05-13-2023, 10:19 PM
A reminder: the game will be on ESPNU at 7PM PDT Sunday. I doubt it will be carried by the NCAA site as were the first 2 rounds.
Up by that much, that late, pretty much means the game is over and it is garbage time. UCLA put a field player in as goalie and left an open goal when on offense. Stanford had a chance for a long shoot at an open goal with about 3 minutes left, but smartly played to keep the ball. Stanford got a late goal against a field player as goalie.
The drama was much earlier. UCLA got up 3-1 early, but then Stanford took over with 5 straight goals. But then UCLA scored 3 straight, tying it up with 30 seconds left in the first half. But Stanford got a goal with 7 seconds left. 7-6 at the half.
I was out shopping so I missed the first part of the 2nd half. As with CS87, I tuned back in when it was 12-8, missing Stanford's 5-2 run. Apparently Stanford again got up by 3 (9-6) only to have UCLA score the next two (9-8) but Stanford scored 3 straight goals to make it 12-8. It wasn't over at that point, but UCLA would have needed a really strong finish. Stanford held them in check.
I did go back and watch the 23-0 shutout. I wonder if that was the first shutout in the NCAA tourney. Biola had their chances, mostly lobs that didn't quite make it in the net. What says the most about Stanford's defense is that Biola had 9 power plays and didn't score. It isn't that Stanford pulled a UConn: Stanford played 25 players, with 12 scoring. But just being in the NC championship is remarkable for a 2nd year team, obviously with players pulled from other schools.
I was surprised USC beat Fresno State by only 12-8 in the quarters. I'd think that would be too close even if USC was playing their subs. (WP doesn't keep playing time). USC had no trouble beating Princeton 18-8 in the semis. Princeton only had 3 loses for the year going into that game.
Up by that much, that late, pretty much means the game is over and it is garbage time. UCLA put a field player in as goalie and left an open goal when on offense. Stanford had a chance for a long shoot at an open goal with about 3 minutes left, but smartly played to keep the ball. Stanford got a late goal against a field player as goalie.
The drama was much earlier. UCLA got up 3-1 early, but then Stanford took over with 5 straight goals. But then UCLA scored 3 straight, tying it up with 30 seconds left in the first half. But Stanford got a goal with 7 seconds left. 7-6 at the half.
I was out shopping so I missed the first part of the 2nd half. As with CS87, I tuned back in when it was 12-8, missing Stanford's 5-2 run. Apparently Stanford again got up by 3 (9-6) only to have UCLA score the next two (9-8) but Stanford scored 3 straight goals to make it 12-8. It wasn't over at that point, but UCLA would have needed a really strong finish. Stanford held them in check.
I did go back and watch the 23-0 shutout. I wonder if that was the first shutout in the NCAA tourney. Biola had their chances, mostly lobs that didn't quite make it in the net. What says the most about Stanford's defense is that Biola had 9 power plays and didn't score. It isn't that Stanford pulled a UConn: Stanford played 25 players, with 12 scoring. But just being in the NC championship is remarkable for a 2nd year team, obviously with players pulled from other schools.
I was surprised USC beat Fresno State by only 12-8 in the quarters. I'd think that would be too close even if USC was playing their subs. (WP doesn't keep playing time). USC had no trouble beating Princeton 18-8 in the semis. Princeton only had 3 loses for the year going into that game.