UDPride Discussion Forums    
     

Go Back   UDPride Discussion Forums > UDPRIDE SPORTS FORUMS > Womens Soccer

» Log in
User Name:

Password:

Not a member yet?
Register Now!
» Advertisement
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 10-30-2016, 05:15 PM
Chris R's Avatar
Chris R Chris R is offline
Committed to this Web Site and Your Enjoyment!
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Dayton, OH
Posts: 13,586
Thanks: 1,837
Thanked 17,099 Times in 5,101 Posts
Chris R has a reputation beyond reputeChris R has a reputation beyond reputeChris R has a reputation beyond reputeChris R has a reputation beyond reputeChris R has a reputation beyond reputeChris R has a reputation beyond reputeChris R has a reputation beyond reputeChris R has a reputation beyond reputeChris R has a reputation beyond reputeChris R has a reputation beyond reputeChris R has a reputation beyond repute
Smile WSOC: Flyers Top UMass 3-1 in Mike Tucker's Final Home Game

Game recap: http://www.udpride.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29868

The good news:
- They sent Mike Tucker out the right way at Baujan Field -- with a W.
- Kiehl did what the Kiehlster does -- grind. Nearly all of her goals are haaaarrd-earned, hard-fought goals. Very little falls into her lap.
- We qualify for the A10 Tournament.

Overall, far more positive than negatives. The positives were immediate plugs to holes in the dam.

The not-so-good news:
- Kiehl scored 15 of our 28 goals this year. This is not an indictment on Kiehl, but one on the others for not shoveling part of the load. Kiehl was asked to do far too much. To score 15 knowing every opponent realizes you stop her and you probably stop Dayton is a testament to her work rate. But we will not advance in the A10 Tourney if we have to ride AK the entire way. Opponents will just shut her down with double teams and make everyone else beat them -- which UD has not proven effective at.

- The defense was fairly decent today -- few shots surrendered or on frame. But again, a marshmallow goal on the one they did give up. That's the type of goal that ends your season in the A10 Tourney. UMass won three matches all season -- they should not score on us. Ever.

- UD didnt beat a single team in the A10 regular season that qualified for the A10 Tourney. In other words we have to win three games against teams that have either already beaten us, or are better than we are. Not an easy ball of wax to digest. As we saw last season, freaky things can happen in the A10 tourney. But if UD wins 3 games and punches their ticket to the NCAA, they will have won the three toughest matches against the three toughest opponents they faced in the A10.
__________________

Hot shooting hides a multitude of sins.
Make everyone else's "one day" your "day one".
Reply With Quote
Mad Props to Chris R For This Totally Excellent Post:
soccerflyer (10-30-2016)
Advertisement
  #2  
Old 10-30-2016, 06:12 PM
ud69's Avatar
ud69 ud69 is offline
Committed to this Web Site and Your Enjoyment!
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 7,099
Thanks: 2,201
Thanked 5,170 Times in 2,285 Posts
ud69 has a reputation beyond reputeud69 has a reputation beyond reputeud69 has a reputation beyond reputeud69 has a reputation beyond reputeud69 has a reputation beyond reputeud69 has a reputation beyond reputeud69 has a reputation beyond reputeud69 has a reputation beyond reputeud69 has a reputation beyond reputeud69 has a reputation beyond reputeud69 has a reputation beyond repute
Amidst a year of disappointment, today was a day of happiness. By historical Dayton standards, qualifying for the A-10 tournament as the #7 seed is not a great accomplishment. However, getting a needed "W" to make the A-10 tournament on Coach Tucker's last match at Baujan certainly qualifies as one of the highlights of this season.

Obviously, A Kiehl was again the lady of the match - as she has been most of the season. When you score more than half your team's goals in a season, your will be the center of every team's defense. To her credit she has persevered.

The first goal was a great give and go between Kiehl and Leedom. Leedom fed Kiehl a perfectly weighted ball for her to go one on one with the keeper - and Kiehl won the battle.

I would probably have scored the second goal as an own goal. I don't think the ball was crossing the goal line on the shot, but it was just sitting there, inches off the goal line, and needed to be cleared by the defender - who promptly stuck it in the net.

The third was mostly Kiehl's skill.

The one goal we gave up was a softie after a whiffed attempt at a clear in the box.

Besides Kiehl, thought Leedom had a solid match - using her size to good advantage to win possession often in the middle of the field. In the back, Byrne played well and cleaned up most of the mistakes of others.

On to the A-10 tournament. Hard to be very optimistic, but stranger things have happened - just not many.

Last edited by ud69; 10-30-2016 at 06:14 PM..
Reply With Quote
2 UDPriders Offer Mad Props to ud69 For This Totally Excellent Post:
NovaFlyer (10-30-2016), soccerflyer (10-30-2016)
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.1

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:03 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Advertisement System V2.6 By   Branden

     
 
Copyright 1996-2012 UDPride.com. All Rights Reserved.