My kid is on the list, we had no idea. We have no connections, no coaches pushing or selling her. Her hard work must havr got her there. Please don't assume it was political Because unless she has some fairy godmother that we don't know about The list is legit
Congrats to your kid. That is awesome! The list is "mostly" legit. And in NO way does that diminish your kid's or the others position on that list. All the kids on the list are great players for sure. And they are all heading to great lax schools.
But to the poster who detailed the schools the kids are going to: Sure they are all going to great lax schools. But there are many more kids committed to those same lax schools who are not on the list. It may be very legitimate to think that one of those other kids is better than the one included on the list. So the fact that a kid is on the list and going to a great lax school is not definitive.
As with any list like this, it is very subjective.
I don't think that anyone who's kid is on the list thinks that their kid is the only good player.
It is funny to listen to all the experts who so desperately want to diminish the list and point out how their are other good players (namely their daughters) who are not on the list.
The facts are the facts. The best programs identify the top talent and the majority of top talent choose to go to the top programs. Like the earlier posts indicated: if a player is not on the list and the player did not have offers from the top programs then the player is more than likely not a top tier player.
Blame it on politics all you want but at the end of the day does it really surprise anyone that 5 Maryland Commits are listed in the top 40?
You are missing the point of the last post. There are plenty of players committed to the same programs that the girls on the list are committed to. For instance, Maryland has more than 5 commits in this class. Might there be some of the other girls who are also committed to Maryland who might be better than a couple of the ones on the list? There very well may be. And same goes for all of the schools. Some of the choices on the list may very well be political.
I could care less about this list or any other list but it does bother me when I hear the jealous A--Holes on this site, on the sidelines and elsewhere spew their bitter thoughts and try to tear down any girl who has more success or gets more recognition than their daughter.
Here are some facts.
Many of the best universities in the country also happen to field some of the best lacrosse programs in the the nation. These are the schools that the majority of the top players go to.
The 10 schools listed below are the only schools that have finished the season ranked in the Top 20 in each of the past six years. The number listed is the universities 2017 academic rank.
Does it really surprise anyone that the majority of the top players in the country are headed to the schools listed? These schools are at the top year in and year out because they get the best players. They are great schools with great lacrosse programs.
I'm sure many of you will still say the reason your daughter did not get an offer from these schools was POLITICAL.
1 - Princeton 8 - Penn 12 - Northwestern 15 - Notre Dame 24 - University of Virginia 30 - University of North Carolina 50 - Penn State University 50 - University of Florida 60 - University of Maryland 60 - Syracuse University
In addition to the 10 schools above:
8 - Duke 31 - Boston College - Have both finished the season ranked in the Top 20 in five of the past six years.
5 - Stanford 23 - Southern California - Will both more than likely be perennial Top 20 programs going forward.
Oh and by the way incase you missed it... just about all of the girls on the girls on the Young Guns list are headed to the schools listed above.
Keep telling yourself and your daughter that it is all politics.
Below is this years Top 10 incoming freshman classes. I assume most of those girls were on last years Top 40 list.
Anyone want to take a guess at who the finial poll Top 10 will be or who the final 8 teams in the tournament will be?
2017 ILWomen Top 10 Incoming Classes
10. Virginia The ‘Hoos bring in playmakers all over the field, headlined by blue chip talent Chloe Jones (Lawrenceville, N.J.) and do-it-all playmaker Halle Graham (Good Counsel, Md.). Ashlyn McGovern (St. Paul’s School for Girls, Md.), Katie Railey (Notre Dame Prep, Md.) and Taylor Reagan (Rye Country Day, N.Y.) add balance as the class offers added depth top to bottom.
9. Penn The Quakers welcome in a pair of players who could be game-changing over the course of their careers in Philadelphia: Zoe Belodeau (St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, Va.) and Olivia Smith (St. Anthony’s, N.Y.). Laura Murphy (Darien, Conn.) adds depth, as Penn looks to return to its perch atop the Ivy League in 2018.
8. Florida Welcome to the Swamp, Shannon Kavanagh (Smithtown West, N.Y.) & Co. – a class that features four Under Armour All-Americans with an ability to hit the ground running in Gainesville. The Gators were hit hard by graduation last spring; this group of newcomers will be relied on early and often in 2018.
7. USC A year after bringing in the nation’s No. 1 recruit (Kerrigan Miller), the Women of Troy welcome in Under Armour All-Americans Riley Hertford (Lake Oswego, Ore.) and Kelsey Huff (Eastport-South Manor, N.Y.) to headline a group that looks to make up for the loss of two-time first-team All-American Michaela Michael and more.
6. Duke Under Armour All-America game MVP Charlotte North (Episcopal School of Dallas, Texas) is warmly complemented by classmates Catriona Barry (St. Ignatius Prep, Calif.) and Katie Cosgrove (Churchville-Chili, N.Y.) to headline this incoming Duke class, as the Blue Devils look to fill graduation voids left by Maddie Crutchfield and Kyra Harney, among others.
5. Notre Dame The Fighting Irish welcome the nation’s No. 1 overall recruit to South Bend in Andie Aldave (McDonogh, Md.) this fall. The do-it-all middie is flanked by fellow Under Armour All-Americans Kaci Messier (Victor, N.Y.) and Bridget Deehan (Milton, Ga.) as the trio headline an incoming class of nine.
4. Syracuse The Orange were young in 2017, heavily relying on their underclassmen to make their way back to the ACC Tournament championship. With little room to crack into this lineup, talented newcomers Samantha Swart (Archbishop Carroll, Pa.) and Hannah Van Middelem (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) lead a group of Under Armour All-Americans and rookies looking to be the exception to that rule and push for immediate playing time in the ‘Cuse.
3. Maryland The reigning national champions fielded a young lineup in 2017, but they graduated Tewaaraton winner Zoe Stukenberg and fellow finalist Nadine Hadnagy, among others. The incoming Terps add depth at each and every position, and the class is headlined by the likes of Under Armour All-Americans Catie May (McDonogh, Md.) and Grace Griffin (Liberty, Md.).
2. Princeton Arguably one of the strongest classes we’ve seen Chris Sailer welcome into Princeton in recent years – and maybe ever, Margaret Donovan (McDonogh, Md.), Samantha Fish (Scripps Ranch, Calif.) and Kyla Sears (Skaneateles, N.Y.) headline a group looking to fill the graduation void of a class that made four straight NCAA Tournament appearances and captured a pair of Ivy League Tournament titles in 2015 and 2017.
1. North Carolina The Tar Heels welcome in the nation’s top recruiting class for the second time in a three-year span, as IL’s No. 1 attacker Jamie Ortega (Middle Country/ Centereach, N.Y.) and ILWomen National High School Player of the Year Allison Mastroianni (Bridgewater-Raritan, N.J.) headline a class that has the ability to impact all over the field for Jenny Levy & Co. This class’ arrival comes on the heels of North Carolina saying goodbye to 11 seniors, five of which earned All-America status at least once during their collegiate career — headlined by the likes of Molly Hendrick and Caylee Waters.
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