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[quote]I agree that not every college that Capital sends to is top tier, so I just went to look myself to compare to the holy grail of high school girls lacrosse, M&D, and those commitments to not rival Capital. I have never and will never send a player to Capital (not good enough and wants to do other things in HS), so don't mistake me for one of the boosters here. Just thought it was a very interesting comparison. [b]I would guess it has more to do with the quality of the high schools that the players are coming from than the quality of the team, however[/b]. McDonough is a great school, but still not as strong academically as DC area schools (I think, anyway). 
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This is probably the most salient point of all.  Girls are not accepted into Ivies if their SAT scores are not hitting the mark.  The Baltimore teams, while very competitive in lacrosse, do not have the same high caliber academic opportunities as some of our schools here in the DMV.  And because here in the DMV most girls have been forced to play for only one group because of the lack of alternatives, the placement statistics are overstated.  As more teams move into the DMV marketplace, this will start to even out but it will take a while for the teams to get traction.  In the meantime, girls lax high school coaches are also building their relationships with colleges and universities, much like we've seen in boys lax, and that will make a big difference for girls, too.

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McDonogh/M&D grads are entering Stanford, Yale, and Duke this fall (McDonough class of 2018), so not sure why DC  privates are considered superior, other than people’s typically misplaced dc snobbery.  M&D also draws at least half its teams from Howard County public.  There is typically also a pipeline to Maryland, girls going from top high school club in country to top collegiate program.  These girls want to continue to play lacrosse at highest level,[/quote]

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