In my opinion, depending on the sport will her spot/position be filled in the ED round. Will there still be room on the team if she comes in “late” and does she think she would want to be at the school without her sport?
Agree with above that it is a disappointment that they will not do a merit pre-read. Possibly the school (like many others) is shifting some $’s away from merit and adding funds on the FA side.