2021 Women’s D1 Soccer Talk!!!!

SoccerJones said:
Try telling that to Cal's GK, who was the freshman Pac-12 player of the year and second team all-American as a freshman. She is defiantly going places.
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For sure, but she would also fall into that YNT keeper to have the experience that gkrent mentioned. Her Bio is impressive another top player out of Mustang club. Goalkeeper is like those other special positions in other sports the really talented ones will be able to move to the next level with little effort, but most others will take time to adapt even if they were the best on their club teams. The next levels are the next levels for a reason!
 
youthsportsugh said:
For sure, but she would also fall into that YNT keeper to have the experience that gkrent mentioned. Her Bio is impressive another top player out of Mustang club. Goalkeeper is like those other special positions in other sports the really talented ones will be able to move to the next level with little effort, but most others will take time to adapt even if they were the best on their club teams. The next levels are the next levels for a reason!
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yah i guess she'd fall under that category....but if you saw the teams the USYNT played against, one could hardly call it quality international competition...out of all the games they played in, there were maybe 1 or 2 teams that even gave them a run for their money. I think (could be wrong) what they are alluding to are those on older NT's, just under the WNT. again, i could be mistaken. All i know is that she's a fun kid to watch! She has size, quickness, good hands and reaction. And is TALL. If she keeps progressing she should be in the mix for GK'ing duties at higher levels. Best of luck to her!
 
EOTL said:
Then you would lose to Cal again.
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UCLA has lost to Cal like twice in the last 15 years. I am comfortable with that. My kid lost once to Cal and it took the aforementioned keeper's best game of the entire season for that to happen and they still ended up in the College Cup and Cal STILL LOST IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT...... Cal won't beat UCLA again for another 5 or so years.

She sure is a talented keeper though.
 
MakeAPlay said:
UCLA has lost to Cal like twice in the last 15 years. I am comfortable with that. My kid lost once to Cal and it took the aforementioned keeper's best game of the entire season for that to happen and they still ended up in the College Cup and Cal STILL LOST IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT...... Cal won't beat UCLA again for another 5 or so years.

She sure is a talented keeper though.
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Can't argue stats and film doesn't lie.
 
MakeAPlay said:
UCLA has lost to Cal like twice in the last 15 years. I am comfortable with that. My kid lost once to Cal and it took the aforementioned keeper's best game of the entire season for that to happen and they still ended up in the College Cup and Cal STILL LOST IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT...... Cal won't beat UCLA again for another 5 or so years.

She sure is a talented keeper though.
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Just having fun. I’m only saying she is a tremendous, once in a generation talent. Stanford’s is great too, but not like that. Anderson played out of her freakin’ mind in that game, but she always does. She and Macario leave the WNT make the WNT well-positioned for the future.
 
eastbaysoccer said:
Cal's loss of Kim huge. I watched several game and her speed led to MANY dangerous opportunities/scores that will be no more.
I saw no one of her caliber on the pitch. Their goaile will keep them in games though.
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Cal's goalie is legit can't argue you that. Not sure if he can'r repeat her performance against UCLA though. She was amazing!
 
eastbaysoccer said:
Cal's loss of Kim huge. I watched several game and her speed led to MANY dangerous opportunities/scores that will be no more.
I saw no one of her caliber on the pitch. Their goaile will keep them in games though.
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Class of 2020 has some speed arriving, and 2021 does in spades. They have great talent in the pipeline, including ready replacements for Kim. If they assemble a complete team, they will be national cup contenders. While the recruits are great...they are primarily athletic forwards and some solid backs. I'm just not sure who will play in the mid-field and how it will all come together...but if it does, they will be extremely dangerous.
 
Zen said:
Class of 2020 has some speed arriving, and 2021 does in spades. They have great talent in the pipeline, including ready replacements for Kim. If they assemble a complete team, they will be national cup contenders. While the recruits are great...they are primarily athletic forwards and some solid backs. I'm just not sure who will play in the mid-field and how it will all come together...but if it does, they will be extremely dangerous.
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The 2021 class seems pretty excellent on paper (topdrawer ratings -- take with grain of salt!)
 
Zen said:
Class of 2020 has some speed arriving, and 2021 does in spades. They have great talent in the pipeline, including ready replacements for Kim. If they assemble a complete team, they will be national cup contenders. While the recruits are great...they are primarily athletic forwards and some solid backs. I'm just not sure who will play in the mid-field and how it will all come together...but if it does, they will be extremely dangerous.
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I really hope Cal does well..it would be good for the Pac-12 if they can begin to compete for a conference championship. Neil also need to get the monkey off his back as he hasn't been able to get past the second round since he got there and has had constant early exits. 2020 class is loaded and should provide a lot of firepower (hopefully next year) in the next couple years. Hitting the ground running as a freshman is hard to do, but Anderson did it with grace, class, and a lot of hard work.
 
eastbaysoccer said:
Cal's loss of Kim huge. I watched several game and her speed led to MANY dangerous opportunities/scores that will be no more.
I saw no one of her caliber on the pitch. Their goaile will keep them in games though.
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Interesting... I have the opposite opinion. She does have tremendous speed but I rarely saw that team capitalize on it. I saw some nice outside runs followed by a cross, and that's not her fault, but when it comes to the "caliber" you want in a forward, Sophia Smith and Ashley Sanchez are finishers.
 
From the Spot said:
What type of numbers are you talking about?
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From the Spot said:
What type of numbers are you talking about?
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Varies, the higher your GPA the lower the ACT and SAT can be and vice versa. (ACT of 32 and above with a 3.6, 3.7 for example, 4.3 with ACT of 30) Academics are extremely important. Schools want to raise their academic average for their athletic teams. Plus some universities have Honors Colleges at the University that the student would be in. For the classes of 2021 and 2022 it's possible some universities will not require the SAT or ACT so grades will be even more important. It is going to be interesting.
 
I thought Kim wasn’t as dangerous or effective compared to other forwards on the west coast. Her speed was threatening but didn’t amount to much.
cal has had great classes again and again and again and again and have won nothing. Maybe this is their year. But what’s the saying about past results predicting future success?
 
full90 said:
I thought Kim wasn’t as dangerous or effective compared to other forwards on the west coast. Her speed was threatening but didn’t amount to much.
cal has had great classes again and again and again and again and have won nothing. Maybe this is their year. But what’s the saying about past results predicting future success?
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I don't think you realize the quality and pace Cal has coming in the next two classes. I'm not predicting anything, but I will say the volume of talent, skill, athletecism and true speed is more in these two classes than most programs have seen in a while. Hopefully it all works out well.
 
Dubs said:
I don't think you realize the quality and pace Cal has coming in the next two classes. I'm not predicting anything, but I will say the volume of talent, skill, athletecism and true speed is more in these two classes than most programs have seen in a while. Hopefully it all works out well.
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The pace is pretty to the eyes but here's what I see... Cal's center mid, who is a phenomenal passer... compared to Jessie Fleming, freshman Mya Doms at Stanford or even DeMelo at USC. Those other programs have a relentless CM that never eases up. Never gives you a break. I don't see that at Cal. I see through balls to Kim that wind up being goal kicks.
 
Zen said:
Class of 2020 has some speed arriving, and 2021 does in spades. They have great talent in the pipeline, including ready replacements for Kim. If they assemble a complete team, they will be national cup contenders. While the recruits are great...they are primarily athletic forwards and some solid backs. I'm just not sure who will play in the mid-field and how it will all come together...but if it does, they will be extremely dangerous.
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Every team in the pac12 is bringing in great pace.
@outlaw- agree w u on Kim.

Cal will always attracts the talent. Just wondering when they will kick to old coach to the curb and get someone in there who can take the program to the next level.
 
eastbaysoccer said:
Every team in the pac12 is bringing in great pace.
@outlaw- agree w u on Kim.

Cal will always attracts the talent. Just wondering when they will kick to old coach to the curb and get someone in there who can take the program to the next level.
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Unless his contract is up, I"m not sure that they're gonna get rid of him. The program is competitive, he doesn't rock the boat, runs a clean program. Universities don't prioritize soccer, let alone women's soccer unless you're a top 10 program. And even then...
 
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