34blast said:

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22 Smith is terrible. Only looks right, dribbles looking at her feet, And never passes

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• Taylor Ziemer is really finding a home at center mid and she was terrific tonight. She is very strong on the ball and made good decisions all night with accurate passes. She also has the strongest leg on the team and had another couple of rocket shots that just missed the target. She did have a nice finish in the second half from a great run and cross from Katie Smith and setup by Rheagan Smith. And another goal early in the first half off a CSUN mistake in the back. Taylor is improving in every game so that is a really good sign for the midfield going forward.

• Karlina Sample was stout in the back and impossible to get past for CSUN forwards. I lost count at the number of times she shutdown any forays into A&M's box. She is just so strong once she gets a foot on the ball and opponents fall away from her quickly. And with Jordan Hill also having a strong night with hustle and multiple stops, it was encouraging to see the 3-back set have success, albeit against an overmatched opponent.

• Ali Russell is just fun to watch. She doesn't always do the right thing out there, but she is just a fireball of activity, chasing everything down and outhustling everyone on the field. Once she learns how to control the ball under pressure and get more shots on goal, she is going to be a great player.

• Lopez had her best game of the young season, just dominating her side of the field and creating many good crosses into the box from her left mid position. She has improved her instincts on the ball and decision making, which playing internationally all Summer with Mexico has sharpened her skills. She also had the best goal of the night with a perfectly executed header off a corner.

• Asdis was much more active tonight and had a nice game. She had 4 corner kicks in a row and almost scored on one of them. Watt had a quiet night as CSUN was focused on her quite a bit, which did open up the field for her teammates.

• I know it's early but I'm getting concerned about Addie McCain. It's possible I'm just missing it, but I just haven't seen the active player from last year emerge yet. She has talent and skill on the ball. We need to get her going soon if the midfield is going to be competitive in the tough matches this season. I think she'll come around though.

• Hutton had a boring night and didn't have to make a save. However, the continued concern about playing around with the ball in the back to her defenders is going to cost us a game this season if she doesn't start kicking the ball up field. And the back line doesn't help with all the backward passing and mistakes that create turnovers. It has to get cleaned up.

34blast said:

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22 Smith is terrible. Only looks right, dribbles looking at her feet, And never passes

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