2023 Girls Recruiting
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Anonymous
| Regardless of the rankings, if you wouldn't want your kid to be aboe to go to Michigan as result of their lacrosse achievements you are crazy. It is rated the top public university in the country from a variety of sources right now. They education they would receive is top notch, and the facilities they have access to by being a top athletic progrsm in other sports is heads above ACC schools. If my kid had the chance to go to Michigan it would be a no brainer. You are a moron for thinking otherwise. |
Anonymous
| While this post is riddled with typos, I have to agree. A degree from a school like Michigan is a win, and if lax and Capital helped you get there, congratulations. |
Anonymous
| I'll take a Michigan degree over Richmond any day of the week. That is laughable if you think it is even comparable. |
Anonymous
Agreed - I have much younger kids with no affiliation at all but how can you look at the list and do anything but be impressed! |
Anonymous
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Wow. Cap parents out strong to defend their girls choices. As mentioned on one of the posts, nobody is knocking the schools. They are all great schools. I believe the discussion was about the lacrosse programs, specifically. Ie a lacrosse forum. And from strictly the lacrosse pov, it is a mixed bag. Some are great. Some have better reputations than they actually are. Some are building. Some avg. Some stink.
There are all sorts of great/significant reasons to pick a school. But from a lax pov, those are the facts. |
Anonymous
Ah, thank you for the “clarification”. (Light sarcasm intended). I have no 2023 horse in this race, but fret not Capital parents, based on this poster’s review and opinion, when comparing Capital players committed to Top 10 lacrosse programs (4) to the No. 1 and 2 2023 teams: Top Guns (5) and Grizzlies (4) - your “mixed bag” of lacrosse players are holding their own just fine. Not too shabby a share of what may be about 60 - 70 total recruiting spots. Best of luck to all the girls in their process - for whatever reasons they choose to purse a school/lacrosse program. |
Anonymous
| I am not a Capital parent, but have to give props where due. The number and timing of the 2023s commitments is impressive. Capital, as a program, clearly had their ducks in order to make this happen. I would not worry about the poster(s) knocking the schools. It comes across as sour grapes IMO. Most know you choose a school first, then the lacrosse program. What's the point of playing lacrosse for a school if you would not like the school if lacrosse were taken away. I think they call it the broken leg test. And the numbers suggest about 1 in 4 will play all four years, so you better enjoy where you go. |
Anonymous
Exactly. It is more than just lacrosse. And people are fools to think otherwise. There are many bitter people right now. It has not gone unnoticed that Capital now has nearly half of the team committed. And the only other DMV club with a commit is VA Metro with (and YJ South if you consider them DMV). |
Anonymous
Jesus..I didn't say mixed bag of "players"...I said mixed bag of "lacrosse programs". Which is true. And I also said they are all fine schools and kids pick all sorts of reasons to go to a school. My godness. Comprehend much? |
Anonymous
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At the end of the day, all of these girls will graduate with degrees from very good schools and will hopefully also have good jobs. It is a serious time commitment to play D1 sports and also go to top tier academic schools, regardless of where the lacrosse programs rank in any given year. These girls have worked hard both on and off the field for the privilege to represent these schools as athletes. They were selected by the coaches because of their athletic and academic successes and I'm willing to bet that most (if not all) of them had multiple options and they chose the program that was best for them and their family. Capital has done extraordinarily well from an overall recruiting perspective compared to programs in MD, NY and CT. Capital has 15, VA Metro has 4, Skywalkers has 7, M&D has 7, Hero's has 10, CT Grizzlies has 10, LI Top Guns has 9 and LI Yellow Jackets has 9, and only Capital (Cinci commit) and LI Yellow Jackets (Goalie commit to Stanford) have anyone committed to D1 programs from their second team. Capital is no more of a "mixed" bag than other clubs, but their 2023's are doing well so far and are sure to have more committed by the end of the fall season.
Capital: UVA (2) - 23.9% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 11, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 11, RPI Rank 22 MI (2) - 18.2% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 24, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 87 Richmond (1) - 28.3% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 22, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 41 Harvard (1) - 4.6% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A Georgetown (1) - 14.4% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 58 USNA (1) - 8.3% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 32 Hopkins (1) - 11.2% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 20, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 17, RPI Rank 49 Brown (1) - 7.1% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A Princeton (1) - 5.8% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 14, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A Colgate (1) - 22.6% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 70 Northwestern (1) - 9.1% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 4, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 4, RPI Rank 5 ECU (1) - 78% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 60 Cincinatti (1) - 77% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 52 VA Metro: MI (1) - 18.2% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 24, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 87 JMU (1) - 76.8% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 12, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 12, RPI Rank 17 SUNY Albany (1) - 54.3% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 25 Shenandoah (D3 school) (1) - 74.4% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A Skywalkers: Delaware (1) - 71% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 102 Northwestern(1)- 9.1% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 4, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 4, RPI Rank 5 Georgetown (1) - 14.4% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 58 UMD (1) - 44.2% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 7, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 10, RPI Rank 37 Princeton (1) - 5.8% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 14, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A Duke (2) - 7.6% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 9, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 8, RPI Rank 13 M&D: UMD (2)- 44.2% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 7, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 10, RPI Rank 37 Brown (1) - 7.1% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A Clemson (2)- 51.3% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A VA Tech (2) - 70% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 38 Hero's Jacksonville (2) - 78% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 17, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 18, RPI Rank 16 Clemson (3)- 51.3% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A Florida (2) - 31% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 10, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 7, RPI Rank 8 Rutgers (1) - 61.2% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 16, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 14, RPI Rank 46 San Diego State (1) - 34.1% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 75 CT Grizzlies Harvard (1) - 4.6% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A Syracuse (1)- 44.4% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 3, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 2, RPI Rank 3 Richmond (1) - 28.3% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 22, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 41 UVA (1)- 23.9% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 11, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 11, RPI Rank 22 Dartmouth (1)- 7.9% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 112 UNC (1)- 22.6% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 2, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 3, RPI Rank 1 Stanford (1) - 4.3% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 13, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 16, RPI Rank 10 MI (2)- 18.2% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 24, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 87 Princeton (1) - 5.8% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 14, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A LI Top Guns UVA (2) - 23.9% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 11, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 11, RPI Rank 22 UNC (2) - 22.6% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 2, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 3, RPI Rank 1 Stanford (1) - 4.3% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 13, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 16, RPI Rank 10 Hofstra (1) - 68.5% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank T-23, RPI Rank 14 Loyola (1) - 80.2% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 8, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 9, RPI Rank 9 Georgetown (1) - 14.4% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 58 LI Yellow Jackets Yale (2) - 6.1% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank N/A Boston College (1) - 27.2% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 1, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 1, RPI Rank 2 Florida (3) - 31% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 10, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 7, RPI Rank 8 Stanford (1) - 4.3% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 13, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 16, RPI Rank 10 UMass (1) - 63.8% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank N/A, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank N/A, RPI Rank 89 Notre Dame (1) - 15.8% acceptance, 2022 Preseason Rank 5, IWLCA 2021 Coaches Poll Rank 6, RPI Rank 4 |
Anonymous
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The comments on here are so funny. You realize that these are girls that won't be on the college team for two full college seasons, and probably won't be contributing for at least 3-4 college seasons. What a team's RPI and ranking was in 2020/2021 is irrelevant. What ultimately probably matters to them is where is the team in 2025/2026 and are they happy with it.
Yes, there are top programs that are generally consistent, but other programs grow and get better. Coaches change, players transfer. No one can predict with certainty who will be in the top ten in 2026. Kudos to the girls that have been deemed good enough to compete at the next level wherever it is at and the clubs that helped get them there. They should make their decisions on whatever criteria they want and go wherever they are happy, whether a good lacrosse school, academic school, party school, support school, or maybe they just like the colors. |
Anonymous
Holy smokes do you have time...please tell me Caps is your full time job...?? If not, go take a break...maybe a walk around the SR or Visi campus... |
Anonymous
Well, it's quite specific to the Michigan commitment, isn't it? Think about it, why would PP be on about it so much? And there is one very angry and vocal Michigan defender. Coincidence? Those of you on the parent sidelines of games may know just what's going on here. Just a thought. |
Anonymous
Do you really think there are only 60-70 recruiting spots? Try about 4 times that. Scholarship spots, over 100, but recruiting spots? Hundreds. |
Anonymous
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Are there girls who play on these teams who don’t want to play D1? Good, strong athletic players who just like playing or maybe want to a school that os “top-tier” lacrosse?
I wonder how much peer and club pressure there is on these kids to go big D1, instead of prioritizing other factors. |