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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 22, 2015 0:16:54 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 27, 2015 18:38:58 GMT -5
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Post by RusskyHoya on Aug 27, 2015 19:18:37 GMT -5
Yea, not a great start for the women. You'd think that a relatively experienced backline would be a strength, but there may be not enough holdup play and possession on the offensive side.
Better to deal with the growing pains now.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Aug 30, 2015 14:29:03 GMT -5
Highly entertaining game against San Diego this afternoon, with the Hoyas pulling out a 1-0 win in 2OT. Both teams squandered multiple surefire scoring opportunities. A draw would have been a fair result in such a madcap, eventful match, and I honestly feel a little sorry for the Toreros. Not too sorry, of course. Positives: scrappy and no-panic defending, a lot of 1-on-1 wins, and superior offensive coherence in the attempt, if not the execution. Also, Crystal Thomas had several remarkable displays of class to beat multiple defenders. Negatives: No real threat on multiple set-pieces, including several corners that Rachel Corboz skied onto the roof of goal. The team overall looked less fit than San Diego, although the latter wilted in the humidity a bit as the game went on. And, quote Dave Nolan, nobody saw a single second ball all game. Well, until Audra Ayotte converted a rebound for the game-winner. #4 UCLA got the exact same result against USD a week ago, albeit in San Diego. So all in all a positive and promising result to build on. www.guhoyas.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/083015aaa.html
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 3, 2015 22:19:46 GMT -5
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Post by lichoya68 on Sept 7, 2015 16:19:47 GMT -5
go hoyas lady soccer yeah
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 27, 2015 15:22:40 GMT -5
After giving up the game-tying goal with 45 seconds left, the women are able to rally and take one on the road from Providence, 2-1 in double OT. Rachel Corboz with both goals on set pieces, the first directly on a corner that curled in above the keeper and the golden goal on a free kick. Unfortunately, due to early-season miscues and a general lack of strength in the conference, their only way back to the NCAA tournament likely runs through the Big East title. DePaul hasn't been their usual self, though - current rankings actually have them way behind (#91) the Hoyas (#53), with St. John's leading the conference (#31). So it's by no means an impossible task, especially if Crystal Thomas is able to re-discover the scoring touch that allowed her to lead Notre Dame in goals as a freshman. www.guhoyas.com/sports/w-soccer/recaps/092715aab.html
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Post by RusskyHoya on Oct 30, 2015 21:16:53 GMT -5
Women were about 20 minutes away from the Big East Regular Season title (a piece of it and the #1 seed, anyway), but St. John's scored with a little over a minute left in regulation to take the trophy. Instead, the Hoyas get the #2 seed, which does earn them a bye into the semifinals in Omaha.
Georgetown gets the winner of DePaul and Providence a week from today, with kickoff scheduled for 8:00 pm Eastern. Provy beat DePaul, so expect a hard-fought contest there. St. John's remains the team to beat, but on neutral turf, I fully expect the Hoyas to have a great shot at taking home the trophy and the automatic tournament bid.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Nov 3, 2015 23:28:09 GMT -5
Quite the family tradition they've got going!
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Nov 4, 2015 15:52:43 GMT -5
Any more Corboz's coming down the pipeline?
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Nov 4, 2015 15:55:26 GMT -5
Is she Boz's daughter??
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Nov 6, 2015 14:35:55 GMT -5
8 tonight on FoxSportsGo. Good luck to the distaff Hoya 11.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Nov 6, 2015 22:54:44 GMT -5
Well fought game - but horrible job on PK's. Missed 2 out of 4.
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 6, 2015 22:56:20 GMT -5
Tough loss. Providence keeper came up big in PKs.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Nov 6, 2015 23:12:07 GMT -5
Tough loss. Hoyas hit the post like 4 times in the first half. If they had finished better in the first half it never would've gone to PKs. Not the sharpest game but fought well to force over time. PKs left a lot to be desired.
Hoyas have an outside shot to make the tournament.
RPI going in was 32 which should be on the inside of the bubble, but losing to 78 Providence will drop us. We only have 3 top 50 wins: #26 St. John's who will drop with their loss, #45 GW, and #49 JMU. And those last 2 could fall out of the top 50 with losses. So not the best resume. Fingers crossed, but we've been snubbed with better resumes than this.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Nov 7, 2015 18:18:24 GMT -5
Any more Corboz's coming down the pipeline? Alas not. Very disappointing outcome, particularly because of how close the Hoyas were to unprecedented success. Had they been able, say, to close out a 2-0 lead against a 10-player Marquette squad, they would be regular season champs and the #1 seed, avoiding facing a team with a PK specialist (in women's college soccer!) for a goalie. That 2-11 all-time Big East Tournament record is looking awfully ugly right now. On the plus side, I remain convinced that some of the biggest beneficiaries of the Thompson Athletic Center will be the sports other than basketball, especially men's basketball. The hoops teams are at the top of the Georgetown athletic food chain - for them, the TAC is an upgrade from an Acura to a BMW. For many of the other sports, it'll be like going from a thrice re-sold Kia to an Impala. And the strange in-season construction on Shaw Field enhancements is starting to bear fruit, with brick walkways and a concession area that looks much less like a gardening shed. So even if there are no more Corbozes, Wellses, or Mengeses coming down the pipeline, the obstacles to recruiting top talent to the Hilltop should significantly decrease in the near future.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 7, 2015 20:16:07 GMT -5
On the plus side, I remain convinced that some of the biggest beneficiaries of the Thompson Athletic Center will be the sports other than basketball, especially men's basketball. The hoops teams are at the top of the Georgetown athletic food chain - for them, the TAC is an upgrade from an Acura to a BMW. For many of the other sports, it'll be like going from a thrice re-sold Kia to an Impala. And the strange in-season construction on Shaw Field enhancements is starting to bear fruit, with brick walkways and a concession area that looks much less like a gardening shed. Understand the optimism, but I tend to disagree. There are schools with facilities that still tower over Georgetown but which aren't close to being competitive. In the end, it comes down to 1) funding, 2) coaching, and 3) institutional priorities, with facilties as a complement, not a substitute, for the top three. Related, this question: has soccer passed lacrosse in the athletic hierarchy at Georgetown?
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Nov 8, 2015 12:26:01 GMT -5
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Post by RusskyHoya on Nov 8, 2015 14:28:41 GMT -5
On the plus side, I remain convinced that some of the biggest beneficiaries of the Thompson Athletic Center will be the sports other than basketball, especially men's basketball. The hoops teams are at the top of the Georgetown athletic food chain - for them, the TAC is an upgrade from an Acura to a BMW. For many of the other sports, it'll be like going from a thrice re-sold Kia to an Impala. And the strange in-season construction on Shaw Field enhancements is starting to bear fruit, with brick walkways and a concession area that looks much less like a gardening shed. Understand the optimism, but I tend to disagree. There are schools with facilities that still tower over Georgetown but which aren't close to being competitive. In the end, it comes down to 1) funding, 2) coaching, and 3) institutional priorities, with facilties as a complement, not a substitute, for the top three. You're going to have to be more specific here on which part you disagree with - that the TAC will help women's soccer specifically, or that it will help non-basketball sports more broadly? We should keep in mind that there are different categories of facilities that may be relevant to a team's recruiting and performance. I would break it down into sport-specific facilities, general varsity athletics facilities, and overall university facilities. I don't think there's any question that the TAC will significantly improve the general varsity athletics facilities across the department, and it will also improve the sport-specific facilities for several sports in particular, including women's soccer. So I'm not understanding the root of your disagreement, unless you think that facilities don't really matter that much? In terms of your top three factors... roger that on funding, which is monetary. Coaching is also a significantly monetary category, both individually (paying a premium for attracting/retaining coaching talent) and collectively (having sufficient coaches and dedicated coaching time). There's also job security, which Georgetown offers as an inducement to offset its relatively ungenerous salaries for most coaches - you may not make very much, but it's almost unthinkable that you'll ever be fired other than for cause. Outside of facilities, and given that we've already listed out the monetary factors, I'm not sure what "institutional priorities" refers to here, unless it is coded language for "amount of wiggle room in recruiting as regards academic and ethical standards" or even "amount of wiggle room in following the rules."
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Post by RusskyHoya on Nov 8, 2015 14:44:47 GMT -5
Related, this question: has soccer passed lacrosse in the athletic hierarchy at Georgetown? In terms of national performance and rankings, as well as visibility with students, I would say the answer is yes. However, the athletic hierarchy at Georgetown is first and foremost defined by overall strata within the portfolio, so even though soccer has passed lacrosse (for now?) in the ways mentioned, they both continue to occupy the topmost strata: nationally competitive programs. Just as a reminder for those who many be following along at home, the three primary strata of Georgetown athletics are, roughly: - nationally competitive (we would like to win a national title and are committed to supporting the sport at a level that makes it within the realm of possibility)
- regionally competitive (we would like to win a Big East title or other specifically scoped/defined targets and are committed to supporting the sport at a level that makes it within the realm of possibility)
- we're just happy to be here
Soccer and lacrosse are both fully funded to the NCAA scholarship cap; they're both enjoying sports-specific upgrades in the form of new locker rooms in the TAC, as well as venue enhancements (Shaw and Cooper Fields, respectively). They each have respected coaches: Weiss is now a three-time Big East Coach of the Year and his name has started to bubble up in MLS coaching rumors; Nolan has been at Georgetown for 16 of the program's 21 years of existence and has guided it to national competitiveness while building up a coaching tree of his own; Ricky Fried is the head coach of the U.S. Women's National Team and has led that club to a world title; Kevin Warne's rebuilding efforts are starting to bear fruit, and he (and heir apparent Matt Kerwick before him, prior to the DUI) was considered a strong hire. I think the flip between soccer and lacrosse has a lot to do with individual personalities (Urick, most notably) and some structural changes in the sports (the explosion of women's lacrosse programs; the rise in the number of top soccer players skipping college and going pro) that favor GU soccer over lacrosse. I have not senses any shift in institutional priorities relative to the two, although I have been a bit surprised by how low-profile the lacrosse community's involvement in the MSF has been.
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