USA Women

Moved by her experiences with the U.S. National Team and Women’s Lacrosse League, the do-it-all dynamo made “grow the game” her personal manifesto.

The U.S. will open defense of its world championship against Ireland in the 16-team world championship.

What began in 1926 at Bryn Mawr (Md.) has grown into a nationally televised, professionally viable, globally ascendant sport. This is the story of women's lacrosse in the U.S.