B1G Championship: Women's Soccer vs. No. 9 UCLA
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She lost a ball in a tackle inside the 18 or right around there, turned around, looked at the girl on the ground, turned her head back around again and stepped right on her. Typical dirty play by Tiernan. Does it all the time but this time she took too long and got caught.
Discuss in other thread she has a bad temper also had to sit out a game during the regular season for amassing 5 yellow cards
UCLA looks much better and more polished through the first 40 minutes. Hopefully we can regroup at the half and come out firing.
The city of Los Angeles is going to take home the first two women’s soccer titles in this conference. Brutal.
3-0 at the half. Could have been worse. Terrible play all around. All World Liv Bodmer with two blunders for 2 goals. Post brutal-on offense & on defense. Mason with some errors & so many others. Poor decisions & passing. No energy.
The inability to score goals has been a problem all season.Defense has kept the games close and has resulted in wins such as against USC in the semi finals.Rutgers desperately needs a Carli Lloyd type player that can create shots and make goals.
I've watched the last 15 minutes. I don't think the commentators have spoken about the actual game during that time. Why would I care what USC's or OSU's RPI or tournament prospects look like. There's a game going on. I get its 3-0 but it's really poor commentating.
They've done it all game blabbing about anything & everything except what's happening on the field. Happens in many sports.
As we’ve discussed all season we don’t have top end speed and since Amirah left we have not had a difference making finisher and that has been evidence in our lack of scoring these past 3 seasons
Unfortunately they’re second string girls better and faster than our first team
it wouldnt have changed anything, but I dont see how you can say there was enough video to overturn the call on teh field which was goal. absurd.
by pressing us with 5 players in our final third, UCLA was essentially signaling that there is not a player on our team which scares them. that was a tough one to watch.
Tiernan being out definitely hurt...but not sure it changes anything.
hats off to UCLA...every girl on that team is a soccer player. in contrast, we have 3-4 girls who seem to have high soccer IQ.
Mike needs to continue recruiting outside of the PDA sphere...too many of those girls made their hay being on teams which are waaaaay better than the comp, and are just good athletes (big and/or fast). we need more complete soccer players. Find more players like Tsokos and Baran please. And of course Bradley
I actually feel like he is making the pivot, so I am completely good with him continuing to chop away for a few more years. the future is bright. But to take the next step to be elite, we need more players at the UCLA / USC level.
he's going to need to hit 2 home runs with 2 impact CBs.
oh...one more thing...fitness, fitness, fitness. this needs to be a focus for this team in the offseason. too many of our women are simply not in great shape (not trying to be offensive...I genuinely mean this respectfully). and I am not just talking about top-end speed (that's an issue as well). But we're not fit in some very key positions...at this level, that is simply unacceptable.
hopefully this blowout doesnt impact our seeding.
yeah...would love both CBs and a forward...but priority #1 and #2 needs to be CB
we're losing 2 all B1G players at CB. how you plan to win games getting a forward and not replacing Banks and Mason?
we're effed if he does what you're proposing (if I am following you).
Oh no I agree with you about replacing Mason and Banks I am not sure who we have on the roster now will be hard to expect freshman to replace either one maybe a transfer but it’s crucial and of course not easy that we get a scorer again maybe we can get lucky in the portal
Soccer out in California is another level. Great programs up and down the state and very competitive. O'Neill and McElderry would be wise to develop some relationships out here to attract talent now that the B1G is coast to coast. Reasso had some success with California in the 1980s and was able to get Lev Kirshner back in the day.
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