Meet the 12: Introducing the 2025 U.S. Women's Sixes National Team

The U.S. Women’s Sixes National Team has touched down in Chengdu, China, to compete at The World Games for the third time — but with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics just three years away, the event takes on even greater significance.

The World Games 2025, a global multi-sport competition featuring some of the most popular sports not included in the Olympic program, presents one of the few dress rehearsals for the United States before 2028.

The 12-player U.S. roster spent three days in Los Angeles for a staging camp before making the trip to Chengdu. In L.A., they toured the Stadium at Exposition Park — the site where lacrosse will step onto the Olympic stage.

“I’m getting goosebumps just thinking about it,” Chloe Humphrey said. “I picture a packed house here to watch lacrosse in 2028.”

The Olympic vision is getting clearer, but coach Lindsey Munday and her coaching staff have something else to focus on first — winning a gold medal at The World Games and avenge their championship game loss to Canada in 2022.

Munday assembled a 12-woman roster that features one of the greatest assortments of offensive talent the U.S. National Team program has ever seen. Tewaaraton Award winners meet former All-Americans and current Women’s Lacrosse League pros to comprise a roster that has another gold medal on its mind.

“We have a great mix of players who are super strong dodgers, but also creative and fun,” Munday said. “It’s finding the best mix — not having 12 of the same players but having 12 individuals who can play great together.”

We asked Munday about the makeup of the roster and why these 12 give the U.S. the best shot at gold.

SAM APUZZO

Apuzzo, the former Tewaaraton winner from Boston College, will compete in her first official Sixes competition for the U.S. and will serve as one of the team captains. She scored 283 goals during her time at Boston College and won a gold medal with the 2022 U.S. Women’s National Team. After finishing second in two straight Athletes Unlimited seasons, Apuzzo finished atop the leaderboard in 2024.

SHEA DOLCE

Dolce is one of two current college players on the roster, starring at Boston College and winning an NCAA championship in 2024. She returns to Asia after helping lead the U.S. U20 team to the gold medal during last summer’s world championship in Hong Kong, China.

“This game is for goalies, and Shea is a goalie for this game,” Munday said. “She can make point-blank saves. She makes the saves you need to make, but she also makes the saves that no one should make.”

CHLOE HUMPHREY

Humphrey joins the U.S. Women’s Sixes roster fresh off leading North Carolina to the NCAA Women’s Championship — a feat that helped her win the Tewaaraton Award as a redshirt freshman.

Humphrey has played just one year of college lacrosse, but her 90 goals and 28 assists suggest she fits in just fine with the star power on this roster.

“I've seen her since she was in high school and you knew how great she was going to be,” Munday said. “She’s someone who wants to get better, even playing on the defensive end and developing her game that way. She has fit in seamlessly.”

ALLY KENNEDY

Kennedy was an All-American and star midfielder for Stony Brook before transitioning into the U.S. Senior and Box program. She won gold with the U.S. in the 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship.

Last fall, Kennedy used her speed in transition to lead the U.S. to the gold medal in the first-ever Women’s Box World Championship — an effort that earned her Most Outstanding Player honors.

“She is impossible to stop in the midfield,” Munday said. “She is the number one spark in transition. I'm excited to have people watch her fly up and down the field and score some transition goals.”

KENZIE KENT

Kent makes her first official appearance on a U.S. Women’s National Team roster after serving as an alternate for the 2022 gold-medal winning team.

She made her mark as a two-sport star at Boston College — advancing to two national championship games in lacrosse and appearing in three Frozen Fours with the hockey program.

“She does everything very quietly. It’s incredible the skill that she has with her vision. The connection she has with the players is fun to be a part of.”

ELLIE MASERA

Masera is the lone representative from the previous The World Games roster. She finished second on the team with 14 goals and 19 points at the time, when she was still a rising senior at Stony Brook. She finished her college career as a Tewaaraton Award finalist and an All-American, using her dizzying quickness to score 232 goals during her Seawolves career.

“She brings so much energy,” Munday said. “She has these highlight-reel plays that spark a team defense, or kickstart offense transition.”

ALLY MASTROIANNI

Mastroianni, another member of the 2022 U.S. team, won a national championship as a two-way midfielder at North Carolina. She also took home gold as part of the inaugural U.S. Women’s Box team, showcasing her versatility as a player.

A veteran of Sixes, having played at Super Sixes in 2023 and the USA Lacrosse Experience in 2024, Mastroianni can be relied upon on both sides of the field.

“She is a true two-way middie,” Munday said. “She’s going to be an anchor for us defensively and in the midfield. To have that leadership defensively to help the attackers is going to be great.”

MARIE MCCOOL

McCool, a two-time gold medalist with the U.S. Women’s National Team and a national champion at North Carolina, is one of only two players on the roster that has experience in The World Games competition.

She took home the gold in Wroclaw, Poland, as a rising senior at North Carolina, playing with now U.S. assistant Michelle Tumolo. She has become a vocal leader for the U.S. and was voted team captain prior to the trip to Chengdu.

McCool’s grandparents lived in China, and thus this journey takes on a different meaning for her family.

TAYLOR MORENO

Moreno has been one of the most accomplished goalies in lacrosse since stepping foot on campus at North Carolina in 2018. In her college career, she made 667 saves for the Tar Heels.

She graduated after winning a national title and took home two straight Athletes Unlimited championships in 2022 and 2023.

“How can you not put Taylor on the team?” Munday said. “Her stick work and how strong she is on the clear, those are going to be really valuable.”

CHARLOTTE NORTH

North heads to Chengdu after winning gold medals with the U.S. field and box teams in 2022 and 2024, respectively. She won two straight Tewaaraton Awards and led Boston College to the 2021 national championship.

The World Games represent North’s second official event as part of the U.S. Women’s Sixes process. She played at the USA Lacrosse Experience in 2024.

“She’s someone you gravitate toward, both the fans and the girls, too,” Munday said. “She has such an awesome personality, for camaraderie and for togetherness. She loves the game of lacrosse, and that's what you want.”

IZZY SCANE

Scane, like North, set all kinds of records during a legendary run in college lacrosse. She scored 376 goals at Northwestern, including 98 and 99 in consecutive seasons.

She won the Tewaaraton Award in 2023 and 2024 before transitioning into her career in the Women’s Lacrosse League.

“She’s playing some of her best lacrosse right now,” Munday said. “The power that she has in terms of her dodging and finishing ability, it’s awesome to watch. She can play anywhere and everywhere.”

CASSIDY WEEKS

A true jack-of-all-trades for the U.S. Women’s Sixes team, Weeks finished her Boston College career last spring with 127 goals, 32 assists, 56 caused turnovers and 124 draw controls.

Weeks might be the player on the U.S. with the best skillset to play defense in Sixes, and she’ll spend plenty of time running with fellow middies Mastroianni, Kennedy, McCool and Masera.

“She’s so consistent, and I say that as the highest compliment,” Munday said. “Consistency is one of the most underrated qualities. She is one of the best players I have ever seen at it.”