It seems a cage has been rattled and the IAAM Moms don't want to share a table at the Valley Inn? I agree let Mercy fall on their own sword if need be, how will their program ever get a chance to grow if never given an opportunity. When did IAAM A conference become such a "Girls Club" ?
That is the issue. It won’t grow. It will have the reverse affect. When we play the bottom tier games, the stands are almost empty. Neither side wants to see a bad game. Hopefully, this is a joke and a Mercy stays in B.
Here is my thought. Mercy is one of the few catholic schools around that in comparison to other schools in northern Baltimore is somewhat affordable (17k). They are the girls version of Calvert Hall. They are also starting (at least based on basketball and soccer) to emphasize sports and if they start providing aid to lax players they could have something special. Even with aid not everyone can afford McD, STP, RPC or BM but a 5-10k package can make Mercy very attractive to a family. Especially in northern BC and Baltimore. 5k-10k at the schools mentioned still leaves the parents forking over 20K+-30k+ in tuition vs 7k-12k at Mercy. The sport of lacrosse is growing and not every player comes from a blue blood family. If Mercy builds their program the right way they could be a contender. Probably not next year, but maybe 3-4 years down the line. Make no mistake they will take their lumps next year.
They will be the next MdS. They will only win up to 4 games a year. You would think that MdS being in Catonsville would have been able to be more competitive, but they have been at the bottom of the A for a long time.
Not sure how religious mercy is but the reason mds doesn’t pull in the Catonsville crew is due to the fact that they are VERY religious. Tough to market to all families when it is that extreme
Not to mention they are competing with Howard. County schools and anyone coming from aa co would choose spalding.
Mercy is located perfectly to scoop up from Owings mills, Towson, Timonium, Perry hall and Hartford co. Not to mention the whole east side of the beltway. A lot of “ifs” but if they put the right people in place they could build a program across all sports. Look at archbishop spalding and the growth they have experienced. Mercy could do the same.
****disclaimer my daughter does not go to Mercy. Her team would probably score 20 before the half. So I have no special interest here.
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