2018 Texas Women's Soccer

[Js1 85651]

Going to OT after refs waive off game winner by Pokes for fouling Curry on the goal 

[Js1 85651]

2OT

[texasstrong12 4668]

Great result. Just annoying we don't have Regan and Grosso because we would definitely win this conference with both. 

I hope the NCAA committee evaluates our resume as such and realizes that we are producing results without 2 of our best players. The Baylor win and Oklahoma State draw are incredible results when you factor in we are missing 2 of our top 5 players. 

[Js1 85651]

Good result without the Canuks. 9th goal for Hintzen in her Big 12 POY quest 

[texasstrong12 4668]

We play TCU on Sunday and they lost 1-0 to Baylor tonight. They are 0-2-1 in conference but their record is deceiving because the Big 12 is a good conference. 

This won't be easy after playing a 2 OT match tonight. Gonna have to be liberal with subs. It's good we picked up a result tonight. 

Edited September 29, 2018 by texasstrong12

[texasstrong12 4668]

Sounds like we will be without Regan and Grosso for a few more weeks. 

Texas is doing a good job of selling this though. Maybe this will persuade Huitema. 

 

Edited September 29, 2018 by texasstrong12

[texasstrong12 4668]

More on the 3 Canadians. 

 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Up to #9 in RPI. 

Here's the goal from tonight. 

 

Edited September 29, 2018 by texasstrong12

[texasstrong12 4668]

Still no Canadians against TCU. Great early save by Curry. TCU had a one one opportunity against Curry and she made the save. This isn't going to be easy. TCU was #10 in RPI just last week. 

Edited September 30, 2018 by texasstrong12

[texasstrong12 4668]

TCU dominating in the 1st half. Broadcasters are right. We look like we have heavy legs after playing a two OT game on Friday. 

We're struggling with possession again without Grosso in central midfield. 

[Aleemay 304]

Stats just said Grosso came into the game. Guess the Canadians made the short drive from Frisco to Ft. Worth

[texasstrong12 4668]

9 minutes ago, Aleemay said:

Stats just said Grosso came into the game. Guess the Canadians made the short drive from Frisco to Ft. Worth

Stats are probably wrong. I haven't seen her in the game. She would be starting if she was here. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

0-0 at the half. We're lucky to not be behind a couple goals but we survived that half. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Curry coming up with some big saves today. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

We're playing lots of young players today. A necessity after playing on Friday and 2 OTs. Team looks gassed. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Cameron Brooks is going to be good but she's just not technically good enough yet for this level. Looks like a FR a lot of times. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

No clue how TCU hasn't scored yet. They've had a billion chances. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Curry is saving us today. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Goal TCU with 13 minutes to play. They deserve to win this. We've been outplayed. I knew results would be tough to come by on the road against these teams without Grosso and Regan. 

Edited September 30, 2018 by texasstrong12

[perfectchaos007 6679]

Damn. Just not our day

[texasstrong12 4668]

We look absolutely gassed. We can hardly move. 

 

Edited September 30, 2018 by texasstrong12

[texasstrong12 4668]

1-0 win for TCU. 

We need Regan and Grosso back in a bad way. Luckily we play a bad Iowa State team on the road next Friday but it will be almost impossible to pick up a result against WV unless both the Canadians return. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

On 9/21/2018 at 9:20 PM, texasstrong12 said:

I don't either. Maybe both are injured? 

For a second, I thought we played Oklahoma State on Sunday but it's not until next Friday. So that's good. We won't get a result against TCU or Oklahoma State without Grosso and Regan. 

Saw that one coming but we did get a draw against a good Oklahoma State team on the road. So it's not as bad as I thought it would be. 

[perfectchaos007 6679]

So with the World Cup this summer that means if we get hiutma we won’t have to worry about her missing half our games next season to play on the national team?

Edited October 1, 2018 by perfectchaos007

[Js1 85651]

I hope so. Kind of frustrating to have our players miss games. I get the WNT appeal and all but selfishly it really fucks us

[texasstrong12 4668]

This should be the only year we have issues with the Canadians because of World Cup qualifying. The World Cup is played in the summer so even if they make the roster it shouldn't impact us next year. 

We're #10 in RPI now. 

The last 3 games we played #9 RPI (Baylor), #16 RPI (Oklahoma State), and #25 RPI (TCU). Going 1-1-1 is probably about as good as we could have expected without Grosso and Regan. Especially with 2 of those games on the road. 

We're still a good team without the Canadians but we're extremely limited from a technical standpoint. Regan is our best fullback by a mile. Her replacement Surpris plays kickball whenever she touches the ball. Grosso is probably our best player and it shows when we don't have her in central midfield setting the table for everyone else. 

Without Grosso and Regan we're the same team as we were last year. Capable of picking up some results because there's still quality but Grosso/Regan push us much closer to being elite rather than a team that's probably sweet 16/round of 32 good. 

Edited October 1, 2018 by texasstrong12

[texasstrong12 4668]

If we play this weekend without Grosso and Regan we need to change formations. Not just because of technical ability but because we can't play this open and expect to have legs on Sunday against WV. We had nothing in the tank against TCU after a 2 OT game on Friday. We need to move to a more defensive formation without Grosso and Regan. We've actually played wide open this year as you would expect with all the talent we have in midfield and forward. But that's changed now without Grosso and Regan. 

The positive in all of this is a lot of young players are getting minutes right now. Almost all the FR are playing (Brooks, Allen, McFarland, and Smith). 

The player we really miss right now is Strouphauer. She's probably our 2nd most technical midfielder outside of Grosso. We would have a lot fewer issues in central midfield right now if Strouphauer was healthy. 

If this team adds Huitema we're going to be even more loaded next year once we get Strouphauer back. We lose Hooper, Stearns, Surpris and Adams but we have better players on the roster at their given positions. Dollas and Glenn will be the 2 players that are tough to replace. 

I really hope we land Huitema because this team is built to be really good next year. Probably the best roster we will ever have on campus. Adding an instant impact player like Huitema would be huge. 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2018 by texasstrong12

[Js1 85651]

I mean, I *understand* the Friday-Sunday format but it feels like a lot.  I feel the Big 12 would be better served to do Wednesday-Saturday type scheduling.  Only WV has issues with the Wednesday games due to distance from other schools, but it would be pretty easy to do Wednesday games with Tech/TCU/Texas/Baylor/OU/OSU and KSU/KU/ISU.  Friday -> Sunday is a quick turnaround.

[texasstrong12 4668]

Anybody that's played competitive soccer knows that the Friday/Sunday format is horrible. Not sure there's a solution though based on travel budgets and scheduling issues. 

It's almost impossible to play at this level in back to back games with only 24 hours of rest. Beyond that it's not good for the health of players either. If you watched the TCU game yesterday, some of our players were literally at the point of collapsing. 

More than anything this schedule screwed us this year at the wrong time. 4 road games in a row against 3 top 25 type teams without Grosso and Regan. 

[pacman 7379]

Extended season is beyond needed for college soccer, among other things.

It's ridiculous we insist on playing a shitty version of soccer in college.

[Js1 85651]

Don't forget 2pm kick for the ISU game

[texasstrong12 4668]

Goal Hintzen in the 14th minute. 1-0 Texas.

Let's get some separation so we can rest legs. 

Edited October 5, 2018 by texasstrong12

[texasstrong12 4668]

Just like that Iowa State ties it up in the 15th minute. 1-1. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Hintzen off the post in the 37th minute. Still 1-1. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Based on the stat summary Strouphauer just entered. Not sure if this is an error or if she's back from injury. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Stroup is definitely back. 

 

[texasstrong12 4668]

 

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[texasstrong12 4668]

Still 1-1 in the 70th minute. Seems like we are controlling the game based on shots but we can't put anything away in the back of the net. 

 

Edited October 5, 2018 by texasstrong12

[texasstrong12 4668]

Texas breaks through in the 87th minute. Goal Dollas. 2-1.

See the game out now. 3 more minutes. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

2-1 win against ISU. Back on track. 

Really difficult game on Sunday against WV on the road. They are probably the 2nd most talented team we play this year. We probably won't get a result in this game without Grosso and Regan but a draw would be huge. 

We're going to get a huge shot in the arm though in upcoming weeks with Stroup, Grosso, and Regan all returning. Getting 3 starter caliber type players back. 

 

[Js1 85651]

I'll always take a win and luckily no OT before WV.

[texasstrong12 4668]

1-We're gonna have to bunker down a bit against WV. We can't play as open as we normally do or it will get ugly. 

2-Getting Stroup back is a significant development. I thought she was one of our better players at the end of last year. Outside of Grosso she probably has the most technical ability in the midfield. if she's healthy enough to give us 20-30 minutes at the end of the year it would be big. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

 

[perfectchaos007 6679]

Canada v Jamaica at 7:30p tonight on FS2. Live from Edinburg Texas its the CONCACAF Championship 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Baylor beat WV 1-0 in OT last night. Oklahoma State has lost 2 in a row to OU and Tech. 

There aren't any dominant teams in this conference and a lot of good teams. So it's tough picking up results. 

[texasstrong12 4668]

Texas added another Canadian. 

 

[Js1 85651]

Amazing point blank save by Curry. That should have been a goal due to poor clearance 

[Js1 85651]

We are struggling hard to even keep possession

[Js1 85651]

Berg!! Goal!

defense sucked on Hintzen and Berg had an easy shot. 

Edited October 7, 2018 by Js1