2016-17 D1 Women's soccer thread!!!

Bernie Sanders said:
Ive never had the opportunity to see her play.
Im looking forward to it.
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I'll tell ya Bernie....she is fun to watch. Especially when it's your own kid trying to stop her which is not easy (but dang great training/experience).....She's One of those players so skilled that it looks effortless. I've watched her cause fits on a back line as she peruses with the ball horizontally across the box waiting for defenders to misstep. Before u know it...BAM!! - quick power shot to back of the net.

Closest I can relate her skill is like watching former Duke basketball player/current Cleveland cavalier point guard Kyrie Irving.
 
Zerodenero said:
I'll tell ya Bernie....she is fun to watch. Especially when it's your own kid trying to stop her which is not easy (but dang great training/experience).....She's One of those players so skilled that it looks effortless. I've watched her cause fits on a back line as she peruses with the ball horizontally across the box waiting for defenders to misstep. Before u know it...BAM!! - quick power shot to back of the net.

Closest I can relate her skill is like watching former Duke basketball player/current Cleveland cavalier point guard Kyrie Irving.
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For those who have never seen Catarina Macario play. Here is a U14 highlight video of her. Her final height is 5'5", but very strong. She has really good speed, excellent on the ball, but what separates her from the other forwards....is she is a true finisher.

 
NoGoal said:
For those who have never seen Catarina Macario play. Here is a U14 highlight video of her. Her final height is 5'5", but very strong. She has really good speed, excellent on the ball, but what separates her from the other forwards....is she is a true finisher.

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That was a fun year. I recognize a face or two out there. Back when the girls REALLY cared about winning and playing
 
MakeAPlay said:
I agree. We will see once signing day comes and goes. Stanford has already sent out acceptance letters to their recruits so if she is accepted I imagine she will sign. If not we will know that pretty soon too.
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She committed to Stanford years ago. She only announced it after receiving her acceptance letter. That was a hard secret to keep. Most of her teammates didn't even know.
 
madcow said:
She committed to Stanford years ago. She only announced it after receiving her acceptance letter. That was a hard secret to keep. Most of her teammates didn't even know.
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Stanford will be locked and loaded with quality forwards for the next 4 years. Catarina (#2 class ranked player), Madison Hailey (NFL Charles Haley's DD and YNT experience), and Kuhlmann (U17 YNT starter).
 
NoGoal said:
Stanford will be locked and loaded with quality forwards for the next 4 years. Catarina (#2 class ranked player), Madison Hailey (NFL Charles Haley's DD and YNT experience), and Kuhlmann (U17 YNT starter).
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I agree. Not often that Kuhlman is the worst of a group that she is around. Assuming Sullivan is back they lose their keeper a defender and a forward. Amack will take Bauer's spot at centerback. I say Haley starts and Pickett takes Malatsky's wideback spot. CM and Kuhlman will be options off the bench. With Sullivan out I say Xiao moves to the 10 and CM takes her spot opposite Carusa with Haley playing the 9. If Sullivan can play next year they will be top 3 behind UCLA and Penn State. If not I say top 5 behind Florida St. and Duke. They are going to be tough.
 
The West Coast could easily have 4 or 5 of the final 8 teams next season. With all of the cross conference matches between the WCC and PAC 12 RPI won't be a problem for any of the teams. I can't wait until August.
 
MakeAPlay said:
The West Coast could easily have 4 or 5 of the final 8 teams next season. With all of the cross conference matches between the WCC and PAC 12 RPI won't be a problem for any of the teams. I can't wait until August.
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RPI is not automatically awarded to conferences.
 
NoGoal said:
Stanford will be locked and loaded with quality forwards for the next 4 years. Catarina (#2 class ranked player), Madison Hailey (NFL Charles Haley's DD and YNT experience), and Kuhlmann (U17 YNT starter).
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Just looking at their recruiting class it is pretty sick. UCLA may be getting the #1 player but Stanford is getting 4 0f the top 6 in my opinion and Penn State is getting the other top 6 player. Florida State, Duke, North Carolina and Georgetown are all going to be top 7-10 teams too.
 
NoGoal said:
Stanford will be locked and loaded with quality forwards for the next 4 years. Catarina (#2 class ranked player), Madison Hailey (NFL Charles Haley's DD and YNT experience), and Kuhlmann (U17 YNT starter).
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What I have seen so far is that every recruiting class has players that perform as expected and some that surprise. The surprises can be good and bad. It's very hard to tell how a player is going to adjust to the college game (unless you know the player REALLY well). A lot of it is mental. The speed of play can be too much for players that aren't used to having to make quick decisions. That is true for technical players too. Regardless of a player's skill level if they can't play quickly they will have the ball stolen pretty quickly. I think that Haley is just a beast and has that uncoachable quality. Cat is a ninja. Pickett is the second coming of Crystal Dunn. The rest are in for the Hunger Games.
 
MakeAPlay said:
What I have seen so far is that every recruiting class has players that perform as expected and some that surprise. The surprises can be good and bad. It's very hard to tell how a player is going to adjust to the college game (unless you know the player REALLY well). A lot of it is mental. The speed of play can be too much for players that aren't used to having to make quick decisions. That is true for technical players too. Regardless of a player's skill level if they can't play quickly they will have the ball stolen pretty quickly. I think that Haley is just a beast and has that uncoachable quality. Cat is a ninja. Pickett is the second coming of Crystal Dunn. The rest are in for the Hunger Games.
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They're all in the Hunger Games.
Perform or sit down.
 
MakeAPlay said:
I can see how that would happen. Tim is a good coach and the location is about the best in women's soccer. Although Halls of Fame and other sports are nice to have too...

Your player made a good choice. It is a top 25 soccer school with top 100 academics and a top 3 location. Not to mention that you get to see her play. That is worth a lot.
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MAP, if Pepperdine is a Top 3 location...where the heck are the Top 2???
 
I just don't understand why Long Beach St. doesn't get more of the top local players. It's a good school with good coaches in a pretty decent location.
 
MakeAPlay said:
I just don't understand why Long Beach St. doesn't get more of the top local players. It's a good school with good coaches in a pretty decent location.
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Here's why in my opinion. First off why isn't your kid there? Not to be a jerk but think about it. Same reason mine isn't more than likely if we put our notebooks together. Of all the clubs in SoCal Beach FC's top teams play the most appealing soccer. We can argue if we want but I don't think it will get us anywhere. They try to duplicate what is being done at LB State and it is working. Here is the thing. In the baseball world I don't know many true studs that wouldn't want to got to Cal State Fullerton or Long Beach State to pursue a MLB career. There is a lot of money in a MLB career and they both have great track records in developing pro players. If there was big pro money in women's soccer and a true career path LB State would blow up. Call it fair or not the piece of paper at the end of the 4 years is the biggest deal right now for women college soccer players. Just my opinion.
 
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