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Post by roofed! on Sept 2, 2004 1:14:13 GMT -5
Any spectator's report of the match? UCLA won 3-1 but the stats do not look that impressive. What happens to Britanny Ringel?
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Post by outsider on Sept 2, 2004 22:03:35 GMT -5
Sadly, I did go to his match. I stayed only for the first 3 games, UCLA was up 2 to 1. It was tough to sit through more than that. Besides, I did not think CSUN would be much of a challenge in the 4th game.
Ringel was there, but, she did not suit up. There were no obvious signs that she was injured. She stood during the match. She was not wearing any braces or bandages that may be an indicator of an injury. No clue as to why she was not playing.
As for the match, it was not pretty. Neither team played particularly well. Ball control and defense was inconsistent for both teams. It made for some very sloppy play. Both teams also showed an inability to put the ball away on the outside.
I expected better play from UCLA. For a team ranked in the top 5 they should have played better. Granted it was their first match and the gym was a little warm, but, their level of play was not very high.
One player who did get my attention was Nana Merriwether. She evidently is a transfer from Duke. She is an excellent athlete. Easily the best athlete on the floor. If she gets some training, has the drive, and she develops, she could be something special.
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Post by Vball818 on Sept 3, 2004 18:12:36 GMT -5
Sadly, I did go to his match. I stayed only for the first 3 games, UCLA was up 2 to 1. It was tough to sit through more than that. Besides, I did not think CSUN would be much of a challenge in the 4th game. Ringel was there, but, she did not suit up. There were no obvious signs that she was injured. She stood during the match. She was not wearing any braces or bandages that may be an indicator of an injury. No clue as to why she was not playing. As for the match, it was not pretty. Neither team played particularly well. Ball control and defense was inconsistent for both teams. It made for some very sloppy play. Both teams also showed an inability to put the ball away on the outside. I expected better play from UCLA. For a team ranked in the top 5 they should have played better. Granted it was their first match and the gym was a little warm, but, their level of play was not very high. One player who did get my attention was Nana Merriwether. She evidently is a transfer from Duke. She is an excellent athlete. Easily the best athlete on the floor. If she gets some training, has the drive, and she develops, she could be something special. Regardless of who you cheered for almost everyone in the gym knows that this match was scary to watch. Both teams were streaky...well actually CSUN was more streaky than UCLA, but if both teams were on their games this would've been a great match to watch like when these two teams played each other last year but then that match was in the middle of the season. UCLA could've clearly won this match in three but they didn't and for CSUN to play point-to-point against a number three team in the nation is a good sign for them especially when they knew they could've been blown off the court. It was a good move on Coach Stork to schedule a perennial powerhouse team like UCLA. Hope this defeat inspires the CSUN players that they want to better players like UCLA and to be not taken lightly. Last, I agree that Meriweather is a nice surprise for UCLA. Hope she can rise to the challenge when she plays against Stanford and USC. I'm looking forward to seeing how she'll do in those matches.
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Post by roofed! on Sept 3, 2004 18:17:50 GMT -5
From the viewpoint of a USC fan, it is a bit of a relief for me that UCLA did not bolt out of the gate galloping off in a championship form. As long as other top teams are playing streaky, that will give time for the USC team to continue fine-tuning their execution and to peak for the Pac-10 and NCAA titles. Now, I am anxiously awaiting match reports for Florida and Nebraska.
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