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Kleizaster wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 8:54 pm Now that bulk of top players have committed, lets look at some winners and losers. Teams like UNC, Maryland, Florida, BC, Notre Dame,Stanford, etc have already been discussed at length. Wanna focus on some teams that i think did well who haven't been talked about.

Winners

Navy: They do a great job recruiting every year. Lots of solid, really good athletic girls who have a never ending motor. No different this year. Kaitlyn Hill is a nice attacker from Maryland.

Florida State: This is a really good class for a first time program. Not too far off from Clemson's very first recruiting class, which was pretty impressive. They got one of the best goalies in the class in Hadley Booth. Also landed a couple of players from the talent rich YJ Manning and NXT club programs and Olivia DeSimone, who was a defensive stalwart for a really good Sayville team in 2024

Denver: A great program that no one really talks about. Has quietly stacked good recruiting classes back to back to back. And it shows in their on field performance. 2026 class doesn't have the quantity but it has quality, seems like they were more selective. Meredith Estepp is a rangy athletic middie who will thrive in Denver's system.

UVA: I like what this program is doing and where they are going. For the longest time we wondered why UVA wasn't better and constantly under performed for a school of it's stature and resources. Sonia LaMonica was a fantastic hire. She has breathed new life into the program and recruits are taking notice. Pulled a great coup landing the packaged deal of the Findora sisters. Regan Backer is a top 25 in this class and that was a great get as well. They had a strong class last year too. That plus the strong play on the field last year, i think this program is on the rise.

Dartmouth: They are wiping the floor with everyone in the ivies in terms of recruiting. Only Ivy school to land a top 25 player in back to back years and they landed 3 top 50 players in 2026.

Michigan: Landed a top tier attacker in Julie Shaughnessy and another top 25 middie in Abbie Rattay. They needed more offense and they got it. They've already shown a lot of growth as a program and i expect that to continue

Losers

Virginia Tech: seems like they are stuck in a cycle of mediocrity. All their good players transfer out after 2 or 3 years. and they are not recruiting at a level to adequately replace them.

Ohio State: Low expectations to begin with but 2 total commitments for the 2026 class? that's horrible. What's the reason? They have no excuse to not be competing with Michigan for recruits and talent coming out of Colorado and the midwest.

Louisville: if you're an ACC team and your recruiting class is on par with Kennesaw State, Liberty, and UAlbany, you're in trouble

Agree with Louisville and VT. Those two programs will battle it out with Pitt for the bottom of the ACC. Their recruiting classes to date are not knocking anyone’s socks off. I’m not surprised Louisville struggles to attract talent, but am surprised that VT doesn’t recruit better.

VT lost a lot of experience in the transfer portal this year. That team had a lot of turmoil last season, which led to the exodus. Skiera lost the locker room and the program is not progressing. They lack speed and the athletes to compete in the ACC. I would not be surprised to see them finish last in the ACC this season.

My daughter's friend who played at Louisville did not have great things to say about her experience. I don’t know all of the details but know safety was a concern. This was one person’s experience but it was enough for us to scratch them off the list.

I don’t see either program making great strides. Teeter seems entrenched at Louisville but Skiera may be on shaky ground. With LaMonica elevating UVA in her first year and with Klaes consistently having Top 20 teams at JMU I don’t see how VT doesn’t make a change if they finish at the bottom of the ACC.

My 25 daughter said Teeter had "serious creeper vibes"

kind of new to the women's threads, but is this a typical post on here?

Agree that was a strange post. Teeter has coached for many years. Haven’t heard anything related to his suitability to interacting with his players. Would be much more interested in what an alum or parent of a former player would say than what a 16 year old girl supposedly said to her dad.