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15 hours ago, slufanskip said:

Yes it is. I elaborated a bit about it several posts back. Some may not know or realize how challenging it is to get Arkansas and Notre Dame at home, among other highlights. Many high profile recruits will be at those games. Both of those programs are potential Final Four teams, playing, and recruiting, and high levels. SLU has an impressive non-conference schedule annually.

Once again SLU has done well to schedule a strong game in a wide variety of power leagues, ACC, SEC, Big 10, Big East. (They also frequently schedule the Big 12) It’s more challenging logistically to schedule the Big 12. Xavier and Nebraska will be helpful in the Big East and Big 10.

Some of the more local/regional games are good ones too for different reasons. Playing at UMKC gives SLU a KC market game. (Jess Smith, a friend of the program is also coaching Katelyn Brinkman in Summer Ball this Summer). SLU has players, commits, and recruiting targets from more than four different KC club teams. Missouri State, SIUE will be competitive.

I’m also encouraged with the first non-conference A10 schedule of Loyola Chicago. They did a nice job, and will be playing games against Wisconsin, Xavier, DePaul, and Illinois. (Loyola has already recruited the Stl market in the past, and now they are already ramping it up even more as they transition to the A10. 

I was a little bit disappointed initially with Dayton’s Fall non-conference schedule. I was hoping for a little bit more with them. They also lost a key recruiting assistant coach. But they return the likes of Huber and Gemelli, and they will be competitive. (They are also adding a few future solid players from Stl and KC)

The A10 as a league still needs to do a better job of allowing teams to schedule a more challenging non-conference game or two later in the season instead of early only. This makes a difference. And some of the league’s teams are better than others with their non-conference scheduling. (VCU, Rhode Island among the better ones) 

 

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9 hours ago, courtside said:Yes it is. I elaborated a bit about it several posts back. Some may not know or realize how challenging it is to get Arkansas and Notre Dame at home, among other highlights. Many high profile recruits will be at those games. Both of those programs are potential Final Four teams, playing, and recruiting, and high levels. SLU has an impressive non-conference schedule annually.

The A10 as a league still needs to do a better job of allowing teams to schedule a more challenging non-conference game or two later in the season instead of early only. This makes a difference. And some of the league’s teams are better than others with their non-conference scheduling. (VCU, Rhode Island among the better ones) 

 

So the Men’s schedule just dropped, and I remembered the last paragraph in this post. The Women play 10 A10 league games, and none not in conference after the conference schedule starts. The Men play only 8 A10 league games, and after playing 2 A10 games they play Marquette from the Big East, then 4 more A10 league games, then IUPUI from the Horizon, then 2 more A10 games. 
 

I really can’t figure out why they are different. 10 games in a 14-15 team league seems more appropriate than only 8, and the men can schedule non-conference games later in the year during the conference schedule.  Anyone have any insight on why the difference in the Men and Women’s scheduling and number of league games?
 

 

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SLU has a 2024 commit from Ashley Miller, a Central Attacking Midfielder, from Fort Zumwalt South High School, and JB Marine.

While playing for her dad, Ashley’s club team will soon compete in the USYS President’s Cup National Finals in North Carolina, Her team recently won the President’s Cup Midwest Regionals. Ashley has also been a Missouri Olympic Development Program, Inter Regional player.

Honorable Mention All State as a Sophomore, the creative, skilled, pass first Miller, led the area in assists with 29, while also chipping in 12 goals, for the Back to Back Missouri Class 3 State Champions. 

 

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Some accolades continue to roll in for SLU recruits. 

2023 SLU commit Nina Preusser was named a United Soccer Coaches All American, joining 2022 SLU recruit Taylor Krueger as recent high school All Americans. Most recently Nina and her club team finished in the National Quarterfinals of the Girls Academy Playoffs in San Diego. (SLU’s Ellie Paloucek is a teammate)

2023 SLU commit Ashley Koch was named to the United Soccer Coaches Central All Region Team. Ashley was also selected to play in next week’s Kansas vs Oklahoma High School All Star Game. Ashley’s club team most recently competed in the ECNL Champions League playoffs in Seattle, missing a chance to compete at the National Quarterfinals via a tie breaker.

 

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On 6/30/2022 at 12:05 PM, courtside said:

SLU has a 2024 commit from Ashley Miller, a Central Attacking Midfielder, from Fort Zumwalt South High School, and JB Marine.

While playing for her dad, Ashley’s club team will soon compete in the USYS President’s Cup National Finals in North Carolina, Her team recently won the President’s Cup Midwest Regionals. Ashley has also been a Missouri Olympic Development Program, Inter Regional player.

Honorable Mention All State as a Sophomore, the creative, skilled, pass first Miller, led the area in assists with 29, while also chipping in 12 goals, for the Back to Back Missouri Class 3 State Champions. 

 

 

Congratulations to 2024 SLU commit Ashley Miller and her team for winning the U17 President’s Cup National Championship in North Carolina. In addition to being a Best Eleven player, Ashley won the Golden Boot Award, and, she was named President’s Cup Most Valuable Player. 

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SLU has received a 2024 commitment from Ulla Sharp.

Ulla is an athletic, versatile, tight marking, backline player who plays high school ball for Edwardsville, and, club ball for St. Louis Development Academy. (STLDA used to be Sporting St. Louis. They changed July, 2022)

Most recently, Ulla was selected to play at the Girls Academy National ID Camp, which was held in St. Louis. Her U17 team recently competed in the Girls Academy Final 16 National Playoffs in San Diego, finishing just short of the National Final Four.

As a Sophomore, Ulla helped lead high school team to the Illinois Class 3A Large School State Quarterfinals. (falling to the eventual state champions.)

 

 

 

 

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17 hours ago, courtside said:

SLU has received a 2024 commitment from Ulla Sharp.

Ulla is an athletic, versatile, tight marking, backline player who plays high school ball for Edwardsville, and, club ball for St. Louis Development Academy. (STLDA used to be Sporting St. Louis. They changed July, 2022)

Most recently, Ulla was selected to play at the Girls Academy National ID Camp, which was held in St. Louis. Her U17 team recently competed in the Girls Academy Final 16 National Playoffs in San Diego, finishing just short of the National Final Four.

As a Sophomore, Ulla helped lead high school team to the Illinois Class 3A Large School State Quarterfinals. (falling to the eventual state champions.)

 

 

 

 

-is she tall and fast? 

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2 hours ago, Cowboy II said:

-is she tall and fast? 

She’s good, which is what matters most.

She’s tall enough, and fast enough. She isn’t one of the few super tall 5’11 Center Backs SLU is recruiting. She is isn’t the big, strong, broad shouldered, physical center back SLU is recruiting. And, she isn’t one of the few speedy wing backs that SLU is also recruiting. 

She’s a high compete level, lock down marking back. Like some other SLU commits, she had opportunities in multiple Power 5/6 leagues.

Here’s a photo of her next to her 5’8 teammate. Ulla is on the left:

https://twitter.com/stldevacademy/status/1527803933565104133?s=21&t=GoCE03MrTgTQE45CooSXeg

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Keep in mind, for reference, when SLU lost in the NCAA Tourney to eventual Final Four team Rutgers last year, the Scarlet Knights best defender, First Team All American, and Finalist for National Player of the Year, was 5 foot 5.(Gabby Provenzano) And just before that, the best defender in the country, and NCAA National Champion, (Alex Loera) was 5 foot 7.

So, sure, many teams like big tall strong center backs, and speedy wing backs and so forth. But sometimes the best players aren’t the tallest or fastest or this or that. 

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3 hours ago, courtside said:

She’s good, which is what matters most.

She’s tall enough, and fast enough. She isn’t one of the few super tall 5’11 Center Backs SLU is recruiting. She is isn’t the big, strong, broad shouldered, physical center back SLU is recruiting. And, she isn’t one of the few speedy wing backs that SLU is also recruiting. 

She’s a high compete level, lock down marking back. Like some other SLU commits, she had opportunities in multiple Power 5/6 leagues.

Here’s a photo of her next to her 5’8 teammate. Ulla is on the left:

https://twitter.com/stldevacademy/status/1527803933565104133?s=21&t=GoCE03MrTgTQE45CooSXeg

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Keep in mind, for reference, when SLU lost in the NCAA Tourney to eventual Final Four team Rutgers last year, the Scarlet Knights best defender, First Team All American, and Finalist for National Player of the Year, was 5 foot 5.(Gabby Provenzano) And just before that, the best defender in the country, and NCAA National Champion, (Alex Loera) was 5 foot 7.

So, sure, many teams like big tall strong center backs, and speedy wing backs and so forth. But sometimes the best players aren’t the tallest or fastest or this or that. 

-fair enough, thanks

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Championship Summer continues for SLU players and SLU commits.

Congratulations to SLU’s Julia Simon, and her team, (Chicago Mustangs), for winning the 2022 United Women’s Soccer (UWS) Championship. They won 2-1 over Foothills (Calgary), and in the semis 1-0 over Athenians (San Antonio)

Along the way, Julia led her team in goals (12), including a dramatic National Semifinal game winner in the 82nd minute, and, the equalizer in a 2-1 win in the final. 

https://twitter.com/uwssoccer/status/1551162845290708993?s=21&t=gIECirixD8nbwbyoMpAuLg

For her efforts, Julia was named Tournament MVP.

https://twitter.com/uwssoccer/status/1551375060694335488?s=21&t=IujN0uu3OfM5Mk6zOoDvcA

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This comes on the heels of SLU’s Caroline Kelly and Sophia Stram helping to lead their KC Current II team to the WPSL National Semifinals. (Kelly led KC Current II in scoring)

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After her team finished in the U19  Girls Academy National Quarterfinals, SLU’s Nina Preusser helped her dad’s U18 team to the USYS National Semifinals this past weekend as well. 

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Congrats Peyton on returning to your roots in St. Louis as Director of Operations for the Women's team.  I wish you would have come here instead of Mizzou to play, but I know you will do a great job assisting Katie and the rest of the team as the D of OPS.  Hopefully an Asst. Coaching Position opens up for you at SLU during the next couple of years.

Welcome home!

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-should we change the name of this thread? by this I mean eliminating the years in the title

-I see where training for the Ladies starts today (good luck with the heat) and the first game is on the 18th against the defending SEC champion, that seems like a quick turnaround (two exhibitions prior to Arkansas)

-all the best, Ladies, stay healthy and have a great season

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1 hour ago, Cowboy II said:

-should we change the name of this thread? by this I mean eliminating the years in the title

-I see where training for the Ladies starts today (good luck with the heat) and the first game is on the 18th against the defending SEC champion, that seems like a quick turnaround (two exhibitions prior to Arkansas)

-all the best, Ladies, stay healthy and have a great season

Start a new thread.

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On 7/30/2022 at 7:37 PM, bauman said:

Congrats Peyton on returning to your roots in St. Louis as Director of Operations for the Women's team.  I wish you would have come here instead of Mizzou to play, but I know you will do a great job assisting Katie and the rest of the team as the D of OPS.  Hopefully an Asst. Coaching Position opens up for you at SLU during the next couple of years.

Welcome home!

For those seeking more info about this, I posted about it back in mid June when Peyton was hired:

https://www.billikens.com/forum/index.php?/topic/29777-slu-womens-soccer-thread-2020-2021/page/29/#comment-722744

https://slubillikens.com/news/2022/7/27/womens-soccer-bauman-joins-wsoc-staff-as-director-of-operations.aspx

 

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Training camp is underway, they're playing 3 ranked teams in the next 5 weeks, and they're returning all scoring from last season. The potential for a huge season is there and it merits a new thread.

Roll Bills.

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They lost one senior and 1 transfer, who didn’t play much and got 1 assist all year. They add 7 incoming freshmen, a transfer who was the points leader at her old school (Julia Simon, from Louisville, 4 goals 3 assists as a freshman last year), Hannah Larson is back at full strength after missing last year (she had 8 goals and an assist as a freshman), and Emily Groark back after she only played 49 minutes last year (the year before she got 7 goals and an assist). So plenty added to a team that won a game on the road in the tourney. Lots to be excited about.

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7 minutes ago, Lord Elrond said:

They lost one senior and 1 transfer, who didn’t play much and got 1 assist all year. They add 7 incoming freshmen, a transfer who was the points leader at her old school (Julia Simon, from Louisville, 4 goals 3 assists as a freshman last year), Hannah Larson is back at full strength after missing last year (she had 8 goals and an assist as a freshman), and Emily Groark back after she only played 49 minutes last year (the year before she got 7 goals and an assist). So plenty added to a team that won a game on the road in the tourney. Lots to be excited about.

If Larson is 100% or close to it, she's my X-factor this year and may have been the reason they underperformed during the regular season last year. They lacked that scoring punch. She's different with the ball. So fast with it, and she finishes. I really hope she's back to normal.

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On 8/2/2022 at 10:18 AM, Cowboy II said:

-should we change the name of this thread? by this I mean eliminating the years in the title

-I see where training for the Ladies starts today (good luck with the heat) and the first game is on the 18th against the defending SEC champion, that seems like a quick turnaround (two exhibitions prior to Arkansas)

-all the best, Ladies, stay healthy and have a great season

If the author of this thread (or Steve) wants to change the title to 2022-2023, that’s fine, and it would probably be helpful to some people here.

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