RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 26, 2024 21:53:46 GMT -5
The girls were firmly in control today. As Coach Dave said, the came out in a different formation due to a couple injuries which took a while to settle in as several girl were playing different roles altogether in the midfield, but once they got going they were much more aggressive in the attack and as well on defense. UConn away will be a tough test this weekend. I'm sure the formation and new faces had something to do with it, but also, it was 1000% humidity. The Shots on Goal were 1-1 at 11:11 of the first (and Seton Hall got the first one of the game, a shocker!). It felt like a literally slugfest, like a battle between slugs. I don't think anyone wanted to be there. I don't think *I* wanted to be there. It felt like 15 degrees hotter than it actually was. But as always against Seton Hall, you got the sense that one goal would lead to multiple, and that's exactly what happened. The Pirates didn't record another SOG until Alexa Hadley was in between the pipes for the Hoyas and the "Feels like" temperature had gone down 10 degrees. Always great to see the bench emptied and all the players rewarded for their hard work in practice with some PT.
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 27, 2024 7:38:29 GMT -5
You are not understating the humidity.
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 28, 2024 10:13:49 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 29, 2024 7:01:14 GMT -5
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Post by bearsandbulls on Sept 29, 2024 9:35:54 GMT -5
The girls were firmly in control today. As Coach Dave said, the came out in a different formation due to a couple injuries which took a while to settle in as several girl were playing different roles altogether in the midfield, but once they got going they were much more aggressive in the attack and as well on defense. UConn away will be a tough test this weekend. I'm sure the formation and new faces had something to do with it, but also, it was 1000% humidity. The Shots on Goal were 1-1 at 11:11 of the first (and Seton Hall got the first one of the game, a shocker!). It felt like a literally slugfest, like a battle between slugs. I don't think anyone wanted to be there. I don't think *I* wanted to be there. It felt like 15 degrees hotter than it actually was. But as always against Seton Hall, you got the sense that one goal would lead to multiple, and that's exactly what happened. The Pirates didn't record another SOG until Alexa Hadley was in between the pipes for the Hoyas and the "Feels like" temperature had gone down 10 degrees. Always great to see the bench emptied and all the players rewarded for their hard work in practice with some PT. As they kept mentioning that Tavana was the Big East offensive player of the year last year, I was having a hard time seeing that in the game against SH. I am sure she deserved the accolade for her work in 2023, but the offensive player of the year for a team that almost never demonstrated any offense is surprising. I am liking how the Hoyas are shaping up as the season progresses. We so often start slow against stiff opposition, then cruise through league play. This year is reminiscent of the 2018 team and I feel we can go deep in the College Cup. Beat the Huskies.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 29, 2024 17:15:00 GMT -5
Nice of Creighton to post highlights from our game, insofar as the vast majority is Georgetown highlights
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