Mizzou Women's Soccer: Big 12 Championship Central
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Here's some information about the 2009 Soccer team as it begins Big 12 Tournament play in San Antonio. The Lady Tigers are 7-1-2 in conference play this year and are the regular season champions.
The tournament can be seen HERE (Opens in new window)
OVERALL: (13-5-3)
BIG 12: (7-1-2)
Big12Sports.com: Women's Soccer Stats (.pdf) (thru 11/2)
MUTigers.com: Soccer Earns Five Big 12 Honors
MUTigers.com: 10 Tigers named to Big 12 All-Academic teams
BIG 12 COACH OF THE YEAR- Brian Blitz
BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR- Crystal Wagner
ALL BIG 12 FIRST TEAM- Wagner, Kristin Andrighetto
ALL BIG 12 SECOND TEAM- Tasha Dittamore, Michelle Collins
via Big12Sports.com
LINKS FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY'S GAMES
MIZZOU:
Missourian: Missouri women's soccer defeats Kansas in Big 12 Tournament
LJWorld: KU soccer falls to top-seeded Missouri, 3-2, in OT
BIG 12:
MySanAntonio.com: Horns-Ags rivalry continues in Big 12 soccer semifinals
Austin Statesman: Soccer team advanced to Big 12 semifinals
okstate.com: Cowgirls Advance To Big 12 Semifinals
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So we get a revenge
game against the Beakers.
I am sure the team will be fired up.
Go Tigers!
"You get a lot of national exposure like that" Weatherspoon said. "Lot of people out there not really talking about the Tigers. . . . .You've got to go out there and get respect if you want it."
by tigers and chiefs fan on Nov 4, 2009 3:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
yeah...
…we laid a pretty predictable “WOOHOO WE WON THE TITLE” egg last week…should be a bit more focused this time around…
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by Bill C. on Nov 4, 2009 3:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
STARTING LINEUP:
MIZZOU:
GK: Tasha Dittamore
DF: Mallory Stipetich
DF: Crystal Wagner
DF: Kellie Gavigan
MF: Bree Thornton
MF: Meghan Pfeiffer
MF:Krista Kruse
MF: Jessie Crabtree
FW: AAlysha Bonnick
FW: Michelle Collins
FW: Kristin Andrighetto
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 4, 2009 5:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
My thoughts through 25 minutes
Alot of midfield play. When Missouri gets in deep, they’re able to create chances but are unable to keep pressure on. Kansas has gotten a couple of long shots in, but nothing to really challenge Dittamore.
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 4, 2009 5:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
1-0 at the half.
Tigers were putting together a nice sustained attack on the KU defense when time ran out.
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 4, 2009 6:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Crap, went to play with my kid during halftime
and when I came back it’s 2-1 Kansas…
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 4, 2009 6:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Texas won
Your chart incorrectly has Colorado moving on.
by Texas Wahoo on Nov 4, 2009 6:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Fixed. My bad.
No disrespect intended.
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 4, 2009 6:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I assumed as much.
Not a lot for UT Soccer fans to chear about this year – so I’m hoping for a good showing in SA.
by Texas Wahoo on Nov 4, 2009 6:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
But I did get back in time to see
Kristin Andrighetto equalize the game, 2-2
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 4, 2009 6:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
At the end of regulation: 2-2
Overtime is next!
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 4, 2009 7:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Andrighetto gets the winner!
from about 25 yards out, she finally gets one past the Kansas keeper! Mizzou wins and moves on to play Oklahoma State on Friday!
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 4, 2009 7:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
YAAAAAAAAAA!!!

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Thrust nunchuk upward!
by Bill C. on Nov 4, 2009 7:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Beat me to it...
Asian kid is a fan of ALL Mizzou Athletics…not just the money sports.
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 4, 2009 7:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes! Great job Ladies!!!! Keep it up!
Will Ebners Hit Parade, Pain TV; Channel 32; All the time! (PDT)
by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Nov 4, 2009 10:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't want to get too in depth
considering there’s only few hardcore soccer fans, but I want to illustrate how the Lady Tigers pushing the tempo offensively caused a defensive lapse, which led to the first goal of the game.
http://i37.tinypic.com/2l9sara.jpg
Sorry about the poor quality of the picture, but you get the idea. If you go to the replay of the game on Big12Sports.com you can follow along starting at around the 31:00 mark of the coverage.
To set this up, you should know that Missouri had just taken the ball inside the 18 yard box where it was collected by Kat Liebetrau (who had an outstanding day for the Lady Hawks.) She picked the ball up, waited a few seconds for the area to clear before booting the ball downfield (#1). I’m not going to get into names, because I’m not sure who is who and the video isn’t the highest quality, but a Kansas player gets the ball, and when the above image was “made”. She makes a diagonal pass (#2) to the only Kansas player not covered. The other KU player, breaks down the sideline and the pass is pushed on to her. When she looks up, she sees Emily Cressy (KU’s leading scorer) on a run onsides. She puts the ball through to Emily, who only has one defender to beat. After going right then back to the left, she had the defender turned around and was able to put one around Dittamore.
I’m a huge football fan, everyone that knows me knows this. Whether it’s Manchester United or Mizzou Ladies, I love the sport. BUT YOU CANNOT PUSH YOUR BACK LINE SO FAR FORWARD IT CANNOT GET BACK TO DEFEND. It’d be like trying to blitz your corners and safeties in regular football. When you do that, you leave the entire back of the field open. I mentioned Manchester United. They have alot more speed (obviously) and they like to push the fullbacks (left defense and right defense in a 4 man defensive line) forward to support the midfield. The halfbacks are always near midfield, ready to retreat. Missouri did not have a 4 man defense, it only had 3 (running a modified 3-4-3 formation)
In this instance, the halfback(s) were not in their proper position. They should have been another 15 yards back “just in case.” The image above only shows the significant players, but (and I haven’t watched enough of the video to tell) it would appear that of the 3 white dots, 2 were defenders and 1 was a midfielder. At least 2 should have been midfielders, if not all 3. The blame for this goal goes to either poor execution by the players or not a very good job of teaching the formation by the staff. I’ll blame the former for now, because Missouri is only allowing about 11 shots per game.
But definitely keep an eye out for Oklahoma State to try and counter-attack if the Lady Tigers play defense like this tomorrow.
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 5, 2009 12:14 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
rec'd
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by Bill C. on Nov 5, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
As I was reading through the stats, I found this staring at me:

11/30? Are you serious? While not every shot is going to obviously be on goal…that seems like an awful low percentage, but by looking at the individual stats, you can see who’s taking the poor shots. While Michelle and Kristin are very threatening offensively, you have to question their decision making.
Missouri had plenty of chances in the Kansas half all game long (they don’t keep possession stats apparently, like they do in the pros), but alot of those chances withered out. I commented in an earlier post that it appeared that they were creating chances but not able to sustain long periods of pressure. That didn’t necessarily continue after halftime, as they stayed in the Kansas half, but they certainly weren’t getting 2 or 3 players inside the 18 yard box, either. When you combine these numbers with my analysis above, you can see how Kansas was trying to create breakaway chances.
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 5, 2009 1:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
and yes,
I just provided some in-depth analysis of an event that only had ~575 people in attendance. I need to find a hobby…
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 5, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree.
I’ll take down the want ad for “soccer stat nerd.” You’re hired!
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by Bill C. on Nov 5, 2009 1:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
I wish I could see more games so that I know what’s going on. Just like softball and baseball last spring, I don’t get to watch or follow along until tournament time.
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 5, 2009 1:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
40 minutes to kickoff
I just updated the team stats and added Oklahoma State’s stats
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 4:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Same starting lineup tonight:
GK: Tasha Dittamore
DF: Mallory Stipetich
DF: Crystal Wagner
DF: Kellie Gavigan
MF: Bree Thornton
MF: Meghan Pfeiffer
MF:Krista Kruse
MF: Jessie Crabtree
FW: AAlysha Bonnick
FW: Michelle Collins
FW: Kristin Andrighetto
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 5:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Oklahoma State 1-0 Mizzou
They get their first goal off of a direct free kick while I was changing a diaper…
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 5:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
And it's still 1-0 at the half...
Oklahoma State’s defense looks pretty solid…going to be interesting to see what adjustments HCBB makes at the half.
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 6:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
BONNICK PUTS ONE AWAY!!! 1-1!!!!
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 7:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
nice..keep those updates coming please
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by The Beef on Nov 6, 2009 7:03 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Mizzou with a free kick at the top of the box....
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 7:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KRISTIN ANDRIGHETTO!!!!!
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 7:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
went through the wall and to the keepers left...keeper never had a chance to get to it...
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 7:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh awesome...how much time left?
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by The Beef on Nov 6, 2009 7:09 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
about 10 minutes
no clock on the big 12 stream
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 7:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oklahoma State answers back to equalize at 2
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 7:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Oklahoma State jumps ahead 3-2
I’ll be breaking that play down later….
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 7:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
holy christ are you friggin kidding me?
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by The Beef on Nov 6, 2009 7:15 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
That's the game...3-2 Oklahoma State
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 7:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
boooooooo
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by The Beef on Nov 6, 2009 7:28 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Not watching the 'Horns/Ags game
but aTm is up 1-0 at the half
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 8:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Exhibit #1 as to why Oklahoma St. beat Mizzou:

by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 9:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
wow...
…how exactly does that happen? I mean…almost every single corner got cleared with no threat? Jeez…
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by Bill C. on Nov 7, 2009 8:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Some were cleared
some were to the far post and rolled out…some were just bad corner kicks. Execution, execution, execution, people.
I really want to break down that 3rd Oklahoma State goal, but I’m in class…maybe this afternoon when I’m listening to the Baylor game.
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 7, 2009 11:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And with 25 minutes or so left with aTm up 3-0 over Texas
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 6, 2009 9:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
12:15am and here I am finally doing this
to close the book on the Big 12 Tournament for the Lady Tigers.
Soccer flows unlike football that is broken up in to plays that last 5 or 6 seconds. It flows like a river as the players wind their way around the pitch, seeking the moment to play the ball into the box perfectly or score a goal. To observe only the highlights is a cheap way to enjoy the beauty of the river.
It is quite true that soccer can be a beautiful game…when Ronaldinho shows his tricks or Cristiano Ronaldo stepping over the ball several times as he blows past a defender. Watching collegiate women’s soccer on a better-than-nothing internet stream is not quite so beautiful.
Tearing a goal apart to see the action second-by-second or frame-by-frame can mean watching the previous 5 or 10 minutes several times just to gain context as to how the goal was scored.
Oklahoma had scored an early goal, but Mizzou had come back with goals in the 71st and 76th minutes. Oklahoma State answered right back in the 77th minute to equalize…and kill the momentum the Tigers were generating. After the equalizer, Oklahoma State went right back on the attack, getting a ball into the box for Tasha Dittamore to collect. Her clearance led to a quick strike, which a Mizzou defender headed away. That leads us to this image (I hope it shows up well)

In this image, the white dots and lines represent the Mizzou players (wearing white shirts) and where they went. The black dots and lines are Oklahoma State players. The red line is the ball. The Mizzou player with the green circle headed the ball out to the State player who starts this.
Pass 1 has the State player under some pressure, so she dumps it off to her teammate who has her back to the goal. She forwards the pass (pass 2) on to her teammate who outruns the Mizzou defender to the ball. As she looks up she sees the person who passed her the ball breaking towards the 6 yard box and fires a somewhat slow ball across the box. The Mizzou player who is running towards where I wrote 3A wasn’t far enough to touch the ball and the Mizzou defender who has the green circle had overrun the path of the ball and couldn’t get back to it. Meanwhile, Dittamore comes out of her goal, but has to be concerned with what’s coming in from her back post as well. At 3B, Dittamore no longer has an angle on the ball and turns to her right where Annika Neimeier is loitering. When the ball reaches her, she easily slides it past the left post, as Dittamore couldn’t reach it.
In my other analysis I looked to blame someone for the goal, which is understandable. There’s nobody to blame for this goal. I’m not real thrilled that I counted 5 Cowgirls in the offensive half of the field compared to 8 Tigers and the ladies give up a goal, but the cross was low and off-speed…that could be easy to mistime. The only real problem I see here other than that is the lack of defense on the right side. Someone should have been clued to Neimeier as she was allowed to sneak in on the far post.
Oklahoma State came into the game riding a 6 game winning streak…dating back to their last loss, which was against the Tigers in Columbia. They came in with a VERY strong defensive effort that the Tigers couldn’t ever break. While the Cowgirls record isn’t the most impressive, should they be selected for the NCAA tournament, they could do a little bit of damage.
Missouri will probably get in, as they won the conference. Scoring the 2nd most goals in the Big 12 and spreading their scoring out amongst several players makes the Tigers a deep offensive threat. I question their defense though, and while they could win a few games, they’re never going to make it past a powerhouse like North Carolina or Notre Dame.
I do wish the ladies the best of luck and I’ll be tuned into ESPNEWS tomorrow evening for the NCAA Selection Show.
by leghumpingjihadkiller on Nov 8, 2009 2:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

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