SLU Women's Soccer Thread

[courtside]

2 minutes ago, SLU_Lax said:

Knock it off

Knock what off? I’m discussing soccer in the soccer thread, unlike you. 

 

[Lord Elrond]

1 hour ago, courtside said:

Did you attend/watch the UC Irvine vs UCLA game? 

I did not, I looked at the results and put down what I saw from the stats in the box score.  I’m sure the game is available on ESPN+ in case anyone wants to see it.

[Gremio14]

I did watch the 2nd half of the Hoyas-ODU game.  Izzy and Eva are going to need to bring their A+ game. Hoya right wing #6 is a speed merchant with serious skills.  Destroyed the ODU left side…

[Lord Elrond]

I had to abandon the OFU-Gtown game to head in to Chaifetz to watch VB, when I left ODU was up. I guess Gtown turned up the heat the second half.

[OkieBilliken]

25 minutes ago, Lord Elrond said:

I had to abandon the OFU-Gtown game to head in to Chaifetz to watch VB, when I left ODU was up. I guess Gtown turned up the heat the second half.

2-1 in OT

[RiseOfTheBillikens]

5 hours ago, courtside said:

Did you attend/watch the UC Irvine vs UCLA game? 

Still funny to me everytime

[Lord Elrond]

7 minutes ago, OkieBilliken said:

2-1 in OT

Credit to them for flipping it, early on ODU looked good

[courtside]

9 minutes ago, Gremio14 said:

I did watch the 2nd half of the Hoyas-ODU game.  Izzy and Eva are going to need to bring their A+ game. Hoya right wing #6 is a speed merchant with serious skills.  Destroyed the ODU left side…

First half was entirely different.

Georgetown changed its shape from a 4-2-3-1 (Nolan preference) to a 3-5-2 because they were struggling to contain ODU early, and, to generate more offense. 

So what they do with that is move their 2 wings up top to rotate with 2 forwards. They also moved an outside back to wing on the other side. And they let Means (#6) roam the right flank essentially in 3 different positions.

Means (#6) is a wing, who at times was playing outside back, defensive midfield, and an attacking wing (where. she usually plays) in the game. 

They have 2 right backs that didn’t play because they struggled against Xavier. Nolan went with talent over specific position. 

Georgetown changed their formation 3 times in their game vs James Madison. 

But they often set up 4-2-3-1. 

Elite keeper in back. 2 stud center backs, Leas (grad student) and Riley (UCLA transfer). Their left back, Harwood provided the service on Means’ goal. 

Turner and Davis (Princeton grad transfer) are their holding mids. Turner covers a lot of ground. Davis is a physical middle presence.

Means will play either wing as they switch sides. Winstaley (Dartmouth transfer) and Lardner also rotate at wing. All 3 play a lot. 

Lenain is their left footed, central attacking mid, who takes all set pieces, corners etc regardless of location. She splits time with Montgomery. And Tippins and Sherman split time up top at Forward. 

They use the width of the field, build wide, draw free kicks and corners. They bring their defenders up similar to SLU in these situations.

5 of the back 6 is pretty set as 90 minute players. 

The size, depth, and athleticism of the Hoyas, wears down some other teams over time. And they make in game adjustments with personnel, shape, etc….They have had several slow starts in games but they hang around and hang around until they make adjustments and they methodically swing things the other way. Really helps to get a goal or two early against them.

ODU, Xavier, others put heavy pressure on them and made them uncomfortable. Georgetown was fortunate to not be down a couple early in the game v ODU. 

 

[courtside]

9 minutes ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said:

Still funny to me everytime

Happy to speak non-soccer privately with you. Feel free to send me a message.

[RiseOfTheBillikens]

Just now, courtside said:

Happy to speak non-soccer privately with you. Feel free to send me a message.

Nah I'm good

[courtside]

On 11/6/2023 at 8:03 AM, courtside said:

SLU in the polls:

Top Drawer Soccer: 6

College Soccer News: 16

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TDS:

SLU 6

BYU 8

Brown 16

Nebraska 22

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CSN

BYU 9

SLU 16

Brown 19

Xavier  20

Nebraska 24

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SLU in the polls:

Top Drawer Soccer: 5

College Soccer News:

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TDS:

SLU 5

BYU 7

Brown 15

Georgetown 17

Penn State 19

Nebraska 21

Santa Clara 24

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CSN doesn’t usually do a poll in between the end of conference tourneys and the end of the NCAA Tourney. Last week:

Georgetown 8

BYU 9

Penn State 15

SLU 16

Brown 19

Xavier 20

Santa Clara 23

Nebraska 24

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United Soccer Coaches doesn’t usually do a poll in between end of regular season and end of NCAA Tourney:

That poll prior to conference tourneys was:

Penn State 5

BYU 6

Brown 14

Nebraska 15

Xavier 17

SLU 21

Santa Clara 23

(Georgetown received the most votes of any non ranked team)

 

[OkieBilliken]

Well I have collected several hundred cards of Billiken athletes.  Basketball, soccer, baseball.   Even a few hockey and football (Leahy) in my likely valueless collection.  Finally today I got my first card from SLU female athlete.  Pretty cool.    She had a nice season in the domestic league after returning from Europe.   Hopefully several members of the current squad will join her in the NWSL.

[BrettJollyComedyHour]

36 minutes ago, OkieBilliken said:

Well I have collected several hundred cards of Billiken athletes.  Basketball, soccer, baseball.   Even a few hockey and football (Leahy) in my likely valueless collection.  Finally today I got my first card from SLU female athlete.  Pretty cool.    She had a nice season in the domestic league after returning from Europe.   Hopefully several members of the current squad will join her in the NWSL.

Maddie and I had some classes together, I studied with her when we took History of Christianity. She's super nice and I'm so happy that she's found success.

[courtside]

On 11/11/2023 at 12:32 AM, courtside said:

 

 

SLU 2 Indiana 0 

Fast start, and a comfortable win for SLU. 

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4-2-3-1 for both teams with expected lineups. 

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Talked about the need for having a fast start. SLU came in averaging their first goal at 12 minutes since tweaking their lineup 10 games ago. They only needed 11 v Indiana. 

 

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SLU had a very strong first 20 minutes of each half, applying heavy pressure and SLU had several strong scoring chances. Larson and Gaebe and Groark forced turnovers, combination play, in space. Gaebe just missed over the bar, and she had 2 other dangerous chances along the end line and across the middle of the 18. 

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11th minute Miller wins a ball at midfield up to Larson who takes on Coffield and turns her inside out for the easy PK call. Miller with a solid low left post finish. 1-0.

 

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Larson and Groark forced turnovers back to Larson and Gaebe along the edge of the box several times. SLU’s pressure up front and in the middle of the field bothered Indiana a lot. 

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30th minute, a great sideline technical play from Larson who made another diagonal run, and she played it out wide to Gaebe, edge of the box. And Gaebe does what she does there. She wins endless amounts of corners. Larson corner to Lawler far post 2-0

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Earning set pieces, and converting them are one of several different ways that SLU scores goals. Indiana zoned their set piece defense which wasn’t effective. On that particular corner set, Stram and Heckel (both targets) stay at the 6. Two forwards (Sawyer and Gaebe) make a run past them for the goal line. And, the delayed runners/targets, are the 2 holding midfielders. (Lawler and Bockius). 

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SLU then subbed out 5 of its most effective offensive players for the remaining 15-16 minutes of the half with a comfortable 2-0 lead. A few times Simon found Sawyer in space 1v1 with Zoe Tiger who did well to hold off Sawyer and prevent a 3-0’lead for SLU.  Tiger held off SLU forwards several times in both halves to prevent 3-0 or 4-0. 

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Lawler won one of many 50/50 balls flicked on to Sawyer who flicked it on to Simon who made a run and she had a near post left footed shot saved. 

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There were a few moments in the middle of the half of SLU not being sharp enough, not keeping it simple, a few too many back passes and middle field turnovers. 

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The adjustment Indiana made was subbing in Paredes a central attacking player, but playing her as one of the 2 holding mids with Masur. They then pushed up higher. This was to try to generate more offense. Indiana had zero dangerous chances in the first half except a corner. This was an effective improvement for them. 

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SLU moved Sawyer up top and Gary to wing. (De Luca has been unavailable for many games with injury)

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Houck had a strong half as did the back 4. Most plays for Indiana were kept 25-30 yards out from goal. And in both halves they had sequences where their shot was blocked several times in a row which also definitely skewed their shot stats. 

 

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SLU was happy to rest many players the extra time with a 2-0 lead.

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2nd half

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Starters back in and SLU opened with a lot of early pressure again. Larson won a free kick and Gaebe put one about a foot wide working down the opposite side all in the opening minutes.

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51st minute into the 2nd half, Houck to Gaebe up the line and she wins another corner. Luebbert’s service was to Heckel who headed it to Lawler wide open back post finish and she somehow put it just wide. This was the same set as before. It already worked once so they tried it again and they came super close to another goal. 

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Indiana had a few 25 yard shots about 15 yards wide. And they also had some shots blocked from that distance too. These were little more than shot stat stuffers. 

 

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64th minute Luebbert sent Sawyer in space down the right side 1v1 with Tiger again. This time she cuts inside the box and creates separation. She’d like her shot back which was too much down the middle. Still 2-0.

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SLU tried to get Larson and Gaebe in space a few more times but distribution wasn’t sharp. SLU did have a free kick and Houck played Larson in the corner 1v1. She walked around Hamm and centered across the 6 deflected off of Tiger and almost in for a goal. Nice save by Gerstenberg. 

 

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Miller wins 50/50 header to Sawyer up the line, centered for Gaebe, but Tiger cleared it just before the finish froma few yards out. Strong game from Tiger. She really helped keep the differential from getting out of hand. 

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Paige Webber finally had a shot, (she had 2 in the game) and, it was of course, blocked. Britt was credited with 7 shots. These were from great distance, low percentage, and often blocked. Akeel for example, along with Paredes were two of Indiana’s more effective players in the middle of the field, and neither had a shot. 

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Gaebe and SLU spent much of the final 10-15 minutes killing clock. It’s not exciting but it’s an effective part of the game. And in one example, Emily turned, and she got around Hamm, rifled a left footed shot upper near corner, and a great save by Gerstenberg, to tip it for a corner. 

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Strong team defending and positioning for SLU, team defense, allowing very few chances for Indiana, and for keeping Webber very much in check the entire game. Moved up a little bit higher, kept a strong shape, front back, gave very little space.

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Larson again, was a most effective two way player. Groark and Gaebe had strong moments. Lawler and Miller won the majority of midfield battles. Back 4 very solid. 2 clumsy fouls, 1 in each half but that was it. 

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Strong effort against a good team. Indiana is organized and well coached. And they were going to play a hard 90 regardless of score. 

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Only one other team all season defeated Indiana by more than one goal, and, that was Penn State. That includes a lot of pretty good teams in and out of league for them. 

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Lots of good from the game, along with a few things for SLU to tweak a little bit, in order to elevate for the next one.

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Celebrate success. 

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All things Hoya Saxa:

Georgetown likes to play a 4-2-3-1. If they are less successful, they will change during the game to 1 or 2 other formations. 3-5-2 is one of them. But their preference is 4-2-3-1

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Juliana Leas is their best player, a 5th year player, 1st Team American center back. Physical, stay at home defender, tackles, blocks shots, breaks up plays. She will get forward mostly only as a set piece aerial target along with Riley. Georgetown has several good players. This is perhaps their most important player defensively. Get her isolated in space with speed, and play physical as a back to goal target against her. They play very good team and help defense.

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Brianne Riley is a UCLA grad transfer center back next to her. National Champion with the Bruins last season. She’s athletic, good in space, and she’s capable of running the length of the field when need be. 

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Eliza Turner is a holding midfielder that covers a lot of ground, box to box. 2 time 1st Team Big East Player. 

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Natalie Means is a wing who can and will play anywhere from right back, holding mod, attacking wing where she plays most. More shot taker than playmaker as opposed to Winstanley and Lardner, but she will do both. All 3 will make flank runs and provide box service. And all 3 are capable of a moment of brilliance any time during a game.

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Allie Winstanley is a grad transfer from Dartmouth. Multiple time 1st Team All Ivy. She’ll play the other wing, and, if need be, she’ll play up top when Georgetown goes to 2 forwards. 

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Maja Lardner will also play wing and up top.’She has a similar game to Winstanley. More likely to either start up top or to come off of the bench as a wing.

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Tatum Lenain is all things left foot. Make her go to her right. Crafty, skilled central attacking midfielder. She takes all set pieces and corners. One of a few Hoyas without some length, but she plays much bigger than her size. Good passer in tight spaces. Shots from distance. More of a facilitator. She’ll split time with Shay Montgomery. Montgomery is more likely to make downhill midfield runs and diagonal runs taking the space. Otherwise it will be Turner, an outside back or Riley.

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Allie Augur is a very good, experienced, polished keeper. 1st Team Big East player, played 2 years at Boston College prior to Georgetown. Not the biggest Keeper at 5’7. Cara Martin is a capable #2. 

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Outside back and forward are two positions where the Hoyas will tinker a lot. Some previous players are no longer in the rotation. Harwood (left side) and Manning (right side) are the initial current preference. Bair, Junkmann, Hanson, are less likely at this point of the season. 

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When Georgetown struggles defending their right side, which is a thing, they will even switch to a 3-5-2, play Means on that side, set her up deeper and let her run the entire flank. They did this vs ODU at half time. 

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Henley Tippins is likely to start up top at Forward. But Georgetown will sub liberally there and rotate in Grace Sherman (Princeton grad transfer) and even 1 or 2 others. Georgetown is much more likely to sub their attacking players. But anything goes in any game with them.

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Emma Davis emerged this season as the compliment to Turner at holding midfield. Davis a physical stay at home holding mid, another Ivy League grad transfer. Are you seeing the Ivy grad transfer theme yet?

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Georgetown can build from the back through Turner. They use the width of the field, and they get good spacing. They make a lot of sideline wing runs for box service, and to win corners. (like SLU)

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Georgetown is a high level set piece team. Both offense and defense. They push bigger defenders forward. It is one of their two most common ways of scoring. And they don’t give up many set piece goals going back years. But they have given up a handful this year. Strength vs strength.

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They have had many flat slow starts to games this season. More times than not they have gotten away with it. Great opportunity to push for a few early goals.

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Georgetown usually gets better and better as games progress. They tinker and they make adjustments. If their coach doesn’t like something, he will substitute 10-15 minutes into games for that player(s).

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Georgetown mostly recruits Metro DC, NY/NJ, California, New England for the bulk of their players. They will also add 1 player here and there from larger soccer markets like Dallas or Atlanta, etc.. and they get transfers from Ivy League and elite academic non Ivy schools. 

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SLU is every bit as good as Georgetown. And, I think SLU is a little better. But unless Georgetown plays a bad game, it will need to be one of SLU’s good games, or better games, of execution and efficiency, while limiting mistakes.(Weather always has a say with regards to game type) Have to match and surpass pace, physicality, from the opening whistle while maintaining level.

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Reduce middle of the field turnovers. Keep it simple. SLU forwards need to be a little bit stronger on the ball and value the ball around midfield. Final third is the place for other things. Win a high percentage of 50/50 goal kicks and keeper punts, and be sharp with distribution. Have to be strong on the ball. And win it back right away after a turnover. While solid, triangle and combo defending will need to be elevated a little bit from the first round.

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SLU’s pace on the wings and up top will challenge Georgetown. The Hoyas don’t like playing direct, high pressure teams. Their adjustment will likely be to clog the middle 3-5-2. That’s when SLU will need to play more diagonal balls and balls over the top to find the corners and seams down the middle. No need for SLU to change the way it plays for Georgetown. And that includes during the game. Have to keep to strengths even if and when having a lead. 

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If something is working for SLU, Georgetown will recognize it and change tactics. SLU needs a little bit more from a few more players. The Hoyas are a lock down defensive team but they can be lured into a different type of game than their coach would like. Georgetown had all kinds of trouble with Xavier twice. But they managed a draw and a win, and that’s what they do. They have a tendency to play to the level of their opponent, good, average, bad. 

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Winstanley, Means, Lardner have been the bulk of their more recent effective offense along the wings. Lardner may also play up top a little bit. And they switch sides too. Set pieces are service from Lenain to defenders that get forward.

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It’s another great opportunity for SLU to play another high profile team. (and both teams in the 2nd game are college soccer blue bloods)

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Ireland’s Dave Nolan is in his 20th season as head coach of the Hoyas. He was a 5 year assistant there prior to that. And he coached in NY/NJ (played at Seton Hall) They have made 14 out of the last 17 NCAA Tourneys, including 2 College Cup Final Fours in the past 7 seasons. The Hoyas have won at least a share of the regular season Big East Title 6 out of the past 8 years. And they have won their conference tourney 7 out of the past 8 seasons.

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The Hoyas, like many other higher profile Women’s Soccer teams, took an International trip this year. Their trip was to various parts of Italy.

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[courtside]

On 11/13/2023 at 8:07 PM, courtside said:

 

All things Hoya Saxa:

Georgetown likes to play a 4-2-3-1. If they are less successful, they will change during the game to 1 or 2 other formations. 3-5-2 is one of them. But their preference is 4-2-3-1

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Juliana Leas is their best player, a 5th year player, 1st Team American center back. Physical, stay at home defender, tackles, blocks shots, breaks up plays. She will get forward mostly only as a set piece aerial target along with Riley. Georgetown has several good players. This is perhaps their most important player defensively. Get her isolated in space with speed, and play physical as a back to goal target against her. They play very good team and help defense.

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Brianne Riley is a UCLA grad transfer center back next to her. National Champion with the Bruins last season. She’s athletic, good in space, and she’s capable of running the length of the field when need be. 

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Eliza Turner is a holding midfielder that covers a lot of ground, box to box. 2 time 1st Team Big East Player. 

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Natalie Means is a wing who can and will play anywhere from right back, holding mod, attacking wing where she plays most. More shot taker than playmaker as opposed to Winstanley and Lardner, but she will do both. All 3 will make flank runs and provide box service. And all 3 are capable of a moment of brilliance any time during a game.

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Allie Winstanley is a grad transfer from Dartmouth. Multiple time 1st Team All Ivy. She’ll play the other wing, and, if need be, she’ll play up top when Georgetown goes to 2 forwards. 

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Maja Lardner will also play wing and up top.’She has a similar game to Winstanley. More likely to either start up top or to come off of the bench as a wing.

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Tatum Lenain is all things left foot. Make her go to her right. Crafty, skilled central attacking midfielder. She takes all set pieces and corners. One of a few Hoyas without some length, but she plays much bigger than her size. Good passer in tight spaces. Shots from distance. More of a facilitator. She’ll split time with Shay Montgomery. Montgomery is more likely to make downhill midfield runs and diagonal runs taking the space. Otherwise it will be Turner, an outside back or Riley.

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Allie Augur is a very good, experienced, polished keeper. 1st Team Big East player, played 2 years at Boston College prior to Georgetown. Not the biggest Keeper at 5’7. Cara Martin is a capable #2. 

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Outside back and forward are two positions where the Hoyas will tinker a lot. Some previous players are no longer in the rotation. Harwood (left side) and Manning (right side) are the initial current preference. Bair, Junkmann, Hanson, are less likely at this point of the season. 

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When Georgetown struggles defending their right side, which is a thing, they will even switch to a 3-5-2, play Means on that side, set her up deeper and let her run the entire flank. They did this vs ODU at half time. 

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Henley Tippins is likely to start up top at Forward. But Georgetown will sub liberally there and rotate in Grace Sherman (Princeton grad transfer) and even 1 or 2 others. Georgetown is much more likely to sub their attacking players. But anything goes in any game with them.

…………….

Emma Davis emerged this season as the compliment to Turner at holding midfield. Davis a physical stay at home holding mid, another Ivy League grad transfer. Are you seeing the Ivy grad transfer theme yet?

……………….

Georgetown can build from the back through Turner. They use the width of the field, and they get good spacing. They make a lot of sideline wing runs for box service, and to win corners. (like SLU)

……………….

Georgetown is a high level set piece team. Both offense and defense. They push bigger defenders forward. It is one of their two most common ways of scoring. And they don’t give up many set piece goals going back years. But they have given up a handful this year. Strength vs strength.

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They have had many flat slow starts to games this season. More times than not they have gotten away with it. Great opportunity to push for a few early goals.

…………………

Georgetown usually gets better and better as games progress. They tinker and they make adjustments. If their coach doesn’t like something, he will substitute 10-15 minutes into games for that player(s).

…………………

Georgetown mostly recruits Metro DC, NY/NJ, California, New England for the bulk of their players. They will also add 1 player here and there from larger soccer markets like Dallas or Atlanta, etc.. and they get transfers from Ivy League and elite academic non Ivy schools. 

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SLU is every bit as good as Georgetown. And, I think SLU is a little better. But unless Georgetown plays a bad game, it will need to be one of SLU’s good games, or better games, of execution and efficiency, while limiting mistakes.(Weather always has a say with regards to game type) Have to match and surpass pace, physicality, from the opening whistle while maintaining level.

……………..

Reduce middle of the field turnovers. Keep it simple. SLU forwards need to be a little bit stronger on the ball and value the ball around midfield. Final third is the place for other things. Win a high percentage of 50/50 goal kicks and keeper punts, and be sharp with distribution. Have to be strong on the ball. And win it back right away after a turnover. While solid, triangle and combo defending will need to be elevated a little bit from the first round.

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SLU’s pace on the wings and up top will challenge Georgetown. The Hoyas don’t like playing direct, high pressure teams. Their adjustment will likely be to clog the middle 3-5-2. That’s when SLU will need to play more diagonal balls and balls over the top to find the corners and seams down the middle. No need for SLU to change the way it plays for Georgetown. And that includes during the game. Have to keep to strengths even if and when having a lead. 

……………

If something is working for SLU, Georgetown will recognize it and change tactics. SLU needs a little bit more from a few more players. The Hoyas are a lock down defensive team but they can be lured into a different type of game than their coach would like. Georgetown had all kinds of trouble with Xavier twice. But they managed a draw and a win, and that’s what they do. They have a tendency to play to the level of their opponent, good, average, bad. 

……………..

Winstanley, Means, Lardner have been the bulk of their more recent effective offense along the wings. Lardner may also play up top a little bit. And they switch sides too. Set pieces are service from Lenain to defenders that get forward.

………………

It’s another great opportunity for SLU to play another high profile team. (and both teams in the 2nd game are college soccer blue bloods)

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Ireland’s Dave Nolan is in his 20th season as head coach of the Hoyas. He was a 5 year assistant there prior to that. And he coached in NY/NJ (played at Seton Hall) They have made 14 out of the last 17 NCAA Tourneys, including 2 College Cup Final Fours in the past 7 seasons. The Hoyas have won at least a share of the regular season Big East Title 6 out of the past 8 years. And they have won their conference tourney 7 out of the past 8 seasons.

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The Hoyas, like many other higher profile Women’s Soccer teams, took an International trip this year. Their trip was to various parts of Italy.

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Jeffrey Field, University Park, State College, Happy Valley, PA.

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SLU on defense:

 

Winstanley, (either foot) Lardner, Means, tight space combo play with pace changes on wide flank runs, back post service, diagonal runs from midfield with shots from distance. Winstanley is their best finisher but all are capable. Not a high volume shot team. Their defensive holding mid Turner is their highest volume shot taker.

 

Limit corners and final third fouls. Lenain set piece service. Backs forward. And force Lenain right. 2nd and 3rd ball clears. 

 

Sure hands from Puricelli on wide service.

 

Limit middle of the field turnovers. 

 

No moments of brilliance. Georgetown is well known for pedestrian offense until they make a play out of seemingly nothing very quickly. Deceptive pace.

 

SLG On offense: 

 

Play normal game. High pressure and pace. Turn transition into offense. Efficient on set pieces and corners. 2nd ball, 3rd ball. Use the width, combo play, take the space on diagonal runs. 

 

Georgetown has started flat many times. Make it continue because they get stronger as games progress. 

 

Make their back 6 play higher, and spread them out 1v1 in space. Their center backs are very good with help defense on the wings. Play the square ball edge of the box.

 

Forwards and wings need to be strong on the ball in the middle of the field and limit turnovers there. And they have to defend and keep shape.

 

Poise and efficiency inside the 18. 

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other:

 

50/50 balls, goal kicks, keeper punts. Have to win the midfield. And be sharp and accurate with distribution.

 

90 minute complete game, and perhaps longer. Several times Georgetown has scored late to win or draw a game. 

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Pretty good weather, up to 60 and hopefully no rain until shortly after the game.

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Have to elevate the level each round. 

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[Pistol]

Good matchup so far.

Luebbert should've gotten at least a yellow on that challenge. Wowza.

[Pistol]

Georgetown finds the back of the net first but it's called offsides. 0-0 with 8 minutes left in the first half.

[billikenfan05]

14 minutes ago, Pistol said:

Georgetown finds the back of the net first but it's called offsides. 0-0 with 8 minutes left in the first half.

Trying to get work done and be nervous is not going well. 

[Lord Elrond]

Billikens are playing very well, getting more shots than Georgetown is. If we can just get one of those in…

[Billiken Rich]

Good lord.  There's no one there.....

[Pistol]

GOOOOOOOOAL!

Cross from Gaebe, header by Larson.

[Lord Elrond]

Apparently raining hard. GOAL!!!!! By Hannah Larson!!! Way to open the second half!!!

[Pistol]

1 minute ago, Lord Elrond said:

Apparently raining hard. GOAL!!!!! By Hannah Larson!!! Way to open the second half!!!

Not going to let up during the game, either.

[Lord Elrond]

That didn’t look offside to me, admittedly not a great camera angle

[Lord Elrond]

GOAL!!!!