Congratulations ladies with the extra portal money hopefully we can snag two maybe even three top portal transfers a couple good freshman and end up in the top 10 next year
We only lose two major contributors from this year’s team — A Lily Dixon and D/FO Katie Buck. Mind you, those are two huge pieces, as Dixon was one of the top distributors in the country, and Buck was one of the top draw control players in the country (in addition to being a key defender).
I think you're right that Dixon and Buck were two of our top players, but I'd put Ling in there as a top 3, as she ended up top 5 in goals and points nationally. I think Sutley could be a decent replacement for Dixon, as she apprenticed with Dixon for the last 2 years and has many of the same qualities (but is also aggressive to the cage). Hopefully, Coach Lehman has somebody in mind on the current roster to replace Buck as the primary draw control player; if not, that should be another priority in the portal.
Correction - RU also finished 16th in the final IL media poll. I was looking at the previous poll when I said 20th.
Actually, you might be on to something there. I saw her listed as a Senior and just assumed she was out of eligibility, but you’re right that she’s only been here for 4 years and missed her sophomore year with an injury. So she DOES have one more year of eligibility.
