2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!!

Zerodenero said:
I, like you, am enjoying my 1st game in person this weekend..... And to be real, my Kiddo's squad is going to have to give an "old-school", shock/awe/false crack medi-vac to pull the upset vs Princeton tomorrow.

Good luck to all of our SoCal girls playing this weekend!!
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No upset to report in NE Ivy’s today :mad:

Today reminded me why I love sports....you can hold a good striker, player, team back for 15, 30, or 45 min....but eventually, that good player, that good coach, that good team will adjust, adapt, integrate and find a way.

Hats off to Princeton - You were, the much better team today and definitely have the best shot in our conference to get back to the big dance dance;)

(Btw- good to see multiple socal players representing/making an impact on both squads)
 
Zerodenero said:
No upset to report in NE Ivy’s today :mad:

Today reminded me why I love sports....you can hold a good striker, player, team back for 15, 30, or 45 min....but eventually, that good player, that good coach, that good team will adjust, adapt, integrate and find a way.

Hats off to Princeton - You were, the much better team today and definitely have the best shot in our conference to get back to the big dance dance;)

(Btw- good to see multiple socal players representing/making an impact on both squads)
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Class.
 
GoWest said:
So, Colorado...... seems that program is pretty good and improving.
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They are gonna need to roll the Pac12 just to make the tournament. Their non con schedule and current RPI dont have them near an at large bid. Cupcake scheduling could bite them in the ass
 
I don't think you can read too much into any of the upsets this past weekend. Sure, it's a disappointment to lose but as we all know all too well, anybody can beat anybody on any given day. The better team doesn't always get the win. With conference play set to get under way, teams just need to concentrate on their current opponent, keep building chemistry, stay healthy and get into the tournament. What works now doesn't always work then/there.
 
Anybody see UCSB vs. Santa Clara yesterday? I was surprised at how close the match was. UCSB vs. Pepp two days earlier was severely outplayed in every statistical category. Against Santa Clara, they seemed to move the ball better, definitely had more shot attempts and were closer to Santa Clara statistically. I don’t want to read too much into that but am I missing something?

Maybe that’s what Uncle Jerry wants us to believe...
 
I was surprised to see that The Daily Bruin has the UCLA coach calling out a player for poor defending on the game winning goal for WSU. Staring at an 0-2 hole and calling out players publicly doesn't seem like a recipe for success.
 
Swoosh said:
I was surprised to see that The Daily Bruin has the UCLA coach calling out a player for poor defending on the game winning goal for WSU. Staring at an 0-2 hole and calling out players publicly doesn't seem like a recipe for success.
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Interesting although if you watch the play, there are actually two different defenders that got beat. One was playing too high and got caught flat footed and behind the attacker as the ball was played over the top. For what it’s worth, I happen to know that particular player is being asked to play out of position and wouldn’t normally be on the back line but still, no excuse.

Part two of that play and subsequent goal was a surprise but heck, nobody is perfect. The more concerning thing to me are the numerous chances UCLA had to score that were not converted. If one of those goes in, it’s a totally different ball game.
 
WSU speed up top could very well be dangerous for the other top teams they've yet to face in Pac-12 as well.

In fact, they could've/should've put in a second goal with a few minutes left that would've been a nail in the coffin, was a gimme on about the six, but was struck poorly.

The CBs on WSU aren't flashy but get it done.

I think UCLA should be fine, it's still fairly early in the season, and yes, had they converted earlier in the game things may have been different.

But that's part of soccer.

Certainly makes the games this weekend intriguing.

Fun stuff to watch for younger players.
 
Thursday:
1. Washington State v Oregon
2. Colorado v Arizona State
3. USC v CAL
4.Arizona v Utah
5.UCLA v Stanford
6.Oregon State v Washington
 
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