NCAA Final

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What a game tonight. UCLA 2 goals down 10min before end of the game, down 2:1, 16 seconds before end, tied and won in extra time.
UCLA overruns NC in overtime.
I don’t like NC, but second goal was a foul, the NC goalie was showed into a goal on a corner kick.

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Historically 2 of the best programs. Elite.

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2 ladies from NJ on UNC. One played for PDA and one from STA

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What a game tonight. UCLA 2 goals down 10min before end of the game, down 2:1, 16 seconds before end, tied and won in extra time.
UCLA overruns NC in overtime.
I don’t like NC, but second goal was a foul, the NC goalie was showed into a goal on a corner kick.

Poor defending of the goalie by the D. They exploited it on every corner. Coaching error.

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2 ladies from NJ on UNC. One played for PDA and one from STA

Yes, NJ Pride goes well beyond RU.

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Yes, NJ Pride goes well beyond RU.

That’s correct. There are PDA players who play at Duke and throughout the P5 conferences. Proves that RU does not have a monopoly of PDA Players but only those PDA players who choose to pick RU.

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Poor defending of the goalie by the D. They exploited it on every corner. Coaching error.

please explain the coaching error?

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D2 and D3 finals were also represented well by girls from NJ.

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D2 and D3 finals were also represented well by girls from NJ.

College teams across the USA are.

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Amazing finish!! Goal in the last 16 seconds to send it to overtime. Wow!!

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No MFS players?? ***

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please explain the coaching error?

UCLA put bodies in the box in front of the goalie on every single corner. With ref allowing some physical contact (correctly) UNC did not bother to counter with any protection of the goalie.

- goalie was on the smaller side
- defenders were protecting posts and goal line (making a save once)

Something like that could be corrected by a defensive captain or a coach.

I’m not sure if UNC is really being coached by the assistant or not, as during the game I did not really see any coaching done by the head coach (other than motivational style?).

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UCLA put bodies in the box in front of the goalie on every single corner. With ref allowing some physical contact (correctly) UNC did not bother to counter with any protection of the goalie.

- goalie was on the smaller side
- defenders were protecting posts and goal line (making a save once)

Something like that could be corrected by a defensive captain or a coach.

I’m not sure if UNC is really being coached by the assistant or not, as during the game I did not really see any coaching done by the head coach (other than motivational style?).

you are analysis is based on what actually happened. a much larger and consistent coaching flaw would be why UNC failed to control games in the second half with big leads. so many posts focused on the corner, but lets be clear, UNC goals were also from the same play. Crosses from the RHS. was that a coaching flaw by UCLA? Analyze the whole game and then talk coaching. People heaped praise on the UNC attacker, but they bypassed midfield all game and that allowed UCLA to leave a one dimensional ball striker on the field to influence the game via set pieces and shots. Fontes lack of mobility was never made to count by UNCs insistence on playing transitional soccer. Bad coaching. UNC lost big leads vs possession type teams ( FSU UVA ) and now a transition team , UCLA. Bad coaching. The corner situation was a result of failure to control games, not putting more bodies on the line. Anson Dorrance's brand of sub based pressure has not really worked for a while now. Foreign players, transfer portal and a few other factors have levelled the playing field and UNC has never adapted. the reputation they have gets enough talent to compete at a high level, but tactics are not putting them over the top. Frankly, they never did. ADs career mirrors the USWNT. Dominated with all the advantages, from personnel to sub rules, to playing a large percentage of big games at home.

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Overall a poorly played game.

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No MFS players?? ***

One PF player on UNC roster! who can top it?