Comments on: Connor Wilson’s D3 Lacrosse Report: Third Time’s A Charm

By: Connor Wilson

Connor Wilson — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:06:00 +0000

do you guys have an MCLA team? I feel like it’s a decent way to get on the school’s radar if no one is talking about it.
Another way is to reach out to boosters and alumni and state your case: every other school in our conference has a team, NCAC teams get bids to the NCAAs regularly, it’s a good way to attract high caliber student-athletes, cite college lacrosse graduation statistics (find through the NCAA), the growth of lacrosse as a popular sport amongst the students they wish to attract to the school, etc.
If the school ever goes Co-ed, there is a women’s game, which is ALSO gaining in popularity across the country AND has high graduation rates.

But the best way is probably to start a club team (MCLA or NCLL) and run the club like a varsity team. ALWAYS take the higher path, work hard, smile in the face of adversity and steel your resolve against the many people who will say you can’t do it!

By: Jsdecker14

Jsdecker14 — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:51:00 +0000

How do I convince my college to add lacrosse? Every other school in our conference (NCAC) has it, but we don’t. We are an all-male college as well, so there isn’t any title IX issues. Help!

By: Connor Wilson

Connor Wilson — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:19:00 +0000

Both the best D2 teams and the best D3 teams could compete in D1. They’d be in the lower half of the top 20 for sure, and maybe even a little further down than that, especially if they played a full D1 schedule. All of this is hypothetical, based on scrimmages, personal opinion and seeing D3 players play against D1 players over the Summer. So basically, it’s NOT a very convincing argument. It’s just what I think.

Best D3 teams and the best D2 teams are probably pretty even. Some years it may tilt one way or the other but most years, the divisions seem relatively well matched. There have been less and less interdivisional games though, and that is a shame.

Whittier has a run in the early 2000s where they were really good for about 2-3 years. Colorado College may be the best “Western” D2 or D3 team right now and they are probably not a top 20 D3 squad quite yet. Although they seem to be improving.

Tufts-Michigan or Salisbury-ASU would be a fun game to watch. I’d take the D3 teams in both games if I had to choose but I could see anyone winning those matchups. The difference is the depth, I think. D3 has 4-6 exceptional teams and 10-12 very good ones. The MCLA has 1-2 exceptional teams and 6-8 very good ones. This is a HUGE step up for the MCLA though, when compared to recent years… I could see the top MCLA even overtaking D3 programs in the near future. I do NOT think we are there yet though.

Again, ALL of this is just my silly opinion and totally meaningless. I mean no disrespect to anyone and just think it’s a fun topic to discuss if you can keep hurt feelings and ad hominems out of it!

By: bhsvideodad

bhsvideodad — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:28:00 +0000

So how do the best D3 teams compare to the best D2 teams? On the west coast there are only a few D2 teams, which don’t seem that over powering to me compared to the best MCLA teams.

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