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Anonymous wrote:For the poster asking if commitments mean anything, every year there are student athletes who have been committed for a year or more who do not end up making the academic cut off for a school or mess up in the application process so the school, not the sports program or coach, determines that the player is not a good fit for the school and tells the coach that there will not be an acceptance. So yes a commitment means something but you still have to get in to the school and at the higher ranked Ivys and such this often means an SAT/ACT/GPA Academic Index minimum, a commitment to taking the application process seriously and a commitment to being both a student and an athlete. That said it seems that coaches go out of their way to find another landing spot for players who end up in this situation and I am not pointing fingers at anyone who changed programs this cycle, just a word of warning about staying on task across the board.

I understand this but academically Harvard to Penn and Drexel to GMU are about the same so I can't see that academics had anything to do with the decisions.

Are there any more changes besides the Yale to Brown, Harvard to Penn, Drexel to GMU? I saw the 2026 boys had a bunch of changes too over the past couple months.

For the poster asking if commitments mean anything, every year there are student athletes who have been committed for a year or more who do not end up making the academic cut off for a school or mess up in the application process so the school, not the sports program or coach, determines that the player is not a good fit for the school and tells the coach that there will not be an acceptance. So yes a commitment means something but you still have to get in to the school and at the higher ranked Ivys and such this often means an SAT/ACT/GPA Academic Index minimum, a commitment to taking the application process seriously and a commitment to being both a student and an athlete. That said it seems that coaches go out of their way to find another landing spot for players who end up in this situation and I am not pointing fingers at anyone who changed programs this cycle, just a word of warning about staying on task across the board.

I understand that rankings get panties twisted, but the 'Top 25' mention was simply to highlight the success of a program that often doesn't get the national spotlight it deserves -- Drexel. I think that's something worth noting. This post is for supporting all players/commitments. The star ratings are just one data point, but the main goal here is to acknowledge commitments.

Let's keep the focus on celebrating the athletes. The more player star ratings and top ranked school commitments we have in our region the better it is for our whole lacrosse community as we compete for recruiting spots against NY, NJ, Philly. Big Picture!

Anonymous wrote:Cap Orange to Drexel changed to GMU

Oh no, no more cringey flair *Top 25 D1 lax program

While your at it, remove the stupid 4 & 5 star notations

Add 1 GMU Cap Orange Congrats! 💚💛

*Ranking remains final summer rank when majority of players recruited.

💙Capital Blue 2026 USCLUBLAX Rank #7
1 Princeton A
1 Yale A
1 Yale D/M
1 Penn M 4 STAR
1 Penn M/Draw/D
1 Dartmouth D
1 Columbia D
1 Columbia D
1 West Point Army M
1 Duke M 5 STAR
1 Oregon A
1 Michigan D
1 Denver M/Draw 4 STAR
1 Bucknell Goalie
1 Virginia Tech A
1 Mercer A
1 W&M A
1 Holy Cross A
1 Florida State Goalie 5 STAR
1 Florida State Draw/M

Capital Orange 2026🧡 USCLUBLAX RANK #63
1 Duquesne D
1 Boston University M
1 University of Chicago D DIII
1 Bates College A DIII NESCAC
1 Bowdoin M DIII NESCAC
1 Amherst Goalie DIII NESCAC
1 Tufts M DIII NESCAC
1 Haverford DIII
1 University of New Hampshire
1 William & Mary D
1 GMU A
1 Butler Goalie
1 Butler
1 Furman M/D
1 Colgate M
1 Elon University M
1 Tampa A DII current DII national champions 2024!

M&D 2026 🖤 USCLUBLAX Rank #3
1 Yale A
1 Florida M
1 Florida M
1 UVA D
1 Notre Dame M 5 STAR
1 Boston College A 5 STAR
1 Clemson M
1 Denver A
1 Denver A
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 Penn State 5 STAR
1 Towson M/D
1 West Point Army A
1 West Point Army D
1 Navy

M&D RED 🎈USClublax Rank #36
1 Denison
1 Rhodes College
1 Vassar
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 Amherst DIII NESCAC
1 Maryland 5 STAR
1 Maryland 5 STAR
1 Boston College 5 STAR
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

Hero's White 🤍USClublax Rank#168
1 Xavier
1 Shenandoah
1 Barton
1 St. Mary's of MD
1 Randolph Macon
1 Frostburg

CAVLAX ELITE 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #40
1 Virginia Tech D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC - Chapel Hill D 4 STAR
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 Penn
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
1 Middlebury Division III
1 Old Dominion University
1 Bucknell

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*
1 Dickinson D3
1 Dickinson D3
1 Marymount D3
1 Wingate D2
1 VCU D1
1 Wagner D1

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

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 Liberty
1 Merrimack College
1 Radford
1 St. Leo University
1 SCAD Division NAIA *goalie
1 Roanoke Division III
1 Tampa DII
1 Shenandoah DIII
1 Christopher Newport DIII

YJMA🐝 Rank #130
1 Brown M/D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC Charlotte A
1 Desales D
1 CNU M
1 Marist Goalie*

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
1 University of Charleston A DII
1 Shenandoah M DIII

3D Mid-Atlantic ? Ranking?
1 Kenyon College Goalie*
1 Louisville A
1 Elon D

Rebels #162
1 Campbell DI
1 Allegheny DIII - A -commited for Field Hockey too*
1 Elizabethtown DIII D
1 Shippensberg DII M
1 Bridgewater DIII D
1 Susquehanna DIII Goalie*
1 Rochester DIII

MC Elite #192
1 Anderson G

M&D DC #240
1 College of Wooster

Virginia One
1 Edinboro DII Goalie*

From what I know these changes were all player driven so no one had a commitment pulled although that can happen as well.
Don't read into individual decisions, and don't compare. Every player's priorities and circumstances are unique. A verbal commitment is a serious step, but it's also made by teenagers who are still growing and figuring out what they want. Changes are usually about finding a better personal fit, not about breaking a promise or a school pulling the offer. This is nothing new and happens
every recruiting cycle in ALL SPORTS not just lacrosse. It can happen for so many different reasons so I would not stress about your situation or compare. Maybe you know these people so it seems more surprising to you but this is more common than you must realize in all sports recruiting. It is just good news that all players found the right fit!

Congratulations to the player on the new commitment. Nice to be closer to home too! Go Patriots💚💛

Anonymous wrote:
A player's commitment decision is a private matter, so you rarely know why someone picks a school or changes commitment unless the player tells you. The goalie who switched to Brown could of recognized limited playing opportunities at Yale due to roster numbers. For Harvard to Penn, maybe one twin preferred the other school and/or admission processes were complicated for twins who wanted to play together? One thing is certain they are joining programs with high lax rankings, superior lacrosse facilities, and highly regarded coaches. I’ve learned in this lacrosse world that people, especially on DCUM, are always trying to find something negative or to gossip about these kinds of things, and usually, it’s never what people think it is.
Good for the goalie and twins.

I totally understand and love it when it benefits the girls. For instance, the twins still get an Ivy education at a higher ranked program and closer to home.

My question is more about how this happens meaning, can the school decide they simply don't want you anymore? It all seems so scary for people committing. Did my commitment not mean anything?

For instance, someone posted Drexel switched to GM. That is a huge change from a lacrosse program standpoint. Could Drexel have just backed out? I can't imagine they would do that. But on the other hand I can't imagine the player wanted to either?

Cap Orange to Drexel changed to GMU

Added Heroes White team! Thank you for finding it! Congrats to those players on their commitments! 🤍🤍🤍🤍


*Ranking remains final summer rank when majority of players recruited.

💙Capital Blue 2026 USCLUBLAX Rank #7
1 Princeton A
1 Yale A
1 Yale D/M
1 Penn M 4 STAR
1 Penn M/Draw/D
1 Dartmouth D
1 Columbia D
1 Columbia D
1 West Point Army M
1 Duke M 5 STAR
1 Oregon A
1 Michigan D
1 Denver M/Draw 4 STAR
1 Bucknell Goalie
1 Virginia Tech A
1 Mercer A
1 W&M A
1 Holy Cross A
1 Florida State Goalie 5 STAR
1 Florida State Draw/M

Capital Orange 2026🧡 USCLUBLAX RANK #63
1 Drexel A *Top 25 D1 lax program
1 Duquesne D
1 Boston University M
1 University of Chicago D DIII
1 Bates College A DIII NESCAC
1 Bowdoin M DIII NESCAC
1 Amherst Goalie DIII NESCAC
1 Tufts M DIII NESCAC
1 Haverford DIII
1 University of New Hampshire
1 William & Mary D
1 Butler Goalie
1 Butler
1 Furman M/D
1 Colgate M
1 Elon University M
1 Tampa A DII current DII national champions 2024!

M&D 2026 🖤 USCLUBLAX Rank #3
1 Yale A
1 Florida M
1 Florida M
1 UVA D
1 Notre Dame M 5 STAR
1 Boston College A 5 STAR
1 Clemson M
1 Denver A
1 Denver A
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 Penn State 5 STAR
1 Towson M/D
1 West Point Army A
1 West Point Army D
1 Navy

M&D RED 🎈USClublax Rank #36
1 Denison
1 Rhodes College
1 Vassar
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 Amherst DIII NESCAC
1 Maryland 5 STAR
1 Maryland 5 STAR
1 Boston College 5 STAR
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

Hero's White 🤍USClublax Rank#168
1 Xavier
1 Shenandoah
1 Barton
1 St. Mary's of MD
1 Randolph Macon
1 Frostburg

CAVLAX ELITE 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #40
1 Virginia Tech D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC - Chapel Hill D 4 STAR
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 Penn
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
1 Middlebury Division III
1 Old Dominion University
1 Bucknell

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*
1 Dickinson D3
1 Dickinson D3
1 Marymount D3
1 Wingate D2
1 VCU D1
1 Wagner D1

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

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 Liberty
1 Merrimack College
1 Radford
1 St. Leo University
1 SCAD Division NAIA *goalie
1 Roanoke Division III
1 Tampa DII
1 Shenandoah DIII
1 Christopher Newport DIII

YJMA🐝 Rank #130
1 Brown M/D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC Charlotte A
1 Desales D
1 CNU M
1 Marist Goalie*

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
1 University of Charleston A DII
1 Shenandoah M DIII

3D Mid-Atlantic ? Ranking?
1 Kenyon College Goalie*
1 Louisville A
1 Elon D

Rebels #162
1 Campbell DI
1 Allegheny DIII - A -commited for Field Hockey too*
1 Elizabethtown DIII D
1 Shippensberg DII M
1 Bridgewater DIII D
1 Susquehanna DIII Goalie*
1 Rochester DIII

MC Elite #192
1 Anderson G

M&D DC #240
1 College of Wooster

Virginia One
1 Edinboro DII Goalie*

Hero's White

1 Xavier
1 Shenandoah
1 Barton
1 St. Mary's of MD
1 Randolph Macon
1 Frostburg

And the 2027 Stanford commit is not Hero's White, she is on Green. The Sidwell Stanford commit plays for *Skywalkers* White.

A player's commitment decision is a private matter, so you rarely know why someone picks a school or changes commitment unless the player tells you. The goalie who switched to Brown could of recognized limited playing opportunities at Yale due to roster numbers. For Harvard to Penn, maybe one twin preferred the other school and/or admission processes were complicated for twins who wanted to play together? One thing is certain they are joining programs with high lax rankings, superior lacrosse facilities, and highly regarded coaches. I’ve learned in this lacrosse world that people, especially on DCUM, are always trying to find something negative or to gossip about these kinds of things, and usually, it’s never what people think it is.
Good for the goalie and twins.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2016 Yale goalie flipped to Brown. Top 5 down to top 25.

No coaching changes at any of the Ivies.

Lacrosse should not be the deciding factor in choosing a school!! Maybe they wanted to go to Penn all along. Maybe they realized Penn had a major that Harvard didn’t. Who knows why.

Exactly we don't know why which is why we are asking on an anonymous message board duh

Which is always the place for the most accurate answers to questions that don’t concern anyone but the family involved.