Wow Results/Upsets 2012

Discussion in 'Women's College' started by hykos1045, Aug 18, 2012.

  1. hykos1045

    hykos1045 Member

    May 10, 2010
    Club:
    Philadelphia Independence
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    8/17/12
    @ #20 West Virginia 1, La Salle 2
     
  2. hykos1045

    hykos1045 Member

    May 10, 2010
    Club:
    Philadelphia Independence
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    @ #7 Virginia 1, #9 Penn State 3
     
  3. Morris20

    Morris20 Member

    Jul 4, 2000
    Upper 90 of nowhere
    Club:
    Washington Freedom
    The Explorers are no joke! They had a great run last year, but didn't get a ton of respect because of their SOS, this will help.
     
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  4. Forgedias

    Forgedias Member

    Mar 5, 2012
    Add in Portland 1-0 North Carolina

    Miami Hurricans 4-1 Florida Gators

    Wisconsin 1-0 Notre Dame (Small upset, but an upset neverless)
     
  5. bmoline

    bmoline Member

    Aug 24, 2008
    Champaign
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not a huge upset in rankings, but PSU was without its top two goal scorers from last year, Hayes and Schram, who were with the U-20s. Also a couple of other starters out with injury. Not as familiar with the UVA roster. Of course Swanson is gone, but how many players are on that squad? A very nice win in Charlottesville.
     
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  6. New Engalnd Nellie

    Mar 6, 2008
    What is SOS?
     
  7. Carolina92

    Carolina92 Member

    Sep 26, 2008
    Steve Swanson and Morgan Brian were missing for the Cavs. Morgan Brian is one of the best, if not the best, Midfielders in the country. Still, considering Hayes and Schram were also missing for Penn St., this was a good, solid win. Not sure I would consider it an upset at all though.
     
  8. Carolina92

    Carolina92 Member

    Sep 26, 2008
    Biggest upset by far is Miami over Florida.
     
  9. Yellow2288

    Yellow2288 New Member

    Nov 10, 2010
    Strength of Schedule
     
  10. bmoline

    bmoline Member

    Aug 24, 2008
    Champaign
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That makes sense. My impression is that these two teams are pretty equal, they've had a very good non-conference series going for a while now. I'd probably call it a mild upset, just because it was on the road...if PSU were at home I would have given them the slight edge.
     
  11. New Engalnd Nellie

    Mar 6, 2008
    Duh. I should have figured that out on my own.
     
  12. Yellow2288

    Yellow2288 New Member

    Nov 10, 2010
    Happens to all of us. I find your comments very insightful. I enjoy your posts.
     
  13. Soccerhunter

    Soccerhunter Member+

    Sep 12, 2009
    Ditto Yellow's comment.
     
  14. socdad

    socdad Member

    Nov 9, 2011
    Dayton, Oh
    I’m not sure that Miami (#37) over Florida (#17) is a huge upset.
     
  15. hykos1045

    hykos1045 Member

    May 10, 2010
    Club:
    Philadelphia Independence
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, be sure. Florida was a preseason top 10 pick in many circles. It is quite rare for a top 25 team, let alone a top 10 pick, to lose at HOME, by such a margin, to any unranked team. It is certainly good for parity of the sport that so many teams are capable of beating anyone.
     
  16. upprv

    upprv Member

    Aug 4, 2004
    I am just not sure how accurate these rankings are. I feel like it leads to over/under valuing these early wins. What if these teams prove to be just average but last year's success plus their roster leads us to over rank them? Then a Miami team beating an average Florida team isn't really an upset.

    I know we need a starting point but I wish we would wait 4 games and then put out a ranking. As it is, it's based on last year plus the same ole teams getting and staying ranked.

    But in the end I realize it's just a talking point. RPI and all that matter more. Just wanted to vent. Carry on. :)
     
  17. CDub06

    CDub06 New Member

    Nov 7, 2011
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Other than the upset of Florida, the score that caught my eye the most involved another SEC team.

    Missouri 5, Memphis 1

    Memphis was a top 15 squad in most polls. That's a huge margin of victory for Mizzou. Should be interesting to see where each team goes from here. Especially since Memphis has a couple weeks off...
     
  18. Forgedias

    Forgedias Member

    Mar 5, 2012
    Memphis started 6 freshmen during the Missouri game, 3 of them were midfielders. Missouri pressed them all game long. Until their 3 world cup players return, I don't think Memphis will be their normal self, especially since 2 of those players are their best midfielders.
     
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  19. multisport

    multisport Member

    Nov 9, 2008
    Did I read that Oregon state beat Portland? Is that somewhat of an upset?
    Also, didn't University of San Diego get beat 3-zip by Northridge or something?
    Seattle 5 St. Mary's 0.....the WCC not looking so sharp.
    Arkansas Little Rock goes down to Austin Peay in a big way, affirming my opinion that the Sunbelt is one of the worst in women's soccer...glad Denver is outta there.
     
  20. Morris20

    Morris20 Member

    Jul 4, 2000
    Upper 90 of nowhere
    Club:
    Washington Freedom
    Actually, the result that caught my eye was Northern Iowa beating Western Illinois. Looks like a tough campaign coming up for the Leathernecks . . .
     
  21. norcalsoccerfan

    norcalsoccerfan New Member

    Oct 9, 2011
    Oregon State is a good club. On any given day against a young Portland team, not an upset to my mind. Northridge also a very good club with journeymen players. I think we are just seeing a lot more parity in women's college soccer.
     
  22. multisport

    multisport Member

    Nov 9, 2008
    Norcal I am glad to hear this...Knew that Oregon State has become a force to deal with and I guess it wasn't too suprising, especially since Portland had also just finished a tough game against UNC. And not too long ago I was waiting at the Fish Market in Del Mar, Ca when one of the Surf white teams came in I started chatting with the coach...he said most of the players were going in state to Fullerton, Northridge, Irvine, etc. Can't beat instate price of education and they won't be on the bench. So nice to see some parity and the coaches encouraging it.
     
  23. norcalsoccerfan

    norcalsoccerfan New Member

    Oct 9, 2011
    I also think that versus even 10 years ago, the quality of coaching of all girls is much better. There are many more good teams not just the elite teams carrying good players. Girls generally see sports as a worthwhile activity even if you aren't going to go pro or play in the Olympics. So there is a larger pool of class players. I'm still amazed that the top recruits get so much attention. Can one player really make that big a difference on a field of 11? I believe UNC is seeing that AD is going to have to actually coach because the next tier of players he is coaching against is not much lower than the top tier he recruits. As far as California goes, its' hard to get those Cali girls to leave our great state. Some of the best players want to stay close to home. Unless there's a big scholarship, why would you leave?
    Mulitsport, what other sports do you follow? That's my next topic. I"m tired of the single-sport trend in club sports. Not good for the athlete at all.
     
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  24. multisport

    multisport Member

    Nov 9, 2008
    I am a counselor in Colorado for the schools so I follow a lot of sports, a lot of schools, a lot of kids. On the women's side, basketball and soccer are the most prevalent but I have kids in skiing, , ice hockey, field hockey, gymnastics, mountain biking, and equestrian ....some in more than one sport in college. And yes, this business of only doing one sport is still around but not for everyone. There are plenty of kids who get scholarships to college BECAUSE they 1) have good grades, 2) play more than one sport. Not always a D1 situation but the scholarship money is often much larger. And these are high level schools academically and athletically...often a better fit and/or better all around environment with smaller classes, travel abroad, internships, and post graduate potential.
    Stanford and Duke are tremendous schools but you don't have to go to them to be an Oxford scholar.
     
  25. hykos1045

    hykos1045 Member

    May 10, 2010
    Club:
    Philadelphia Independence
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    WVU has topped #1 Stanford, 1-0 in the Nittany Lion Invitational.
     

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