04-08-2023, 09:40 PM
Stanford was down 1 goal going into the 4th. USC won the sprint in each quarter, giving them the first possession. IIRC, the first 3 possessions of the 4th were scores, leaving USC up 2. Stanford started taking chances and most didn’t work. When Stanford got down 3, it would have taken perfect play to get back even. When they got down 4, there was too little time left.
It did seem the defense didn’t work as well as expected. Several of the USC goals were when someone was wide open. To my untrained eye, Stanford players were often out of position on defense. (There was an extended period after the early 3 goals by USC where the defense held USC scoreless for 7 minutes or so.)
The conference tourney will be in San Jose while the NCAA tourney will be in Stockton. So no home pool advantage there.
It did seem the defense didn’t work as well as expected. Several of the USC goals were when someone was wide open. To my untrained eye, Stanford players were often out of position on defense. (There was an extended period after the early 3 goals by USC where the defense held USC scoreless for 7 minutes or so.)
The conference tourney will be in San Jose while the NCAA tourney will be in Stockton. So no home pool advantage there.