In town from FLA to escape the hurricane, and went to the match last night vs. Dayton, and boy....wow...don't know what to say. The women played hard, and look a lot faster than last year, but after a nice early goal and a PK to go up by 2, it was all over but the lack of shouting. The coaching staff is way over their head, and while Coach Simonetti may be a good D3 coach, it doesn't translate to D1. This was not one of Guthrie's better hires, and he will never admit it. They lose their shape on the field way too often and way too quickly. They don't possess the ball much, so the D is stuck with lots of attempts on goal. I know, you boys from the men's forum are going to tell me, "give her a chance", and "it's way too early" etc. but the main thing as to giving her a chance is, the recruiting class was not good. Not even mediocre. And it shows. Portal? 2 athletes this year. True, they miss Bower and Nguyen right now, but that's where the recruiting class comes in.
How can a school with a Men's program like ours never produce even a middle-of-the-pack team after all these years? Here's a thought....ask Ger or Michael or Attilla to become the Women's head coach, and let them share their thoughts with Jared to work out a plan to a) recruit better players both HS and Portal, and b) game-plan better strategies. Don't know if they would consider it, but it would be a great place to start.