Duke Women's Soccer 2024
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richardjackson199
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Hopefully a wake-up call. UNC had multiple other shots off the post. We could have easily lost that one 4-1. Of course we had some chances and could have won. But they were clearly the better team today and earned this one.
richardjackson199
On Holiday
Prayers up for full healing for your son.
I've had that injury, twice. Just make sure he goes easy on that arm for long after the cast comes off. I was so excited to get back to it when my cast came off that I rebroke it with a compound - just by putting too much weight on it.
For our team, it's time to lick some wounds, heal up some knocks, and go earn that natty. I hope we see the heels again for all the marbles.
Vibes for your son, that really sucks.
UrinalCake
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The team didn't look nearly as sharp as they did on Halloween. UNC defended well, broke up a lot of our one touch passes and made it harder for us to sustain possession. The field was wet and players were slipping all night. Glad nobody was injured as numerous times a player's plant foot slipped from under them while kicking a long ball and they fell over. It wasn't raining and this is a professional soccer field so I don't know what the deal was.
The first UNC goal was a long shot that shouldn't have been a threat, but it looked like Freeman broke the wrong way and then slipped. Obviously very uncharacteristic for her. The missed handball call was infuriating, and late in the game a UNC player intentionally headed a ball directly out of bounds and then was awarded possession. Frustrating calls for sure.
Really lively crowd, about 50/50 for both teams which is pretty amazing for us. Due to Cary noise ordinances the stadium PA system had to be turned off at 11pm so we didn't get any information on calls, reviews, substitutions, etc. That was weird.
The first UNC goal was a long shot that shouldn't have been a threat, but it looked like Freeman broke the wrong way and then slipped. Obviously very uncharacteristic for her. The missed handball call was infuriating, and late in the game a UNC player intentionally headed a ball directly out of bounds and then was awarded possession. Frustrating calls for sure.
Really lively crowd, about 50/50 for both teams which is pretty amazing for us. Due to Cary noise ordinances the stadium PA system had to be turned off at 11pm so we didn't get any information on calls, reviews, substitutions, etc. That was weird.
He insisted on a Duke Blue cast
I’ve trained him well
nmduke2001
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Frustrating game. We seemed to struggled mightily with footing and I believe that stopped a few potential attacks and made a few UNC attacks more dangerous because a defender slipped out of position. The first UNC goal was not great. Should have been stopped but looked like a misread off the foot and a slip and I think keeper's shoulder was not feeling great. Maggie nearly finished that head ball. It would have been an awesome goal. It seemed to me that she made a great play just to get to it, so missing it was understandable. Later in the game a loose ball fell to Maggie's feet in the box and she was not able to get anything on it. That was more frustrating to me than the missed header.
Hopefully Duke still gets a 1 seed and goes on a long winning streak that finishes with a nice trophy.
Hopefully Duke still gets a 1 seed and goes on a long winning streak that finishes with a nice trophy.
UrinalCake
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Could someone more familiar with the selection process than me (which would be just about anyone) explain the consequences of losing yesterday's game? Are we likely to hang on to a 1 seed, and are there regional preference/hosting implications? On paper should we be rooting for the CHeats to win on Sunday? (I'm not going to, I just want to know if I should in theory even if I never will on principle.)
Random thoughts:
- I think the ball had already been whistled out off us—heading it out into the stands was simply a delay tactic. The move perhaps could have drawn a card for its egregious nature, but by that point we just weren't doing a good job of moving the ball away from the sideline and back to the middle of the field to advance it.
- Dahlien definitely should have been carded for shoving the defender into Freeman late.
- The UNC equalizer just shouldn't have happened, but Freeman has been amazing all season long—eventually, you're bound to let a bad one in, it just happened at the wrong time (I'd say worst possible time, but that prize goes to the ND men's keeper the other night).
- Armstrong was the best player on the field—she's really fun to watch, though I prefer watching her wearing the stars and stripes than Carolina blue. Her bailout of the UNC goalie late to rob us of a goal was an incredible defensive play. She was in the right place at the right time on her winning goal (from the replay, Lynch slipping and going down is what creates the opening for her header), but that tends to happen with great players.
- We just didn't seem to weight passes well all night long and gave away possession far too easily too many times.
- Next play... there's another championship to win, and this team definitely has the capability to do so.
Ouch sorry that happened — rest and recover soon
The first UNC goal was a solid outside pot shot — and it knuckled — no spin — confused goalie and deflected weird because of the wetness etc as you said. The second goal was a nice header but somehow went between the legs of two defenders — bad luck. Goalie had no way to track it and react because of the screening. Duke had great chances in the second half and somehow didn’t convert on a brilliant cross from the right and missed the header. #3 is a speedster and over touched on a wide open attack. Overall Duke seemed like the better passing team and had every chance to win.
Imagine the ACC getting all 4 #1 seeds... Ain't gonna happen, but that would be amazing.
There are many, including myself, who believe that to be the case that the 4 best teams are in the ACC
No disrespect to Mississippi State….heck, I’m friendly with their coach and many of the players live at my property in Starkville…but I truly believe that they would get smoked by any of these 4 teams
No disrespect to Mississippi State….heck, I’m friendly with their coach and many of the players live at my property in Starkville…but I truly believe that they would get smoked by any of these 4 teams
King of Defense
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Chris knows his stuff. He's probably right here.
FSU wins their 5th consecutive title with a 3-2 win over UNC
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Florida State Wins 2024 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Championship
CARY, N.C. (theACC.com) – Led by two second-half goals from Taylor Huff and Wrianna Hudson, third-seeded Florida State claimed its fifth straight Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Soccer title with a 3-2 win over fourth-seeded North Carolina Sunday afternoon at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North...
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