2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!!

As it currently stands, which teams win the following matchups PAC vs ACC
Stanford vs NC
USC vs Duke
UCLA vs VIrginia
CO vs BC
ASU vs Clemson (remember Clemson lost to Oregon)
Utah vs Louisville
AZ vs FSU
WSU vs VA Tech
Wash vs Wake

Same thing with the SEC
Stanford vs Texas A&M
USC vs Vanderbilt
UCLA vs Tennessee
CO vs South Carolina
ASU vs LSU
Utah vs Florida
AZ vs Mississippi
Wazzou vs Arkansas



 
Very, very, did I say very outside chance to make the dance. Only bad loss in conference was to NC. The other three were by one goal, in matches that could have gone either way. For a team picked 9th in the ACC preseason polls, definitely an overachieving season. The team is training this week just in case. Fingers crossed cause I don't want the season to end just yet. :)
 
girlgotgame said:
Very, very, did I say very outside chance to make the dance. Only bad loss in conference was to NC. The other three were by one goal, in matches that could have gone either way. For a team picked 9th in the ACC preseason polls, definitely an overachieving season. The team is training this week just in case. Fingers crossed cause I don't want the season to end just yet. :)
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Remember @girlgotgame this a SoCal forum and thus a bit (or a lot) of homerism will always be at play :)
 
You can take the player out of socal, but not the socal out of the player. Daughter's friends are playing all over the country. I don't even think of them in states anymore, just conferences. LOL
 
Watched the first half of the Vandy vs Florida SEC quarters. I had not seen Vandy play. I was impressed with the quality and control of how they moved the ball around and played in general. They were a very good possession team.
 
Baylor is a bunch of hacks. USC would probably like another shot but I got no horse in that race. I’m focused on another rivalry game this weekend. My girl needs a win this weekend
 
MakeAPlay said:
As this year has shown injuries happen, National team events happen and a deep roster can mitigate those things. Also, all that glitters isn’t gold. Some will be chiefs, some will be Indians, some will be role players and some will be great teammates.
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And some will be transfers.:)
 
USC - UCLA should be a great match. UCLA perhaps with more dynamic attack, but their back four defending is pretty poor so I can see them scoring a few but also giving up an even amount. Will be very entertaining regardless!!
 
sirfootyalot said:
USC - UCLA should be a great match. UCLA perhaps with more dynamic attack, but their back four defending is pretty poor so I can see them scoring a few but also giving up an even amount. Will be very entertaining regardless!!
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Incorrect. How many games of either team have you watched? This game will be one sided.
 
MakeAPlay said:
Incorrect. How many games of either team have you watched? This game will be one sided.
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I’ve seen both teams play a good amount. I wouldn’t be surprised if UCLA scores 3 or 4 goals even as they are very dynamic offensively and win comfortably. I also would not be surprised if they give up the same amount as their back line is not the level of other elite teams. You don’t have to agree. I am just speaking based on what I’ve seen.
 
Adding Mace to the back line has improved them dramatically. People forget that up until the last 3 games Mace and Fleming had only played 3 games together. Putting Mace on the edge and combining with the existing center backs has made them very formidable.
 
Some Final Fours this week

SEC
Florida v Arkansas
LSU v South Carolina

Big East
Xavier v Georgetown
Providence v Butler

ACC
North Carolina v Clemson
Florida State v Virginia

Big 10
Penn State v Illinois
Nebraska v Minnesota

Big 12
Texas Tech v Baylor
Texas v West Virginia
 
sirfootyalot said:
I’ve seen both teams play a good amount. I wouldn’t be surprised if UCLA scores 3 or 4 goals even as they are very dynamic offensively and win comfortably. I also would not be surprised if they give up the same amount as their back line is not the level of other elite teams. You don’t have to agree. I am just speaking based on what I’ve seen.
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I’m not sure what you have seen but you are in the minority opinion. UCLA’s backline has 2 MAC Hermann trophy candidates, the 1st pick in the NWSL draft, the most defensive player of the week Winners this season, the 3rd best GAA and shutout percentage, 9 shutouts (ranked 12th in the nation) and a backline with every single starter having won DPOW (all 4 will be 1st rounders) and the only one in the conference with more than 2 players or wins. I’m not sure what you are comparing them to but I have to ask again have you seen them play? Not to mention that the backline has 9 goals.

Give me some concrete examples, stats and teams to back up your opinion please.
 
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