In the Notre Dame Bracket, as I thought, we are looking at ND vs. FSU. ND has not scored as much as I thought they would enroute to this point. Neither has FSU. FSU is a quality side, no doubt, but ND just has too many weapons. They just find a way to win, and I think they will against FSU. So, from this bracket, it is UND to the Final Four.
Also, as I predicted, we have a Quarters matchup between Stanford and Portland. Portland knows how to play soccer. Stanford knows how to play soccer, too, and they are at home. Make no mistake, Portland is entirely capable of winning this game, but I like Stanford at home. I am gonna go with 2-1 Stanford with goals from Lindsay Taylor and Kelley O'Hara. Stanford rolls on to the Final Four.
Over in the UCLA bracket, I thought it would be UCLA-UVA, but it is UCLA-Duke. UCLA wins 2-0 with goals in each half to go to the Final Four.
And then we have the UNC bracket. I thought it would be UNC-UF, but I was wrong about UF and UNC's next victim is Texas A&M. As they say in New York, fuhgeddaboudit, UNC wins 3-0 and clears their bench in the second half. UNC goes to the Final Four. All in a day's work for them.
Any one of my predicted Final Four is entirely capable of winning it all. UNC is essentially playing at home, which is not good for the other three teams. But, lets get there first.
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Ron,
Two things in Standford's favor: Portland is w/o two to three of their players due to U-20 duty.
And home field advantage for the Card.
Even if Portland was playing full strength, I still feel that Stanford has the better team. Three to four of the Card's ladies could be playing U-20 also.
Regardless, Stanford has to play their best to beat this dangerous team from the north.
Jer
Ron,
Did you see any of the ND game? My dad said South Bend had a foot of snow and it was piled up in 5-6' ridges around the field. Apparently they were playing on a skating rink. ND found a way to win. They'll be around till the end.
Jer
Jerry,
The last time I saw UND play was against, I think, Marquette in the regular season. Marquette went toe-to-toe with them till almost the end, but ND has a lot of good soccer players who are just (within the rules and for lack of better terms) are mean and nasty and fight and put the ball in the backl of the net. They remind me of the New York Islanders teams that won four consecutive Stanley Cups. That is what wins College National Championships. From a competitive standpoint they are scary.
Yes, I agree with your outlook on the Portland game.
Ron
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