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courtside Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Halverson run, cross to Walsh to Larson, no goal, handball on Walsh as the ball did pop up on her hand. Early in the half, Larson settled a clear and put it off of far post left to right cross bar. 1-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 SLU has created plenty of chances since the goal but hasn't been able to get a second. Quite a few corner kicks. Kelly just had a great run that ended with a big rip just wide. 1-0 at half. SLU is clearly the better team. Gotta grab that second goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1-0 halftime, (24th minute goal) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 8-0 shots, 4-0 shots on goal, 7-0 corner kicks. UD goalie has 3 saves. SLU has 6 fouls, Dayton 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Pistol said: 8-0 shots, 4-0 shots on goal, 7-0 corner kicks. UD goalie has 3 saves. SLU has 6 fouls, Dayton 3. 3-4 of the corners were taken by Walsh, as Friedrich was subbed out with the lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 2-0 on a Groark cross to the head of Hanna Friedrich. Groark made a nifty move to beat her defender to set it up. UD has been much better this half, even had a couple nice shots go just wide. Huge, huge goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Stram over the top to Groark. Cross to Friedrich making an in box run, for the header finish far post. 2-0 SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 22 minutes left, SLU controlling possession in the minutes since the goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Third goal disallowed due to an offside call. Didn't get a replay but it was close. The play itself was a give-and-go beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cgeldmacher Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, Pistol said: Third goal disallowed due to an offside call. Didn't get a replay but it was close. The play itself was a give-and-go beauty Yeah, I didn't think that was offside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hannah Larson ices it with an incredible run with just over 2 minutes left. Got the ball with defenders on either side, turned on the jets to beat them both, and gave it a soft finish off the outside of her right foot. Ballgame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hannah Larson off of the Brionna Halverson throw in, flicks the header past the defender to herself, and gets in alone 1v1 with Dayton keeper. Toe poke. 3-0 SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 3-0 Final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 That's Katie Shields' 100th win. SLU plays the UMass-Davidson winner Saturday afternoon. There's a lot of talent on this team. They're fun to watch. slufanskip likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 SLU has defeated Dayton for a 4th time this Spring. They will get to face a team for the first time this Spring, in either UMass or Davidson, in the A-10 Tourney Final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A10Ref Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 This team... this team can do some special things - and they're better next year... Wow! Go Coach Shields... Travis, Kevin, everyone - take notes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A10Ref Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Shooot - i would say Shildt take notes too. The only local coach with larger success than Shields is Berube with his stanley cup run. Everyone take notes on what Coach Shields is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 This was the first time I really was invested in watching a full game. My impression was that they really didn't impress me much as far as ball control in the middle of the field. There was a point in the mid to late first half where both teams looked like they were playing ping pong with the ball getting one touched back and forth. However, WOW are they great finishers. We really scored four goals, but one was called back on an offsides. Looked solid defensively as well. A lot of their chances were created by just being faster than Dayton and then, as mentioned, great finishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: This was the first time I really was invested in watching a full game. My impression was that they really didn't impress me much as far as ball control in the middle of the field. There was a point in the mid to late first half where both teams looked like they were playing ping pong with the ball getting one touched back and forth. However, WOW are they great finishers. We really scored four goals, but one was called back on an offsides. Looked solid defensively as well. A lot of their chances were created by just being faster than Dayton and then, as mentioned, great finishes. There's definitely some aspects of their team game that can be polished, but I have to think they're going to get sharper over time. Bri Halverson is really the only major player who graduates this year - the other three seniors come off the bench and don't play major minutes - and she plans on returning with her COVID bonus year. So they lose literally no one, unless someone transfers out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Thanks for all the updates. I'm at work and can't watch until tonight. Love all the interest this team is getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, Pistol said: There's definitely some aspects of their team game that can be polished, but I have to think they're going to get sharper over time. Bri Halverson is really the only major player who graduates this year - the other three seniors come off the bench and don't play major minutes - and she plans on returning with her COVID bonus year. So they lose literally no one, unless someone transfers out. I didn't know Bri H was returning. That's incredible. Any idea if Hannah F gets another year or will she only have 1 year remaining? Her header for the 2nd goal was nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 28 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: This was the first time I really was invested in watching a full game. My impression was that they really didn't impress me much as far as ball control in the middle of the field. There was a point in the mid to late first half where both teams looked like they were playing ping pong with the ball getting one touched back and forth. However, WOW are they great finishers. We really scored four goals, but one was called back on an offsides. Looked solid defensively as well. A lot of their chances were created by just being faster than Dayton and then, as mentioned, great finishes. As you say, this is one game. So, what you can take of it is just that, one game. No more no less. You can’t assume how they played today is how they play every or most games. I can say having watched SLU play a lot, is that much of their game is an attacking, short, frequent, interior combination passing, possession game, with pace. Much of their build up runs wide through the midfield with Friedrich and Larson via Halverson, Miller, or Stram etc.. In a Conference Tourney Semifinal, getting an early goal was a priority. In the first half, Dayton rarely had the ball past midfield. Thus much of it was SLU trying to get a first goal, and additional tallies working with half of a field. Dayton created more pressure after half time for a brief but unsustainable period. SLU defends well, and they have a lot of ball winners. SLU has a lot of on the ball skill, can pass well, space well, see the field well. They are very dangerous on set pieces and in the open field in the final 3rd. Different games have different flows and circumstances. Size, speed, more on the ball skill, are a few things SLU has needed to get over the hump against some of the better power 5 teams. The expectation is not only for SLU to be in the NCAA’s, but to win at least one or two this year while there depending on the matchups. We are at the survive and advance portion of the season. RiseOfTheBillikens and slufanskip like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 hour ago, slufanskip said: I didn't know Bri H was returning. That's incredible. Any idea if Hannah F gets another year or will she only have 1 year remaining? Her header for the 2nd goal was nice. I think everybody gets a bonus year, right? slufanskip likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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