North Carolina vs. Vermont | Women's Semifinal Post Game Press Conference
Watch as the UNC Pleiades women's soccer team discusses their thrilling semifinal win over Vermont in a post-game press conference. Erica Vert Song and Grace Connorly share their thoughts on the team's 15-8 victory, praising their offense for delivering a standout performance and their defense for staying strong under pressure. Coaching staff, including Sarah Combs, are also commended for their role in preparing the team for the game. The UNC defensive line is lauded for their effectiveness in breaking up Vermont's scoring chances, with a focus on teamwork, trust, and effective communication. The conversation highlights the challenges posed by Vermont's high-intensity playstyle and how the UNC team overcame those obstacles to emerge victorious. Get an inside look at the mental preparation and game strategy that contributed to this crucial win for the UNC Pleiades women's soccer team.
Watch top women's teams clash in semifinals of NC-VT tournament, hear from the players in our exclusive post-game press conference.
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foreign welcome to an ultra World press conference post first deal women semifinal a couple of UNC Pleiades players gonna get names and pronouns for folks please my name is Erica vert song I use she her pronouns my name is Grace connerly I use she her pronouns 15 8 winners over Vermont raucous o-line going unbroken Erica at least a trio of goals if not more uh how I feel out there for the offense to be helming like that um it honestly felt really awesome it's not better um okay um it felt really awesome I think coming into the game personally I was pretty nervous we played Vermont before a handful of times so they always like really take it to us they always provide a ton of pressure like a ton of defensive intensity so I was pretty nervous but like we got out there on the first point I think we've been working together for so long this whole season um I trust in myself I trusted every single person on the o-line every time and I knew we had what we needed to to get it done and like I trusted our offensive flow I trusted our defensive intensity that we could get it back on a turn and I think we really delivered the whole game and and Grace uh similar but different question to you defensive line eight five uh halftime and then the d-line rolled from there break after break after break you and Dawn going to work a number of different times cleaning towards the end any thoughts on the effectiveness of this UNC defensive line yeah Vermont played a really great uh first part of the game they brought a lot of like athleticism and um really well executed throws and they obviously made big plays and we trusted that our pressure with our pressure the game would break our way and I think that's what happened um I credit a lot to like the coaching staff I think they've done a really great job preparing us for this game and installing systems really great defensive systems um in particular I Want To Praise um Sarah Combs who guarded Sarah Von Depp for the majority of the game and I know Sarah Von death is like an incredible player like she's really really good and Sarah I thought like...
