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Virginia deserves a bid. IMHO Notre Dame does not deserve a bid, adding Detroit Mercy late in the season simply to ensure a .500 record should not be rewarded, nor should the classless act of running up the score be rewarded.

Not Belle's mom here. 3 goals and 6 assists yesterday. Complete player.

Not Belles mom here either. Just a fan of her playing style. Complete player and consistently good week in , week out. She is the real deal all around “team player”! She should be the Coach’s favorite player and not the other one. BS Makes the players around her better!

I completely agree with you here, but they will get a bid now that they only lost to UNC by 1 in the ACC Tourney. I'm hopeful the committee would see past the late season surge, but they most likely will not.

Scheduling that game was so disingenuous but I would say they deserve to play for what they did this weekend. Maybe they finally figured it out and can make a run in the tourney.

Both ND and UVA played 16 regular season games. Both played 3 weak teams they could beat easily. Because Meyers scheduled that easy win in the beginning of the season and ND did it at the end makes it disingenuous? I respectfully disagree that UVA deserves a bid over ND. . ND beat UVA outright. Also UNC and Duke beat UVA pretty good . Yes UVA beat Syracuse but that was without ET and what appears to be a pretty beat up team with a lot of the girls wrapped up. ND went to OT with a strong healthy Syracuse team. How a team finishes at the end of the season shows a lot about them. Besides BC , ND only team to really give UNC a run for their money. So my vote is for ND

Um no, I think ND belongs in before UVA. But yes. It was disingenuous. They don't schedule that if they are 7-3. they only scheduled it to give them a shot at 500. Thought it was pretty obvious in my post when I said, "I would say they deserve to play for what they did this weekend. Maybe they finally figured it out and can make a run in the tourney." I guess it wasn't that obvious.

ND lost to Michigan, Vanderbilt and Va Tech. All bad losses. UVA didn't lose to those types of teams and had the 2nd hardest schedule in the country. I actually think both should make the tournament.

You think UVA was healthy when they beat Syracuse? They have 2 starting midfielders and 1 starting attack out for the year with injuries. Syracuse isn't the only team with injuries.

Notre Dame gamed the system. They are a Top 20 team and are good enough to be awarded a bid but what they did is not good sportsmanship, it violates the spirit of fair competition. Going forward, The NCAA should either get rid of the .500 rule or forbid teams from adding games once the season begins. What is to stop teams from adding 2, 3, 4 games if needed.

There is a bubble team out there that will now be on the outside looking in because ND gamed the system. What they did may not violate NCAA rules but it is certainly a cheap way to back door your way into the tournament, it’s just wrong.

Excellent post

Division I Women’s Lacrosse Rankings 5-2-2022

Rank Institution Points (FPV) Last Poll

1 North Carolina (17 - 0) 500 (20) 1
2 Boston College (15 - 2) 479 2
3 Maryland (15 - 1) 457 4
4 Northwestern (13 - 3) 435 5
5 Syracuse (13 - 5) 406 3
6 Stony Brook (14 - 2) 402 6
7 Loyola (16 - 1) 387 8
8 Florida (13 - 4) 363 9
9 Princeton (12 - 3) 308 12
10 James Madison (13 - 4) 305 11
11 Duke (15 - 3) 300 7
12 Denver (15 - 2) 276 10
13 Rutgers (14 - 3) 250 15
14 Virginia (9 - 8) 235 16
15 Notre Dame (9 - 9) 213 20
16 USC (13 - 3) 189 17
17 Stanford (10 - 6) 139 19
18 UConn (13 - 3) 137 14
19 UMass (16 - 3) 129 13
20 Jacksonville (11 - 4) 103n22
21 Michigan (10 - 6) 98 n21
22 Johns Hopkins (10 - 7) 69 25
23 Yale (10 - 5) 57 24
23 Arizona State (9 - 7) 57 23
25 Richmond (14 - 4) 52 18
RV Saint Joseph's, Colorado, Temple, Navy, Army, Ohio State, Virginia

Division II Women’s Lacrosse Rankings 5-2-2022

Rank Institution Points (FPV) Last Poll

1 Queens (19 - 0) 473 (17) 1
2 UIndy (15 - 1) 456 (1) 2
3 Regis (CO) (15 - 0) 427 3
4 West Chester (14 - 1) 413 4
5 Adelphi (15 - 1) 398 (1) 5
6 East Stroudsburg (15 - 1) 365 6
7 Grand Valley State (18 - 1) 358 7
8 Stonehill (13 - 2) 334 9
9 Lindenwood (14 - 3) 320 8
10 Florida Southern (14 - 3) 308 11
11 Le Moyne (13 - 4) 303 10
12 Tampa (11 - 6) 262 12
13 Pace (13 - 4) 248 13
14 Rollins (13 - 4) 219 14
15 Mercy (12 - 4) 214 15
16 Lynn (12 - 4) 179 16
17 Embry-Riddle (13 - 4) 158 17
18 Assumption (10 - 7) 142 18
19 Wingate (15 - 3) 127 19
20 Seton Hill (14 - 3) 108 22
21 Roberts Wesleyan (9 - 5) 96 20
22 New Haven (11 - 6) 67 21
23 Saint Anselm (7 - 8) 49 23
24 Bentley (7 - 7) 40 NR
25 Saint Leo (7 - 11) 31 24
RV Florida Tech, Davenport, Southern New Hampshire, Mercyhurst, Colorado Mesa, Millersville, Saint

Divison III Women’s Lacrosse Rankings 5-2-2022

Rank Institution Points (FPV) Last Poll

1 Middlebury (16 - 0) 450 (18) 1
2 Salisbury (14 - 2) 428 2
3 Colby (14 - 2) 406 3
4 Franklin & Marshall (15 - 2) 398 4
5 Washington and Lee (15 - 2) 378 5
6 Gettysburg (14 - 3) 359 6
7 TCNJ (13 - 2) 347 7
8 William Smith (15 - 1) 325 8
9 Tufts (13 - 3) 303 9
10 Ithaca (14 - 2) 289 10
11 Wesleyan (CT) (12 - 3) 267 11
12 York (12 - 5) 245 12
13 St. Lawrence (15 - 1) 241 13
14 Messiah (13 - 4) 191 15
15 Hamilton (7 - 7) 178 14
16 Trinity (9 - 7) 169 17
17 Catholic (11 - 4) 159 18
18 Bowdoin (10 - 6) 153 16
19 Cortland (13 - 4) 110 21
20 Chicago (15 - 1) 107 20
21 Amherst (9 - 7) 96 19
22 Haverford (12 - 4) 75 22
23 Geneseo (12 - 2) 66 23
24 Pomona-Pitzer (15 - 0) 35 25
25 Brockport (10 - 5) 30 24
RV Roger Williams, Roanoke, Stevens, Denison, RPI, FDU-Florham

Divison I Women’s Lacrosse Top 25 RPI

1 North Carolina ACC 17-0 8-0 1-0 8-0 0-0
2 Maryland Big Ten 15-1 8-0 0-0 7-1 0-0
3 Northwestern Big Ten 13-3 4-3 0-0 9-0 0-0
4 Boston College ACC 16-2 7-1 2-0 7-1 0-0
5 Syracuse ACC 13-5 4-3 0-1 9-1 0-0
6 Florida AAC 13-4 7-2 0-0 6-2 0-0
7 Stony Brook America East 14-2 8-2 0-0 6-0 0-0
8 Rutgers Big Ten 14-3 5-2 0-0 9-1 0-0
9 Loyola Maryland Patriot 16-1 8-1 0-0 8-0 0-0
10 James Madison CAA 13-4 6-1 1-0 6-3 0-0
11 Princeton Ivy League 12-3 7-1 0-0 5-2 0-0
12 Denver Big East 15-2 7-0 1-0 7-2 0-0
13 Duke ACC 15-3 6-3 0-0 9-0 0-0
14 UConn Big East 13-3 5-2 0-1 8-0 0-0
15 Southern California Pac-12 13-3 7-1 0-0 6-2 0-0
16 Johns Hopkins Big Ten 10-7 3-4 0-0 7-3 0-0
17 Notre Dame ACC 9-9 2-4 2-0 5-5 0-0
18 Massachusetts Atlantic 10 16-3 8-0 0-0 8-3 0-0
19 Temple AAC 11-5 5-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
20 Virginia ACC 9-9 3-2 1-1 5-6 0-0
21 Michigan Big Ten 10-6 7-1 3-0 0-5 0-0
22 Jacksonville ASUN 11-4 3-2 1-1 7-1 0-0
23 Ohio St. Big Ten 9-7 4-4 0-0 5-3 0-0
24 Penn St. Big Ten 6-9 3-5 0-0 3-4 0-0
25 Yale Ivy League 10-5 3-2 0-1 7-2 0-0

Division III Regional Rankings 4-24-2022

1. Middlebury 14-0-0 14-0-0
2. Colby 12-2-0 12-2-0
3. Tufts 11-3-0 11-3-0
4. Wesleyan (Connecticut) 11-3-0 11-3-0
5. Hamilton 7-5-0 7-5-0
6. Bowdoin 9-5-0 9-5-0
7. Amherst 9-5-0 9-5-0
8. Trinity (Connecticut) 8-6-0 8-6-0
REGION II
1. Roger Williams 13-1-0 13-1-0
2. Endicott 10-6-0 10-6-0
3. MIT 10-4-0 10-4-0
4. Springfield 10-5-0 10-5-0
5. Babson 11-5-0 11-5-0
6. Westfield State 10-5-0 10-5-0
REGION III
1. The College of New Jersey 11-2-0 11-2-0
2. William Smith 14-1-0 14-1-0
3. Ithaca 12-2-0 12-2-0
4. St. Lawrence 13-1-0 14-1-0
5. SUNY Cortland 11-4-0 11-4-0
6. SUNY Geneseo 11-2-0 11-2-0
7. Rensselaer 10-4-0 10-4-0
8. Clarkson 9-4-0 9-4-0
9. SUNY Brockport 8-5-0 8-5-0
REGION IV
1. Gettysburg 12-3-0 12-3-0
2. Franklin & Marshall 13-2-0 13-2-0
3. Catholic 9-4-0 9-4-0
4. York (Pennsylvania) 11-5-0 11-5-0
5. Messiah 11-4-0 11-4-0
6. Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham 12-2-0 12-2-0
7. Haverford 11-3-0 11-3-0
8. Stevenson 10-5-0 10-5-0
9. Scranton 10-5-0 10-5-0
10. Stevens Institute of Technology 13-2-0 13-2-0
REGION V
1. Salisbury 12-2-0 12-2-0
2. Washington and Lee 13-2-0 13-2-0
3. Roanoke 11-3-0 11-3-0
4. Shenandoah 9-5-0 9-5-0
5. Christopher Newport 9-7-0 9-7-0
6. Mary Washington 8-8-0 8-8-0
7. Rhodes 13-2-0 13-3-0
REGION VI
1. Kenyon 11-1-0 11-1-0
2. Capital 16-0-0 16-0-0
3. Denison 9-5-0 9-5-0
4. Mount Union 10-3-0 11-3-0
5. DePauw 10-3-0 10-3-0
6. Washington and Jefferson 8-4-0 8-4-0
7. Wooster 12-2-0 13-2-0
8. Allegheny 10-5-0 10-5-0
9. St. Mary's (Maryland) 10-4-0 10-4-0
REGION VII
1. Pomona-Pitzer 13-0-0 13-0-0
2. University of Chicago 14-1-0 14-1-0
3. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 11-4-0 11-4-0
4. George Fox 16-0-0 16-0-0
5. Chapman 10-4-0 10-4-0
6. Carthage 13-2-0 13-2-0
7. Colorado College 9-8-0 9-8-0
8. University of Wisconsin-River Falls 13-2-0 13-2-0
9. Aurora 11-5-0 11-5-0
10. Albion 10-2-0 12-2-0

UVA lost to JMU and ND . Aren’t those considered bad losses? According to this forum ND is not very good. ND’s one bad loss was Vanderbilt. Michigan and VA Tech are very good teams.ACC and Big Ten.

Lax Numbers Rankings

2022 Womens NCAA D1 Rankings

(last updated: 2022-05-02 09:57:30 EST)

Rank Team Record Rating AGD SCHED
1 North Carolina (NC) 17-0-0 99.99 7.58 92.40
2 Maryland (MD) 15-1-0 98.34 7.31 91.02
3 Boston College (MA) 16-2-0 97.89 6.83 91.05
4 Stony Brook (NY) 14-2-0 96.28 7.12 89.15
5 Northwestern (IL) 13-3-0 96.12 3.93 92.18
6 Syracuse (NY) 13-5-0 95.96 3.77 92.18
7 Loyola (MD) 16-1-0 95.56 7.05 88.49
8 Florida (FL) 13-4-0 94.92 5.05 89.86
9 Notre Dame (IN) 9-9-0 93.55 2.16 91.38
10 Duke (NC) 15-3-0 93.29 4.16 89.12
11 Virginia (VA) 9-9-0 92.97 1.16 91.80
12 James Madison (VA) 13-4-0 92.92 3.76 89.15
13 Princeton (NJ) 12-3-0 92.84 3.13 89.70
14 Denver (CO) 15-2-0 92.61 4.94 87.67
15 USC (CA) 13-3-0 92.51 4.62 87.88
16 Rutgers (NJ) 14-3-0 92.37 3.82 88.54
17 Jacksonville (FL) 11-4-0 92.29 5.06 87.22
18 Stanford (CA) 10-6-0 91.39 2.87 88.52
19 Michigan (MI) 10-6-0 91.28 2.00 89.28
20 Penn State (PA) 6-9-0 91.13 0.40 90.72
21 Johns Hopkins (MD) 10-7-0 90.71 0.94 89.77
22 Massachusetts (MA) 16-3-0 90.11 5.57 84.53
23 Arizona State (AZ) 9-7-0 89.96 0.31 89.64
24 Ohio State (OH) 9-7-0 89.58 1.12 88.45
25 Drexel (PA) 10-7-0 89.54 2.64 86.89
26 Penn (PA) 6-9-0 89.50 0.26 89.23
27 UConn (CT) 13-3-0 89.19 3.75 85.44
28 Louisville (KY) 7-11-0 89.02 0.00 89.02
29 Colorado (CO) 11-5-0 88.95 0.87 88.07
30 Virginia Tech (VA) 9-9-0 88.81 -0.16 88.97
31 Georgetown (DC) 8-8-0 88.78 1.56 87.22
32 Temple (PA) 11-5-0 88.61 2.25 86.36
33 Richmond (VA) 14-4-0 88.57 4.61 83.95
34 Navy (MD) 14-4-0 88.37 4.50 83.87
35 Towson (MD) 8-7-0 88.34 0.66 87.67
36 Yale (CT) 10-5-0 88.34 0.73 87.60
37 Cornell (NY) 8-7-0 88.06 0.86 87.19
38 Pittsburgh (PA) 9-10-0 87.50 -0.57 88.07
39 Vanderbilt (TN) 10-6-0 87.09 0.31 86.77
40 Liberty (VA) 10-7-0 86.92 1.76 85.15
41 Vermont (VT) 12-4-0 86.87 3.87 82.99
42 Davidson (NC) 13-5-0 86.78 3.72 83.06
43 St Josephs (PA) 14-6-0 86.65 1.70 84.95
44 Hofstra (NY) 9-7-0 86.55 1.00 85.55
45 Albany (NY) 7-8-0 86.55 -0.26 86.81
46 Army (NY) 12-5-0 86.52 2.58 83.92
47 Harvard (MA) 7-7-0 86.40 0.00 86.40
48 San Diego State (CA) 7-8-0 86.23 -1.13 87.36
49 Mount St Marys (MD) 13-4-0 85.77 4.52 81.24
50 Mercer (GA) 12-4-0 85.72 4.12 81.59
51 High Point (NC) 9-8-0 85.40 2.23 83.16
52 UC Davis (CA) 5-8-0 85.36 -1.53 86.89
53 Brown (RI) 7-8-0 85.30 -1.00 86.30
54 Fairfield (CT) 11-6-0 85.12 3.11 82.00
55 Bryant (RI) 11-4-0 84.88 5.00 79.87
56 Binghamton (NY) 7-8-0 84.37 0.13 84.23
57 Villanova (PA) 5-11-0 84.34 -1.62 85.97
58 UMBC (MD) 8-8-0 84.20 0.37 83.82
59 Lehigh (PA) 9-8-0 84.11 0.70 83.41
60 Marquette (WI) 8-9-0 84.10 -0.82 84.92
61 Oregon (OR) 3-13-0 83.70 -3.31 87.01
62 Dartmouth (NH) 3-12-0 83.61 -3.86 87.47
63 Monmouth (NJ) (NJ) 11-6-0 83.22 1.58 81.62
64 East Carolina (NC) 9-8-0 83.21 0.41 82.79
65 Siena (NY) 10-7-0 83.19 0.58 82.59
66 Elon (NC) 5-11-0 82.65 -2.50 85.14
67 Coastal Carolina (SC) 6-10-0 82.44 -0.50 82.94
68 Kennesaw State (GA) 11-6-0 82.41 2.23 80.17
69 Delaware (DE) 5-11-0 82.23 -4.37 86.60
70 California (CA) 2-15-0 82.05 -6.70 88.75
71 Holy Cross (MA) 6-10-0 81.89 -0.81 82.69
72 Cincinnati (OH) 7-10-0 81.80 -1.82 83.62
73 American (DC) 9-9-0 81.52 -0.44 81.96
74 Niagara (NY) 9-9-0 81.22 -1.22 82.44
75 Wagner (NY) 8-9-0 81.22 -0.29 81.51
76 VCU (VA) 7-10-0 81.15 -1.29 82.44
77 Duquesne (PA) 7-10-0 81.10 -1.64 82.74
78 Quinnipiac (CT) 6-10-0 80.94 -1.00 81.94
79 Canisius (NY) 10-6-0 80.90 -0.37 81.27
80 Central Michigan (MI) 10-7-0 80.57 2.35 78.21
81 Campbell (NC) 10-7-0 80.51 2.00 78.51
82 New Hampshire (NH) 7-8-0 80.43 -2.00 82.42
83 Iona (NY) 9-7-0 80.35 1.06 79.28
84 William & Mary (VA) 4-12-0 80.16 -4.37 84.53
85 Colgate (NY) 6-12-0 80.10 -3.33 83.43
86 Massachusetts-Lowell (MA) 4-13-0 80.05 -3.29 83.34
87 Bucknell (PA) 6-10-0 80.02 -1.81 81.82
88 Butler (IN) 7-9-0 80.02 -0.81 81.48
89 Manhattan (NY) 11-7-0 79.94 0.00 79.94
90 George Washington (DC) 5-13-0 79.63 -3.22 82.84
91 Sacred Heart (CT) 6-10-0 79.23 0.25 78.97
92 Old Dominion (VA) 5-12-0 78.73 -2.05 80.78
93 George Mason (VA) 3-14-0 78.64 -4.35 82.98
94 Boston University (MA) 2-15-0 78.35 -5.17 83.53
95 Gardner Webb (NC) 10-8-0 78.04 0.27 77.76
96 La Salle (PA) 5-12-0 77.93 -4.41 82.34
97 LIU (NY) 6-11-0 77.89 -1.00 78.89
98 Marist (NY) 3-13-0 77.89 -4.68 82.57
99 Robert Morris (PA) 8-8-0 77.78 -0.25 78.03
100 Columbia (NY) 2-13-0 77.72 -6.73 84.45
101 Furman (SC) 8-7-0 77.54 -2.20 79.74
102 Lafayette (PA) 2-13-0 76.46 -6.46 82.92
103 Merrimack (MA) 4-12-0 76.27 -2.81 79.07
104 Stetson (FL) 4-11-0 76.21 -4.00 80.21
105 Youngstown State (OH) 10-7-0 75.98 -0.05 76.04
106 Winthrop (SC) 4-14-0 74.37 -4.55 78.92
107 Longwood (VA) 6-11-0 73.44 -2.64 76.09
108 Kent State (OH) 6-11-0 73.18 -3.05 76.24
109 Wofford (SC) 5-11-0 73.09 -3.68 76.77
110 St Bonaventure (NY) 1-14-0 73.08 -6.73 79.81
111 Detroit Mercy (MI) 2-13-0 72.40 -4.80 77.20
112 St Francis (PA) 5-11-0 71.47 -3.43 74.90
113 Akron (OH) 2-15-0 71.36 -4.47 75.82
114 Radford (VA) 2-14-0 70.86 -6.93 77.79
115 Central Connecticut (CT) 2-12-0 69.76 -6.50 76.26
116 Presbyterian (SC) 2-15-0 69.32 -5.29 74.61
117 Delaware State (DE) 1-13-0 64.99 -7.71 72.70
118 Howard (DC) 1-16-0 55.96 -9.00 65.90

No. ND is good. They underperformed the first half. And JMU is a good top 15 team. They both should be in.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — After a 2021 season with a trip to the NCAA quarterfinals and ranked fourth in the country, the University of Notre Dame women’s lacrosse program is excited for 2022 competition as head Coach Christine Halfpenny announced the 15-game slate on Monday (Dec. 6).

The Irish will face eight opponents who made the NCAA Championship field last season, including national champions Boston College.

“We are thrilled to attack the 2022 schedule,” said Halfpenny. “The ACC will again be the strongest conference in the country and we are excited to add Pitt to the conference line-up. Additionally, as always, we look forward to a strong out-of-conference schedule that includes teams from multiple conferences: B1G, Big East, MAC, Ivy League, ASun, AAC. The opportunity to play 8 teams that competed last year in the NCAA tournament will benefit our team throughout the season as we strive to achieve our goals of competing for ACC and NCAA Championships.”

Notre Dame returns a pair of IWLCA All-American honorees in Bridget Deehan and Kasey Choma, along with IWLCA All-Region honorees in Madison Aher, Choma and Deehan. Six Irish took All-ACC honors including First-Team honorees Deehan , Madison Ahern, Maddie Howe and Kasey Choma each earned Second Team honors while Keelin Schlageter was named to the ACC’s All-Freshman Team.

The Irish also welcome a seven member freshman class including an attacker, four midfielders and two goaltenders that hail from six different states. In the class of 2025 the Irish have brought in two USA Lacrosse All-Americans in Julie Carr and Grace Weigand, as well as Under Armour All-American watch list honorees in Ava Kristynik and Marleigh Sanders.



2022 Notre Dame Women’s Lacrosse Schedule

All Times ET

Friday, Feb. 11 – vs. Central Michigan

Sunday, Feb. 13 – vs. Michigan

Saturday, Feb. 19 – at Vanderbilt

Wednesday, Feb. 23 – vs. Northwestern

Saturday, Feb. 26 – vs. Syracuse

Saturday, March 6 – vs. Virginia

Thursday, March 10 – at Virginia Tech

Sunday, March 13 – vs. Jacksonville

Sunday, March 20 – vs. Yale

Sunday, March 27 – vs. Duke

Saturday, April 2 – at North Carolina

Saturday, April 9 – at Boston College

Saturday, April 16 – vs. Pittsburgh

Monday, April 18 – at Marquette

Saturday, April 23 – at Louisville

No, James Madison and Notre Dame are not bad losses. JMU is currently ranked 10th and ND is 15th which is one spot below UVA who is 14th. Michigan is ranked 21in one poll and 20 in the other so not a bad loss. Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech are not ranked so those wold be considered bad losses. Virginia did not have any bad losses. Both teams (UVA & ND) are 9 - 9 but Virginia's schedule was a little more difficult. Notre Dame's best win was against Duke, Virginia's best win was against Syracuse. Considering the fact that Virginia didn't feel the need to manipulate their schedule and the system by scheduling a non competitive game in order to ensure a tournament bid I will go with Virginia. Notre Dames underhanded move does not instill confidence that there is a lot of integrity in South Bend.

What’s the point of this? Everyone already knows they added Detroit Mercy during the season. It’s over with…get over it

Any other coach would have done the same darn thing. If you think they wouldn’t you are fooling yourself and it would be plain dense if they didn’t. Plus if we want to watch some good competition, ND needs to be in the mix

The UVA coach was in the same exact position and did not. She believed in her players to beat one of the top ACC teams in the conference tournament. No other team in the top 20 was anywhere near the .500 record requirement. So one team did and one team did not. I am on the side of UVA’s choice.

Virginia was in a very similar situation and they didn’t do it.

I think both teams should make it but the ND supporters on here need to give it a rest . ND has 1 thing over UVA and that is a direct win , nothing else . The nonsense that UVA had as many and as weak teams on their schedule as ND is ridiculous . Depending on which ranking you look at ( I prefer the coaches poll ) UVA has not lost to a team out of the top 15 , ND has 3 losses to teams not in the top 20 . UVA and ND each have 3 top 25 wins but UVA has a top 5 win while ND does not have a top 10 win . At this point UVA has the hardest strength of schedule in the country with a better record than ND against common opponents . It is what it is and again I hope both make it in as I think either team can do some damage .

No, not every other coach would do the same thing. As a couple of other posts have pointed out Virginia didn't do it, their coach believed in herself and her players and she challenged herself and her team to go out and compete. The Notre Dame coach did not believe in herself or her players, she circumvented the rules and willfully ignored the intent of the rule. I truly hope that her classless actions are not rewarded with an NCAA bid. Why even have the rule if they are going to allow teams to schedule additional games when the season isn't going well vs less competitive teams simply in order to bolster their record. It kind of goes against the all that athletics and fair competition are supposed to be about.



STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS University of Notre Dame

Throughout its long and proud history, the University of Notre Dame has embraced the philosophy that a well-rounded athletics program—including club, intramural and intercollegiate competition—comprises an integral part of Notre Dame’s educational mission. This philosophy reflects the importance of operating an intercollegiate athletics program that fully comports with the University’s aspirations as a Catholic institution. Notre Dame therefore dedicates itself to the pursuit of excellence in intercollegiate athletics within the framework of an academic community committed to the University’s educational and religious objectives. Notre Dame also commits itself to the unquestioned integrity of its athletics programs. All individuals involved, directly or indirectly, in the athletics enterprise must maintain and foster the values and goals associated with the University’s mission as a Catholic institution of higher education.
As a Catholic university, Notre Dame espouses Christian values and principles. These include the development of the human person—spirit as well as body—the pursuit of excellence in all endeavors, the nurturing of Christian character, and the call to personal integrity and responsibility. By providing a general description of the structures that support these endeavors, this document articulates the central values and expectations that guide Notre Dame’s participation in intercollegiate athletics.

COACHING STAFFS
The University strives to maintain a staff of coaches who represent the best in athletic instruction, who possess the ability to motivate and inspire, and who take responsibility for the full development of the student-athletes within their charge as students, athletes and persons. Coaches, who after all are primarily teachers, share with members of the faculty and other University personnel the obligation to educate, train and otherwise assist in the formation of students entrusted to them. Furthermore, Notre Dame recognizes the important role each coach plays in the University’s overall educational mission and makes this aspect an important part of both the coach’s position description and periodic evaluation. Because of the public nature of their work, coaches represent Notre Dame in a highly visible manner. Their words and actions should therefore reflect the University’s values and principles.
Basic Principles:

1. Notre Dame expects the personal and professional lives of its coaches to reflect the highest standards of behavior. Coaches’ actions must demonstrate that athletic success may not jeopardize institutional or personal integrity or the welfare of student- athletes.

2. Notre Dame expects its coaches to appreciate the primacy of academic life at Notre Dame and to emphasize that primacy during the recruitment and education of student-athletes and their participation in intercollegiate athletics.
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3. Notre Dame requires its coaches to adhere to the policies and procedures of the University, its conferences, and the NCAA. To that end, Notre Dame provides a comprehensive orientation to new coaches and suitable continuing education to other coaches. The University treats seriously all violations of University, conference or NCAA standards and reports such violations according to the applicable conference or NCAA procedures.

Just curious, would ND have scheduled an additional 3 games against less competitive opponents just to ensure a Bid? The best athletes and coaches want to challenge themselves, clearly ND coach did not want to do that. I guess the everybody gets a trophy mentality has made its way to South Bend.

# 3 above is interesting, while the ND coach and athletic administration did not actually violate NCAA rules they certainly manipulated the situation in a way the clearly and intentionally found a loop hole in the rules and in doing so found a way to break the rule without officially breaking the rule. It will not happen but the committee should not give them a bid. On top of their cowardly behavior they then proceeded to beat the team they played 27 - 2. Classless and embarrassing all at the same time.

This blurb might be better than #3 "Coaches’ actions must demonstrate that athletic success may not jeopardize institutional or personal integrity "...

Division I Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week 5-3-2022

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Eloise Clevenger – University of Maryland

Clevenger guided the No. 4 Terps to an outright Big Ten title with a career-high six points (four goals, two assists) in the 13-8 win at No. 21 Michigan. The four goals marked a career-high for Clevenger, scoring them on only six shots for a .667 shooting percentage. She led the team in goals, assists, and points, while also adding a groundball to the stat line. In this week’s ILWomen / IWLCA Division I Poll, Maryland moved up to a No. 3 ranking and looks ahead to the Big Ten tournament this Friday.

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Gabby Fornia – Vanderbilt University

Fornia set school and AAC records with 10 assists and 13 points in the Commodores’ 23-7 win against Cincinnati, clinching a spot in the AAC Championship. Fornia assisted on five consecutive Vanderbilt goals between the first and second quarters as part of a 7-0 run that gave the Commodores a 12-3 lead. Her 10 assists were one shy of the NCAA single-game record. Fornia finished the regular season with 23 goals and a league-leading 53 assists for 76 points. Vanderbilt will enter as the third seed of the AAC Championship and will face the No. 2 seed Temple this Thursday.

Defensive Player of the Week

Emily Sterling – University of Maryland

Sterling had a phenomenal game in cage to lead the No. 4 Terps to an outright Big Ten regular-season title, defeating No. 21 Michigan, 13-8, this past Saturday. Sterling recorded 12 saves to only eight goals allowed, a .600 save percentage and lead the defensive effort that held Michigan to only eight goals on 24 shots. This was Sterling's seventh straight game stopping over 50% of shots faced and the fifth time in the last six games with double-digit saves. Sterling has tallied nine-plus saves in each Big Ten game this season and finished conference play with a remarkable .626 save percentage. The junior currently leads the nation with a .567 save percentage and 7.59 goals-against average. She has also held 13 of 16 opponents to under 10 goals.

Division II Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week 5-3-2022

Offensive Player of the Week

Sophie Conroy – Grand Valley State University

Conroy led the No. 7 Lakers to a 23-2 victory over Northern Michigan and a 16-8 GLIAC Championship victory over Davenport this week. The senior attacker led the 18-1 Lakers with 10 goals this week, scoring five goals apiece in each of this week’s victories. Conroy also dished out five assists, scoring 15 points for the Lakers across both games. Conroy also finished with all of her shots on goal and grabbed four ground balls for GVSU. She’s now scored five or more goals on five separate occasions this year and has netted 62 goals this season.

Defensive Player of the Week

Molly Bursinger – Grand Valley State University

Bursinger helped guide the No. 7 Lakers to a 23-2 victory over Northern Michigan on Friday and a 16-8 GLIAC Championship win over the Davenport Panthers on Sunday. The junior midfielder netted four goals and dished out six assists, scoring 10 points for the 18-1 Lakers. Bursinger also caused five turnovers, grabbed seven ground balls, and won 19 draw controls this week. She has now won 124 draw controls for the Lakers this season, breaking the single-season record for draw controls in the GVSU women's lacrosse program.

BC has 2 back up goalies on the sidelines watching the starter Rachel Hall play like a 6th grader time and time again. They must be wondering what the heck they need to do to get in the game. Acacia Walker W is unwilling to take her out regardless of her massive technical flaws and horrible play. Now we know why Kate Devir transferred to USC. If your a goalie being recruited by BC beware!

Division III Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week 5-3-2022

Offensive Player of the Week

Lizzy Escudero – Fairleigh Dickenson University (Florham)

Escudero rewrote the record books this week as she registered 13 goals and 24 assists for 37 points over a three-game span. Escudero’s offensive efforts led FDU-Florham to wins over Moravian, Delaware Valley and King’s. Escudero’s 16 points and 11 assists against King’s were the second most across any NCAA Division in a single game this season. This week, Escudero also broke FDU-Florham’s single game and single season records for points and assists. The junior currently ranks fourth in Division III with 127 points on the year. The Devils enter the MAC Freedom tournament as the top seed and will face the No. 4 seed Lycoming in a semifinal matchup on Wednesday.

Defensive Player of the Week

Rachel Rosenberg – Ithaca College

Rosenberg finished the week with 14 draw controls, seven groundballs, six caused turnovers, and one assist. She had six draws, three groundballs, and three caused turnovers against Hamilton in a midweek game. She then won eight draws with an assist, four groundballs and three caused turnovers against Skidmore. Rosenberg’s performance earned her Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week. No. 10 Ithaca will begin postseason play with a matchup against Clarkson University this afternoon.

UVA did not have an available game to schedule.

ND had an available game to schedule. UVA did not.

Cuse played 17 regular season games so you may be wrong .

UVA did not have an available game to schedule.[/quote]

Not sure exactly what that means but what I do know is that what Notre Dame did was Bush League. Obviously the coach did not believe that her team could win the competitive games that remained on her schedule so she scheduled a game vs a team that Notre Dame beat 27 - 2 and for that they will be rewarded. It's a darn shame that some team out there will not make the tournament because Notre Dame found a way to game the system. The NCAA really needs to change their rules, it's complete BS.

Is there a limit to how many regular season games a team can play?

Not sure exactly what that means but what I do know is that what Notre Dame did was Bush League. Obviously the coach did not believe that her team could win the competitive games that remained on her schedule so she scheduled a game vs a team that Notre Dame beat 27 - 2 and for that they will be rewarded. It's a darn shame that some team out there will not make the tournament because Notre Dame found a way to game the system. The NCAA really needs to change their rules, it's complete BS.[/quote]
what frustrates you is that what ND did was perfectly legal under NCAA rules and there is nothing you can do about it...GO IRISH:)

what frustrates you is that what ND did was perfectly legal under NCAA rules and there is nothing you can do about it...GO IRISH:)[/quote]

No but there is something the selection committee can do about it and take 5 ACC teams including UVA who has no losses outside the top 15 .

No but there is something the selection committee can do about it and take 5 ACC teams including UVA who has no losses outside the top 15 .[/quote]

Just because it didn't violate NCAA rules doesn't make it right. Not a lot of confidence that the committee will do the right thing.