Re: Pilots vs. Wisconsin in Seattle...

by purple haze on Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:41 am

Thanks to Pilot Nation for the Wisconsin game commentary. I'm in a Seattle hotel that has ESPNU -- first time I've seen that channel, and it's the first time I've seen a "crawl" of women's college soccer scores, but UP-Wisconsin wasn't among the results it showed last night.

The results from around the country noted by others hsow how tough it is to win them all. So far, so good. I'm looking forward to see what Syracuse can bring to the pitch.

by The 12th man on Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:26 am

The really hard header off the crossbar was a cross from Elli and Halley got up and got her head on it.

by Harry Redknapp on Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:37 am

Box score on Pilots website credits it to Cloee:

[74:16] Shot by POR COLOHAN, Cloee HIT POST.

And has there been a game where Dani F has played for 63 minutes and nottaken a shot on goal?

by UPSoccerFanatic on Sat Sep 04, 2010 4:17 pm

I guess I missed something during the Wisconsin game. I thought that Dani got a yellow card, but when I look at the box score, the only Pilots' yellow was to Elli. Others at the game, did any of you think Dani got a yellow?

by UPWomenSoccerRookie on Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:23 pm

I thought Elli had a good game. Micaela has that extra something; she always makes good things happen. I like the way Erin distributes the ball to teammates rather than always kicking it away after she picks it up.

I stayed for the 2nd game on Friday. I was very impressed with Washington. They looked very much like the Pilots with their defensive pressure and their hustle. You could have switched the two teams in white (Pilots in the 1st game, Huskies in the 2nd game) with little difference. And I say this after watching the Pilots play well in their game.

by The 12th man on Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:19 pm

I was at the game, definitely was Halley on the header. Stats are sometimes mistaken.

by onetouchfutbol on Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:06 am

fan from afar wrote:A few observations from my first live game of the season

1- Seeing Michaela in person reinforces my belief that she is going to be vital to the team this year if we are going all the way. Things just came alive when she entered the game in the first half. Danielle and Hallie seem to be playing well, but we really need Michaela's speed up front.

2- Ellen Parker was VERY solid at midfield - she came in for Sophie in the second half. After seeing her play, I want to change my vote as to who will replace Sophie for the games she will miss.

3- Garrett's halftime chat, or somerthing, got the Pilots a little more serious for the 2nd half. It could easily have been 3 or 4 - 0 after half with all the near misses.

4- I am still concerned about not finishing as we should, but not as much as before. Wisconsin is a tough team to score on.

I'm still not very concerned about our finishing abilities. We outshot the Badgers something like 14-4, and they had very few dangerous opportunities in the second half...if any. The shot off of the crossbar could have easily gone in. I think that shots on goal continues to be the stat to pay attention to. I doubt we lost a game when we won that statistical category last year...

Though UW was likely impressive in the second game, I doubt they have the talent level to compete with us. Well see soon...