Re: Coaching Carousel 2024
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 11:30 am
Taylor Bastien going from Bentley to New Hampshire.
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Really good hire. When I watched them, I thought Mercy was one of the best coached teams outside the top 25. Stayed in some games, they had no business being in with their talent level.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:11 pm Looks like Eastern Michigan has poached the Detroit Mercy coach, Maddie Dugan. Wonder if she will take any players and how the EMU players will react to this one.
https://emueagles.com/news/2024/8/8/mad ... ogram.aspx
Good to hear. I had only caught some parts of their later games and a little of the fall ball stuff.LaxDadMax wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:41 pmReally good hire. When I watched them, I thought Mercy was one of the best coached teams outside the top 25. Stayed in some games, they had no business being in with their talent level.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:11 pm Looks like Eastern Michigan has poached the Detroit Mercy coach, Maddie Dugan. Wonder if she will take any players and how the EMU players will react to this one.
https://emueagles.com/news/2024/8/8/mad ... ogram.aspx
Stability? The assistant, now head coach, hasn't coached one day with the team yet.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:55 pmGood to hear. I had only caught some parts of their later games and a little of the fall ball stuff.LaxDadMax wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:41 pmReally good hire. When I watched them, I thought Mercy was one of the best coached teams outside the top 25. Stayed in some games, they had no business being in with their talent level.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:11 pm Looks like Eastern Michigan has poached the Detroit Mercy coach, Maddie Dugan. Wonder if she will take any players and how the EMU players will react to this one.
https://emueagles.com/news/2024/8/8/mad ... ogram.aspx
I heard Detroit Mercy has promoted their new assistant to Head Coach, so they will have a little stability there. Hopefully they can continue on with some success.
Having the existing assistant coach take over the team is absolutely stabilizing. All of the players know the coach.lax wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:10 amStability? The assistant, now head coach, hasn't coached one day with the team yet.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:55 pmGood to hear. I had only caught some parts of their later games and a little of the fall ball stuff.LaxDadMax wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:41 pmReally good hire. When I watched them, I thought Mercy was one of the best coached teams outside the top 25. Stayed in some games, they had no business being in with their talent level.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:11 pm Looks like Eastern Michigan has poached the Detroit Mercy coach, Maddie Dugan. Wonder if she will take any players and how the EMU players will react to this one.
https://emueagles.com/news/2024/8/8/mad ... ogram.aspx
I heard Detroit Mercy has promoted their new assistant to Head Coach, so they will have a little stability there. Hopefully they can continue on with some success.
Stabilizing, if it the asst coach they just named hasn't she only been there for a couple weeks? When did she meet the players? Plus she has only coached a the NAIA level has no NCAA experience, doesn't know the rules or level of play she is getting into, looking at her former team their record was average and roster sizes low does not sound like she is ready for D1. To me it looks like UDM is throwing their hands up, saying we give up we have been through x amount of coaches, no sense in posting the job lets take the easier route and not waste anytime or effort on the program. If I was a player or parent I would be questioning how much do they care about this program and look other where.Brownlax wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 2:34 pmHaving the existing assistant coach take over the team is absolutely stabilizing. All of the players know the coach.lax wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:10 amStability? The assistant, now head coach, hasn't coached one day with the team yet.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:55 pmGood to hear. I had only caught some parts of their later games and a little of the fall ball stuff.LaxDadMax wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:41 pmReally good hire. When I watched them, I thought Mercy was one of the best coached teams outside the top 25. Stayed in some games, they had no business being in with their talent level.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:11 pm Looks like Eastern Michigan has poached the Detroit Mercy coach, Maddie Dugan. Wonder if she will take any players and how the EMU players will react to this one.
https://emueagles.com/news/2024/8/8/mad ... ogram.aspx
I heard Detroit Mercy has promoted their new assistant to Head Coach, so they will have a little stability there. Hopefully they can continue on with some success.
It’s the 119th ranked team. Sam Apuzzo isn’t going to coach there. People have to start getting experience somewhere and this is how it happens. Has nothing to do with the admin throwing up their hands. I have no idea who the coach is or how long she’s been there, but this is how coaches get experience.LaxCoach13 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 2:47 pmStabilizing, if it the asst coach they just named hasn't she only been there for a couple weeks? When did she meet the players? Plus she has only coached a the NAIA level has no NCAA experience, doesn't know the rules or level of play she is getting into, looking at her former team their record was average and roster sizes low does not sound like she is ready for D1. To me it looks like UDM is throwing their hands up, saying we give up we have been through x amount of coaches, no sense in posting the job lets take the easier route and not waste anytime or effort on the program. If I was a player or parent I would be questioning how much do they care about this program and look other where.Brownlax wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 2:34 pmHaving the existing assistant coach take over the team is absolutely stabilizing. All of the players know the coach.lax wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:10 amStability? The assistant, now head coach, hasn't coached one day with the team yet.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:55 pmGood to hear. I had only caught some parts of their later games and a little of the fall ball stuff.LaxDadMax wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:41 pmReally good hire. When I watched them, I thought Mercy was one of the best coached teams outside the top 25. Stayed in some games, they had no business being in with their talent level.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:11 pm Looks like Eastern Michigan has poached the Detroit Mercy coach, Maddie Dugan. Wonder if she will take any players and how the EMU players will react to this one.
https://emueagles.com/news/2024/8/8/mad ... ogram.aspx
I heard Detroit Mercy has promoted their new assistant to Head Coach, so they will have a little stability there. Hopefully they can continue on with some success.
I would tend to agree. Detroit Mercy is a niche school when it comes to academics and they have some limitations on the ability to pull recruits as a result.Relax77 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 3:08 pmIt’s the 119th ranked team. Sam Apuzzo isn’t going to coach there. People have to start getting experience somewhere and this is how it happens. Has nothing to do with the admin throwing up their hands. I have no idea who the coach is or how long she’s been there, but this is how coaches get experience.LaxCoach13 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 2:47 pmStabilizing, if it the asst coach they just named hasn't she only been there for a couple weeks? When did she meet the players? Plus she has only coached a the NAIA level has no NCAA experience, doesn't know the rules or level of play she is getting into, looking at her former team their record was average and roster sizes low does not sound like she is ready for D1. To me it looks like UDM is throwing their hands up, saying we give up we have been through x amount of coaches, no sense in posting the job lets take the easier route and not waste anytime or effort on the program. If I was a player or parent I would be questioning how much do they care about this program and look other where.Brownlax wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 2:34 pmHaving the existing assistant coach take over the team is absolutely stabilizing. All of the players know the coach.lax wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:10 amStability? The assistant, now head coach, hasn't coached one day with the team yet.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:55 pmGood to hear. I had only caught some parts of their later games and a little of the fall ball stuff.LaxDadMax wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:41 pmReally good hire. When I watched them, I thought Mercy was one of the best coached teams outside the top 25. Stayed in some games, they had no business being in with their talent level.MolonLaxe wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:11 pm Looks like Eastern Michigan has poached the Detroit Mercy coach, Maddie Dugan. Wonder if she will take any players and how the EMU players will react to this one.
https://emueagles.com/news/2024/8/8/mad ... ogram.aspx
I heard Detroit Mercy has promoted their new assistant to Head Coach, so they will have a little stability there. Hopefully they can continue on with some success.
I did not see that coming
You can find the correct spelling of Caroline Curnal on ND’s lax website:
Talented players and likely solid future coaches for sure, but I don't think the loss of Sear for ND can be understated. His addition 2 years ago was a key reason for ND's offensive resurgence. (You can also look to see what happened to Michigan after he left.)SoCal wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 12:10 amYou can find the correct spelling of Caroline Curnal on ND’s lax website:
“The Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach Christine Halfpenny announced Caroline Curnal as the newest addition to her staff Thursday, August 1. Curnal joins the Irish staff as an assistant coach after spending the last year in the same role for the University of Pennsylvania’s women’s lacrosse program.
“Caroline will be working with both the offense and draw units this season,” said Halfpenny. “She brings high level draw expertise, which will make an immediate impact on our program. Her energy, focus, IQ, and work ethic are all qualities that made her an excellent fit!”
She helped guide the program to a 15-5 season, where they advanced all the way to the NCAA quarterfinal round in 2024. Penn ranked as high as fifth during the course of the regular season, boasted one of the strongest defensive units in the country, and saw Niki Miles break program records for draw controls in a game and a season. Miles was one of four first-team All-Ivy and three All-Americans on the roster, and another of those All-America picks (Izzy Rohr) was the Ivy League Defender of the Year for the second straight season.
Curnal, a 2023 Villanova graduate, started 47 of the 54 games she played in and totaled 94 points and 17 assists for 111 points. In addition to her record 382 draws, she had 34 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers.
She capped off her Wildcat career as the team captain and draw specialist, breaking the program’s career draw record with 382 and the single-single season mark with 155. She finished with 41 goals and eight assists, scoring in 14 of the 17 games, and earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST first team. That was her second appearance on the first team, as she also garnered the honor in 2022 when she also was first-team IWLCA All-Region.”
Adam was an amazing assistant and was loved by virtually everyone that’s worked with him. It was a big loss when he left Michigan and ND will feel it, too. I can’t say Halfpenny is the most loved coach at all.LaxDadMax wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 11:50 amTalented players and likely solid future coaches for sure, but I don't think the loss of Sear for ND can be understated. His addition 2 years ago was a key reason for ND's offensive resurgence. (You can also look to see what happened to Michigan after he left.)SoCal wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 12:10 amYou can find the correct spelling of Caroline Curnal on ND’s lax website:
“The Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach Christine Halfpenny announced Caroline Curnal as the newest addition to her staff Thursday, August 1. Curnal joins the Irish staff as an assistant coach after spending the last year in the same role for the University of Pennsylvania’s women’s lacrosse program.
“Caroline will be working with both the offense and draw units this season,” said Halfpenny. “She brings high level draw expertise, which will make an immediate impact on our program. Her energy, focus, IQ, and work ethic are all qualities that made her an excellent fit!”
She helped guide the program to a 15-5 season, where they advanced all the way to the NCAA quarterfinal round in 2024. Penn ranked as high as fifth during the course of the regular season, boasted one of the strongest defensive units in the country, and saw Niki Miles break program records for draw controls in a game and a season. Miles was one of four first-team All-Ivy and three All-Americans on the roster, and another of those All-America picks (Izzy Rohr) was the Ivy League Defender of the Year for the second straight season.
Curnal, a 2023 Villanova graduate, started 47 of the 54 games she played in and totaled 94 points and 17 assists for 111 points. In addition to her record 382 draws, she had 34 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers.
She capped off her Wildcat career as the team captain and draw specialist, breaking the program’s career draw record with 382 and the single-single season mark with 155. She finished with 41 goals and eight assists, scoring in 14 of the 17 games, and earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST first team. That was her second appearance on the first team, as she also garnered the honor in 2022 when she also was first-team IWLCA All-Region.”