2002 Championship Game

I've watched the highlights from the 2002 game a couple of times on u-tube and what a game that looks to be. Up and down the field both ways. I would like to watch the whole game. Anyone know where I might get a copy of that? I have a copy of 2005 since I started following the team when my daughter started playing youth soccer.

You can order a DVD from the NCAA site provided you are referring to the championship game. It will cost you 25 US. Maybe someone here can hook you up. I would but I don't have a copy myself. If you have enough cash you can own them all back to 1985.

http://www.ncaaondemand.com/composite_sports/women-s-soccer?browse_year=2002

thx for the link!

YW. I was too hasty to say only the championship is available. The 2005 and 2002 semis against Penn state are also available "on demand" whatever that means. I never connected that the Pilots beat Penn State twice to reach the finals in those championship years. Could it be three?

Thanks for the link, AP. I am going to order the '02 and '05 games, since it was before my time with the Pilots and I have never seen them.

I was nosing around the site and saw the save the Santa Clara girl made in their championship game with UNC, with the keeper out - WOW!!

Correction - it was the Santa Clara semis in 2002, against UNC, so that would have been the Santa Clara team that lost to the Pilots in the finals.

I think the best part of the highlight films I saw was Sinclair after she scored the winner, and then the reaction around Clive, especially from the SC coach.

I believe the SC coach in that game was our own Garrett Smith. Some please correct me if I am wrong.

-SciFi

SciFi wrote:I believe the SC coach in that game was our own Garrett Smith. Some please correct me if I am wrong.

-SciFi

The SCU coach was (and still is) Jerry Smith (not Garrett), who has been at SCU for over 20 years. Garrett Smith has been on the UP coaching staff for about 15 years.

Thanks for clearing that up. The thought of Jerry rejoicing over a loss didn't fit right in my head. I am sure Jerry was a class act at the time just not thrilled.

Actually, both Smiths celebrated with Clive.

Check out the video.

Garrett hugs Clive at about the 4:12 mark, and Jerry does at the 4:33 mark or so.

They were good friends.

Jerry hugging Clive was a real highlight for me.

me too . ..actually the whole thing was pretty much a highlight. The end with Milbrett is a gesture to remember as well . . .Sinclair too . . .

Remembering that I am a newcomer to the Pilots - Wasn't Clive's illness and the prognosis known at the time they won this game?

His illness was indeed known by the time of the championship in '02--he died just as the '03 season was underway.

As usual tears on the field and tears here in front of the computer with that clip.