Lax For Nerds

Vanderbilt WLAX (9-8)

Division: I
Conference: AAC

Program Trajectory

STEADY

2024 rank (#60 of 127) declined by 15.3% from 2yr weighted baseline (#52). Moved 8 spots.

Recent NET by Season

2022 (DI)

0.923 #40

2023 (DI)

0.687 #62

2024 (DI)

0.790 #60

NET = team’s adjusted Net Efficiency rank metric for that season. Rank = DI WLAX .

Metric	Offense	Defense
Strength of Schedule	0.513 58
RPI	0.522 51
Adjusted Efficiency	0.236 65	0.262 55
Net Efficiency	0.790 60
Avg. Possessions	39.4 96	44.9 76
Goals Per Possession	0.284 49	0.279 69
On-Goal Rate	76.4 15	75.9 101
Goals Per Game	11.2 77	12.5 73
Assist Rate	37.9 100	46.0 77
Free Pos. Success	48.5 35	44.1 54
Unforced TO Rate	16.9 79	17.8 32

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
2024-02-17	Central Mich.	W, 19 - 4	1-0
2024-02-21	Butler	W, 17 - 16	2-0
2024-02-24	Stanford	L, 5 - 18	2-1
2024-03-02	Kennesaw St.	W, 16 - 15	3-1
2024-03-06	Johns Hopkins	L, 3 - 21	3-2
2024-03-10	Arizona St.	W, 13 - 11	4-2
2024-03-13	Mercer	W, 13 - 9	5-2
2024-03-16	Temple	L, 8 - 10	5-3
2024-03-20	Xavier	W, 19 - 6	6-3
2024-03-30	Florida	L, 5 - 20	6-4
2024-04-03	Penn St.	L, 11 - 12	6-5
2024-04-06	Old Dominion	W, 9 - 5	7-5
2024-04-10	Coastal Carolina	L, 8 - 10	7-6
2024-04-13	East Carolina	W, 14 - 13	8-6
2024-04-20	James Madison	L, 8 - 17	8-7
2024-04-27	Cincinnati	W, 14 - 9	9-7
2024-05-02	Florida	L, 8 - 17	9-8

Player	Goals	Assists	Points	Draw Controls	Net Turnovers	LFN Rating	Adj. LFN Rating
Molly Krestinski , So	0.82 705	0.29 692	1.12 751	0.06 1325	0.17 1109	0.141 1446	0.047 1349
Cate Bradley , Jr	1.00 595	0.41 543	1.41 611			0.365 784	0.122 804
Anna Taraboletti , Fr	0.65 835		0.65 1013	0.18 925	0.13 1218	0.131 1494	0.043 1395
Elise Bialecki , So				0.47 666	0.53 421	0.190 1249	0.063 1182
Alex Gladding , Fr				0.18 925	0.65 328	0.146 1429	0.048 1320
Ashley Sampone , Sr					0.16 1147	0.081 1721	0.027 1631
Molly Finlay , Jr	1.76 272	0.59 356	2.35 316	2.29 253	0.57 391	0.669 378	0.223 432
Sammy Nuchow , Jr	0.18 1242	0.82 238	1.00 795	0.06 1325	0.07 1462	0.120 1547	0.040 1447
Kemper Robinson , Jr	2.24 154	0.47 476	2.71 235	1.71 349	1.96 36	1.075 138	0.358 216
Taylor Sampone , Sr				0.12 1058	0.44 534	0.264 1014	0.088 999
Logan Risenhoover , So	0.82 705	0.29 692	1.12 751	0.41 700	0.09 1390	0.297 922	0.099 934
Ella Smith , Sr	1.12 537	1.12 146	2.24 350	3.06 166	1.00 144	0.807 262	0.269 327
Maggie Arnold , Sr				0.18 925	0.34 673	0.147 1422	0.049 1315
Brooke Baker , Jr	2.12 174	0.18 901	2.29 335	0.53 642	0.31 731	0.707 344	0.235 395
Katherine Ernst , So				1.47 391		0.088 1688	0.029 1597

Player

Goals

Assists

Points

Draw
Controls

Net
Turnovers

LFN
Rating

Adj. LFN
Rating

Molly Krestinski , So

0.82 705

0.29 692

1.12 751

0.06 1325

0.17 1109

0.141 1446

0.047 1349

Cate Bradley , Jr

1.00 595

0.41 543

1.41 611

0.365 784

0.122 804

Anna Taraboletti , Fr

0.65 835

0.65 1013

0.18 925

0.13 1218

0.131 1494

0.043 1395

Elise Bialecki , So

0.47 666

0.53 421

0.190 1249

0.063 1182

Alex Gladding , Fr

0.18 925

0.65 328

0.146 1429

0.048 1320

Ashley Sampone , Sr

0.16 1147

0.081 1721

0.027 1631

Molly Finlay , Jr

1.76 272

0.59 356

2.35 316

2.29 253

0.57 391

0.669 378

0.223 432

Sammy Nuchow , Jr

0.18 1242

0.82 238

1.00 795

0.06 1325

0.07 1462

0.120 1547

0.040 1447

Kemper Robinson , Jr

2.24 154

0.47 476

2.71 235

1.71 349

1.96 36

1.075 138

0.358 216

Taylor Sampone , Sr

0.12 1058

0.44 534

0.264 1014

0.088 999

Logan Risenhoover , So

0.82 705

0.29 692

1.12 751

0.41 700

0.09 1390

0.297 922

0.099 934

Ella Smith , Sr

1.12 537

1.12 146

2.24 350

3.06 166

1.00 144

0.807 262

0.269 327

Maggie Arnold , Sr

0.18 925

0.34 673

0.147 1422

0.049 1315

Brooke Baker , Jr

2.12 174

0.18 901

2.29 335

0.53 642

0.31 731

0.707 344

0.235 395

Katherine Ernst , So

1.47 391

0.088 1688

0.029 1597