2018 Women's D1 Soccer

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Not a fan of the coach. He has been riding shakeford's good work.

Who is Shakeford, and how do people even know the coach unless their kid was passed over or they are coaching another team? The number of Monday morning quarterbacks here or pot-stirrers is amazing.

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Yeah, the Tigers seem to have lost their way.

lost their way? they were never that good. the nature of the beat is people base perception of one or two big results. They had a magical run last year and the ball bounced for them. They are a solid team, nowhere near the elite ones. Sure, they can win any game, but that does not make them better.

if you went back an asked a bookie to lay odds on a UNC/Princeton rematch knowing the result of first game, UNC would be massive favorites again.

The ivys are outgunned by the big boys on so many levels. lets not be fooled by the wonderful Cinderella stories into thinking they can compete consistently

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Who is Shakeford, and how do people even know the coach unless their kid was passed over or they are coaching another team? The number of Monday morning quarterbacks here or pot-stirrers is amazing.

Ummmmm, because she is a legendary coach? Julie Shackford just won her 250th game, now at her alma matar, William and Mary.

from a 2 second google search:

Shackford was the head women’s soccer coach at Princeton from 1995-2014 where she built the Tigers into a consistently successful program that regularly produced championship teams. She is the all-time wins leader at Princeton (203) and guided the Tigers to an NCAA College Cup Semifinal, six Ivy League titles and eight berths into the NCAA tournament. Shackford coached seven Ivy League Players of the Year, 40 First-Team All-Ivy League selections and three United Soccer Coaches (formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America) All-Americans.

She recruited and coached several national team players and three who went on to become professional athletes in the National Women’s Soccer League, including two-time Olympic medalist Diana Matheson. The Tigers won 10 games, or more, in 16 of her 20 years on the sidelines. For her efforts, she was named the USC Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year in 2001, 2004, and 2012. Most importantly, 100 percent of Shackford’s student-athletes went on to graduate from Princeton.

Her best season at Princeton came in 2004 when she led the Tigers to their first NCAA College Cup appearance, which remains the only national semifinal trip for any Ivy League member. The team finished the season with a 19-3 record and earned wins against Central Connecticut State, Villanova, Boston College and Washington to advance to the College Cup, before falling to her former Tribe teammate and current U.S. Women’s National Team Coach Jill Ellis and UCLA. For her efforts, she was named the Division I National Coach of the Year and Soccer Buzz Coach of the Year.

Quick Bio:

2004 National Coach of the Year
2004 NCAA College Cup Semifinalist
Eight NCAA Tournament Appearances
Six Ivy League Titles
Coached seven Ivy League Players of the Year, 40 First-Team All-Ivy League selections and three United Soccer Coaches (formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America) All-Americans.
Three-time All-American at William & Mary

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Who is Shakeford, and how do people even know the coach unless their kid was passed over or they are coaching another team? The number of Monday morning quarterbacks here or pot-stirrers is amazing.

What’s amazing is you firing off snarky comments about things you have zero knowledge of. Good to see you get schooled. Maybe you should consider doing a little research before mouthing off or go back to the kids table and let the adults converse.

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Who is Shakeford, and how do people even know the coach unless their kid was passed over or they are coaching another team? The number of Monday morning quarterbacks here or pot-stirrers is amazing.

Agreed. The coach seems to be stringing together winning seasons, while other programs in the conference are up and down.

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Ummmmm, because she is a legendary coach? Julie Shackford just won her 250th game, now at her alma matar, William and Mary.

from a 2 second google search:

Shackford was the head women’s soccer coach at Princeton from 1995-2014 where she built the Tigers into a consistently successful program that regularly produced championship teams. She is the all-time wins leader at Princeton (203) and guided the Tigers to an NCAA College Cup Semifinal, six Ivy League titles and eight berths into the NCAA tournament. Shackford coached seven Ivy League Players of the Year, 40 First-Team All-Ivy League selections and three United Soccer Coaches (formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America) All-Americans.

She recruited and coached several national team players and three who went on to become professional athletes in the National Women’s Soccer League, including two-time Olympic medalist Diana Matheson. The Tigers won 10 games, or more, in 16 of her 20 years on the sidelines. For her efforts, she was named the USC Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year in 2001, 2004, and 2012. Most importantly, 100 percent of Shackford’s student-athletes went on to graduate from Princeton.

Her best season at Princeton came in 2004 when she led the Tigers to their first NCAA College Cup appearance, which remains the only national semifinal trip for any Ivy League member. The team finished the season with a 19-3 record and earned wins against Central Connecticut State, Villanova, Boston College and Washington to advance to the College Cup, before falling to her former Tribe teammate and current U.S. Women’s National Team Coach Jill Ellis and UCLA. For her efforts, she was named the Division I National Coach of the Year and Soccer Buzz Coach of the Year.

Quick Bio:

2004 National Coach of the Year
2004 NCAA College Cup Semifinalist
Eight NCAA Tournament Appearances
Six Ivy League Titles
Coached seven Ivy League Players of the Year, 40 First-Team All-Ivy League selections and three United Soccer Coaches (formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America) All-Americans.
Three-time All-American at William & Mary

Add a footnote that last season she thumped BC 3-1. She has a challenge to put W&M on the map. Not the pull that a Princeton has academically.

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lost their way? they were never that good. the nature of the beat is people base perception of one or two big results. They had a magical run last year and the ball bounced for them. They are a solid team, nowhere near the elite ones. Sure, they can win any game, but that does not make them better.

if you went back an asked a bookie to lay odds on a UNC/Princeton rematch knowing the result of first game, UNC would be massive favorites again.

The ivys are outgunned by the big boys on so many levels. lets not be fooled by the wonderful Cinderella stories into thinking they can compete consistently

They aren't at a National level this season, but for all their struggles, they have an RPI of 38, better than all but one team in New England. The may come back and win the Ivy. Or if not that RPI is well suited to an at large bid.

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Who is Shakeford, and how do people even know the coach unless their kid was passed over or they are coaching another team? The number of Monday morning quarterbacks here or pot-stirrers is amazing.

you would think that people on here would know a coaching legend. Kid not passed over, she retired from tigers. Coaching at w&m now. Smarten up.

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Thank you to the poster that added her bio. These knuckleheads who post that have no idea about real soccer.

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What’s amazing is you firing off snarky comments about things you have zero knowledge of. Good to see you get schooled. Maybe you should consider doing a little research before mouthing off or go back to the kids table and let the adults converse.

Thank you!! Kids table indeed.

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They aren't at a National level this season, but for all their struggles, they have an RPI of 38, better than all but one team in New England. The may come back and win the Ivy. Or if not that RPI is well suited to an at large bid.

They weren't last season either, but a cup run makes people make crazy assumptions. Great school, good soccer. Fantastic place to attend. Hope they make the NCAAs again. adds to the fun

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Last time BC was in semis at college cup would be when?

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They weren't last season either, but a cup run makes people make crazy assumptions. Great school, good soccer. Fantastic place to attend. Hope they make the NCAAs again. adds to the fun

Yep, As the at large with Harvard as the league winner. :)

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you would think that people on here would know a coaching legend. Kid not passed over, she retired from tigers. Coaching at w&m now. Smarten up.

She left Princeton in 2014, so it would be interesting to know how many kids she recruited on last year's squad.

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What’s amazing is you firing off snarky comments about things you have zero knowledge of. Good to see you get schooled. Maybe you should consider doing a little research before mouthing off or go back to the kids table and let the adults converse.

Not the other poster, but I thought it was tongue in cheek given that the coach's name is Shackford, not Shakeford. Maybe you should lighten up a bit or perhaps do your own research on the correct name of a legendary coach.