The Driver
PREMIER
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2017-2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!
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Sheriff Joe
DA
Got it.
Reminds me of my father's recipe for a martini:
Open bottles of gin, vermouth and olives.
Pour some gin in a glass.
Pierce two olives with a toothpick and put them all in the gin.
Close all the bottles.
Don't let the toothpick stick you in the eye.
soccer661
SILVER ELITE
I saw this...kinda shocked....any game details??
Wanted to watch it but was running my younger one all over the place.
"Any given day" strikes again...
I watched the second half. To me it looked like the better team won.
Virginia is always ranked too high, and it was a nice bounce back for Wisconsin after the early drubbing at the hands of Stanford.
Very early in the season.
Too early to predict where things will fall.
Did you know I cant stand gin, or was it just a lucky guess?
Told you their keeper was good. They've played 5 games now. In 4 of them they've shut out their opponent. In the fifth Macario scored two goals.
You don't like olives? And I mentioned the vermouth.
MakeAPlay
DA
I don't think that their keeper did anything special. Their defense did some nice things though like two point blank saves in the box without getting a penalty or a handball. As I told somebody when I saw UVa at #3 that I thought that they were overrated. Wisconsin is a BAD team. Virginia played very uninspired soccer and clearly were thinking about next weekend with UCLA and Penn State coming to town. Soccer isn't a game where the best team always wins. But I am sure that you know that.
MakeAPlay
DA
Wisconsin was organized on defense and got a goal against the run of play with about 29 minutes left in the game. Virginia looked uninspired. They relied upon Ziemer up top way too much. She is a big, technical player but lacking any pace so the Wisconsin defense could stay very compact. Virginia had just as many shots on goal they just kept kicking it to the keeper. In the first half one of the Wisconsin defenders saved a ball off the line that has going in.
Wisconsin deserved the win but were not the better squad. That's why we watch...
MakeAPlay
DA
I was impressed in that game and impressed by the gameplan that Wisconsin had yesterday and the grit that they showed to execute it. They could have easily gone in there and just gotten steamrolled. On any given day anything can happen...
The Driver
PREMIER
Good teams don't fall for that Any given day ish
soccer661
SILVER ELITE
It's just a saying....but you have to look deeper into it...not sure if it was MAP that said it long ago-- and I may be quoting it wrong "hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard" but something like that...
Look at Alabama vs Florida State...Alabama just looked like they REALLY wanted it more, even with the talented FSU roster...I didn's see the Wisconsin vs UVA game, but sounds similar.
So "any given day" isn't as literal as it sounds--
It's can be interpreted as who really wants it, brings it, grinds thru it more, etc, etc...
MakeAPlay
DA
I've seen great team lose when they make mistakes and the other team wants it more. Not to mention injuries, fatigue, weather, altitude, etc...
At the end of the day you have to put more balls into the back of the net than the other guy and it only takes one to win. Good luck to your player this weekend. Stay hydrated.
MakeAPlay
DA
I agree with you. It's hard to bring it everyday and in every game. A great player is only a little better than a good player who is only a little better than an average player. What makes the difference is preparation, determination, grit and a little luck. Let's hope our ladies have all of those things today and this entire extended weekend.
Good luck to you player this weekend.
The Driver
PREMIER
Good teams don't factor in the "if I could of would of should of" they just get it done.
Good luck this weekend
MakeAPlay
DA
I think that Stanford is a great team and they didn't get it done against Florida. I think that Santa Clara is a good team and they didn't get it done against UCLA. Lot's more than black and white in soccer. Mostly various shades of gray.
MakeAPlay
DA
Friday games (winners in RED):
North Carolina St. (3-0-0) vs. Princeton (2-0-0)
Notre Dame (2-0-2) vs. South Carolina (3-1-0)
Ohio St. (2-0-1) vs. Western Michigan (2-1-0)
#Oklahoma (1-2-1) vs. Oregon (1-1-0)
Pepperdine (1-1-1) vs. Columbia (1-0-1)
Portland (2-2-0) vs. New Mexico (2-2-0)
Sacramento St. (2-1-0) vs. UNLV (4-0-0)
San Diego St. (1-3-0) vs. San Diego (0-3-0)
#Santa Clara (2-2-0) vs. Michigan (3-0-1)
South Ala. (0-3-0) vs. Alabama (3-1-0)
St. Mary's (Cal.) (2-2-0) vs. Cal St. Fullerton (2-0-2)
Stanford (2-1-0) vs. Georgetown (3-1-0)
TCU (3-1-0) vs. Ball St. (1-2-1)
Texas A&M (2-0-0) vs. Oklahoma St. (4-0-0)
UC Davis (0-4-0) vs. San Francisco (2-1-1)
UC Irvine (1-1-1) vs. Penn (0-2-0)
UC Riverside (1-2-1) vs. Toledo (1-1-1)
#UCF (2-1-0) vs. Arizona (1-0-1)
Vanderbilt (3-1-0) vs. Indiana (2-2-0)
Washington (2-2-0) vs. Florida (4-0-0)
Washington St. (1-1-1) vs. Nebraska (4-0-0)
Yale (3-0-0) vs. Miami (FL) (3-1-0)
North Carolina St. (3-0-0) vs. Princeton (2-0-0)
Notre Dame (2-0-2) vs. South Carolina (3-1-0)
Ohio St. (2-0-1) vs. Western Michigan (2-1-0)
#Oklahoma (1-2-1) vs. Oregon (1-1-0)
Pepperdine (1-1-1) vs. Columbia (1-0-1)
Portland (2-2-0) vs. New Mexico (2-2-0)
Sacramento St. (2-1-0) vs. UNLV (4-0-0)
San Diego St. (1-3-0) vs. San Diego (0-3-0)
#Santa Clara (2-2-0) vs. Michigan (3-0-1)
South Ala. (0-3-0) vs. Alabama (3-1-0)
St. Mary's (Cal.) (2-2-0) vs. Cal St. Fullerton (2-0-2)
Stanford (2-1-0) vs. Georgetown (3-1-0)
TCU (3-1-0) vs. Ball St. (1-2-1)
Texas A&M (2-0-0) vs. Oklahoma St. (4-0-0)
UC Davis (0-4-0) vs. San Francisco (2-1-1)
UC Irvine (1-1-1) vs. Penn (0-2-0)
UC Riverside (1-2-1) vs. Toledo (1-1-1)
#UCF (2-1-0) vs. Arizona (1-0-1)
Vanderbilt (3-1-0) vs. Indiana (2-2-0)
Washington (2-2-0) vs. Florida (4-0-0)
Washington St. (1-1-1) vs. Nebraska (4-0-0)
Yale (3-0-0) vs. Miami (FL) (3-1-0)
MakeAPlay
DA
More Friday game:
Arizona St. (1-1-0) vs. Boston U. (1-3-0)
Arkansas (2-2-0) vs. James Madison (3-1-0)
#Auburn (2-1-1) vs. North Carolina (2-1-0)
BYU (0-1-2) vs. UCLA (4-0-0)
Baylor (2-0-1) vs. UTSA (1-2-0)
Boise St. (2-1-1) vs. Cal Poly (1-2-1)
California (3-1-0) vs. Texas (4-0-0)
Central Ark. (1-3-0) vs. La.-Monroe (0-4-0)
Clemson (4-0-0) vs. VCU (3-0-0)
Colorado State (0-2-1) vs. New Mexico State (4-0-1)
Duke (3-1-0) vs. UNC Wilmington (2-2-0)
George Mason (0-3-0) vs. Wake Forest (4-0-0)
#Grand Canyon (1-3-0) vs. Nevada (1-2-0)
Idaho (1-2-1) vs. Hawaii (2-2-0)
Kansas (3-1-0) vs. Colorado Col. (1-2-0)
Kentucky (2-2-0) vs. Louisville (3-1-0)
Lipscomb (1-2-1) vs. Georgia (2-2-0)
Long Beach St. (2-1-1) vs. Dartmouth (2-0-0)
Loyola Marymount (1-1-1) vs. Utah (3-0-0)
Marquette (3-1-0) vs. Central Mich. (2-1-1)
Minnesota (2-0-2) vs. UC Santa Barbara (2-1-0)
Missouri (2-1-1) vs. Southern California (1-0-0)
Arizona St. (1-1-0) vs. Boston U. (1-3-0)
Arkansas (2-2-0) vs. James Madison (3-1-0)
#Auburn (2-1-1) vs. North Carolina (2-1-0)
BYU (0-1-2) vs. UCLA (4-0-0)
Baylor (2-0-1) vs. UTSA (1-2-0)
Boise St. (2-1-1) vs. Cal Poly (1-2-1)
California (3-1-0) vs. Texas (4-0-0)
Central Ark. (1-3-0) vs. La.-Monroe (0-4-0)
Clemson (4-0-0) vs. VCU (3-0-0)
Colorado State (0-2-1) vs. New Mexico State (4-0-1)
Duke (3-1-0) vs. UNC Wilmington (2-2-0)
George Mason (0-3-0) vs. Wake Forest (4-0-0)
#Grand Canyon (1-3-0) vs. Nevada (1-2-0)
Idaho (1-2-1) vs. Hawaii (2-2-0)
Kansas (3-1-0) vs. Colorado Col. (1-2-0)
Kentucky (2-2-0) vs. Louisville (3-1-0)
Lipscomb (1-2-1) vs. Georgia (2-2-0)
Long Beach St. (2-1-1) vs. Dartmouth (2-0-0)
Loyola Marymount (1-1-1) vs. Utah (3-0-0)
Marquette (3-1-0) vs. Central Mich. (2-1-1)
Minnesota (2-0-2) vs. UC Santa Barbara (2-1-0)
Missouri (2-1-1) vs. Southern California (1-0-0)