I went to a very good division III mens lacrosse school that would every year game scrimmage top Division 1 and often beat them or the very least play them even. There are a few DIII mens schools that fit this bill. For example if Salisbury/Cortland/Stevenson/Tufts etc played a 10-20 ranked team they would be able to compete better than a lot of the D1 level teams would
I am curious is the quality of DIII girls lacrosse the same? Could College of NJ, Salisbury, Gettysburg compete with a 10 20 ranked D1 women's team?
What about D2 Adelphi?
Yes they could. But some Parents of Girls who play in that 10 -20 range will not agree.
Not a parent of a girl in the 10-20 D1 range but... The top D3 teams would get throttled by a 10-20 D1 team. If what you are asking is could they do as well or better than D1 teams 80-100 would do against them, yes they very well could. So the conclusion is the top D3 teams are as good or better than many of the worst D1 teams.
If you think a top D3 team could beat for instance number 12 ranked Louisville who just lost to #3 ranked BC 16-15 in OT, you just don't know women's lax. Same goes for Princeton, Penn, Ohio State etc etc.
I have a daughter at a good NESCAC school. She played club with girls that went D1 to some of the top 20 schools. They were significantly better than her and she plays and they general ride the bench. I think it's just not a realistic statement to say a D3 team would fair well against a top 20 D1 team.
And btw, Fall Ball is not a great measuring stick. So to the person that said Adelphi did well in the fall against some teams, come on.
Adelphi is a top D 2 school not D 3
Very aware of that ... thanks. That's why I made the qualification "And to the person ..." What's your betting line on Adelphi vs. Louisville or Adelphi vs Ohio State? Fall ball statement was silly ...
Are the women at Adelphi very good lax players? Yes. Would they beat top 20 D1 teams, sorry, no.
I Think D1 Parents hate to admit that their School could lose to a Top D2 team. That just burst My daughter plays D-1 Lacrosse.
Maybe, except that the comparison at the top 20 D-1 level is off base. I think you have a stronger argument in the bottom half of D1. I also think you have D2 parents who think their daughter should be playing D1 and have the opposite chip on their shoulder.
Here is a flimsy but real comparison for you. The U19 national team (so high schoolers, albeit the best ones) played both Rollins and Stetson this January. The scores were 17-1 against Rollins and 16-1 against Stetson. So fair to say Rollins equates to Stetson? approximately for arguments sake. Rollins is ranked 13th in D2. Stetson is at the very bottom of D1. There is your overlap. The top 15 or so D2 teams could play D1 day in and day out ... at the bottom of D1. Adelphi being ranked #1 right now, and beating Rollins 15-6, probably could compete more towards the middle of D1, in the 40-75 ranking area. There is, however, a huge leap from there in talent to the top 20.
Arguing Adelphi would be competitive w those teams is like arguing that the Yellow Jackets 2nd team could beat Blue. It is not really close, day in and day out. You should be proud of your daughter for accomplishing great goals by playing lax at a high level, going to college, and being a good person. It isn't the end all be all being at a top 20 D1 lax program. But lets not pretend they are not better teams. That just sounds like sour grapes when theree is no reason to feel that way.
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