Anonymous wrote:I keep seeing that Capital Orange girls have offers they are not taking. Curious what schools are offering them? Have they turned them down or is the offer still out there?

Lower level D3 schools for the most part if any. Between now and March we will see who gets what for D3, with NESCAC waiting until this summer for those highly qualified academically.

Anonymous wrote:I keep seeing that Capital Orange girls have offers they are not taking. Curious what schools are offering them? Have they turned them down or is the offer still out there?

A lot of these girls have grades to get into some pretty good schools so playing lacrosse for a school no one has heard of doesn’t make a ton of sense.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did Stars have anyone recruited?

Neither Stars nor the sister club MC Elite has any commits to this point.

Rebels/Renegades?

I keep seeing that Capital Orange girls have offers they are not taking. Curious what schools are offering them? Have they turned them down or is the offer still out there?

2 more YJ South
1 University of Charleston A
1 Shenandoah Mid

2 more for Pride Black 2026
1. CNU (D3)
2. Liberty (D1)

Anonymous wrote:Did Stars have anyone recruited?

Neither Stars nor the sister club MC Elite has any commits to this point.

Did Stars have anyone recruited?

💙Capital Blue 2026 USCLUBLAX Rank #7
1 Yale A
1 Yale D/M
1 Princeton A
1 Harvard M
1 Harvard M/Draw/D
1 Dartmouth D
1 Columbia D
1 Columbia D
1 West Point Army M
1 Duke M
1 Oregon A
1 Michigan D
1 Denver M/Draw
1 Florida State Goalie
1 Florida State Draw/M
1 Bucknell Goalie
1 Virginia Tech A
1 Mercer A
1 W&M A
1 Holy Cross A

Capital Orange 2026🧡 USCLUBLAX RANK #63
1 Duquesne D
1 University of New Hampshire
1 William & Mary D
1 Butler Goalie
1 Boston University M
1 Drexel A
1 Furman M/D
1 Colgate M
1 Elon University M

M&D 2026 🖤 USCLUBLAX Rank #3
1 Yale A
1 Florida M
1 Florida M
1 UVA D
1 Notre Dame M
1 Boston College A
1 Clemson M
1 Denver
1 Drexel D/M
1 Saint Joseph University D
1 Arizona State D
1 Mount St Mary A
1 UMBC D
1 JMU M
1 Syracuse A
1 Syracuse
1 Towson M/D
1 West Point Army A
1 West Point Army D
1 Navy

M&D RED 🎈USClublax Rank #36
1 Florida Tech A
1 Randolph Macon Division III
1 Salisbury D Division III
1 Youngstown State D
1 Christopher Newport Division III
1 Mount St Mary A
1 UMASS-Lowell D
1 West Point Army D
1 Hofstra M
1 Monmouth M
1 Pitt Goalie*
1 Liberty A
1 Bryant A
1 UMBC M
1 UNC- Charlotte

Hero Green 2026💚 USCLUBAX RANK #5
1 Maryland
1 Maryland
1 Boston College
1 Oregon Goalie
1 Jacksonville
1 Georgetown goalie
1 Georgetown
1 East Carolina University
1 Virginia Tech
1 Louisville
1 Campbell University
1 Univeristy of South Florida
1 University of South Florida
1 Virginia Tech
1 Navy
1 Navy
1 Vanderbilt
1 Kennesaw
1 Rider

CAVLAX ELITE 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #40
1 Virginia Tech D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC - Chapel Hill D
1 UVA M
1 Navy A
1 Rhode Island A
1 Kennesaw State A
1 Christopher Newport
1 Eastern Michigan GK

Skywalkers Blue🩵2026 RANK #21
1 UPenn
1 Princeton
1 Brown
1 Georgetown
1 Georgetown
1 Marquette
1 Mercer
1 Cincinnati
1 Saint Joseph
1 UNC - Charlotte
1 Villanova
1 Ohio State
1 Clemson
1 USC goalie*
1 USC
1 Rollins DII

HOCO 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #43
1 Ohio State Goalie D1
1 Duke Goalie D1
1 Mt. St Mary's M D1
1 GW A/M D1
1 GW M D1
1 Wilmington D/M D2
1 Shenandoah M D3

Skywalkers 2026 White
1 Stanford
1 UMBC
1 Coastal Carolina
1 Mercyhurst
1 High Point goalie*
1 Rollins Division II
1 Roanoke Division III
1 LaSalle
1 Jacksonville goalie*


Integrity Green 2026🌿USCLUBLAX RANK #25
1 Towson
1 UPenn goalie*
1 UVA goalie *
1 Virginia Tech
1 West Point Army
1 Davidson
1 High Point

Pride Black (2026) Rank #72
1 Merrimack College
1 Radford
1 SCAD Division NAIA *goalie
1 Roanoke Division III
1 Tampa D2
1 Shenandoah D3

YJMA🐝 Rank #130
1 Brown M/D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC Charlotte A

YJ South #113
1 Campbell Mid
1 UNC Goalie
1 Brown Mid
1 VCU Mid
1 Roanoke A
2 Randolph Macon Mid/ A
1 Radford A
1 Wofford A
1 Longwood A
1 Salisbury A DIII

3D Mid-Atlantic ? Need team Ranking?
1 Louisville A
1 Elon D

Added HOCO back to the local list. And also in the 2 pride commits 1 to Shenandoah and 1 to Tampa.

💙Capital Blue 2026 USCLUBLAX Rank #7
1 Yale A
1 Yale D/M
1 Princeton A
1 Harvard M
1 Harvard M/Draw/D
1 Dartmouth D
1 Columbia D
1 Columbia D
1 West Point Army M
1 Duke M
1 Oregon A
1 Michigan D
1 Denver M/Draw
1 Florida State Goalie
1 Florida State Draw/M
1 Bucknell Goalie
1 Virginia Tech A
1 Mercer A
1 W&M A
1 Holy Cross A

Capital Orange 2026🧡 USCLUBLAX RANK #63
1 Duquesne D
1 University of New Hampshire
1 William & Mary D
1 Butler Goalie
1 Boston University M
1 Drexel A
1 Furman M/D
1 Colgate M
1 Elon University M

M&D 2026 🖤 USCLUBLAX Rank #3
1 Yale A
1 Florida M
1 Florida M
1 UVA D
1 Notre Dame M
1 Boston College A
1 Clemson M
1 Denver
1 Drexel D/M
1 Saint Joseph University D
1 Arizona State D
1 Mount St Mary A
1 UMBC D
1 JMU M
1 Syracuse A
1 Syracuse
1 Towson M/D
1 West Point Army A
1 West Point Army D
1 Navy

M&D RED 🎈USClublax Rank #36
1 Florida Tech A
1 Randolph Macon Division III
1 Salisbury D Division III
1 Youngstown State D
1 Christopher Newport Division III
1 Mount St Mary A
1 UMASS-Lowell D
1 West Point Army D
1 Hofstra M
1 Monmouth M
1 Pitt Goalie*
1 Liberty A
1 Bryant A
1 UMBC M
1 UNC- Charlotte

Hero Green 2026💚 USCLUBAX RANK #5
1 Maryland
1 Maryland
1 Boston College
1 Oregon Goalie
1 Jacksonville
1 Georgetown goalie
1 Georgetown
1 East Carolina University
1 Virginia Tech
1 Louisville
1 Campbell University
1 Univeristy of South Florida
1 University of South Florida
1 Virginia Tech
1 Navy
1 Navy
1 Vanderbilt
1 Kennesaw
1 Rider

CAVLAX ELITE 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #40
1 Virginia Tech D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC - Chapel Hill D
1 UVA M
1 Navy A
1 Rhode Island A
1 Kennesaw State A
1 Christopher Newport
1 Eastern Michigan GK

Skywalkers Blue🩵2026 RANK #21
1 UPenn
1 Princeton
1 Brown
1 Georgetown
1 Georgetown
1 Marquette
1 Mercer
1 Cincinnati
1 Saint Joseph
1 UNC - Charlotte
1 Villanova
1 Ohio State
1 Clemson
1 USC goalie*
1 USC
1 Rollins DII

HOCO 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #43
1 Ohio State Goalie D1
1 Duke Goalie D1
1 Mt. St Mary's M D1
1 GW A/M D1
1 GW M D1
1 Wilmington D/M D2
1 Shenandoah M D3

Skywalkers 2026 White
1 Stanford
1 UMBC
1 Coastal Carolina
1 Mercyhurst
1 High Point goalie*
1 Rollins Division II
1 Roanoke Division III
1 LaSalle
1 Jacksonville goalie*


Integrity Green 2026🌿USCLUBLAX RANK #25
1 Towson
1 UPenn goalie*
1 UVA goalie *
1 Virginia Tech
1 West Point Army
1 Davidson
1 High Point

Pride Black (2026) Rank #72
1 Merrimack College
1 Radford
1 SCAD Division NAIA *goalie
1 Roanoke Division III

YJMA🐝 Rank #130
1 Brown M/D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC Charlotte A

YJ South #113
1 Campbell Mid
1 UNC Goalie
1 Brown Mid
1 VCU Mid
1 Roanoke A
2 Randolph Macon Mid/ A
1 Radford A
1 Wofford A
1 Longwood A
1 Salisbury A DIII

3D Mid-Atlantic ? Need team Ranking?
1 Louisville A
1 Elon D

Anonymous wrote:Pride Black DIII Shenandoah
Skywalker Blue Rollins DII

Add YJ South 2026 team ranked 113 in Richmond, Va

💙Capital Blue 2026 USCLUBLAX Rank #7
1 Yale A
1 Yale D/M
1 Princeton A
1 Harvard M
1 Harvard M/Draw/D
1 Dartmouth D
1 Columbia D
1 Columbia D
1 West Point Army M
1 Duke M
1 Oregon A
1 Michigan D
1 Denver M/Draw
1 Florida State Goalie
1 Florida State Draw/M
1 Bucknell Goalie
1 Virginia Tech A
1 Mercer A
1 W&M A
1 Holy Cross A

Capital Orange 2026🧡 USCLUBLAX RANK #63
1 Duquesne D
1 University of New Hampshire
1 William & Mary D
1 Butler Goalie
1 Boston University M
1 Drexel A
1 Furman M/D
1 Colgate M
1 Elon University M

M&D 2026 🖤 USCLUBLAX Rank #3
1 Yale A
1 Florida M
1 Florida M
1 UVA D
1 Notre Dame M
1 Boston College A
1 Clemson M
1 Denver
1 Drexel D/M
1 Saint Joseph University D
1 Arizona State D
1 Mount St Mary A
1 UMBC D
1 JMU M
1 Syracuse A
1 Syracuse
1 Towson M/D
1 West Point Army A
1 West Point Army D
1 Navy

M&D RED 🎈USClublax Rank #36
1 Florida Tech A
1 Randolph Macon Division III
1 Salisbury D Division III
1 Youngstown State D
1 Christopher Newport Division III
1 Mount St Mary A
1 UMASS-Lowell D
1 West Point Army D
1 Hofstra M
1 Monmouth M
1 Pitt Goalie*
1 Liberty A
1 Bryant A
1 UMBC M
1 UNC- Charlotte

Hero Green 2026💚 USCLUBAX RANK #5
1 Maryland
1 Maryland
1 Boston College
1 Oregon Goalie
1 Jacksonville
1 Georgetown goalie
1 Georgetown
1 East Carolina University
1 Virginia Tech
1 Louisville
1 Campbell University
1 Univeristy of South Florida
1 University of South Florida
1 Virginia Tech
1 Navy
1 Navy
1 Vanderbilt
1 Kennesaw
1 Rider

CAVLAX ELITE 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #40
1 Virginia Tech D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC - Chapel Hill D
1 UVA M
1 Navy A
1 Rhode Island A
1 Kennesaw State A
1 Christopher Newport
1 Eastern Michigan GK

Skywalkers Blue🩵2026 RANK #21
1 UPenn
1 Princeton
1 Brown
1 Georgetown
1 Georgetown
1 Marquette
1 Mercer
1 Cincinnati
1 Saint Joseph
1 UNC - Charlotte
1 Villanova
1 Ohio State
1 Clemson
1 USC goalie*
1 USC
1 Rollins DII

Skywalkers 2026 White
1 Stanford
1 UMBC
1 Coastal Carolina
1 Mercyhurst
1 High Point goalie*
1 Rollins Division II
1 Roanoke Division III
1 LaSalle
1 Jacksonville goalie*


Integrity Green 2026🌿USCLUBLAX RANK #25
1 Towson
1 UPenn goalie*
1 UVA goalie *
1 Virginia Tech
1 West Point Army
1 Davidson
1 High Point

Pride Black (2026) Rank #72
1 Merrimack College
1 Radford
1 SCAD Division NAIA *goalie
1 Roanoke Division III

YJMA🐝 Rank #130
1 Brown M/D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC Charlotte A

YJ South #113
1 Campbell Mid
1 UNC Goalie
1 Brown Mid
1 VCU Mid
1 Roanoke A
2 Randolph Macon Mid/ A
1 Radford A
1 Wofford A
1 Longwood A
1 Salisbury A DIII

3D Mid-Atlantic ? Need team Ranking?
1 Louisville A
1 Elon D

Add Pride Black to Tampa (DII) along with the Shenandoah (DIII) commit

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is not a dis on where girls are committing to play lacrosse at, but this year the overall quality of schools that Cap Orange are committing to is way down from previous years (ie last year you had Ivy commits on Cap Orange). I don't think the quality of players on the team is down from previous years so is it (1) roster caps related to the NCAA settlement are causing coaches to already have smaller class sizes and/or (2) the quality of players from the rest of the country is getting better?

Interesting questions got me thinking...

1 - it is way too soon to tell
2 - yes

I think the most significant change this year is not in the size of a recruiting class but in how aggressively schools recruited this class. The frenzy of September was different from previous years. Compared to the 25 class, the 26 class had about 19% more commits in September and about 24% fewer recruits in October. However, on balance through September and October, the class of 26 committed more players than the class of 25 did. Compared to the 24 class, the 26 class has committed 31% more players (204) by the end of October and 81% more players by the end of September. (according to WLAX Recruiting numbers)

Time will tell, but my sense on recruiting is that schools were more prepared to recruit in September and adjusted their tactics to give players less time to hold an offer or shop schools. I believe that means it's become more challenging to work your way onto a list that you weren't already on going into Sept 1. We won't know if the overall number of players recruited will be lower until we complete the cycle through next Summer.

In the future, I think it will be harder to get recruited to programs that are succeeding because of the transfer portal (access to proven players) and how thoroughly a school can evaluate (video quantity and QUALITY, in-person events, social media) a player prior to Sept 1. Not to mention there are more good players to choose from spread across teams and regions (growth of sport and coaching resources). This creates less reliance on club affiliation / where the player grew up. In addition, because of enforced roster caps or coaches just deciding they want fewer players for whatever reason, rosters will most likely decrease.

Ultimately, I believe we will find a broader distribution range of recruiting results (D1 2, 3, rankings, high academic, conference, etc) within individual teams. Yes, there will be some outliers every year, but I think the overall market dynamic is here to stay.

The roster caps are definitely impacting class size, which is pushing down to all levels due to the cascade effect. If you are focused on quality of school (aside from lacrosse), there are other factors that are likely more variable year to year, chief among them being academic ability and financial situation. Agree though that the broader distribution of talent nationwide and the increased ability to evaluate between technology and coming out of COVID restrictions has an impact. Not sure that I'd assign primacy to any one factor.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Send your child to a great, private high school. my daughter played a pocket tournament with a girl from Cap Blue and this girl went to big 10 school. Very sweet girl and family but my daughter was faster.

What does this even mean?

+1 lol

Anonymous wrote:Send your child to a great, private high school. my daughter played a pocket tournament with a girl from Cap Blue and this girl went to big 10 school. Very sweet girl and family but my daughter was faster.

What does this even mean?

Pride Black DIII Shenandoah
Skywalker Blue Rollins DII

Add YJ South 2026 team ranked 113 in Richmond, Va

💙Capital Blue 2026 USCLUBLAX Rank #7
1 Yale A
1 Yale D/M
1 Princeton A
1 Harvard M
1 Harvard M/Draw/D
1 Dartmouth D
1 Columbia D
1 Columbia D
1 West Point Army M
1 Duke M
1 Oregon A
1 Michigan D
1 Denver M/Draw
1 Florida State Goalie
1 Florida State Draw/M
1 Bucknell Goalie
1 Virginia Tech A
1 Mercer A
1 W&M A
1 Holy Cross A

Capital Orange 2026🧡 USCLUBLAX RANK #63
1 Duquesne D
1 University of New Hampshire
1 William & Mary D
1 Butler Goalie
1 Boston University M
1 Drexel A
1 Furman M/D
1 Colgate M
1 Elon University M

M&D 2026 🖤 USCLUBLAX Rank #3
1 Yale A
1 Florida M
1 Florida M
1 UVA D
1 Notre Dame M
1 Boston College A
1 Clemson M
1 Denver
1 Drexel D/M
1 Saint Joseph University D
1 Arizona State D
1 Mount St Mary A
1 UMBC D
1 JMU M
1 Syracuse A
1 Syracuse
1 Towson M/D
1 West Point Army A
1 West Point Army D
1 Navy

M&D RED 🎈USClublax Rank #36
1 Florida Tech A
1 Randolph Macon Division III
1 Salisbury D Division III
1 Youngstown State D
1 Christopher Newport Division III
1 Mount St Mary A
1 UMASS-Lowell D
1 West Point Army D
1 Hofstra M
1 Monmouth M
1 Pitt Goalie*
1 Liberty A
1 Bryant A
1 UMBC M
1 UNC- Charlotte

Hero Green 2026💚 USCLUBAX RANK #5
1 Maryland
1 Maryland
1 Boston College
1 Oregon Goalie
1 Jacksonville
1 Georgetown goalie
1 Georgetown
1 East Carolina University
1 Virginia Tech
1 Louisville
1 Campbell University
1 Univeristy of South Florida
1 University of South Florida
1 Virginia Tech
1 Navy
1 Navy
1 Vanderbilt
1 Kennesaw
1 Rider

CAVLAX ELITE 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #40
1 Virginia Tech D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC - Chapel Hill D
1 UVA M
1 Navy A
1 Rhode Island A
1 Kennesaw State A
1 Christopher Newport
1 Eastern Michigan GK

Skywalkers Blue🩵2026 RANK #21
1 UPenn
1 Princeton
1 Brown
1 Georgetown
1 Georgetown
1 Marquette
1 Mercer
1 Cincinnati
1 Saint Joseph
1 UNC - Charlotte
1 Villanova
1 Ohio State
1 Clemson
1 USC goalie*
1 USC
1 Rollins DII

Skywalkers 2026 White
1 Stanford
1 UMBC
1 Coastal Carolina
1 Mercyhurst
1 High Point goalie*
1 Rollins Division II
1 Roanoke Division III
1 LaSalle
1 Jacksonville goalie*


Integrity Green 2026🌿USCLUBLAX RANK #25
1 Towson
1 UPenn goalie*
1 UVA goalie *
1 Virginia Tech
1 West Point Army
1 Davidson
1 High Point

Pride Black (2026) Rank #72
1 Merrimack College
1 Radford
1 SCAD Division NAIA *goalie
1 Roanoke Division III

YJMA🐝 Rank #130
1 Brown M/D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC Charlotte A

YJ South #113
1 Campbell Mid
1 UNC Goalie
1 Brown Mid
1 VCU Mid
1 Roanoke A
2 Randolph Macon Mid/ A
1 Radford A
1 Wofford A
1 Longwood A
1 Salisbury A DIII

3D Mid-Atlantic ? Need team Ranking?
1 Louisville A
1 Elon D