Anonymous wrote:A data point for the strength of DC lacrosse: At least five different area players scored yesterday in the NCAA semi-finals games:

Christmas, Duke, GP
Burns, Princeton, GP
Kabiri, Princeton, GP
Wade, Princeton, Bullis
Rhoa, Syracuse, SJC

Angrick, Notre Dame, GP also scored. All told, 13 out of 43 goals were scored by players that went to DC area high schools. That’s 30% of the total.

Anonymous wrote:A data point for the strength of DC lacrosse: At least five different area players scored yesterday in the NCAA semi-finals games:

Christmas, Duke, GP
Burns, Princeton, GP
Kabiri, Princeton, GP
Wade, Princeton, Bullis
Rhoa, Syracuse, SJC

Yeah, and when did they graduate?

A data point for the strength of DC lacrosse: At least five different area players scored yesterday in the NCAA semi-finals games:

Christmas, Duke, GP
Burns, Princeton, GP
Kabiri, Princeton, GP
Wade, Princeton, Bullis
Rhoa, Syracuse, SJC

Anonymous wrote:Trying to make a trend line with 3 pieces of data. I do agree it becomes harder and harder for traditional schools to stay in the top 10. GP will probably have the best chance to get back to the top 10 given the dorms.

You all talk about the dorms as the GPs big move. That’s not realistic. First , GP boarders only make up 20% of the student body. A significant amount of those spots go to football and basketball players as well as high paying international students. There’s a natural cap on how many you can bring in. Second, locals abhor boarders. It’s a fact and that’s a hard sell to anybody who knows lacrosse.

You look at the schools in the top 10 in the nation and there are a few key data points.

1. They reside in the New England West and are boarding schools, allowing post-graduates (Deerfied, Loomis, Salisbury, Avon)

2. Re-class factories, boarding component, whether it be 5-day or 7-day (Culver, Western Reserve, Lawerenville)

3. Big Catholic Schools (Calvert Hall, Spalding, Saint Anthony's) where the tuition is signifincanly cheapter with area private schools.

Trying to make a trend line with 3 pieces of data. I do agree it becomes harder and harder for traditional schools to stay in the top 10. GP will probably have the best chance to get back to the top 10 given the dorms.