[Hieronymus]

Finishes 3:2 Stanford.

It’s a win but not a very comforting one.

- UVA started in a 352 or 532 and got hammered for 20-25 minutes. They switched to a 433 and got things slightly under control through the rest of the half
- Boamah and Bhuta were wide open to carry the ball forward that first stretch.
- it was an almost perfect 25 minutes - except finishing. It had to be 3 or 4:0 in that stretch, not 1:0.
- and it almost bit them badly. Freer got ‘megged and UVA hit the post. Aikey hit the prayer and the half ended 3:0 instead of 2:1.
- second half was a complete flip - Stanford started slow and went deep downhill from there.
- LB was a defensive disaster. So if people wondered about why some folks were worried about the defense, wonder no more.
- the starting forwards are great running at people, but are mostly unable to play back to goal. Aikey can a little, but that is it.
- rough game for Kitahata - wasteful in the first half, turnover machine in the second.
- Montoya was back though which is great
- the 541 failed. And Aikey almost chest trapped a perfect set up for UVA for the tie. Kohler saved the day.
- Klinger lacks that little burst and gets a lot of shots and crosses blocked as a result.

Ugh. That’s probably a bit too negative, but they never got things under control in the second half. It just got worse as the half went on. I want to see in game problem solving like UVA managed, and it didn’t happen today.

[Hieronymus]

Finishes 3:2 Stanford.

It’s a win but not a very comforting one.

- UVA started in a 352 or 532 and got hammered for 20-25 minutes. They switched to a 433 and got things slightly under control through the rest of the half
- Boamah and Bhuta were wide open to carry the ball forward that first stretch.
- it was an almost perfect 25 minutes - except finishing. It had to be 3 or 4:0 in that stretch, not 1:0.
- and it almost bit them badly. Freer got ‘megged and UVA hit the post. Aikey hit the prayer and the half ended 3:0 instead of 2:1.
- second half was a complete flip - Stanford started slow and went deep downhill from there.
- LB was a defensive disaster. So if people wondered about why some folks were worried about the defense, wonder no more.
- the starting forwards are great running at people, but are mostly unable to play back to goal. Aikey can a little, but that is it.
- rough game for Kitahata - wasteful in the first half, turnover machine in the second.
- Montoya was back though which is great
- the 541 failed. And Aikey almost chest trapped a perfect set up for UVA for the tie. Kohler saved the day.
- Klinger lacks that little burst and gets a lot of shots and crosses blocked as a result.

Ugh. That’s probably a bit too negative, but they never got things under control in the second half. It just got worse as the half went on. I want to see in game problem solving like UVA managed, and it didn’t happen today.