2016-17 D1 Women's soccer thread!!!
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Not me. If they win and my player plays like crap or worse doesn't play or plays very little who would be happy with that? This is about my player. Even if I love the team/school at the end of the day priority número uno is my player and her happiness.
That would be cool.
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Louise Liberman got the job (asst ucla)
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An amazing pickup for USD and a big loss for the Bruins. Lou is an outstanding coach, role model and inspiration for young women. USD will be on the rise.
http://www.usdtoreros.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/123016aac.html
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http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools...pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/Dec22DIOverall.pdf
Fall Director's Cup standings.
Fall Director's Cup standings.
My DD loves Lou. I was very impressed with her as well. I remember when she coached a club squad in our age group back in the day and she was great even with those young kids.
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It looks like one of her old commits switched to her alma mater. I hope that most of them stick. The one that do won't regret it that is for sure. I remember when she coached at Rampage and DMS11. She was always very kind to my player and was one of the keys to bringing in such phenomenal recruiting classes for the Bruins. She will do amazing things there.
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The Bruins are coming...
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My real early Top 25:
1. UCLA
2. Penn St.
3. Florida St.
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. Georgetown
7. Florida
8. West Virginia
9. North Carolina
10. Notre Dame
11. Virginia
12. Utah
13. Santa Clara
14. U$C
15. Colorado
16. NC State
17. Pepperdine
18. Cal
19, Northwestern
20. Arkansas
21. Texas A&M
22.Michigan
23.Minnesota
24. BYU
25. Loyola Marymount
1. UCLA
2. Penn St.
3. Florida St.
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. Georgetown
7. Florida
8. West Virginia
9. North Carolina
10. Notre Dame
11. Virginia
12. Utah
13. Santa Clara
14. U$C
15. Colorado
16. NC State
17. Pepperdine
18. Cal
19, Northwestern
20. Arkansas
21. Texas A&M
22.Michigan
23.Minnesota
24. BYU
25. Loyola Marymount
Calling my shot, Ashley Sanchez will be a bust. Although she's got plenty of speed, she is too petite. She had a very hard time getting around defenders at the recent world cup, especially with that flick and run move she likes. She'll find similar trouble in college. Too many meaningless runs to showcase her speed imo. She'll be okay, just not that transcendent player that everybody thinks is going to be a superstar.
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It will help her that she will have so much talent around her. Fleming and Pugh are beasts.
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I have known Ashley since U8. My DD has played with and against her for a decade. She is 5'3", but NEVER underestimate her. She is strong for her size, extremely agile, quick, very technical and she will only get stronger when she hits the weights. Then add her to a UCLA team full of technical players such as Pugh and Fleming. Good Luck, because with those teammates it leaves her 1v1 and she will beat players 1v1.
Another player to watch for even smaller than Ashley is Kiara (Kiki) Pickett, committed to Stanford. She is a 5'0" little dynamo and plays similar to Crystal Dunn.
She was better than any other U20 player on that USA squad(except Pugh), and was 2 years younger than many of them. She will be an amazing player.
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Perhaps. Then again, that team was so poorly coached it was difficult to tell if other players had talent that may not have been highlighted due to the direct style of play.
Like outside said, that's not saying much. Although to be fair, I'm sure each individual player on th U-20 team has special qualities. But I definately disagree that she will be an "amazing" player. Maybe "bust" is too strong a word, but the way she got pushed off the ball so easily at the World Cup was a red flag to me. Yes, she has a lot of fight and is very feisty, but her frame just seems too petite, and it's not like she has the lower half of an Amy Rodriguez or Crystal Dunn who though small/short are super strong. And shouldn't she have been hitting the weights for a while already? Maybe a better way to put it is that I just see limited upside, especially based on some of the expectations that may have been placed on her (though not her fault).
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Teams are going to struggle to try and put a body on her. Trust me they are going to be more worried about Fleming and Pugh. She could easily lead the PAC 12 in scoring next year simply because she gets so many good looks at the goal and you must agree she is a lethal finisher. A solid 3-4 months of college level weight training (she will likely report in June) will have her strong enough for conference play. I will bet that she makes the freshman best XI next year along with at least 2 other Bruins.