Johns Hopkins 2024

[AreaLax]

Princeton transfer Defenseman Jacob Stoebner will spend his graduate season at Johns Hopkins

[Hoponboard]

From Inside Lacrosse:

“Defenseman Jacob Stoebner will spend his graduate season at Johns Hopkins pursuing a Masters degree in hopes of attending medical school subsequently. Stoebner is 6-3, 205 lbs. from Westlake HS in Austin, Texas). A part of a deep group of longpoles, Stoebner started four games and appeared in 12, picking up seven groundballs and causing seven turnovers.”

[HopFan16]

Not necessarily an area of need but I remember him from Princeton's regular-season game against Yale and he was terrific. 6'3'' 205 with Final Four experience...he can probably play a little bit.

Also interesting that Duke is bringing in the Princeton goalie Rakower...You hear that Chayse?

[Hoponboard]

From Princeton Lacrosse:

“2023

veteran defenseman who is part of the regular rotation ... held Yale’s Leo Johnson to no goals and one assist while having three caused turnovers and three ground balls in the regular season game ... also started against Rutgers, Penn and Brown ... had five caused turnovers and seven ground balls.”

[10stone5]

Would have preferred Cathal Roberts, very physical,

but not a bad transfer especially given his long term goals.

[10stone5]

Not necessarily an area of need but I remember him from Princeton's regular-season game against Yale and he was terrific. 6'3'' 205 with Final Four experience...he can probably play a little bit.

Also interesting that Duke is bringing in the Princeton goalie Rakower...You hear that Chayse?

Hopefully, finally someone blocks Danowski’s mobile number.

[Ruffled_Feathers]

You have every single offensive midfielder mid-fielder returning assuming no transfers or issues - the top 8 midfielders gave you 150 points why can't they get better?
You have a good core defensively in front of the biggest questionmark going into '24 - need a solution there without question to get to Memorial Day week-end

We would have to hit the jackpot in the portal to be playing next Memorial Day weekend.

Yeah this is definitely not a true statement. The take away from this past season is really to increase the margin for error the Jays need to be better on the offensive end if they aren't going to get even better play out of other areas of the field. That much is certainly true but how you get from here to there doesn't have to be the portal.

Offensively this past season this team was "good" and not "great"/"elite". To get to that next level you either needed a little more luck/execution on the field of play this past weekend, a more "favorable" playoff bracket, to be extra lights out on defense/in goal, or to absolutely dominate face offs. A tewaraaton finalist playing everyday at attack would be a real shot in the arm for sure but that doesn't have to come from the portal nor would you likely actually find that guy in the portal. Those types of guys still have eligibility playing for Duke and Virginia. Last years portal grand prize winner the DC Fighting Dordevics are watching on TV this weekend same as our boys. Nothing is a guarantee any path you go down though but if the answers are to be found they likely aren't coming from the portal ultimately, they're probably already here or coming in the fall to the freshman dorms. Maybe Matt Collison finds his inner Brennan O'Neil this off season, I'm excited to find out.

[wgdsr]

p'ton goalie rakower to duke.

[HopFan16]

Yeah not sure how you can watch a team go from 7-9 to 12-6 and in the quarterfinals giving the #3 seed a game and then immediately go "it is impossible for them to do any better."

If the double OT game vs. Penn State had gone the other way maybe we'd have been the #4 or #5 seed and be in the Final Four right now. Who knows. That's not what happened, but the margins can be razor thin. Luck plays a role.

A million things change season to season. Teams we don't expect to be good next year will be good. Teams we expect to be good will be bad. And lots of little fluctuations in between will happen in both directions, based on freshmen/portal additions, existing player development, staff changes, schedule changes, injuries, etc.

That was Year 1 of a new system on offense and it's still pretty early days in terms of the new culture/regime in the grand scheme of things. Maybe they'll hit a wall and in retrospect 2023 will mark the high point (I doubt it, but it's possible). Maybe they'll keep getting better with more familiarity and a healthy culture. It says a lot about certain people that they're not even allowing for that possibility.

Degnon will be missed but we're returning 114 points on attack. That's...more than double what we were returning this season? Remember Sag A and the other braindead rubes who were freaking out about the offense losing DeSo and Epstein and saying there's no way it could be better?? How'd that work out?

[primitiveskills]

Stoebner is a great addition. Long pole depth is going to be as good as any team in the country.

I love alll of the intrepid posters who were so certain that we were only winning 4 games this year now boldly asserting we have no chance whatsoever making it it Memorial Day 2024. Keep it coming, beacons of lacrosse wisdom. Great stuff.

[jhu06]

Stoebner is a great addition. Long pole depth is going to be as good as any team in the country.

I love alll of the intrepid posters who were so certain that we were only winning 4 games this year now boldly asserting we have no chance whatsoever making it it Memorial Day 2024. Keep it coming, beacons of lacrosse wisdom. Great stuff.

Parents both doctors and IL says he wants to come to get into med school. Sounds like a really impressive kid.

[DocBarrister]

From Inside Lacrosse:

“Defenseman Jacob Stoebner will spend his graduate season at Johns Hopkins pursuing a Masters degree in hopes of attending medical school subsequently. Stoebner is 6-3, 205 lbs. from Westlake HS in Austin, Texas). A part of a deep group of longpoles, Stoebner started four games and appeared in 12, picking up seven groundballs and causing seven turnovers.”

Welcome, Jacob! Can never have too much depth at D!

Transfer season is off to a terrific start!

DocBarrister

[Typical Lax Dad]

From Inside Lacrosse:

“Defenseman Jacob Stoebner will spend his graduate season at Johns Hopkins pursuing a Masters degree in hopes of attending medical school subsequently. Stoebner is 6-3, 205 lbs. from Westlake HS in Austin, Texas). A part of a deep group of longpoles, Stoebner started four games and appeared in 12, picking up seven groundballs and causing seven turnovers.”

Welcome, Jacob! Can never have too much depth at D!

Transfer season is off to a terrific start!

DocBarrister

He will help.

[Basement Bias]

Good to have been back in the mix this 2023 season. The PSU loss & the B1G tourney loss to Maryland hurt as did the Loyola, UNC, & Virginia ones too. We played ND tough so no shame there. The Georgetown, Navy, and Syracuse wins were nice as were the B1G successes. I'm cautiously optimistic for the 2024 season. Being a Michigan football & North Carolina basketball fan too has taught me that. Hopefully our beloved Blue Jays can get back on top of the mountain soon! We want more!

[Sagittarius A*]

You have every single offensive midfielder mid-fielder returning assuming no transfers or issues - the top 8 midfielders gave you 150 points why can't they get better?
You have a good core defensively in front of the biggest questionmark going into '24 - need a solution there without question to get to Memorial Day week-end

We would have to hit the jackpot in the portal to be playing next Memorial Day weekend.

Yeah this is definitely not a true statement. The take away from this past season is really to increase the margin for error the Jays need to be better on the offensive end if they aren't going to get even better play out of other areas of the field. That much is certainly true but how you get from here to there doesn't have to be the portal.

But, realistically, the team is losing three really key pieces, maybe more. You have to replace them somehow. Maybe the Princeton transfer channels Mazzone, maybe he's a lockdown defender. The team has lots of pieces on offense, but they still need to win faceoffs and get groundballs and clear the ball. You don't need a ball hog like TD, but you do need key players at other positions. You also can't count on a super favorable draw in the tournament. Lots of improvement from this year's team v the last three seasons. But still not at the elite status you need to reach the final four yet. They desperately need another FO man, maybe some other positions as well.

[51percentcorn]

Just as an FYI - the following players did not appear in 2023 (with this season class):
Chris Wong - Attack - Soph
Nicholas Lane - FO - Freshman
Jack Webb - Goalie - Soph
Eric McDonald - SSDM - Freshman
Andrew Bigelow - Defense - Freshman
Mikey Trepeta - Defense - Freshman
Alec Billings - SSDM - Freshman

Billings and Lane are the most intriguing for 2024 to me - unless Sgt. Friday has command of all the facts somehow

[BlueJaySince1947]

Stoebner is a great addition. Long pole depth is going to be as good as any team in the country.

I love alll of the intrepid posters who were so certain that we were only winning 4 games this year now boldly asserting we have no chance whatsoever making it it Memorial Day 2024. Keep it coming, beacons of lacrosse wisdom. Great stuff.

The lacrosse genius Q the K had the Jays out of the top 20 at the beginning of the season...

[wgdsr]

Stoebner is a great addition. Long pole depth is going to be as good as any team in the country.

I love alll of the intrepid posters who were so certain that we were only winning 4 games this year now boldly asserting we have no chance whatsoever making it it Memorial Day 2024. Keep it coming, beacons of lacrosse wisdom. Great stuff.

The lacrosse genius Q the K had the Jays out of the top 20 at the beginning of the season...

one of these days, 47, you're gonna have to let us know how u feel about quint.

[hmmm]

Good to have been back in the mix this 2023 season. The PSU loss & the B1G tourney loss to Maryland hurt as did the Loyola, UNC, & Virginia ones too. We played ND tough so no shame there. The Georgetown, Navy, and Syracuse wins were nice as were the B1G successes. I'm cautiously optimistic for the 2024 season. Being a Michigan football & North Carolina basketball fan too has taught me that. Hopefully our beloved Blue Jays can get back on top of the mountain soon! We want more!

Are you a Yankee and Laker fan too?

[Basement Bias]

Good to have been back in the mix this 2023 season. The PSU loss & the B1G tourney loss to Maryland hurt as did the Loyola, UNC, & Virginia ones too. We played ND tough so no shame there. The Georgetown, Navy, and Syracuse wins were nice as were the B1G successes. I'm cautiously optimistic for the 2024 season. Being a Michigan football & North Carolina basketball fan too has taught me that. Hopefully our beloved Blue Jays can get back on top of the mountain soon! We want more!

Are you a Yankee and Laker fan too?

Nope lol. Marlins & Warriors. The Warriors were awful when I became a fan. Sprewell choking PJ was the highlight then before Richardson in the dunk contest & then We Believe.