My daughter was in the same situation during her recruiting process, initially looked at D1's that expressed interest, made offers, etc. She was very focused on academics and none of the D1 offers were from schools that she felt to be a good academic fit, shifted her focus to competitive D3s with strong academics. She ended up in the Centennial Conference, and has been very happy. BTW, we are also from the south! See the link above w/ tier 1 and tier 2 schools- that looks to be a great list, many were schools my daughter considered. Best of luck to you!

Quote from: CentPA on November 24, 2022, 09:49:55 AM
Happy Thanksgiving - I just watched SimpleCoach's Thanksgiving video and he recapped the women's final four: https://youtu.be/5FIQOAw1u3o

Hopkins definitely has to be the favored team for all the reasons mentioned in some of the above posts.  I watched the Hopkins / Misericordia game and after looking at the Box Score (and even knowing about the D1 transfers), I was still a little surprised at what's happening at Hopkins this year.

During the Misericordia game they used 4 subs out of a total roster of 35.  The starting 11 consisted of 6 5th year grad students (more than half) 2 of which are "home grown" and 4 are D1 transfers.  The remaining 5 starters include 3 freshmen and 2 sophomores.  The four that were used off the bench include 2 5th year D1 transfers and one freshman and one sophomore.  What you don't see on the field at all during the game are any juniors or seniors!  Imagine being a senior that came to Hopkins in 2019 (the year before COVID) and now in 2022 you are sitting on the bench because 7 D1 5th year transfers came in (I'm purposely ignoring the 2 home grown 5th year seniors).  Talk about renting a team for a year.

Yes, that would be tough on a senior for sure. My kid plays in the Centennial- really tough to compete with D1's w 4 years of playing experience, year round training, etc. The quality and depth made it very difficult to say the least. Most of these grad transfers were impact players at their previous schools. She did enjoy the challenge of trying to hang in there against them though! (She's an outside back).

I agree with all of your comments PlaySimple- spot on.

It had a MASSIVE effect on the Centennial Conference this year- look at the Johns Hopkins Women's roster. They are always good, but when you have multiple D1 grad transfers that were impact players for 4 years as undergrads, they are REAL tough to compete with. Just the reality and ongoing effects of the Covid year.