Recruiting

[LiveLaxLove]

I agree with you Jff97. That’s why missing on Emma P. was a blow. The truth is it’s a fallacy. Maryland is just as good a school as UNC and better than Clemson. UNC doesn’t even have engineering as a major.

Jenny L is going to have to manage a bunch of talent who want to play. She hasn’t been able to manage this before. She is a very good person, so I don’t want say anything more.

"Just as good a school"? ....what metric are you using? Certainly not safety of the campus (College Park is in the middle of an awful, crime-ridden area), fan support (did you see the poor attendance at their football game last week? The stadium was about 5% full!), facilities (horrible), or recent success (only has *2* NCAA tournament wins since 2019 with all that talent!).

[Testudo98]

Our turnout for Women’s lax games is far superior to UNC.

[ultravisitor]

Kyle Finnell committed to NW


Emma brown committed to Stanford


both awesome players. Stanford with a rare bright spot in what's been a disastrous year. I'm an avid Stanford criticizer not because i dislike the program but because they lay waste to so many talented players with poor coaching and management. The bottom falls out next year because without Ashley Humphrey they simply have no offense. I'm gonna wait a little longer to see how this recruiting class pans out because if Maryland has red flags Stanford is staring at a Chernobyl like meltdown

Finnell to NW was probably the biggest shock for me this far in the recruiting process. Absolutely great player who I heard is a great student.

However, not sure how I see her fitting into the NW offense. Can't remember NW ever having a tall, more stationary attacker in their offense. Would have thought Duke, BC and even Stanford would be much better fits here.

Agreed. Finnell is a great player. She's big, powerful, and shoots hard. But for the type of offensive sets NW runs she's not mobile enough

But how is she on the draw? That's typically where Northwestern puts their tallest players, and when I saw that Finnell is 6', I immediately thought that's exactly where she'd be going.

[LaxDadMax]

Our turnout for Women’s lax games is far superior to UNC.

Does Maryland still play on their field hockey field or do they play in football stadium like the men?

[LaxPM]

Our turnout for Women’s lax games is far superior to UNC.

Does Maryland still play on their field hockey field or do they play in football stadium like the men?

They should be back at the FH/Lax complex this spring. They played in the football stadium this past spring so construction could be done on the new complex which is aiming to be complete by the spring. Field Hockey is playing their games there this fall.

[LaxDadMax]

Kyle Finnell committed to NW


Emma brown committed to Stanford


both awesome players. Stanford with a rare bright spot in what's been a disastrous year. I'm an avid Stanford criticizer not because i dislike the program but because they lay waste to so many talented players with poor coaching and management. The bottom falls out next year because without Ashley Humphrey they simply have no offense. I'm gonna wait a little longer to see how this recruiting class pans out because if Maryland has red flags Stanford is staring at a Chernobyl like meltdown

Finnell to NW was probably the biggest shock for me this far in the recruiting process. Absolutely great player who I heard is a great student.

However, not sure how I see her fitting into the NW offense. Can't remember NW ever having a tall, more stationary attacker in their offense. Would have thought Duke, BC and even Stanford would be much better fits here.

Agreed. Finnell is a great player. She's big, powerful, and shoots hard. But for the type of offensive sets NW runs she's not mobile enough

But how is she on the draw? That's typically where Northwestern puts their tallest players, and when I saw that Finnell is 6', I immediately thought that's exactly where she'd be going.

NW just signed one of the best draw specialists in the class. A super athlete 6 foot tall girl from Denver with a 80mph + shot.

[Kleizaster]

I agree with you Jff97. That’s why missing on Emma P. was a blow. The truth is it’s a fallacy. Maryland is just as good a school as UNC and better than Clemson. UNC doesn’t even have engineering as a major.

Jenny L is going to have to manage a bunch of talent who want to play. She hasn’t been able to manage this before. She is a very good person, so I don’t want say anything more.

You know she manages team USA right? greatest collection of talent ever assembled. UNC in 2021 and 2022 was loaded with talent. I remember people on this forumwondering how on earth she was going to keep everyone happy when they added Dirks and Aldave and Geirsbach. She managed that team perfectly. What about last year when most of their best players graduated? 5-6 freshmen were getting regular playing time. There wasn't another school with more than 2. You can see entire threads about freshmen contribution.

These recruits see this. The fact that all these top girls keep committing there is proof that they believe in her. They want to compete and play for UNC even if another girl in their position is already committed there they don't really care. Will they all get significant playing time? no. Too many players for too few spots and some will transfer. But that's normal and not really indicative of her ability to manage talent. What she's done is created a buffer for herself. because for every talent that doesn't work out she has another to replace it.

Right now UNC is 2-3 five star players deep in every position. Premature to say Dynasty but if they win it all next year, i'm looking around and i'm having a hard time seeing who can challenge them.

Not be to bring the Chloe Humphrey hype train back but she singlehandidly turned a good Darien team into a machine and she had average to good D1 players on that team. What can will she do with elite D1 talent at UNC?

[Madlax59]

I agree with you Jff97. That’s why missing on Emma P. was a blow. The truth is it’s a fallacy. Maryland is just as good a school as UNC and better than Clemson. UNC doesn’t even have engineering as a major.

Jenny L is going to have to manage a bunch of talent who want to play. She hasn’t been able to manage this before. She is a very good person, so I don’t want say anything more.

You know she manages team USA right? greatest collection of talent ever assembled. UNC in 2021 and 2022 was loaded with talent. I remember people on this forumwondering how on earth she was going to keep everyone happy when they added Dirks and Aldave and Geirsbach. She managed that team perfectly. What about last year when most of their best players graduated? 5-6 freshmen were getting regular playing time. There wasn't another school with more than 2. You can see entire threads about freshmen contribution.

These recruits see this. The fact that all these top girls keep committing there is proof that they believe in her. They want to compete and play for UNC even if another girl in their position is already committed there they don't really care. Will they all get significant playing time? no. Too many players for too few spots and some will transfer. But that's normal and not really indicative of her ability to manage talent. What she's done is created a buffer for herself. because for every talent that doesn't work out she has another to replace it.

Right now UNC is 2-3 five star players deep in every position. Premature to say Dynasty but if they win it all next year, i'm looking around and i'm having a hard time seeing who can challenge them.

Not be to bring the Chloe Humphrey hype train back but she singlehandidly turned a good Darien team into a machine and she had average to good D1 players on that team. What can will she do with elite D1 talent at UNC?

Ahhhhh sounds like the “Wurtzburger hype train “ all over again ….the MJ of lacrosse….

[Womenslaxxfan]

I agree with you Jff97. That’s why missing on Emma P. was a blow. The truth is it’s a fallacy. Maryland is just as good a school as UNC and better than Clemson. UNC doesn’t even have engineering as a major.

Jenny L is going to have to manage a bunch of talent who want to play. She hasn’t been able to manage this before. She is a very good person, so I don’t want say anything more.

Testudo—perhaps in your personal rankings Maryland is a good as unc, but in actual rankings, unc is rated in top 30 versus top 50 for Maryland. As for engineering majors, that’s pretty much irrelevant for 95 percent of women’s lax players..
Clemson is indeed not as highly ranked academically as is Maryland.
And chapel hill is a great college town.
My daughter didn’t play for unc….but did play against them every year…and we always enjoyed our visits to chapel hill…

UNC is white hot in nearly all regards right now as a school. Getting recruits excited about wearing Carolina blue is easy…..

[Relax77]

Kyle Finnell committed to NW


Emma brown committed to Stanford


both awesome players. Stanford with a rare bright spot in what's been a disastrous year. I'm an avid Stanford criticizer not because i dislike the program but because they lay waste to so many talented players with poor coaching and management. The bottom falls out next year because without Ashley Humphrey they simply have no offense. I'm gonna wait a little longer to see how this recruiting class pans out because if Maryland has red flags Stanford is staring at a Chernobyl like meltdown

Finnell to NW was probably the biggest shock for me this far in the recruiting process. Absolutely great player who I heard is a great student.

However, not sure how I see her fitting into the NW offense. Can't remember NW ever having a tall, more stationary attacker in their offense. Would have thought Duke, BC and even Stanford would be much better fits here.

Agreed. Finnell is a great player. She's big, powerful, and shoots hard. But for the type of offensive sets NW runs she's not mobile enough

But how is she on the draw? That's typically where Northwestern puts their tallest players, and when I saw that Finnell is 6', I immediately thought that's exactly where she'd be going.

NW just signed one of the best draw specialists in the class. A super athlete 6 foot tall girl from Denver with a 80mph + shot.

That shot is just around 90 now

[NutmegCrunch]

I agree with you Jff97. That’s why missing on Emma P. was a blow. The truth is it’s a fallacy. Maryland is just as good a school as UNC and better than Clemson. UNC doesn’t even have engineering as a major.

I have to disagree. At least in my part of New England, most girls who play lacrosse have UNC on their list of dream schools and you see UNC and BC lacrosse tees and sweatshirts all the time at practices. I asked my own teen which of the top-30 schools she would be interested in if she magically found herself the top ranked recruit in her class - UNC was on her short list, Maryland was not. Girls from our club program fly down to go to UNC prospect days, even if realistically they're not likely to be on the coaches' radar, and that doesn't happen as much with Maryland. I don't know why there's such a love of UNC lacrosse among girls up here but it's a definite thing and it starts from a young age.

Objectively speaking, UNC is ranked #4 among public universities (#22 overall) and Maryland is #19 (#46 overall) in the latest US News & World Report rankings.

As for engineering, it's true that UNC only offers one engineering major (biomedical, joint with NC State) - but that's not really going to be a showstopper for most highly-sought recruits. Aside from Army and Navy, there are few or no engineering majors on upper tier D1 women's lacrosse rosters, period.

[Relax77]

Where would you rather go to school. Forget lax. Chapel Hill or College Park? The answer is simple. Now throw lax in there. It gets even easier.

[Kleizaster]

Florida quietly with a good recruiting class so far. I kind of forgot about the gators. Gone are the days when they were landing 2-3 top 20 players every cycle. But they should remain competitive

[Sunnylax]

I agree with you Jff97. That’s why missing on Emma P. was a blow. The truth is it’s a fallacy. Maryland is just as good a school as UNC and better than Clemson. UNC doesn’t even have engineering as a major.

I have to disagree. At least in my part of New England, most girls who play lacrosse have UNC on their list of dream schools and you see UNC and BC lacrosse tees and sweatshirts all the time at practices. I asked my own teen which of the top-30 schools she would be interested in if she magically found herself the top ranked recruit in her class - UNC was on her short list, Maryland was not. Girls from our club program fly down to go to UNC prospect days, even if realistically they're not likely to be on the coaches' radar, and that doesn't happen as much with Maryland. I don't know why there's such a love of UNC lacrosse among girls up here but it's a definite thing and it starts from a young age.

Objectively speaking, UNC is ranked #4 among public universities (#22 overall) and Maryland is #19 (#46 overall) in the latest US News & World Report rankings.

As for engineering, it's true that UNC only offers one engineering major (biomedical, joint with NC State) - but that's not really going to be a showstopper for most highly-sought recruits. Aside from Army and Navy, there are few or no engineering majors on upper tier D1 women's lacrosse rosters, period.

there's such a love because the school spirit is amazing, campus beautiful, chapel hill fun town and weather! I live in NE so know how unpleasant playing during the spring can be. That's one of the many reasons my daughter left NE to play there.

[lax410]

I agree with you Jff97. That’s why missing on Emma P. was a blow. The truth is it’s a fallacy. Maryland is just as good a school as UNC and better than Clemson. UNC doesn’t even have engineering as a major.

I have to disagree. At least in my part of New England, most girls who play lacrosse have UNC on their list of dream schools and you see UNC and BC lacrosse tees and sweatshirts all the time at practices. I asked my own teen which of the top-30 schools she would be interested in if she magically found herself the top ranked recruit in her class - UNC was on her short list, Maryland was not. Girls from our club program fly down to go to UNC prospect days, even if realistically they're not likely to be on the coaches' radar, and that doesn't happen as much with Maryland. I don't know why there's such a love of UNC lacrosse among girls up here but it's a definite thing and it starts from a young age.

Objectively speaking, UNC is ranked #4 among public universities (#22 overall) and Maryland is #19 (#46 overall) in the latest US News & World Report rankings.

As for engineering, it's true that UNC only offers one engineering major (biomedical, joint with NC State) - but that's not really going to be a showstopper for most highly-sought recruits. Aside from Army and Navy, there are few or no engineering majors on upper tier D1 women's lacrosse rosters, period.

Also MD takes primarily MD girls, with a few from NJ and NY. There’s no fan base outside of MD. No older girls from your club who went to MD to play. The younger girls don’t really know MD. And MD isn’t a hot out of state public (like Clemson or Penn State). So if their MD pipeline is drying up, they’d be wise to build their brand outside the state.

[Kleizaster]

Eisfeld to CUSE. There are still a few top girls left but seems like a few schools are gobbling up 3-4 top players per school. the well is drying up for BC and MD.

[laxguy516]

This means Spallina to Cuse as well

[LiveLaxLove]

This means Spallina to Cuse as well

So Spallina can't go anywhere on her own?

[Kleizaster]

Maryland finally lands a big player in Ava Meyn who i felt was a top 15 talent all year long

[MolonLaxe]

Interesting to see 3 new commits to USF--Mindy can pull them in just about anywhere she goes--and none for her former Jacksonville team just yet. Last year Jax had some early commits--I'm not trying to read into it yet, but does this team sustain what McCord built or do they fall off?