Re: Recruiting
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2024 2:02 pm
by jff97
With another round of "recruiting rankings mean nothing" comments, I figured it was a good time to bring back the analysis of done on how the top 100 recruits live up to their rankings. The categories are the same as previous years. To be AA or all-conference you need to be on the actual team, not honorable mention. Starters means you started at least half the team's game (yes I know in lacrosse that starter can be misleading, but I had to draw the line somewhere.) Contributors plays in half the team's games and not just garbage time, from what I can tell.
For the 2019 and 2020 classes since this was the last year of eligibility guaranteed for everyone in the class, I also include the missed category. This just means they didn't see playing time on the field. After that long windup, here is the list along with a few takeaways at the bottom. Asterisks for players who transferred means that's the school that got them in the category.
Multi-time AA: Kasey Choma, #1, Notre Dame
Madison Ahern, #2, Notre Dame
Shaylan Ahearn, #4, Maryland
Hannah Leubecker, #9, Maryland
Jackie Wolak, #15, Notre Dame
Erin Coykendall, #22, Northwestern
Katelyn Mashewske, #30, Syracuse
Emily Nalls, #39, North Carolina
Emily Heller, #45, Florida
Isabella Peterson, OTR, James Madison
Emily Sterling, OTR, Maryland
Sam Thacker, OTR, Denver
AA: Olivia Dirks, #3, Penn State*/North Carolina
Emma Schettig, #5, Maryland*/Notre Dame
Delaney Sweitzer, #8, USC/Syracuse*
Olivia Carner, #23, Duke
Izzy Rohr, #25, Penn
Arden Tierney, #27, Richmond*/Notre Dame
Becky Browndorf, #33, Florida*/Boston College
Cubby Biscardi, OTR, Duke
Lindsey Frank, OTR, Richmond*/Northwestern
Niki Miles, OTR, Penn
All-conference: Sophia DiCenso, #6, Richmond
Kari Buonanno, #11, Princeton
Catherine Flaherty, #13, Maryland/Florida*
Hannah Heller, #18, UMass*/Florida
Blair Pearre, #21, Towson
Bianca Chevarie, #35, Syracuse
Jay Browne, #36, Stanford
Ainsley Thurston, #38, Duke/Queens*
Kiki Shaw, #41, Virginia
Katie Elders, #44, Dartmouth
Melissa Sconone, #47, North Carolina/Hofstra*
Kara Rahaim, #48, Stanford
Olivia Dooley, OTR, USC*/Notre Dame
Nicole Ferrara, OTR, Ohio State
Paige Gunning, OTR, Vanderbilt
Hilary Hoover, OTR, Cornell
Olivia Malamphy, OTR, Boston College/Towson*
Libby May, OTR, Maryland
Caroline Mondiello, OTR, Stanford
Claire Morris, OTR, Ohio State/Fairfield*
Meghan Pickel, OTR, Stony Brook/Adelphi*
Emily Wills, OTR, Loyola
Multi-year starter: Livi Lawton, #10, North Carolina
Kennon Moon, #12 Penn
Ryan Smith, #14, Boston College
Dylan Amonte, #29, Northwestern
Julia Dorsey, #32, North Carolina
Kayla Frank, #37, Virginia Tech
Caroline DeBellis, #42, Duke
Allegra Catalano, #46, Louisville
Anna Ruby, #49, Loyola
Kay Conway, OTR, Duke
Julia Greene, OTR, Stanford*/Boston College
Caitlin McHale, OTR, Bucknell
Lucy Murray, OTR, Dartmouth
Aiden Peduzzi, OTR, Maryland
Alexis Reinhardt, OTR, Cornell
Starter: Jane Hansen, #7, Northwestern
Shelton Sawers, #17, Florida
Lexi Schmalz, #19, Duke
Sophia Taglich, #31, Boston College
Katie Castiello, OTR, Cornell*/Clemson
Sydney Foster, OTR, Loyola/Saint Joseph’s
Meg Hillman, OTR, Loyola
Sloane Murphy, OTR, USC
Bryce Pfundstein, OTR, Johns Hopkins/Ohio State*
Annie Steigerwald, OTR, Michigan/Niagara*
Emma Tilson, OTR, Maryland/Clemson*
Contributor: Nicole Humphrey, #16, North Carolina
Kate Sites, #20, Maryland
Chloe Hunter, #24, Penn
Victoria Hensh, #26, Maryland
Jaime Biskup, OTR, Virginia*/Vanderbilt
Phoebe Day, OTR, Boston College
Jane McAvoy, OTR, Notre Dame
Lianna McDonnell, OTR, Stanford
Katie Shanley, OTR, Northwestern
Kiera Shanley, OTR, Northwestern
Carly Steinlauf, OTR, Johns Hopkins
Missed: Briana Lantuh, #28, North Carolina
Delaney Lawler, #40, Ohio State
Logan Lillie, #43, Northwestern
Amber Bustard, #50, Loyola
Whitney Albert, OTR, Florida
Sophia Antonopoulos, OTR, Maryland
Maddy Balter, OTR, Northwestern
Emma Briger, OTR, Princeton
Georgia Ceanfaglione, OTR, Florida
Hunter Chadwick, OTR, Northwestern
Riley Hoeg, OTR, Virginia
Mary McWright, OTR, Boston College
Ellie Mooney, OTR, Notre Dame
Olivia Navaroli, OTR, Duke
Amy Shohet, OTR, Dartmouth
Lucy Svetec, OTR, Penn
Julia Szynal, OTR, Northwestern
Katie Thompson, OTR, North Carolina
Some takeaways:
-This class's top 100 had 22 All-Americans, easily dwarfing 2018 (11) while falling slightly short of 2017 (25)
-81 players hit at least contributor status, which was slightly more than the 2017 and 2018 class
-However, it doesn't feel like this class had a lot of starpower compared to the previous two classes. Really good players sure, but not someone on the level of a North, Scane, Ortega, Tyrrell, etc.
-The number of transfers jumped from nine through 4 years to 2021 after this year. Definitely a COVID-year by product.
-It's hard to declare a winner in the class. Sure teams like MD and ND got a lot out of it, but that didn't seem to translate on the field. None of the FF teams this year had amazing 2019 classes. Solid sure, and that's maybe what you need to contend year-after-year with a few superstars mixed in.
Hope this sparks some conversation.