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Post by Rogobob77 on Aug 25, 2022 21:05:44 GMT -5
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Post by bigchuck on Aug 25, 2022 21:26:21 GMT -5
I was at the game today. It was a nice game by the ladies. They recovered from a poor first half and really carried the play in the second half. Nice header on the tying goal. They had other scoring opportunities but had to settle for the tie.
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Post by upbasketballfan on Aug 28, 2022 13:08:13 GMT -5
Just watched Lady Titans beat Canasius on a nice 86th minute goal. I was looking at the people across the street sitting in their yards and on their front steps watching the game. First you think how nice it is and then you notice all the first floor openings with bars, really sad. New field looks really nice on tv.
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Post by bigchuck on Aug 29, 2022 8:32:28 GMT -5
Just watched Lady Titans beat Canasius on a nice 86th minute goal. I was looking at the people across the street sitting in their yards and on their front steps watching the game. First you think how nice it is and then you notice all the first floor openings with bars, really sad. New field looks really nice on tv. Nice game by the Ladies. They played well and deserved the win. Two nice goals. As nice as the second one was, the cross for the first goal was even better. Nice crowd, field looks good, it was a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon. The crowd did not include many students (noon Sunday start may have something to do with that) but looked to be significantly larger than the 150 in the box score. Joann and I joked in looked as large as some of Men's basketball games last year. Enjoyable game to watch. The referee let them play a physical game and we did not back down. This bodes well for the upcoming HL games. Among the crowd were a number of Women's Basketball Team members. All the foreign students made it here on time and They are looking forward to their first team meeting today. We met the two new foreign students. The young lady from Portugal looks all of 6' and ready to go.
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Post by bigchuck on Sept 17, 2022 16:11:27 GMT -5
After a pair of 1-0 loses to Bowling Green and Eastern Kentucky on the road the Ladies came home and dominated Northern Kentucky for a 2-0 win in their first HL action. They played aggressively as a team. Two beautiful goals indicative of the attacking style they are striving for. This was as well as I have seen any Detroit Women's Soccer team play in a long time. This a team headed in the right direction. We are not the most talented in the league, but they are responding to Steve's coaching and getting better. They play at Cleveland State tomorrow. That could be a good test of where we are headed in the league. Cleveland State was picked 4th in the preseason poll while Northern Kentucky was expected to finish 3rd. Detroit was picked 10 out of 11. This is NOT a 10th place team.
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Post by upbasketballfan on Sept 18, 2022 16:44:31 GMT -5
Ladies lost today 2-0. We were out shot 17-11 but we did hole a 6-3 edge in corners. Cleveland States goals were both in the first half and not too far apart one on a long blast and one one a header off of a cross.
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Post by bigchuck on Sept 18, 2022 17:41:33 GMT -5
Ladies lost today 2-0. We were out shot 17-11 but we did hole a 6-3 edge in corners. Cleveland States goals were both in the first half and not too far apart one on a long blast and one one a header off of a cross. It was Cleveland State's game today. They carried the play. It was clear a couple of minutes into the game we did not have the same energy as we did Thursday. The early road start and the 70 Yard wide field took its toll. It would be nice if they could arrive the evening before for these early day games, but that is not in the cards. I am still optimistic about this team.
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Post by upbasketballfan on Sept 18, 2022 20:47:17 GMT -5
Ladies lost today 2-0. We were out shot 17-11 but we did hole a 6-3 edge in corners. Cleveland States goals were both in the first half and not too far apart one on a long blast and one one a header off of a cross. It was Cleveland State's game today. They carried the play. It was clear a couple of minutes into the game we did not have the same energy as we did Thursday. The early road start and the 70 Yard wide field took its toll. It would be nice if they could arrive the evening before for these early day games, but that is not in the cards. I am still optimistic about this team. . How wide is our field, 70-75 is NCAA regulation? Seeing as we put our field in this year I would think ours would be 75.
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Post by bigchuck on Oct 2, 2022 16:53:12 GMT -5
The field is as wide as it can be without reconfiguring the track. I do not know the exact width, but it looks to be barely 70. I have never seen a field inside a 1/4 mile track that was 75 yd wide. But my referee career ended two decades ago.
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Post by bigchuck on Oct 2, 2022 17:15:45 GMT -5
The women played another nice game completely dominating Green Bay. They remain undefeated at home and 2nd in the HL. That paints a brighter picture than the reality. Thursday, they play Wright State at home. WSU is alone atop the league and undefeated. This will be a big test for the team. Then they have to go on the road for 3 of their last 4 games including at Oakland. We have to figure out a way to win on the road to be one of the top six for the tournament. On the bright side, they are looking better as the season progresses. They have developed a character and adapting well to the system of play Coach Shelton implemented. They continue to prove the prognosticators who picked them in 10th place wrong. If you are a soccer fan consider joining them Thursday night. They will need all the support they can get.
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Post by nctitan on Oct 2, 2022 17:52:09 GMT -5
The women played another nice game completely dominating Green Bay. They remain undefeated at home and 2nd in the HL. That paints a brighter picture than the reality. Thursday, they play Wright State at home. WSU is alone atop the league and undefeated. This will be a big test for the team. Then they have to go on the road for 3 of their last 4 games including at Oakland. We have to figure out a way to win on the road to be one of the top six for the tournament. On the bright side, they are looking better as the season progresses. They have developed a character and adapting well to the system of play Coach Shelton implemented. They continue to prove the prognosticators who picked them in 10th place wrong. If you are a soccer fan consider joining them Thursday night. They will need all the support they can get. Chuck is right. This team is fun to watch. They have a swarming defense and a strong offense and are tough, and they have quite a few freshmen and sophomores who are getting used to playing with each other.
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Post by bigchuck on Oct 6, 2022 23:02:34 GMT -5
Women Soccer moved into 1st place tonight with 3-2 win at home over Wright State. Although they scored three goals, the star was Goalkeeper Scott. Two first half goals by the Titans put them ahead 2-0 at the half. Wright State carried the play in the second half but another Titan goal was enough to hold on. Wright State is a good team and it was easy to see why they came here in first place. Four more games against some of the stronger teams in the league. It looks like our last game AT Oakland may determine our tournament hopes. Only the top six get in.Right now we are #1 but there are 3 teams only one point behind us. The sixth place team is Oakland well within striking distance. It would be nice to see an Oakland Game that means more than just the rivalry.
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Post by nctitan on Oct 7, 2022 8:46:37 GMT -5
A team that doesn't score a ton of goals has to be opportunistic, and this group does that. Once again, harassing the other team's keeper led to a goal, Olivia Zulewski's eventual game-winner. The women are fun to watch, hard workers, they never stop, they are good team players.
A lot of valuable freshmen and sophomores, a lot of them from Michigan, many from Metro Detroit. If Coach Shelton can keep up the local recruiting the program can become an HL power.
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Post by bigchuck on Oct 25, 2022 22:06:01 GMT -5
Well, the schedule caught up with the Lady Titans. They take a 3 game losing streak into the season finale at Oakland Wednesday night. They need a win to make the tournament. It will be tough at Oakland and the weather will not help. It is going to take one of their best games to beat Oaklan. If they can pull it off, they will not only beat their rival, but make the 6 team tournament field which no one expected. I wish them the best of luck and hope to make it out to see them in person, but I am too old to sit in the rain. It will be on ESPN+ which beats the rain.
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Post by titansforever on Oct 26, 2022 9:09:41 GMT -5
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