Kenzie Kent Makes Offense Click as Teammates Sing Her Praises

CHENGDU, China — Sam Apuzzo and Charlotte North, two Boston College legends and Tewaaraton Award winners, slowly made their way up the stairs at Chengdu No. 7 High School Eastern Campus Athletics Field after combining for five goals and two assists in another U.S Women’s Sixes victory at The World Games 2025.

Fresh off doing interviews with the foreign press in the Mixed Media Zone, two of the brightest stars in women’s lacrosse had spent enough time in the 97-degree heat, a temperature that doesn’t come close to the conditions on the Astroturf World Games field. 

Before Apuzzo and North headed for the air conditioning, they spent a few minutes talking about one of their favorite lacrosse players in the world. The tired expressions disappeared as soon as they got the chance to sing the praises of their teammate, Kenzie Kent.

“She is on the Mount Rushmore of lacrosse,” North said. “She's one of the most skilled players who has ever played.”

“She’s the most endearing teammate that I've ever had,” Apuzzo said.

Kent, the soft-spoken former All-American from Boston College, might not find herself at the top of an opposing team’s scouting report, but she’s fine with it. She’d rather do her work in silence.

She lived up to her reputation on Friday, turning in a goal and seven assists to lead the U.S. to a 25-13 victory over Australia in the second group play game of The World Games. She turned in the type of stat line that left her teammates, her coaches and even herself astounded.

“She had seven?” head coach Lindsey Munday said. “She’s a silent assassin.”

“Oh wow, I didn’t know that,” Kent said.

“That’s exactly who she is,” Apuzzo said. “She’d rather make the extra pass.”

She executed with precision from behind the cage and in transition, giving attackers high-percentage shots, which led the U.S. to score 25 goals on 46 shots on goal, with 21 of those goals coming off an assist.

Munday spent time leading into Friday’s game emphasizing the connection between the 12 players on the U.S. roster. It was on full display in a dizzying offensive effort that has the U.S. in a strong position heading into Saturday’s matchup with Czechia.

Kent was the catalyst for the chemistry, but she unsurprisingly credited her teammates with her success. 

“We want to be the most connected team in the world,” Kent said. “I feel so lucky to be playing with the absolute best finishers in the world.”

Kent’s humility and personality make it so she doesn’t always stand out as she’s slowly carving up defenses, but she’s been developing her vision and passing ability gradually since her time at Boston College.

She tallied more assists than goals in her lacrosse career (133 assists, 131 goals). During her four years playing hockey for the Eagles, the ratio was even more pronounced (98 assists, 40 goals).

She credited hockey with helping her vision when she stepped onto the lacrosse field.

“I’ve developed a lot as a player,” she said. “I used to look for people a lot more, and people were able to scout that. As I've gotten older, I've been able to be more of a threat as a dodger. That’s opened the feeding game for me.”

Kent’s development has helped her become a mainstay in both the field and Sixes disciplines for the U.S., helping to set up some of the best scorers in the history of women’s lacrosse.

The best finishers in the world continue to be impressed by Kent, no matter how often they’re on the other end of a beautiful feed.

“She knows where to be to help you,” Apuzzo said. “You get a ground ball and look up, and she's in the right spot to help you so you don’t have to make a hard play.”

Kent was an alternate on the 2022 U.S. Women’s National Team that won gold in Towson, Md. Now, she’ll get a chance to contribute to another gold-medal team in China.

With often little acclaim, Kent has chiseled out a stellar lacrosse career — and it seems far from over.

“She’s probably the most underrated player of all time,” North said.