Colorado State at UCSB - Thursday, 2/23/06

[DG]

Time out SB. They are 2 man up with not that much time left. Perhaps 0:30 seconds.

How in the world did they get 2 men up? CSU had the ball, UCSB was doubling, and CSU got penalties on 2 guys? That's got to be a story in its own right...

I think CSU was already one man down.

You are correct, but I was assuming the penalty had been released since CSU was man down with over 2 min to go.

[CATLAX MAN]

Granelli pulled a shot wide of the cage. SB got it back put couldn't get a quality shot off.

Final CSU 6 - UCSB 5.

About what you'd expect from these 2 teams. Another dog fight in a long series of them.

[bste_lax]

CSU seems content to hold the ball for long possessions. I thought Flip hated that style of play?

Flip have a one-on-one with Coach Tierney this summer?

[Rob Graff]

Anyone else in shock that Flip's holding the ball "for long stretches"

[WaterBoy]

It was probably a good coaching adjustment to UCSB's new "False Sense of Security" gameplan.

Everyone saw what that did to BYU.

[CATLAX MAN]

You do what you have to do to get the win. That's the bottom line. I'd do the same.

[bste_lax]

Didn't CSU graduate a lot at attack? This is all my theory in my head at the moment but maybe he doesn't think he has the guns to run n' gun like in the past?

Then again, this is Flip.......

[WaterBoy]

And then it occured to me- UCSB's first loss at home in three years, right?

[byualum]

Thanks to everyone involved in getting the updates...your work is appreciated.

[Rudyfan]

Many thanks to Blue Velvet and Catlax man for their updates and commentary. Wish we could have been there. Sounds like the Gauchos held their own against another of the best in the country. I still think they'll be much more dangerous later in the year. But we couldn't be prouder. Kudos to Flip and boys for winning in a tough venue, the first home loss for the Gauchos in several years. Wish they could have played in the pit!

We'll be getting a phoned in update from #45 in a few minutes and we'll relate anything interesting from the "inside". Sure the boys are dissappointed, but it sounds like a much closer game than last year at the 1st Four.

[DG]

Many thanks to Blue Velvet and Catlax man for their updates and commentary. Wish we could have been there. Sounds like the Gauchos held their own against another of the best in the country. I still think they'll be much more dangerous later in the year. But we couldn't be prouder. Kudos to Flip and boys for winning in a tough venue, the first home loss for the Gauchos in several years. Wish they could have played in the pit!

We'll be getting a phoned in update from #45 in a few minutes and we'll relate anything interesting from the "inside". Sure the boys are dissappointed, but it sounds like a much closer game than last year at the 1st Four.

Thanks to Blue and Catlax for the updates. #45 is a nice player...very tough on D.

[CATLAX MAN]

Apparently a quick look at the scorebook had a telling statistic. If they read it right, SB only had 7 ground balls. Sounds pretty low, doesn't it? If true, that's your difference right there. Still a one goal game (big surprise there) from 2 top teams. Wouldn't be surprised to see these 2 teams meet again in Plano.

[the lax]

Andy Sharp pictures at any moment would be great

[lil lady lax fan]

Granelli pulled a shot wide of the cage. SB got it back put couldn't get a quality shot off.

Final CSU 6 - UCSB 5.

About what you'd expect from these 2 teams. Another dog fight in a long series of them.

Got the point spread right but picked the wrong team...ARGGH!!!

[Rudyfan]

The UCSB boys were naturally disappointed, but felt they held a very good team to 6 goals. When you hold a team like CSU to that small number, you should win the game. And the team felt they let one get away. I guess SB outshot the Rams, but missed on some close ones. Especially in the last few minutes, there were a couple just wide. My son thought they hit the goalies helmet with a shot.

That's something that they'll definitely work hard on, putting the ball past the goalie. My son couldn't believe that Luke Shaw was held scoreless. I guess he had some chances, just couldn't cash them in. The inexperience of the Gauchos shows more in their offensive execution than on defense at this point. He made a point though, that the CSU attack is unique, and hard to defense, and the young guys will learn from this game. He certainly felt that the Gauchos proved something tonite, even in a losing cause. They should be able to compete with anyone this year. The couple of games they'll have with Sonoma should be doozies!