Lacrosse Goalie Stick Setups: 2021 Female NCAA Division 1 Top 20
By Coach Damon
Two weeks ago we took a look at the stick setups of the goalies for the top 20 ranked teams on the men’s side. In this post, we’ll do the exact same thing for the female goalies. I’m super curious to see how the female stick setups compare.
The list of Top 20 teams was taken from Inside Lacrosse ranking as of April 21th, 2021. By the time you read this post the current female lacrosse top 20 might look very different as it continues to shape and morph all season long.
But as of right now, here are the top 20 teams, their goalies, and those lady goalie’s lacrosse stick setups.
Just like the men’s post I’m going to add in the shooting string setup because I find that fascinating.
A lot of people want to know which mesh they use and unfortunately just by looking at photos it’s tough to determine. Mesh Dynasty is about the only one you can tell because of their unique colors. Otherwise, the all white mesh all look alike.
In all honesty, I watch way more men’s lacrosse than women’s lacrosse so if you see any mistakes in this post, please leave me a comment down below.
Let’s get into it!
2021 NCAA Female Lacrosse Goalie Stick Setups
1. North Carolina – Taylor Moreno
- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 3 Straight Across
2. Northwestern – Madison Doucette
- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Attack Length
- Shooters: 2 Us’ and a nylon
Cool article in US Lacrosse Magazine about Madison.
3. Syracuse – Asa Goldstock
- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 3 Straight Across
Did you see this sick save from Asa Goldstock?
4.
Boston College – Rachel Hall
- Head: Under Armour Headline
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 1 Nylon, 1 V
5. Stony Brook – Kameron Halsall
- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 2 U’s, 1 Straight Across
6. Notre Dame – Bridget Deehan
- Head: STX Shield
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Attack Length
- Shooters: 1 Nylon, 2 Straight Across
7. Duke – Sophia LeRose
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- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Attack Length
- Shooters: 1 Nylon, 2 U’s
8.
Virginia – Charlie Campbell
- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 2 Straight Across, 1 U
9. Jacksonville – Addy Tysdal
- Head: STX Shield
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 2 U’s
This seems to be the only photo of Addy available on the internet with a goalie stick and I can’t quite tell what that head is. Pretty sure it’s an STX Shield.
10. Florida – Sarah Reznick
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- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 2 Straight Across
11.
Drexel – Zoe Bennett
- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 1 Nylon, 1 Straight Across
12. Loyola – Kaitlyn Larsson
- Head: Under Armour Headline
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 2 U’s
13. Stanford – Kara Rahaim
- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 3 Straight Across
14. Denver – Amelia Cole
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- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 1 Nylon, 1 Straight Across
15.
Maryland – Emily Sterling
- Head: Under Armour Headline
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Attack Length
- Shooters: 1 Nylon, 1 Straight Across, 1 V
16. Johns Hopkins – Kathleen Garvey
- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 3 Straight Across
17. Louisville – Rachel Florek
- Head: Under Armour Headline
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 2 Straight Across, 1 V
18. Richmond – Megan Gianforte
- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 1 Nylon, 2 Straight Across
19.
Rutgers – Alonna Gliksman
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- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 3 Straight Across
20. Arizona State – Berkeley Bonneau
- Head: STX Eclipse 2
- Mesh: 12 Diamond
- Shaft: Goalie Length
- Shooters: 1 Nylon, 2 Straight Across
Conclusion
There you have it – 20 female NCAA Division 1 starting goalies, 20 stick setups. Let’s recap the numbers.
Head:
- STX Eclipse 2 – 14
- STX Shield – 2
- Under Armour Headline – 4
Mesh:
- 12 Diamond – 20
Shaft:
- Attack Length – 4
- Goalie Length – 16
Shooters:
- 3 Straight Across – 5
- 1 Nylon, 2 U’s – 3
- 1 Nylon, 2 Straight Across – 2
- 2 Straight Across, 1 U – 2
- 2 U’s – 2
- 1 Nylon, 1 Straight Across – 2
- 1 Nylon, 1 U – 1
- 1 Straight Across, 2 U’s – 1
- 2 Straight Across – 1
- 1 Nylon, 1 Straight Across, 1 U – 1
My theory that the STX Eclipse 2 is the industry standard in goalie heads right now holds water on the women’s side too. 14 out of the top 20 goalies go with the Eclipse 2.
Interesting to see that 4 goalies go with the Under Armour Headline. No goalies on the male side choose to use this head.
Two lady goalies go with the STX Shield to round out the top 20.
All 20 goalies go with 12 diamond mesh. Clean sweep for the 12 diamond.
Most goalies choose the goalie length shaft which is slightly longer than attack shaft. Although from these pics I saw 4 goalies who use just a normal field player attack shaft for their wand.
In terms of the shooting strings setup, you can see there is a lot of variety.
The most common setup is 3 shooters straight across. 1 Nylon with 2 U’s was also pretty popular.
What’s your goalie stick setup? Leave a comment down below
Until next time! Coach Damon
As always, if you think I messed up on any of these goalies, leave me a comment down below so I can get it fixed.
Maryland women’s lacrosse blows late lead, ends season with 15-14 loss to James Madison
James Madison freshman Caitlin McElwee had little experience — with just 5 career goals — before she rolled softly toward the Maryland goal. But she looked completely unfazed flashing her stick and staring down Maryland women’s lacrosse goalie Emily Sterling.
McElwee caught the pass and extended her arms away from the closing defender, flicking a shot that bounced up and over Sterling.
The tally marked the fifth straight James Madison goal and the second straight Maryland season to end in a comeback postseason defeat after last year’s Final Four loss to Boston College last where it surrendered four unanswered goals in the final seven minutes in a one-goal defeat.
James Madison topped Maryland in Harrisonburg Sunday, 15-14. The Dukes scored five times in the final 6:21, stunning a Maryland team that led for all but the last 2:04 of the second half.
After making eleven consecutive Final Fours, the Terps have been bounced in the second round twice in the last three years, the quickest exits in coach Cathy Reese’s tenure.
“A tough loss for the Terps. I’m proud of our team’s effort in a game that came down to the wire and really could’ve gone either way. Hurts to lose,” Reese said. “… We had a four-goal lead in the fourth quarter … and then a couple of draws went their way and a couple shots went in and I think you just start to get caught back on your heels.”
James Madison couldn’t have asked for a better start to Sunday’s game. Maryland had a strong first defensive possession, but after over a minute of nothing, Lizzy Fox isolated at the top and got a shot past Emily Sterling after a dodge.
[Former Hereford teammates to face off in Maryland, James Madison women’s lacrosse matchup]
The Dukes added their second score on their second shot less than two minutes later. Tewaaraton finalist Isabella Peterson face dodged to her left hand and couldn’t be denied. It was the start of a monstrous day for Peterson, who scored on seven of her eight shots and added two assists.
But the Terps began to respond from there.
Shannon Smith put the Terps on the board midway through the first quarter, sneaking by the James Madison defender with a cut before catching and finishing off a pass from Eloise Clevenger.
It took over five minutes for Maryland to score again.
The tally came from Shaylan Ahearn, who ran in transition and dodged left before firing a shot across James Madison goalie Kat Buchanan and into the back of the goal. She scored another 35 seconds later off a Chrissy Thomas assist to give the Terps a 3-2 lead with 1:44 left in the quarter.
Maryland couldn’t hold that lead through the quarter, though, as the Dukes evened the game up with 14 seconds left to enter the second tied at three apiece.
The teams were similarly evenly matched in a high-scoring second quarter that featured nine scores. Neither team managed to grab a multi-goal lead at any point and the Terps entered the half with an 8-7 lead.
Kori Edmondson led the Terps with three goals in the quarter. The hattrick came after a quiet previous five previous games where the freshman tallied just four scores on 23 shots.
Peterson scored a pair for the Dukes to secure a hat trick in the first half. After her second gave James Madison a one-goal lead, Hannah Leubecker notched the first of her team-high four goals on the day, sneaking a bounce shot past Buchanan. She’d get her second tally soon after.
[Emily Sterling saves nine shots as Maryland women’s lacrosse advances past Drexel, 11-6]
Edmondson and Leubecker accounted for all five of the second-quarter goals that carried the Terps to their halftime lead.
While James Madison began the first half hot, it was all Maryland to begin the second.
Libby May scored her first goal of the day at the 12:53 mark in the third quarter before Fox answered less than 30 seconds later. That would be the only Dukes score of the quarter as the Terps’ defense clamped down.
Peterson answered to halt the Terps’ momentum.
The James Madison star came screaming through the middle. Though the Maryland defense collapsed around her, she finished through the contact and drew a yellow card.
The goal counted and James Madison kept possession because of the penalty. Peterson scored her fifth of the day with a player up to cut the Terps’ lead to two.
But Maryland fended off the Dukes with two quick goals from Chrissy Thomas and Libby May that pushed the lead to 14-10 with 9:18 on the clock.
Peterson began the Dukes run by scoring off a free position chance with under seven minutes remaining. Freshman Maddie Epke added another score less than a minute later.
The teams had traded pairs of goals before but this time was different. Maryland failed to score again while James Madison notched three more to win.
“Only one team’s season ends in a win at the end of the day, so it’s tough,” Reese said. “.We just talked about how this can’t define our growth this season. We have gone through a lot … I’m grateful for every minute that we’ve had to spend together because they’re all just amazing people.”
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The stick is an important element of the goalkeeper’s equipment and is used to hit the puck, pass and control the game. In this section, we will look at the main features of goaltending sticks and offer advice on choosing the right equipment.
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Goalie sticks are one of the key elements of goalkeeping equipment in hockey. They are used to protect the goal from pucks and to block opponents’ shots.
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