[Hieronymus]

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Downed by UCLA 1-3.

Blitzed at the start of each half.   

Having not watched the Men's game in a few years,  the pace is very frenetic.

Pretty solidly outplayed UCLA despite the score, but story of the season is:
1. This team can play some very pretty soccer with nice movement and ball circulation but
2. It doesn’t always translate into a lot of shots which they sometimes struggle to finish and
3. Too many errors on defense in games where they are in control like the UCLA game

As a side note, College soccer officiating is truly a travesty. Watching the last 5 games on TV I have seen 2 blown handballs in the box, a goal called back for goalie possession when the goalie was f$$ing around with the ball at his feet, 2 bench cards, a card for dissent 15 seconds after a bogus yellow, and 4 out of 5 games that looked like brawls more then soccer games. Oh and I have learned that grabbing a players shirt, shorts or both from behind on a counter isn’t a card and may not even be a foul. Just appalling stuff.

But to your point, frantic is a guaranteed outcome when officials allow the level of physicality I have seen in those games. You can’t afford to hold the ball very long, because you will get crushed.

Anyway this team can beat anybody or lose to anybody in the tournament. They will truly be the mid tier seed no high seed wants to play if they can get that far.

[Hieronymus]

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Downed by UCLA 1-3.

Blitzed at the start of each half.   

Having not watched the Men's game in a few years,  the pace is very frenetic.

Pretty solidly outplayed UCLA despite the score, but story of the season is:
1. This team can play some very pretty soccer with nice movement and ball circulation but
2. It doesn’t always translate into a lot of shots which they sometimes struggle to finish and
3. Too many errors on defense in games where they are in control like the UCLA game

As a side note, College soccer officiating is truly a travesty. Watching the last 5 games on TV I have seen 2 blown handballs in the box, a goal called back for goalie possession when the goalie was f$$ing around with the ball at his feet, 2 bench cards, a card for dissent 15 seconds after a bogus yellow, and 4 out of 5 games that looked like brawls more then soccer games. Oh and I have learned that grabbing a players shirt, shorts or both from behind on a counter isn’t a card and may not even be a foul. Just appalling stuff.

But to your point, frantic is a guaranteed outcome when officials allow the level of physicality I have seen in those games. You can’t afford to hold the ball very long, because you will get crushed.

Anyway this team can beat anybody or lose to anybody in the tournament. They will truly be the mid tier seed no high seed wants to play if they can get that far.