2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!!

surfrider said:
Upsets abound. What a Thursday. Can’t wait for tomorrow. Hoping my trip north brings another
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It seems that the "Me Too" movement is on....nationwide.

CaliKlines said:
It was a good, old-fashioned, shed-style butt whooping. Wake played a very motivated style, and it seemed like they wanted it more. Fun to be in the stands to finally watch them play in person.
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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!!
 
Mystery Train said:
All of that may be true, including the NC player getting a piece of the ball. But none of that changes the fact that this was a reckless slide at full speed into a player from a bad angle. With cleats clearly up. Straight red worthy, IMO.

When I played, the slide tackle was my favorite move. But I never went in with a slide tackle where the other player didn't see me coming. Always with the ball between the other player and me. Never with the player between me and the ball, even if I thought I could get a piece of the ball. And never ever with cleats up. You can slide tackle and still be responsible and careful. I'm not saying the NC player made a dirty play, but it was definitely done without care or concern for a player who she was blindsiding. A yellow is not a sufficient deterrent for such a play.
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At this level of play, the player knew exactly what she was doing. No excuse for this player.
 
Zerodenero said:
It seems that the "Me Too" movement is on....nationwide.



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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A little disappointed watching UCLA vs Washington State. But the So. Cal girls on WS did well.
 
Abdul said:
A little disappointed watching UCLA vs Washington State. But the So. Cal girls on WS did well.
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I'm new to this board and I hope I don't get beat up too badly :)
I like UCLA...my daughter used to play on one of Sam Greene's lower level teams. UCLA vs LMU was our first game together as a family. I was shocked that two starters took a knee during the national anthem...this is my adopted country. tonight was our second and last game...the people were rude and abusive that sat around us...I was embarrassed for UCLA.
 
Wow. What happened in the UCLA GAME? WSU 1-0? Didn’t se the game but this is a shocker. Any feedback ?
Things didn’t go so right in no Cal for us eithr
 
Abdul said:
I'm new to this board and I hope I don't get beat up too badly :)
I like UCLA...my daughter used to play on one of Sam Greene's lower level teams. UCLA vs LMU was our first game together as a family. I was shocked that two starters took a knee during the national anthem...this is my adopted country. tonight was our second and last game...the people were rude and abusive that sat around us...I was embarrassed for UCLA.
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Does Size 13 have multiple personalities or did the L cause a brain hemorrhage?
 
Dubs said:
I was thinking that myself while watching A&M v Arkansas. Ping pong ball, very little possession either way. 3 passes and bang into the box. It was certainly effective for Arkansas. I also felt that the ref was letting all kinds of fouls go, but that' probably consistent in all of college soccer.
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The "problem" with A&M is they play reactionary and are easily tempted to play the same way / down to / up to the level of play of the opposition. Coach G is constantly on them to be patient and possess the ball. They will not get far unless this changes.

Look at Oregon! Mertz on the hottest seat in college soccer - or at least one of them - and they are sitting 7-1-1. Has she turned this program around or is this just a pause in inevitable?

Wazzu is realizing some reasonable returns for the work they are putting in. Will it continue remains to be seen but I see those guys working their tails off on the recruiting trail.

The soccer in the league isn't always pretty but for the first time in a few years it seems the depth is starting to return to the PAC12.
 
You won't read much on this board about the behavior of players and parents. MAP has them all kowtowed.

Karma is a bitch. UCLA is a team with some serious problems at the moment. A group of anti-American selfish individual players not playing as a team.
 
surfrider said:
Wow. What happened in the UCLA GAME? WSU 1-0? Didn’t se the game but this is a shocker. Any feedback ?
Things didn’t go so right in no Cal for us eithr
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UCLA dominated possession but can't finish. I think they outshot WSU 5 to 1, more corners, players are more skilled on the ball, but no end result. Been to 3 home games this year and it was the same story each game. I really like their style of play, love A.Rodriguez and A.Sanchez, but as a team they can't finish.
 
Mertz and staff are great recruiters, and have a warm, inclusive energy to them. Despite the Ducks not being a traditional hot soccer destination, they may have landed just enough talent over the last few years to finally close in on some of the results their efforts have merited. It's early still, and with the exception of maybe 2 teams this year, the league schedule is one tough battle after the next, so we shall see how it plays out.
 
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...
 
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