August 17, 20187 yr Author This should be a decent match tonight. I know nothing about this particular Rice team but they are normally decent and it's on the road. Chris Henderson has it as one of the "big matches" of the night.
August 17, 20187 yr Author Both Canadians starting. Not surprised but they are starting Berg up top with Hintzen.
August 17, 20187 yr Author I was going to buy the 24 hour pass for the stream but looks like that's a no go.
August 18, 20187 yr Author Goal Hintzen. 1-0 Texas late in the first half. Rice finished 12-4-2 (9-0-1 at home) last year. We only beat them by 1 goal last year so this is probably a quality match. Like I said above, Rice is normally decent.
August 18, 20187 yr Author good start to the season. We should score goals this year just so much talent in the midfield and at forward.
August 18, 20187 yr Author Kelly played 20 players tonight. This team has a lot of depth which it really didn't have last year. The only thing that scares me about this is Kelly likes to sub a lot and there's certain players that need to stay on the field in competitive games.
August 18, 20187 yr Author The upcoming schedule is going to be really difficult. #6 UNC on the road and #16 UCF on a neutral field. It also looks like Long Beach State is really good. #2 UCLA only beat Long Beach State 1-0 last night on a late goal. Chris Henderson thinks LBSU could win a game or two in the tournament. These next 3 games are against top 25ish caliber teams. Going 1-1-1 would probably be good results for us. Edited August 18, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
August 22, 20187 yr Author Yeah, Long Beach State is good. These next 3 games are going to be difficult. I'm not expecting a win against North Carolina but hopefully we can keep it competitive.
August 22, 20187 yr Author It's on Watch ESPN but it currently says "they are experiencing technical difficulties".
August 22, 20187 yr Author Tough to grow the sport when none of these TV broadcasts work. Rice and now North Carolina don't have a live stream that's working.
August 22, 20187 yr Author North Carolina is dominating possession. So skilled but that's why they are the #4 team in the country.
August 22, 20187 yr Author Wow. UNC gets a questionable PK but they don't convert. We're going to do a lot of defending in this game. Need to drop Billups into a more defensive midfield role. We're improved but still completely outclassed from a talent level in this game. Edited August 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
August 22, 20187 yr Author Grosso is really skilled in the midfield. When she touches the ball the game slows down for us.
August 22, 20187 yr Author 1-0 at the half. The two best players that half were the Canadians. Good things happen when Regan and Grosso touch the ball. UNC is going to put a lot of pressure on us the 2nd half so we're going to have to defend.
August 22, 20187 yr 18 minutes ago, texasstrong12 said: Grosso is really skilled in the midfield. When she touches the ball the game slows down for us. really amazingly talented...really going to be a fun four years with her.. did berg have an issue? only played half of the first half Edited August 22, 20187 yr by pacman
August 22, 20187 yr link? nevermind, found on espn app Edited August 22, 20187 yr by kingkoopa6 nevermind
August 22, 20187 yr 14 minutes ago, pacman said: really amazingly talented...really going to be a fun four years with her.. did berg have an issue? only played half of the first half She's back out for the 2nd half
August 22, 20187 yr Grosso puts in work to keep possession..left side of defense gives away may the the theme of the game was hoping to see some improvement in that part of the team Edited August 22, 20187 yr by pacman
August 22, 20187 yr Author 1-1. Just outclassed from a technical ability. Nice combination out of the midfield from UNC.
August 22, 20187 yr Author Mshana out with cramps. Not ideal. Probably our best defensive fullback. Edited August 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
August 22, 20187 yr Author Grosso is creating all types of issues for North Carolina. Composed on the ball.
August 22, 20187 yr Author 1-1 heading to OT. Two 10 minutes periods and golden goal wins. This would be a really good result if we can find a way to get a draw but we can't have much left in the tank. This was more competitive than I was thinking. Thought it would be a 3-1 type result. Edited August 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
August 22, 20187 yr Author If we're going to get a goal it's gonna have to come from Jett on the wing. That's where we are creating right now.
August 22, 20187 yr Author Billups off the crossbar. So close. Edit: Might have been Hintzen. Edited August 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
August 22, 20187 yr Author We were dominated in the first half but we've been much better in the 2nd half/1st OT. We've probably had the better run of play since the 1st half.
August 22, 20187 yr Author Wow really dangerous opportunity here for Texas. About half a foot away from being a PK. Grosso is so good. I would let Hintzen take this strike. Edited August 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
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