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There will be plenty of familiarity when the women's sixes national teams from Canada, the Haudenosaunee Nationals, Puerto Rico and the United States meet at The Atlas Cup at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md. from Sept. 26-28.
The U.S. beat Canada in the gold medal game at The World Games in China last month, a tournament using the sixes discipline of the sport that will also be play at The Atlas Cup. All 12 players from that USA team will back in action.
Earlier this summer in June, these four teams were the top four finishers in traditional field lacrosse at the Pan-American Women's Lacrosse Championship in Auburndale, Fla. The U.S. topped Canada in the championship game, while the Haudenosaunee Nationals rallied past Puerto Rico for the bronze. Ten of the USA players that competed at the PALA championship will suit up for the Atlas Cup.
Add it all up and you've got many of the best players in the world playing the fast-paced version of the sport that will be utilized for the LA28 Olypmics.
Following is a breakdown of some of the top players slated to participate in the Atlas Cup:
Star Power: Even as a defender, Brooklyn Walker-Welch's game translates to the sixes format. She earned All-World honors at The World Games in helping Canada to the silver medal. That came on the heels of making the all-tournament team at the PALA championship, which came on the heels of well, helping the Tar Heels of North Carolina win the NCAA championship in May. She's earned All-America honors in three seasons at UNC, including first team this year.
On the World Stage: Erica Evans was a central figure in helping Canada win its only two gold medals in international women's lacrosse competition - the U19 world championship in 2015 in Scotland and The World Games in 2022 in Birmingham, Ala. That's just a sliver of her international career over the last decade. She's made the All-World team at the U19 championship (2015), World Cup (2017), box championship (2024) and The World Games (2025). She's the only player to medal at all three editions of The World Games (one gold, two silver). At the collegiate level, she set Canisius' school record for career goals before playing her final season at Maryland, helping the Terps win the 2019 NCAA title.
On the Rise: Annabel Child made her mark on the collegiate game as a defender. She started 40 games over three seasons at Harvard, earning first team All-Ivy League and USA Lacrosse honorable mention All-America honors in 2025. She'll finish up her college career at Northwestern. This summer she showed her versatility and adaptability to the sixes format, leading Canada in scoring with 27 points (14g, 13a) at The World Games.
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Madalyn Baxter
Annabel Child
Bianca Chevarie
Aurora Cordingley
Jordan Dean
Kylea Dobson
Erica Evans
Nicole Perroni
Lauren Spence
Brooklyn Walker-Welch
Dylana Williams
Milana Zizakovic
Star Power: Sierra Cockerille gave the U.S. all it could handle during the Pan-American championship in June. She went 50-50 on the draw against the U.S. team stars, helping to keep things close in a tight semifinal battle. The draw isn't as big a factor in sixes with just one per quarter, but Cockerille has other parts to her game. She was tied for second on the Haudenosaunee with 13 points (9g, 4a) in five games at the PALA championship. At Syracuse, she finished her career with 129 points (76g, 53), earning third-team All-America honors as a senior in 2023.
On the World Stage: Paige Crandall has represented the Haudenosaunee Nationals dating back to the 2022 World Cup in Towson, Md., and the goalie was at her best during the Pan-American championship in Florida. She earned all-tournament honors, highlighted by a 14-save effort against the U.S. team which had the Haudenosaunee within three goals (10-7) entering the final quarter of a semifinal matchup. Crandall was a four-year starter at LeMoyne, going 53-19 in her career.
On the Rise: Just a junior at UAlbany, Paisely Cook has already represented the Haudenosaunee Nationals at multiple events, including the World Cup in 2022, the U20 World Championship in 2024 and the Pan-American championship in 2025. She led America East with 127 draw controls last season and has scored 22 goals over her first two seasons with the Great Danes.
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Timmia Bomberry
Sierra Cockerille
Paisley Cook
Jordan Coulon
Paige Crandall
Lois Garlow
Chloe Luther
Bean Minerd
Mia Mitchell
Kimaura Schindler
Tallis Tarbell
Allyson Trice
Tickets are available for the Atlas Cup from Sept. 26-28 at USA Lacrosse. Sixes action with Canada, Haudenosaunee Nationals, Puerto Rico and USA.
Star Power: Bri Carrasquillo led Oregon with 40 goals as a graduate student in 2025, scoring five goals in at least three games. She began her college career at Yale, where she scored 51 goals over parts of four seasons with the Bulldogs. She's been a part of the Puerto Rico national team since the 2022 World Cup and led Puerto Rico with 10 goals during the Pan-American championship in June.
On the World Stage: Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw helped Puerto Rico make a splash on the international scene, helping their U19 team to an undefeated record (8-0) at the 2019 world championship in Peterborough, Ontario. She then scored a team-high 17 goals in helping Puerto Rico to finish in 11th place at the 2022 World Cup. Rodriguez-Shaw scored 35 goals over the last two seasons at UMass after beginning her career at Duquesne. She scored 94 goals in her two years at Duquesne.
On the Rise: Lucia Nash-Legares will be well acquainted with Tierney Field over the next month. She's playing with U.S. U19 Youth National Team at this weekend's Rivalry Challenge, ahead of The Atlas Cup, and then will be back with the U.S. U19 team for the Brogden Cup at the end of October. A high school senior at Morris Knolls (N.J.), the Yale commit had six goals and three assists for Puerto Rico at the Pan-American championship this summer.
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Victoria Bustamante
Bri Carrasquillo
Sophia Corretjer
Isa Henson-Vendrell
Sofia Herrera
Hannah Lewis
Lucia Nash-Lagares
Adrianna Nojaim-Jimenez
Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw
Hunter Roman
Jenn Seebach
Jo Torres
Star Power: Is there a bigger name in the sport than Charlotte North? The Tewaaraton winner who helped Boston College win its first NCAA championship in 2021 has kept on winning titles. She helped the U.S. win the World Cup in 2022 (team-high 23 goals), the box world championship in 2024 (team-high 25 goals) and the Pan-American (all-tournament) and World Games (All-World, 29 points) in 2025. At the pro level, she led the Boston Guard to the inaugural Women's Lacrosse League Championship Series title in February and previously starred in Athletes Unlimited.
On the World Stage: Marie McCool was still in college when she helped the U.S. World Cup team win gold in 2017 and she's been a constant presence in the national team program ever since. Most recently she was named the MVP of The World Games 2025 after leading the tournament with 20 goals and 32 points to return the gold to the U.S. She's the only lacrosse player to have two golds at The World Games (2017, 2025) and also has two World Lacrosse field championships (2017, 2022).
On the Rise: It's been quite the 2025 for Chloe Humphrey. The alum of the U.S. National Team Development Program missed the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 championship with an injury, but came back with a vengeance. She won the Tewaaraton as a freshman after leading North Carolina to the NCAA championship this spring, attended the ESPYs, earned all-tournament honors at the Pan-American championship and then helped the U.S. win gold at The World Games in China.
Full Roster
Sam Apuzzo
Shea Dolce
Chloe Humphrey
Ally Kennedy
Kenzie Kent
Ellie Masera
Ally Mastroianni
Marie McCool
Taylor Moreno
Charlotte North
Izzy Scane
Cassidy Weeks
Brian Logue has worked at USA Lacrosse since 2000 and is currently the senior director of communications. He saw his first lacrosse game in 1987 - Virginia at Delaware - and fell in love with the sport while working at Washington and Lee University.
