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Post by hcpride on Mar 24, 2024 16:14:45 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Mar 23, 2024 16:52:22 GMT -5
ED for the class of 2027 was 530 of 823. HC's numbers tend to be high because the ED numbers include 125-150 recruited athletes. Athletes comprise nearly a quarter of the student body. Questbridge admits for the class of 2028 are 46, these are ED. For the class of 2027, Questbridge admits were 11. I'm eyeballing the 2023-2024 (Class of 2027...the current first-year class) CDS and using those numbers. 1. 511 ED kids accepted (total of 761 ED applicants). That is a 67% ED acceptance rate. 2.Class size is 824. That means 62% of the class was accepted via ED. 3. Given the above, ‘yield’ should be relatively high [511 accepted ED students will ‘yield’ 511 enrolled students]. 4. Filling a large proportion of a class via ED means that RD needs to fill a relatively small proportion of the class . In this case accepting enough RD to fill 300-ish slots (rather than accepting enough RD to fill 800-ish slots). 5. 42 kids enrolled off the waitlist. Interesting. www.holycross.edu/sites/default/files/2024-02/College%20of%20the%20Holy%20Cross%20Common%20Data%20Set%202023-2024.pdf
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Post by hcpride on Mar 23, 2024 14:40:56 GMT -5
Cara’s not swishing ‘em like last game but the team still got 21 first quarter.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 23, 2024 14:38:10 GMT -5
What a QTR!!
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Post by hcpride on Mar 23, 2024 12:58:09 GMT -5
While Iowa's scoring prowess versus top (and otherwise) women's programs is well established this year (90+ ppg), I have some concerns about our ability to put it in the hoop today. Beyond the nerves and the hostile environment, we're just not used to trying to score against six-footers who are light on their feet.
Given her height (listed at 5-3) and low release I don't think Cara McCormick will be able to bomb away with open threes from a reasonable distance like she did last game.
Beating the spread (38.5 ?) will be a challenge.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 23, 2024 9:50:38 GMT -5
The Big East was treated very unfairly given their strength this year - only 3 teams got in (all won their first round games).
The SEC, in contrast, got 8 teams in. 5 have already lost (many - including Kentucky and Auburn - via upset).
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Post by hcpride on Mar 22, 2024 17:56:28 GMT -5
Yale hanging around Auburn Very much so.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 22, 2024 15:01:22 GMT -5
The worst 16-1 women's matchup I tried to watch was when St Francis took on UConn. a few years ago. For some (very very) strange reason St. Francis decided to run their usual fast- paced offense. 55 UConn points later the first quarter (!) ended. None of the St. Francis women looked happy to take the court in the second quarter. (Note: Quarter is not a typo.) Actually, it is. Women were playing halves in 2014-15, and the score at half time was 47-14.
No. You have the wrong year. The 2015 St Francis (Brooklyn) 16 v 1 beatdown by UConn was comparatively close at 89-33 The one I referenced was the 2018 St Francis (PA) 16 v 1 beatdown by UConn and was 140 - 52 and was 55-19 at the end of the FIRST QUARTER
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Post by hcpride on Mar 22, 2024 14:49:24 GMT -5
The worst 16-1 women's matchup I tried to watch was when St Francis took on UConn a few years ago. For some (very very) strange reason St. Francis decided to run their usual fast- paced offense. 55 UConn points later the first quarter (!) ended. None of the St. Francis women looked happy to take the court in the second quarter. UConn won by 85...I think they lost in the final four that year.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 22, 2024 11:22:45 GMT -5
Massey picks the game as 98-55. a 43 point spread. He says Iowa has a 98% chance for the win. No shock there. HC is playing with house money...GO. CROSS GO. I’m struggling to see how we avoid a very one-sided and ‘hard to watch’ game. Those sorts of exhibitions don’t benefit either team (nor the fans nor the networks). I’m assuming betting lines have a baked-in assumption the dogs may be called off very early and Iowa reins in their offense and empties the bench. Massey may not, hence the 43 point spread. . These are the sorts of matchups folks cite when debating if the women’s March Madness field is double the size it should be.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 22, 2024 8:24:44 GMT -5
The point spread is 36 pts. Seems excessive but maybe I will not feel that way at the end of the 1st Qtr. Even if it is an early blowout (and that is likely since we will struggle to score versus these athletes and they average 90 this year versus better competition) the score MAY drift back to within a 36-point margin by the end. But I’m not betting on it.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 22, 2024 5:01:17 GMT -5
I’ve watched all or parts of 90 pct of our games and I didn’t recognize that team tonight - have not played with that efficiency any other time (maybe the game at Lafayette) But let’s remember UT-M lost by 30 in their conference championship game. How do we game plan for Iowa ? Start with smothering Clark. The problem is that she is six foot tall and faster than all our players AND she is a superb passer. One of the best ever. And the other four Iowa starters are themselves complete physical mismatches v our players. I guess we slow it down on offense to try to limit their touches. I don’t see our defense as capable of slowing down Iowa’s scoring when Iowa does have the ball.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 21, 2024 21:50:35 GMT -5
Nice win tonight.
Next game the crowd and opponent will be VERY different, let’s hope we are not overwhelmed early.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 21, 2024 5:17:55 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Mar 21, 2024 4:44:38 GMT -5
The College tweeted confirming the 16% acceptance rate and a 10% increase in applications; 36% higher than 2022. When we have good news regarding application/acceptance numbers we are quite capable of pushing that out quickly. And increased applications pushes all sorts of stats in a positive direction. Assuming we’ve now got a handle on yield -- shaped mightily by Early Decision I and II as well as an admissions emphasis on ‘demonstrated interest” — this is looking to be a great performance by the HC admissions folks.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 20, 2024 18:56:08 GMT -5
Excellent video. His mom, who gives a couple of quotes in the film, is Class of ‘82.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 20, 2024 16:09:03 GMT -5
Speaking of Long Island lax, Shoreham-Wading River’s Xavier Arline has excelled at the USNA in football (QB) and lax.(second high scorer last spring) Not sure I'd say excelled as he been in and out of the starting lineup as a QB for the struggling Navy football program over his career and his participation in lacrosse has been spotty (due to not playing as a frosh and various injuries since then) but the fact he's been on both rosters - especially considering the academic rigor at Navy - is quite an accomplishment. This could be a pretty good year for Navy Lax and having Xavier healthy for a full season will be a big plus.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 20, 2024 10:10:21 GMT -5
Obviously, Sluka could have been our best lax player ever along with being a super QB for us but that didn't happen.
Notre Dame's Faison doing sports at a high level in key positions for two national caliber teams is not necessarily unprecedented but extraordinarily rare nowadays. I'm not sure the respective head coaches deep down are necessarily happy with it but they both say all the right things in public and Jordan Faison helps both teams. Certainly didn't hurt when it came to landing the little brother (football schollie BUT perhaps the best lax player in his class in the country).
Trivia for the LI lax fans: Jordan Faison came north each summer in high school to play for Joe Spallina's club lacrosse team. Little brother does the same.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 19, 2024 11:50:12 GMT -5
It would not surprise me if Grace saw a fair amount of court time against UT. Plays pretty stout D & would seem to match up well against their wings & guards. UT plays pretty much a 4 guard offense. As to Iowa, anybody whose healthy will play, HC doesn't really have the size, athletic ability against that team. Iowa really only has 2 players under 6' in their rotation, one is off the bench. As far as Iowa goes, they are an illustration as to why some folks have pointed out that the game is very different between the very top women's teams (where athletic six footers sprint up and down the floor dribbling effortlessly and flinging passes off the dribble to even-taller teammates) and the lesser qualifying teams like HC. Which is one reason we see many whopping mismatches in round one (like HC v Maryland last year). .
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Post by hcpride on Mar 19, 2024 8:10:00 GMT -5
The 16 pct acceptance rate is for ‘regular admission’? What pct of the class was accepted ‘early decision’? We tend to only hear the overall admit rate and have to hit the CDS to find a breakdown. Generally speaking we look to fill half the class via ED (this is a gross approximation) - that is very advantageous to our overall admit rate and it can mean our ED percentage is pretty high.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 19, 2024 7:23:05 GMT -5
Got some intel that the acceptance rate this year is 16% - to be announced soon. Bravo - more progress on competitiveness and profile. Last year was 21% so 16% (assuming we accept a similar number) represents an expanded pool of applicants. As far as the academic quality of accepted students, our numbers are very fuzzy (test score optional, etc.).
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Post by hcpride on Mar 18, 2024 18:47:34 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Mar 18, 2024 15:12:53 GMT -5
The portal is really cooking. There is a frosh from Penn who just entered. Not something you see every day. He had 17 offers in HS including our Crusaders. He is a shooting guard. Hypothetical question. What if HC was his 2nd choice and he still had an interest? Would you offer him a scholarship even though he isn't a big? I was thinking along those lines today about the Patriots upcoming draft. If there are 4-5 absolute "can't miss" prospects in the draft and none are QBs, do you use the 3rd pick in the draft on one of those 4-5 players or do you take a QB who is considered a very good prospect. Not sure HC is the destination for a kid leaving Penn. That is one of the problems (w/exceptions !) we have with the portal. I guess we are a developmental D-1 program but if one of our kids develops he may very well be off to a better program.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 18, 2024 13:51:00 GMT -5
Theoretically possible to turn a program around via the portal. Emphasis on theory. Stable teams should have an inherent advantage. Good point. At the same time there are some very smart teams that use it prudently to prevent 'rebuilding' years. UConn comes immediately to mind.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 18, 2024 9:28:46 GMT -5
Big East with just 3 was a bit of a surprise.
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