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MakeAPlay said:
Lots of squawking here but not a whole bunch of substance. The goal that was called off was a huge referee blunder among many (RF you know that no call on the handball at the top of the box was BS). There was about 25 minutes of good game and the rest was one sided. Pepperdine's coach had a good strategy and the keeper had the game of a lifetime.

If Pepperdine wants to hang their hat on this and if their fans and supporters really thought that was a good game then their team might not be a tournament team. I even heard several of them say what a great first half they played with zero shots on goal. I had to crack up. I really would like to thank them as they are going to force the coach to shorten the bench.

Congrats on the victory?
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Absolutely nothing has changed.
 
Justafan said:
That's exactly why they didn't win this game. Cromwell had a pre- determined substitution pattern. Looks like she's trying to keep everyone happy. It's not a problem when you have a comfortable lead, but when the game is tight (at least on the scoreboard), you better keep your A team on the field until you get that comfortable lead. She can't be pulling that at the tournament. The substitutions killed the momentum/rhythm.

Fleming, Sanchez, and Villacorta should be on the field at the same time as much as possible. The touch on their passes is exceptional.
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I agree with you and those 3 players are special on the ball.
 
It was not offside. No handball. Now it is just a bunch of excuses that started before the game. What a joke! As far as the betting on the game.....how much did you pay your daughter to turn in the sub par performance?
 
push_up said:
It was not offside. No handball. Now it is just a bunch of excuses that started before the game. What a joke! As far as the betting on the game.....how much did you pay your daughter to turn in the sub par performance?
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Greenwood the funny thing is a subpar performance by my player is a performance that you wish your player could ever put in. You are barking up the wrong tree. There isn't a better player in the country at her position. You must be mistaken if you think that I am giving an excuse. Pepperdine got a result against the run of play. You should watch more soccer.

How is Macy doing?
 
I love this quote from Ward as it is indicative:

"The first 15 minutes of the game were tough for us," said Head Coach Tim Ward. "But we weathered the storm and played them pretty even from there. They got a goal early in that second half, but we were able to respond on a great goal from Jamie Van Horn. I thought Brielle Preece was the player of the match for us. She came up huge several different times and saved us in overtime. I also thought we had a couple of chances that could have easily gone in in overtime as well. It was just a great, hard-fought match all the way around."

Played them even? I must have watched a different game. Zero first half shots but they played them even? He put together a good game plan but that isn't a truthful statement.
 
MakeAPlay said:
@Ricky Fandango your player had an excellent game limiting their chances up the middle.
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She did not have a great game, and she would be the first to say it.
I think Pepperdine as a team, settled in and went toe to toe with the #1 team in the country after the first half.

The second half and OT were pretty even, with both teams having very good chances to win the game.
My kid learned some really valuable lessons playing against Flemming that will help her the next time she faces such a great player.
 
gefelchnik said:
The offsides call on the goal was such a horrible call, but one that I see linespeople miss all the time. I don't know why.
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There are always excuses, and bad calls.
Two seasons ago UCLA got a phantom PK call in the 88th minute to take the game 1-0 over Pep.
Last year UCLA put up three and there was no issue.
Things over time tend to even out.
 
MakeAPlay said:
Lots of squawking here but not a whole bunch of substance. The goal that was called off was a huge referee blunder among many (RF you know that no call on the handball at the top of the box was BS). There was about 25 minutes of good game and the rest was one sided. Pepperdine's coach had a good strategy and the keeper had the game of a lifetime.

If Pepperdine wants to hang their hat on this and if their fans and supporters really thought that was a good game then their team might not be a tournament team. I even heard several of them say what a great first half they played with zero shots on goal. I had to crack up. I really would like to thank them as they are going to force the coach to shorten the bench.

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Shoulda, coulda, woulda....
With UCLA being number one, Pepperdine only had to keep it close. It was a great game to watch. Damn straight hang your hat!
I watched that offside call several times on the replay...the UCLA player was standing and waiting for the ball...she was in an offside position, it seemed the Pepperdine defender was watching and reacting to the ball when she moved into the goal. The UCLA player was straddling the goal line. The only way she could have been on side was if the defender was standing in goal. Everyone here knows, you got to have talent, coaching and a little luck.
The fact that Pepperdine had a chance to win the game in the end was huge, nobody gave Pep an ice cubes chance in hell of winning that game.
UCLA will remain number one, as they should, Pepperdine will move up a bit and the season will go on....
I just hope Speeds player is good to go again this year. Good luck to all your players...
 
There are always excuses.
Some of us prefer not to use them.

UCLA is #1 for a reason.
A draw is not the worst thing that could have happened for either team.
 
I went back and looked at the "controversial offsides call".
Freeze frame when Sanchez delivered the ball, and UCLA is clearly offside.
Lets put that one to rest.
 
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