Women's Soccer Championship Game Friday in Denton

Mean Green Matt · October 24, 2011

Mods, move this if you must, but this team deserves to have the word spread about their game even on the football board. Friday @ 7pm at the Soccer Complex, NT will play Denver for the regular season championship, winner take all.

These sorts of games do not come around very often, and I personally cannot remember one on this campus since the bowl years for football. We need a huge crowd for this game, so if any of you all can make it, please do. I think this crowd will probably get close to the record attendance (1246) set against SMU ealier this year for a 2-1 victory. Go Mean Green!

North Texas vs. Denver

Friday, Oct. 28th at 7pm

Mean Green Soccer Complex

Game Winner wins the SBC Championship.

EDIT: Here is a link to the Facebook event - Link to Facebook

Edited October 24, 2011 by Mean Green Matt

H-towngreen · October 24, 2011

I vote to let it stay, it is futbol related

THOR · October 24, 2011

i plan to be there with the boy again...we enjoyed the troy game...tailgated a bit as well! good atmosphere...nice folks!

curtisdaa · October 24, 2011

Taking my daughters 9u soccer team.

UNTDude · October 24, 2011

Great post Matt... The ladies deserve to have a "huge" crowd out on Friday night. We all know that regular season conference championships are tough to come by in any sport. The fan support this year has been great (even during Ranger playoff games!), and the atmosphere is really special when you have 1,000+ UNT fans.

I echo the sentiment - Spread the Word GMG

Mean Green Matt · October 24, 2011

I really wasn't expecting this to get moved... :angry:

Rules are rules, but for a program that has had 17 straight winning seasons and is hosting a Championship game aganist perennnial power Denver, I think this deserves better than to be banished to the "olympic sports" forum. The atmosphere when the stadium is full is unreal, and it is something I would hope every NT fan that can make it will experience on Friday...even if they only read the football board.

I wouldn't be surprised if awareness drops by 75% by being over here instead of harmlessly present on the fooball board. Ok, rant over now.

Edited October 24, 2011 by Mean Green Matt

Mean Green Matt · October 24, 2011

The North Texas drumline will be at the game. That should create a great atmosphere, and it also makes this football related. :rolleyes:

UNT Five&Dime · October 24, 2011

Boo for the move! I'm not a soccer fan, but have been telling myself I am going to catch a game for two years now.

I am going to do everything in my power to make it to Denton this Friday night. No excuses.

UNTDude · October 25, 2011

The North Texas drumline will be at the game. That should create a great atmosphere, and it also makes this football related.

The atmosphere will be off the charts with the drum-line! If you haven't experienced a soccer match you'll be in for a treat on Friday... :rock:

Mean Green Matt · October 26, 2011

The atmosphere will be off the charts with the drum-line! If you haven't experienced a soccer match you'll be in for a treat on Friday...

Yeah, it is going to be an awesome atmosphere. Hopefully it stays warm enough for a big crowd to still come out. On Wednesday or Thursday night, I'll probably start a new thread (like a preview thread or something) so it shows up on the "recent threads" list and gets some extra attention from people that may not venture over to the general athletics forum. This game deserves a dedicated game thread anyway.

CMJ · October 26, 2011

I wonder if MGSports will have it online to watch.

UNTcrazy727 · October 28, 2011

Isn't this just for the #1 seed in the tournament? Do we actually win anything for having the best regular season record? Just wondering...

UNTDude · October 28, 2011

Great seeing the pin in the Football forum! :goodjob: Look forward to seeing GMG fans at the pitch tomorrow!

Mean Green Matt · October 28, 2011

Isn't this just for the #1 seed in the tournament? Do we actually win anything for having the best regular season record? Just wondering...

It's a lot like Basketball where the teams can claim both a Regular Season title, and a tournament title. The only downside is that there is no Women's Soccer "NIT". This is a championship game though. I hope you can make it out. When the stadium is full, these games can be really, really fun.

Mean Green Matt · October 28, 2011

Here are some links of interest for the game:

Mean Green Sports Preview (with video at top of page): MGS

Denver Preview: Link

Sun Belt Preview: Link

Denver has had a nice run against NT in the recent past, but its time we have a big crowd send them back to Denver as the 2nd place team. Go Mean Green!

UNTcrazy727 · October 28, 2011

It's a lot like Basketball where the teams can claim both a Regular Season title, and a tournament title. The only downside is that there is no Women's Soccer "NIT". This is a championship game though. I hope you can make it out. When the stadium is full, these games can be really, really fun.

So the regular season title is only "mythical"? I mean if there's no NIT type tournament and the tournament winner gets the trophy, the regular season title is kinda pointless unless you take care of business in the Sun Belt tourney.

I wish I could be there, but with the Rangers losing tonight my priorities start and end with them tomorrow night.

Good luck to the girls tomorrow night! It's been awhile since we finished on top in soccer.

Mean Green Matt · October 28, 2011

So the regular season title is only "mythical"? I mean if there's no NIT type tournament and the tournament winner gets the trophy, the regular season title is kinda pointless unless you take care of business in the Sun Belt tourney.

I wish I could be there, but with the Rangers losing tonight my priorities start and end with them tomorrow night.

Good luck to the girls tomorrow night! It's been awhile since we finished on top in soccer.

I figured the Rangers game would hurt attendance. I'll be at the soccer game anyway as it will also kill off some of the earlier innings.

Anyways, the regular season title is not mythical. It is recognized by the Sun Belt exactly like it is for Basketball, there is just no gauranteed tourney for the regular season winner.

Sun Belt Link

Wookies · October 29, 2011

Soccer wins 1-0

UNT 90 Grad · October 29, 2011

Congratulations girls!

UNTDude · October 29, 2011

I watched the final 3 innings of the Rangers game at Fuzzy's Taco last night and just after the last fly ball was caught ending the Rangers season a chant of UNT, UNT,UNT rang through the restaurant. Many of the soccer players and fans that attended the game cheered Denton's own Sunbelt champions lessening the sting of the Ranger's loss. Way to go ladies! You made UNT proud. GMG :goodjob:

Edited October 29, 2011 by UNTDude