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So I won't say the ND goalie played badly, but many of those saves were hardly "high percentage". A few hit her body when she didn't move her stick, 2-3 went right into her stick and some she tipped out that may have been going high anyway. Seemed to lose some focus in the second half.

You're referring to a young lady as a "stud"??? Wow, you people are ten times more bat $hit crazy than the boys parents... [/quote]

Yawn... It is a common term used in sports for both boys and girls. No one takes offense to it. Save your fake outrage for your Facebook account to try and impress your friends from college on how progressive you are.

Yawn... It is a common term used in sports for both boys and girls. No one takes offense to it. Save your fake outrage for your Facebook account to try and impress your friends from college on how progressive you are. [/quote]

No outrage, just funny how some politically connected players make it just so far stepping on others as they go...just to get exposed for the average player that they are. Ironic!

No, they are still two mediocre teams.

There are some excellent D2 schools where graduates go on to work side by side with D1 and D3 players. The "value" of the diploma means nothing anymore- if your kid can graduate debt free and enjoy the collegiate experience with a direction as to what they want to do in life then they will be ahead of the game. Who you know often is more important than what you know these days, and in 4 years a nacho,ors will be as useless as a high school diploma.

Ha Ha, thats funny

Agreed on Sullivan, a former YJ by the way. Leading scorer for Team USA in that game was current ND player and former YJ Fortunato. For good measure the leadering scorer for Florida in their game against Team USA was Pirecca, also a former YJ. Florida had 5 YJ starters. How did your club show-up this weekend?

How bout them Gators!!!

It is who u know, i agree. Which network u think is better, Harvard or Adelphi? How about Rollins or Stanford? Pace or Duke? Lindenwood or Georgetown? I could go on but I think you see the point.

Take away the elite schools. Most girls are not going to play there. Why so bitter about D2? Many feel it's the best of both worlds, and they tend to generous. It's about the fit- and as far as I'm concerned any kid that is talented enough to play at the next level, in whatever division, is going to graduate with a great foundation.

There are dozens and dozens of great D1 schools. Not bitter about D2. Find it laughable that some here would suggest that D1 somehow is the basket weaving, no education, no value option relative to these "unbelievable" D2 schools. Of course it's about fit. And the fit at D2 tends to be weaker academic institutions with kids who did not get the grades in high school and did not have the talent to play in the upper half of D1. Are there exceptions? Of course. Maybe it's the few that want to be a nurse. Maybe it's the one who only got a large scholarship offer from a D2 school and that makes the most financial sense. Yep. there are best fits for some in D2.

Sooo ... anyone notice that Mitchell Field isn't on the tournament schedule? No more Long Island Elite tournament? I blame 2023 Wright for beating 2023 Thorn two years in a row. Stop the bleeding! Can the tournament!

She runs several others!

I believe she runs more than a handful and for the ones she doesn't run its long been known that tournament organizers give kickbacks to have you bring your club to their tournaments. It is the most shady, double dipping, kickbacking circuit in sports

[quote=Anonymous]Sooo ... anyone notice that Mitchell Field isn't on the tournament schedule? No more Long Island Elite tournament? I blame 2023 Wright for beating 2023 Thorn two years in a row. Stop the bleeding! Can the tournament!

Now YJ teams can go to the TG tournament and beat up their teams rather than play our own teams

I bet you any amount of money thorn will NOT play wright this year at all. They don't want it to happen again...and it probably would.

Not likely but keep dreaming! Wright lost the best players that felt they should have been pulled up and the top 10 girls on Thorn are heads and shoulders above the rest. Sorry but no comparison.

Obviously you are a blinded Thorn parent. How would you know who the best players were on Wright if you havent seen them play (with exception of the loss you suffered to Wright. FYI, not one of those kids who left Wright were head and shoulders above anyone else on the team. Maybe their parents thought the were, but not even aclose observation on your part.

Rumor is that Thorn and Wright will be playing each other in various tournaments this year as they will be playing in same divisions. Hence because they are two very close teams. Its funny how one thinks they are so head above the rest...don't blame the girls for leaving they were never going to be pulled up..because that team is a team of friends and family. That team will have to work hard to prove themselves because their reputation is a total joke throughout the entire lax communtiy. TG, Igloo, 91 and other teams all talk about that team. Its nepotism at its best! Good luck to all this season!

2020 had some significant roster moves which throws cold water on your F&F theory

Wright lost many, not all , of the best girls. Will be interesting if she can get the rest to pick up the deficits and play on. I believe she will, she is a great coach and knows how to get the most out of her players.

You are comparing apples to oranges. 2020 was always a winning team that only got stronger.

Parents whose daughters have been with the team for years can't be happy that they have been dropped to the B blue team

[quote=Anonymous]Rumor is that Thorn and Wright will be playing each other in various tournaments this year as they will be playing in same divisions. Hence because they are two very close teams. Its funny how one thinks they are so head above the rest...don't blame the girls for leaving they were never going to be pulled up..because that team is a team of friends and family. That team will have to work hard to prove themselves because their reputation is a total joke throughout the entire lax communtiy. TG, Igloo, 91 and other teams all talk about that team. Its nepotism at its best! Good luck to all this season!

That would be great if Thorn and Wright are in the same bracket then we can compare apples to apples. If you keep putting Wright in the B bracket you won't be able to see how much better Thorn's team really is.

In actuality how many girls got dropped to 2nd team from the top team?

Some girls were pulled up and left anyway.....lets hear your next theory.

Hahaha, you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about!

Not sure that is true. From what I understand the girls that left were not at tryouts. Are you saying they were told BEFORE tryouts they were getting moved up from B team and still declined and moved on? Is that your theory?

Thus far really like Janelli at the '25 age group. At both ends of the spectrum though, surprised at a few of the girls on this team.

Yes the girls were told before tryouts and that's how it works.

At least 2 were at tryouts, others were called before, when they saw they did not register for tryouts, but had already made their decision and committed to other teams. The B girls that were moved to A were not the first choices. This happens all the time. Happened on my other daughters team as well. Behind the scenes deals are made all the time in lacrosse. I got this information directly from one of the coaches.

Sorry but the girls who left are a legend in their parents mind. Nobody left for fear of being pulled up, that's the most pathetic response I have read.

Their are to many girls on this team. Not sure what you mean by surprised. Some really good girls on the team but bottom is not very good. Can't imagine what 2025 were left to be on 25/26 team.

Funny, the coach i talked to said they were the first choices.

If your daughter is on the 2023 team's... than you know who all the girls are and the one's that left. So stop kidding yourself saying that the girls that got moved up were their first choice.

First choice of who was left to pick from maybe

CR makes the decisions not the coaches

Were any friends and familes involved going up or down?

Sorry mom and dad. Being able to catch and pass isn't a big deal in 6th grade. The B players that left are B players going to another B team that won't be a contender this year or any other.

Doesn't the Mitchell Field cash grab normally happen around mid-July? I heard that the Mid-Atlantic Club tournament got moved to mid-July. I think it will be the same weekend as one of the Richmond tournaments. Looks like a bunch of the Maryland teams are also getting tired of those IWLCA cash grabs.