2019 Women's D1 Soccer Talk!!!!

gkrent said:
Pepp 3 UCLA 1
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I wasn’t at the game but I heard that UCLA had 5 starters available and one got hurt and that their coach wasn’t there either. Congratulations to Pepperdine. I will say that you are going to see a slightly different team in August.
 
MakeAPlay said:
I wasn’t at the game but I heard that UCLA had 5 starters available and one got hurt and that their coach wasn’t there either. Congratulations to Pepperdine. I will say that you are going to see a slightly different team in August.
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Five starters or not, UCLA has a gaggle of national team players and boasts a top 5 recruiting class each year so it’s a mute point. What I saw was a team that was in much better condition than UCLA and one that exploited some weaknesses. Two players in particular for UCLA really stood out though; Sheehan and the other Canadian, Flynn. I know that I am biased but, Sheehan was EVERYWHERE and very difficult to move off the ball. Her ability to move in tight spaces and create space is tremendous. Flynn‘s defense is phenomenal and the few times I thought a Pepp player managed to take the ball away from her or block her off the ball, she managed to get it back.

No doubt UCLA will be better come fall but like I said in an earlier post, Pepperdine should not be overlooked as they are playing some of the best team soccer I have seen in a while and will definitely not miss the tournament this year. Barring injury, I see a deep run as well.
 
I was at the game as well. UCLA looked very sloppy. 2-3 of the same girls made the same type of turnovers for UCLA, not a way to earn playing time. Pepp also had most of their players behind the ball all game, but were very effective in creating a turnover and making a quick long pass in transition. First time watching a spring game and didn't look anything like fall ball. Pepp seems to have a lot of team speed.
 
Good job Pepp. A 3-1 win means Pepp was better that day. I think the WCC is going to be very competitive next year. In the end the usual teams will prevail though.
 
SpeedK1llz said:
Five starters or not, UCLA has a gaggle of national team players and boasts a top 5 recruiting class each year so it’s a mute point. What I saw was a team that was in much better condition than UCLA and one that exploited some weaknesses. Two players in particular for UCLA really stood out though; Sheehan and the other Canadian, Flynn. I know that I am biased but, Sheehan was EVERYWHERE and very difficult to move off the ball. Her ability to move in tight spaces and create space is tremendous. Flynn‘s defense is phenomenal and the few times I thought a Pepp player managed to take the ball away from her or block her off the ball, she managed to get it back.

No doubt UCLA will be better come fall but like I said in an earlier post, Pepperdine should not be overlooked as they are playing some of the best team soccer I have seen in a while and will definitely not miss the tournament this year. Barring injury, I see a deep run as well.
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Again I wasn’t at the game but was told that Pepperdine was fortunate. Congratulations get excited about it all that you like. Let’s have this conversation again in Hawaii over a Mai Tai after the actual game. I have seen Pepperdine score 1 goal against UCLA in 3 years and have given up 7 over the same period of time.

Delanie is playing well but she is the 3rd of 4 starting midfielders in terms of impact if that tells you anything. We had not one forward play that got minutes at forward in the fall. Flynn didn’t play one minute last season. I love the enthusiasm but you are getting excited about practice. Not the game, practice. Don’t put a ten on a twenty. If you don’t think there is a difference between the actual starting 11 and the team that you saw then you are in for a surprise come fall. The fact that the coach tweeted about winning a spring game without the opposing coach and 2 of the 3 best attacking players in college is hilarious. My kid said that your ladies acted like they won the College Cup. Personally I think that the coach touting the spring record is telling...

I am glad to hear that your player is back and doing well. Good luck to you and your player.
 
UOP said:
Good job Pepp. A 3-1 win means Pepp was better that day. I think the WCC is going to be very competitive next year. In the end the usual teams will prevail though.
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In spring really? So let me get this straight. A team that the last 3 years has gone to the Sweet 16 including making it to the national championship game, that lost one starter and played without 6 of them wasn’t the better team? I honestly hope that the Pepperdine players and staff come back thinking that they were the better team EVER! I am looking forward to this game almost as much as the Stanford and $C games now. Let’s see what you post then.
 
Mystery Train said:
Wow. I know it's just spring ball, but that's still a great result. My DD and I got to see them in action at ASU and they were very impressive.

Your kid was commanding back there.
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LOL. Spring means nothing. The best player in the country isn’t even enrolled in school this quarter and can’t play. I won’t go any further but I will take any bet that you want to make when they play in the fall. They will be playing at a neutral site. Heck Pepperdine should be favored over UCLA. As a matter of fact, I think Pepperdine will be their toughest preseason game. Way tougher than Florida State, Florida and Penn State. Pepperdine might even be preseason top 5 based upon this spring game. I better tell my kid to forget about Stanford, $C and the defending national champs, because Pepperdine is the real deal!
 
MakeAPlay said:
LOL. Spring means nothing. The best player in the country isn’t even enrolled in school this quarter and can’t play. I won’t go any further but I will take any bet that you want to make when they play in the fall. They will be playing at a neutral site. Heck Pepperdine should be favored over UCLA. As a matter of fact, I think Pepperdine will be their toughest preseason game. Way tougher than Florida State, Florida and Penn State. Pepperdine might even be preseason top 5 based upon this spring game. I better tell my kid to forget about Stanford, $C and the defending national champs, because Pepperdine is the real deal!
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Haha. You should be flattered. You know when people get hyped about playing your team in spring, it's because they regard your squad as the standard. If they played spring football games and UCLA beat Bama by a couple of scores, the Bruin crowd would be deservedly encouraged, and the Bama crowd would, of course, be deservedly unconcerned. It's all good, is it not?
 
MakeAPlay said:
LOL. Spring means nothing. The best player in the country isn’t even enrolled in school this quarter and can’t play. I won’t go any further but I will take any bet that you want to make when they play in the fall. They will be playing at a neutral site. Heck Pepperdine should be favored over UCLA. As a matter of fact, I think Pepperdine will be their toughest preseason game. Way tougher than Florida State, Florida and Penn State. Pepperdine might even be preseason top 5 based upon this spring game. I better tell my kid to forget about Stanford, $C and the defending national champs, because Pepperdine is the real deal!
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That's quite a pre-season schedule. We've only got Stanford, USC, UCLA and WAZZU to deal with among others before facing conference foes. Which reminds me, I expect a full report on the Bruins vs Broncos score...I realize Spring is weird and doesn't count for sh*t, but its fun and a good measuring stick to see where a team is at heading into the break.
 
MakeAPlay said:
LOL. Spring means nothing. The best player in the country isn’t even enrolled in school this quarter and can’t play. I won’t go any further but I will take any bet that you want to make when they play in the fall. They will be playing at a neutral site. Heck Pepperdine should be favored over UCLA. As a matter of fact, I think Pepperdine will be their toughest preseason game. Way tougher than Florida State, Florida and Penn State. Pepperdine might even be preseason top 5 based upon this spring game. I better tell my kid to forget about Stanford, $C and the defending national champs, because Pepperdine is the real deal!
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Finally speaking the truth! Thank you MAP!
 
gkrent said:
This is really a testament to how deep the team is. This player is very talented.
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Bad ACL injury her senior year of HS slowed her down. It sounds like she is fully recovered and ready to go. The other Canadian, Faulknor, should get more minutes this year too if healthy. Pretty soon UCLA will be looking a lot like the Canadian national team.
 
MakeAPlay said:
Again I wasn’t at the game but was told that Pepperdine was fortunate. Congratulations get excited about it all that you like. Let’s have this conversation again in Hawaii over a Mai Tai after the actual game. I have seen Pepperdine score 1 goal against UCLA in 3 years and have given up 7 over the same period of time.

Delanie is playing well but she is the 3rd of 4 starting midfielders in terms of impact if that tells you anything. We had not one forward play that got minutes at forward in the fall. Flynn didn’t play one minute last season. I love the enthusiasm but you are getting excited about practice. Not the game, practice. Don’t put a ten on a twenty. If you don’t think there is a difference between the actual starting 11 and the team that you saw then you are in for a surprise come fall. The fact that the coach tweeted about winning a spring game without the opposing coach and 2 of the 3 best attacking players in college is hilarious. My kid said that your ladies acted like they won the College Cup. Personally I think that the coach touting the spring record is telling...

I am glad to hear that your player is back and doing well. Good luck to you and your player.
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Of course it’s only spring but are you saying nobody from UCLA gave a $hit and wasn’t trying to win the game? Yeah, our players were happy. Based upon all the F bombs and the screaming at one another coming from UCLA’s back line I’d say they cared more about this game than you’d like to believe.

As for no starting forwards from last year, I didn’t know that Fleming got relegated to the bench. Nobody is saying UCLA sucks, quite the opposite. I guess we’re just getting the reaction we expected so no surprise there.

If Sheehan is your 3rd or 4th option at mid-field, I cant wait to see 1 & 2!
 
MakeAPlay said:
In spring really? So let me get this straight. A team that the last 3 years has gone to the Sweet 16 including making it to the national championship game, that lost one starter and played without 6 of them wasn’t the better team? I honestly hope that the Pepperdine players and staff come back thinking that they were the better team EVER! I am looking forward to this game almost as much as the Stanford and $C games now. Let’s see what you post then.
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And we are looking FORWARD to your kid graduating...maybe you’ll finally leave the forum. Don’t take it personal...just saying what people are thinking.
 
SpeedK1llz said:
Of course it’s only spring but are you saying nobody from UCLA gave a $hit and wasn’t trying to win the game? Yeah, our players were happy. Based upon all the F bombs and the screaming at one another coming from UCLA’s back line I’d say they cared more about this game than you’d like to believe.

As for no starting forwards from last year, I didn’t know that Fleming got relegated to the bench. Nobody is saying UCLA sucks, quite the opposite. I guess we’re just getting the reaction we expected so no surprise there.

If Sheehan is your 3rd or 4th option at mid-field, I cant wait to see 1 & 2!
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Fleming is on the bench ? At that level it must be insanely difficult to get playing time... I can't imagine what players must go through to start for the Bruins or Pepp...congrats for all the ladies on both rosters...
 
SpeedK1llz said:
Of course it’s only spring but are you saying nobody from UCLA gave a $hit and wasn’t trying to win the game? Yeah, our players were happy. Based upon all the F bombs and the screaming at one another coming from UCLA’s back line I’d say they cared more about this game than you’d like to believe.

As for no starting forwards from last year, I didn’t know that Fleming got relegated to the bench. Nobody is saying UCLA sucks, quite the opposite. I guess we’re just getting the reaction we expected so no surprise there.

If Sheehan is your 3rd or 4th option at mid-field, I cant wait to see 1 & 2!
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Fleming plays Mid and I didn't see her on the field Sunday. If she was out there they pulled her quick. Thankfully didn't hear any F bombs since I had two 13 year old's with me. First time ever seeing Pepperdine. Do they usually play behind the ball like that with all their players then kick long on counters? It was effective vs UCLA. The Pep forwards look fast. I did hear the coach tell his defenders to play their keeper a bit more when their back was to the play, always like hearing that. Don't have a kid involved at this time but must say Pepperdine looked better than UCLA, but that UCLA looked about as bad as I've ever seen.
 
soccerobserver said:
Fleming is on the bench ? At that level it must be insanely difficult to get playing time... I can't imagine what players must go through to start for the Bruins or Pepp...congrats for all the ladies on both rosters...
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But you never know who will show up on the roaster!
 
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