Santa Clara Women's Soccer 2011

Yeah - what an anticlimactic ending to a great season. However, it was a pretty good game in comparison with the San Diego game, which was cringe-ville... Jenny LaPonte is injured and I think that has been a blow for the whole team. I thought the offense did pretty well getting the ball where it needed to be, but missed opportunities plagued them and I kept thinking of the BYU game - all that shooting and no scoring... darn!

I feel the worst for the girl who missed the PK kick - I won't say her name because she looked so upset... AND I think she should be remembered as the girl who broke Pepperdine's winning streak.

But hey, all in all, it was a great game and I think I chewed my nails down to the bone! I'm pretty sure the Broncos will have another great season next year!

 

I agree goaleemama. It was a sad day for the seniors.

But I was looking at the roster again to remind me of how many young players they have - they had an amazing season with so many integral parts being freshmen and sophomores. I think they have a bright future ahead of them.

 

Curious and surprising decision by Coach Smith to start 4 players who don't normally start ...don't know how injuries influenced decision...especially unusual to break up center backs for tournament game..Vernon and Klei both lack makeup speed after injury and IMO Cal's goal wouldn't have scored with Kleiner in centerback...Vernon had excellent game and is a wonderful player...Interesting that the 35min Margaret played in second half coincided with SCU domination
Cal was tremendously improved from first game...game was pretty even...both sides missed good chances...Bri made some great saves and freshman Huerta went for power over placement on OT golden chance...I thought we would prevail in pks...IMO pks belong on ground and are unstoppable if near corners
Can't wait for next year...seniors should be proud of bringing program back...look forward to advancing even farther next year

 

We heard Aozasa talking with a fan before the game, and she said, "I'm okay - I'm not starting, but I'll play if I need to." Which made us thought there was an injury issue.

 

Oops! I meant "PK" not PK kick (duh)... Aozasa was down in the San Diego game with a hard hit on her knee. At the men's game last weekend, she was still limping pretty heavily, so I was wondering if she was going to be on the field.

We wanted the moon for the seniors, of course, but there were so many knee braces and crutches down there that I'm almost glad to see the season end for rest of the team. I think at least half that team is still made up of teenagers. I hate to see college kids that young with all those injuries. It is college after all, not WPS. Better to see them healthy next season and kicking some Stanford booty...

 

I agree with Bronco Billy! It was an awesome experience going to the games and seeing them do so well. My kids know all the names, numbers, and stats of all the girls and we'll really miss seeing those seniors! My 10-year old can't even imagine the team without them.

 

Congrats on a great season. I saw you play a few games (thanks bronco vision) and you guys were fantastic.

 

A great season for the Broncos and it's just so wonderful seeing the team return to playing such a beautiful style of soccer. With so many young players on this team the future is indeed bright. Revel in your accomplishments, all of you deserve it.

 

article says she's got to sit a yr. thought soccer players usually didn't have to sit on transfer. watching the men's college cup, they said the goal scorer in the final played for Akron last year. is Nebraska playing hard ball? if so, that's petty of them.

 

Does anyone know why she is leaving Nebraska?

 

She explains why in the article.

 

Thanks paltrysum. I did read the article. I took her explanation to be why she chose Santa Clara, but not necessarily why she was leaving Nebraska.

 

Leaving after three years seems weird. Shouldn't she have used that explanation and reasoning before choosing a school and not after attending one for 75% of your her eligibility?

 

Nobody knew who she was until she got to Nebraska and started scoring.

 

The other thing that's interesting to me (not that I'm complaining - I think it's great!!!) is that I would have thought that switching colleges would not get you more exposure on the national stage. I would think that if you are a prolific scorer at a D1 school (I'm assuming Nebraska is D1, although I haven't checked), the national team coaches would already know who you are.

Again, not complaining at all since it sounds from the article like she will be a great addition (haven't checked YouTube for highlights yet).

 

She was overshadowed in the Big 10 this past season by Maya Hayes. Most of the Big 10 teams had no problem shutting her down.

 

Wait, what? She had a goal or an assist in nine of eleven Big Ten matches this year.

 

Don't know why else she would HAVE to sit out a year.

 

Maybe she will help them beat San Diego, they seem to have their number! All joking aside, that's a good pickup for a team that should be mature by 2013.

 

Maybe she was not recruited by Santa Clara? Maybe Nebraska seemed like a good idea at the time?

I don't care if she went to Nebraska because she likes corn ... as a student and an athlete, Morgan will be an excellent addition to Santa Clara.

Nebraska will have to modify the website ... Morgan is #15 on the left. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38&SPID=26&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100&atclid=205326211

 

She is all-conference this year. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38&SPID=26&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100&atclid=205326211

I guess the coaches, who made the selection, didn't notice that their teams had no problem shutting her down.

 

The Nebraska coaches have to waive that requirement, I believe, so it sounds like they didn't.