Doubleheader Thread: Bruins Blowout Golden Panthers/ Soccer Elite Eight V. Duke

by Nestor on Nov 29, 2008 7:08 PM PST in Basketball Comment 36 comments

I didn't get to see this game. So you guys will have to fill me and rest of us (who didn't get to watch tonight) on what we missed out on.

This game was supposed to serve as a classic tuneup for our young Ben Ball warriors as they continue to prepare themselves for the conference season. From the final score - 89-54 - it sure sounds like JA and rest of our freshmen had a blast:

Photo Credit: AP (via Yahoo)

Per the box score, JA finished the night with 8 points. It was his freshman team-mate - JH- who let the entire team in scoring with 20 points (w 2 assists and 4 boards). Heading into this game Bruins were working on basic team defense and judging by the scoreboard, it looks like they had a decent night, shutting down the Panthers and limiting them to 34.9% shooting.

Anyway, I think we should be careful about not taking too much out of what was essentially a practice game for our Ben Ball warriors. Hopefully the in game experience our youngs got tonight will be a useful building block for our next game, which is a big one against a great Texas program.

So if you watched the game tonight on TV or from Pauley, share your impressions right here in the post game thread.

GO BRUINS.

UPDATE - N: Don't forget .... right now our women' soccer team is taking on Duke Bluedevils out at Drake in the Elite Eight. Full details on the matchup here and here. rye will be keeping us updated right in this thread. GO BRUINS.

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Holiday was fantastic

Smooth, wasn’t too aggressive. His passing was crisp. Didn’t take a single shot (note he was a perfect 8 for 8 from the field), grabbed a few great offensive rebounds, set some nice passes and had a fantastic swat. I know that was an inferior opponent, but he looked fantastic in every facet of the game.

Anderson looked good, Bobo displayed some nice back-to-the-basket post moves that will get him more playing time eventually and Gordon and Lee’s athleticism allowed the team some great opportunities.

by Raisin on Nov 29, 2008 7:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Oh

And amongst the returning players, Roll looked great. Nice shooting touch, that great passing that we’re used to and he was able to help out the offense a lot when DC wasn’t in by initiating and dribbling for looks.

by Raisin on Nov 29, 2008 7:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Great game

I’ve made my way over to Drake Stadium and will be updating the score of the soccer game in N’s doubleheader thread.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 7:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Rye

Feel free to update the scores right here.

by Nestor on Nov 29, 2008 7:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Out here at Drake the Bruins lead 2-1

The Bruins got a goal in the 4th minute from McCall Zerboni to put themselves ahead, but the Blue Devils answered with one of their own in the 15th. In the 19th minute Lauren Cheney headed one home for UCLA and the Bruins lead 2-1.

UCLA has had complete control of the match as they’ve outshot Duke 11-2, have 4 corners to Duke’s 0 and have forced the Duke keeper to make 8 saves while UCLA’s Ashley Thompson has none.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 7:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

How is the crowd? Drake packed?

by Nestor on Nov 29, 2008 7:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Not nearly as big of a crowd as we had versus SC

but a bigger crowd than usual. With the basketball game just before I’d hoped for more, but a respectable crowd is on hand.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 7:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Oregon destroying Oregon State 65-38

Unreal. Mike Riley blows once in a life time chance to take the Beavers to the Rose Bowl. ouch.

by Nestor on Nov 29, 2008 7:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Rye, thanks for the updates

And how do you give up 65 with a chance to go to the Rose Bowl? That’s insane.

by gilbert on Nov 29, 2008 7:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

On your home turf

by Nestor on Nov 29, 2008 7:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

36th minute, UCLA 2-1

UCLA’s domination continues. The shot total is now 14-3 and the Duke keeper has been forced to make 10 save while UCLA’s has none. The Bruins really need to get another goal here before half though. If you let a good team like Duke stick around when they don’t deserve to they’ll make you pay.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 7:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Gotta get another goal

To put this away ….if we are putting that much pressure on.

by Nestor on Nov 29, 2008 7:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

44th minute, UCLA 3-1

UCLA GOAL!!!!!! DiMartino finds the net to give the Bruins a cushion. The Bruins strike just before half and at 3-1, should have this game in the bag. A team that has given up 4 goals in their first 23 games won’t give up two in a half right?

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 7:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nice

by Nestor on Nov 29, 2008 7:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Halftime, UCLA 3-1

The Bruins have absolutely dominated the match. Here are the halftime numbers:

Shots: UCLA- 16, Duke- 3
Saves: UCLA- 0, Duke- 10
Corners: UCLA- 5, Duke- 1

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 7:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nice work rye

I am out.

Hope they close it out in the second half. Big week … this coming week … Texas/Southern Cal.

by Nestor on Nov 29, 2008 7:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

And we're underway in the second half

I have my Red Vines so I’m happy. Now I just need the Bruins to finish this up.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 8:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Just a little respect ABC, please...

Not sure who is watching Oklahoma/Oklahoma St (great game, btw), but Brent Musberger just noted the final score of the Duck/Beavers game, and congratulated USC on winning the Pac-10, and layed out the SC/PSU Rose Bowl matchup.

Problem with this being that USC does need to beat us next Saturday in order to win the conference; the fighting OJ’s now hold a 1/2 game lead, with the tiebreaker belonging to the Beavers. I know that the (popular opinion of our) chance of winning is not that good, but, at least play along guys!

by bruinhoo on Nov 29, 2008 8:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Brent corrected himself later on

I think it was a honest oversight…..he himself should know, as he was the one calling 13-9 just a couple of years ago.

by godblesstyus95 on Nov 29, 2008 8:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

caught that

would not be surprised if one of the stat people working on the broadcast jumped the gun on that one.

by bruinhoo on Nov 29, 2008 9:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Burnt Hamburger

is another doofus. When Eric McNeal picked Bootylicious off to seal the 13-9 victory, the camera showed the Bruins fans in the Rose Bowl going absolutely nuts and Burnt comments on the “joy” in Michigan and Florida.

Come again? Yeah, I realize Michigan and Florida were very happy that SC lost, but geez, could you just pay the slightest bit of attention to the tens of thousands of Bruin fans going apeshit right in front of you? Was there any joy evident in Pasadena at that moment? I’d certainly say so.

Good grief. Just another reason to tune these announcers out.

by Barnes2JJ on Nov 29, 2008 10:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

AMEN!

Preach it, brother.

by Fox 71 on Nov 30, 2008 9:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

55th minute, UCLA 3-1

The Bruins aren’t pushing forward as much as they did in the first half, but they’re just as dominant. Instead of playing the ball forward they’re content to dominate possession and only push forward when the opportunity presents itself.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 8:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

hell yeah!

yeahhh!
yeahh!
yaya
yayyyyyyyyyyy
yes big boys.

by harveyismyboy on Nov 29, 2008 8:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

59th minute, UCLA 4-1

UCLA GOAL!!!!!!!!! The Bruins add another, this time it’s Kristina Larsen who scores one. After a shot was blocked, it bounced to Larsen who cleaned it up for the Bruins’ 4th goal. Larsen may not score the prettiest of goals, but she manages to be in the right place at the right time.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 8:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

62nd minute, UCLA 5-1

UCLA GOAL!!!!!!!!!! The beating continues as Larsen notches her second as she beats the keeper to put the Bruins ahead 5-1. You almost feel bad for the Blue Devils at this point.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 8:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Just so

you know somebody is paying attention to your updates. TY.

by BlueReign on Nov 29, 2008 8:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Went to the FIU game with Mr. BB and my folks

My folks hadn’t been on campus since my graduation and it did my old man good to go through the Hall of Fame. He said he saw Rafer Johnson at Ackerman.

The game was fun, but not to much should be read into it. We won easy, but we should have. We looked a little sloppy at first, but that was to be expected after not playing for over a week. JH had a great game.

by bruinbabe2000 on Nov 29, 2008 8:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

72nd minute, UCLA 6-1

UCLA GOAL!!!!! It just gets even more out of hand as the Bruins tack on another to make it 6-1. This time it’s Dana Wall who scores.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 8:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

80th minute, UCLA 6-1

The Bruins are 10 minutes away from their sixth consecutive College Cup.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 8:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

UCLA ADVANCES TO THEIR 6TH CONSECUTIVE COLLEGE CUP!!!!

Congrats to the girls. I’ll have a recap either late tonight or tomorrow.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 8:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully Cheney is fine

She had a lot of ice on her ankle.

by SuperBruinMan on Nov 29, 2008 10:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Huge week

Thrus…Basketball at Texas
Friday…Soccer college cup against UNC
Saturday…usc

by lil eg not cs on Nov 29, 2008 9:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

We'll also have the first and second rounds of the women's volleyball tourney

Selection show is tomorrow and the tournament begins next weekend. Hopefully the Bruins get to host the first and second rounds.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Nov 29, 2008 10:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Didn't we have the exact same thing last year?

and go 1-3 that weekend? Lets hope this year there are better results!

by turs12 on Nov 30, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Women's Soccer

What a great victory. And what a “reward”- playing against UNC in North Carolina. Looking at common opponents, UNC tied Stanford while the Bruins won, and UNC beat Santa Clara while the Bruins tied. Both teams beat Duke. So this should be a real tussle.

I remember last year as a new member of the BN family, being absolutely amazed at the posters wanting Jillian Ellis’ head during and after the loss in the final 4. It reminded me of the posters who thought that Ben Howland is deficient because he hasn’t won it all.

UNC is clearly the most storied women’s soccer program in the country, with 18 national championships. But the Bruins are in the elite, with a 6th consecutive trip to the final 4.

Hopefully, the real fans will be posting on this site come Friday. I hope that the Bruins women’s soccer team can climb to the highest step in North Carolina next weekend, but I will be rooting for them and will be proud of them regardless.

by islandbruin on Nov 29, 2008 10:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs