd watched her practice at her old club and she works harder than anyone I have witnessed at practice. She plays just as hard in the game. She needs a shot, now!!!! #playmianow!!!!!
 
In terms of JF - does anyone think her game is off a bit this season? If anyone has watched several of the games would be curious about thoughts on that. Doesn’t seem to be having the same dangerous impact as in the past and have seen her have a few emotional reactions in the games (like kicking the upright once after missing a shot)
 
Justus said:
My dd watched her practice at her old club and she works harder than anyone I have witnessed at practice. She plays just as hard in the game. She needs a shot, now!!!! #playmianow!!!!!
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She has had a shot - has played 10 games and started all 10 of them. Again, a reminder that NCAA college soccer is where the true merit of a players starts to rise above the other imbalances (sketchy competition in different leagues, favoritism in YNT selections etc). She is a strong player but with her history would have expected more impact in these games
 
Soccer43 said:
She has had a shot - has played 10 games and started all 10 of them. Again, a reminder that NCAA college soccer is where the true merit of a players starts to rise above the other imbalances (sketchy competition in different leagues, favoritism in YNT selections etc). She is a strong player but with her history would have expected more impact in these games
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There you go. I can't find box scores. So she has been playing? I though AS was forward. My bad :)
 
Just go to the UCLA soccer schedule and under each result there is a link to the box scores for each game - you can also click on individual stats for each player
 
AS is another player that doesn’t seem quite the same power house as last year - also listed as a forward but only 3 goals in 10 games played and started
 
Soccer43 said:
Just go to the UCLA soccer schedule and under each result there is a link to the box scores for each game - you can also click on individual stats for each player
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Thanks. I'm used to basketball stats. So AS and Mia start up top? What formation does UCLA play?
 
Justus said:
Thanks. I'm used to basketball stats. So AS and Mia start up top? What formation does UCLA play?
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I see the info now. Something happened after that Santa Clara game. She is only a freshman so she has lot's of room for getting better. She is very good player. AS is a big surprise as well.
 
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Soccer43 said:
In terms of JF - does anyone think her game is off a bit this season? If anyone has watched several of the games would be curious about thoughts on that. Doesn’t seem to be having the same dangerous impact as in the past and have seen her have a few emotional reactions in the games (like kicking the upright once after missing a shot)
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I think she’s a solid player. But, I also think she has been way over hyped and one of the most overrated players out there.
 
UCLA and Penn State are two examples of one of my biggest pet peeves and that is all the emphasis on recruiting YNT players based on that fact alone. I don't mean that comment to imply those with YNT experience aren't talented, but are they the player that particular team needs at that time? Do they fill in gaps or are they carbon copies of another YNT player on the team? Take a look at some of the players that have been overlooked by YNT. Rose Lavelle and Haily Mace are 2 that immediately come to mind. Both didn't get called up until US Soccer saw them play in college (and kudos to the college coaches, including AC of UCLA, for seeing their talent). With all the thousands of girls out there playing soccer, you can't tell me that those on the youth YNT are head over heels better than everyone else. Again, I don't mean that as any dig on the YNT players as they would not have made it that far without being exceptional. But there are a ton of exceptional players without YNT on their resume too. As I've written before, look for the right players, not the most lauded players.
 
Imtired said:
UCLA and Penn State are two examples of one of my biggest pet peeves and that is all the emphasis on recruiting YNT players based on that fact alone. I don't mean that comment to imply those with YNT experience aren't talented, but are they the player that particular team needs at that time? Do they fill in gaps or are they carbon copies of another YNT player on the team? Take a look at some of the players that have been overlooked by YNT. Rose Lavelle and Haily Mace are 2 that immediately come to mind. Both didn't get called up until US Soccer saw them play in college (and kudos to the college coaches, including AC of UCLA, for seeing their talent). With all the thousands of girls out there playing soccer, you can't tell me that those on the youth YNT are head over heels better than everyone else. Again, I don't mean that as any dig on the YNT players as they would not have made it that far without being exceptional. But there are a ton of exceptional players without YNT on their resume too. As I've written before, look for the right players, not the most lauded players.
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Well said and I think this goes for all levels. There are exceptional NWSL players that aren’t on the WNT. The difference between good and great is not huge and a team is so much more than a collection of individual talents.
 
Sunday:

Oregon v Utah - noon
USC v Arizona - noon
UCLA v Arizona State - 1:00
Stanford v Washington - 3:00
Cal v Washington State - noon
OSU v Colorado - 1:00

Washington has been looking good, let’s see what they can bring to Stanford

Oregon must get result

Colorado needs one as well, these are the games they must have for being a contender in conference

SoCal squads in the desert... unpredictable...
 
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Oregon loss not good for them.

OSU win at Colorado impressive.

Socal squads finish well in AZ

Washington State recovers at Cal, and Washington might as well have not bothered showing up at Stanford.

That effort was embarrassing.
 
turftoe said:
Washington might as well have not bothered showing up at Stanford.

That effort was embarrassing.
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So true. It was the first time this season I had a chance to watch Gallimore, maybe my last chance before she retires but her team was just sad. It felt like they knew they were going to lose and thus did not even try. It was hard to watch.
 
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