Here you go again with your inane and offensive remarks. Of course, nothing you have posted has turned out to be accurate.

Let's look at the list of girls (that we know of) who have transferred or stayed for their 5th year of eligibility for next year.

UNC: Kerrigan Miller (USC), Katie Hoeg
Syracuse: Emily Hawryschuk, [ChillLaxin] Goldstock
Duke: Gabby Rosenzweig (Penn)
Ohio State: Kelsey Reed (JMU), Mary Kate Bonanni (Cornell)
Northwestern: Sammy Mueller (Virginia)
Michigan: Quinn Melidona
Penn State: Maria Auth
Georgetown: Natalia Lynch
Loyola: Holly Lloyd, Meaghan Quinn
Stony Brook: Katie Huff (USC), Ally Kennedy, Kylie Ohlmiller

What do all of these girls have in common? They were all the best players on their teams this spring. Many were pre-season 2020 All-American candidates or were All-Americans last year. Even a great player like Caroline DeBellis (entering freshman) is probably going to lose playing time next year to Gabby Rosenzweig at Duke.

This probably doesn't matter to your daughter for 1 of 2 reasons.
1. Your daughter is All-American caliber already.
2. Your daughter plays for a non-competitive program where players are unlikely to stay an extra year or transfer there.

My guess is #2.
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Stop being so dramatic and blaming these returning 5th years for all your issues. First off non of those programs are closing because seniors are coming back. It will have little impact on the 2020 class other than some getting less playing time . It will impact the 2022 -2023 class the most but honestly if your kid wants to play in college there is a spot for them. I have not heard of it but will be interesting to see if any college coaches decrease their offers to some of the 2021 players as they have not signed a NLI.
In the end there was going to be some unhappy players out there. The coaches wanted to do the right thing for their seniors and so did the ADs as these kids have given 3.5 years of their lives to the program and school while your high school player has given them nothing and may wash out .I commend their decision to stay loyal to the players that have stayed loyal to them.[/quote]

Except that whole coach and player loyalty goes out the window with the transfers.
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No ,actually it makes it shows the coaches and ADs have more of a commitment to do the right thing for these seniors who have given all they have for their schools and programs . They supported what was in the best interest of their players even if those players decide to transfer .[/quote]

Sorry, I think you’re naive about this. Both coaches and players are not acting for the greater good or the interest of the player. Looking at the trends in both the men’s and women’s lacrosse programs, these are all merely business decisions. Coaches are picking players on their own rosters or from elsewhere SOLELY on the basis of whether that player can help him/her win more games. That’s why no role players appear on any list. Meanwhile, players are staying at their schools or transferring elsewhere for their own personal reasons. Based on the large number of transfers that many schools are accepting, there is no loyalty to the school on either side. It’s just like professional sports, and the NCAA has empowered seniors (at least those good enough to be coveted) to be free agents.

The only possible exception is Syracuse. But if Gary Gait feels that this year’s entire senior class deserves to play another year, then his entire junior class deserves the same treatment next year; since they won’t truly be seniors next year having sat behind this year’s seniors again. And by extension, he should keep all of his sophomores in 2 years, and his freshmen in 3 years. We’ll see if that happens.[/quote]


Actually you are the one being naive or ill-informed . First off the lists you are seeing are who inside lacrosse picks to highlight so of course it will be the impact players. The schools I know of have said to their seniors that they are all welcome to return but the financial end of it is up the the school administration. The vast majority of the programs have coaches who have been extremely loyal to their seniors inviting them back even when not a starter ,Cuse is more the normal than the exception in this regard.