<p>Hi - the first thing that pops into my mind when reading the post was playing Division III sports ... there are no athletic scholarships in Division III but the level of play ranges from very-very high on down ... some teams heavily recruit while others wait for the students to contact them first ... and the kids playing are playing for the love of the sport. In D3 it might also possible for this student to play multiple sports for her school.</p>
<p>I would make 2 suggestions ... first, research schools ignoring the sports angle first ... when she finds schools in which she is interested (academics, size, location, feel of school, etc) then she should contact the coaches in her sport(s) ... given your description of her academics and athletics I would think most D3 coaches would be happy to talk about their programs with her (most schools have a form to fill out on their web-site to contact coaches).</p>
<p>Second, I would suggest checking out which schools are in D3 ... while this is the wrong sport <a href="http://www.d3hoops.com/regions/confstd.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.d3hoops.com/regions/confstd.htm</a> provides a good look at d3 schools (click on the standings link and you can see what schools are in which conference) ... most of these schools would also have a d3 soccer program. Similarily, if you go to <a href="http://www.laxpower.com/common/college_women.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.laxpower.com/common/college_women.php</a> you can see who has D3 lacrosse programs.</p>