SPARKS, Md. — Head coach Lindsey Munday has announced the addition of Ellie Masera to the USA roster for The World Games 2025, a quadrennial Olympic-style event that will feature women’s lacrosse as a championship sport for the third time. The lacrosse competition at The World Games, featuring the sixes discipline, begins on Aug. 7 in Chengdu, China.
Masera was a member of the U.S. team that finished as the runner-up to Canada at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Ala. Masera finished second on the U.S. with 14 goals and 19 points during the 2022 event and is the only returning player to this year’s squad. She also participated with the U.S. team at the USA Lacrosse Experience in Indianapolis last fall, scoring six goals to help the U.S. post a perfect 3-0 record.
Masera, an assistant coach at Notre Dame last year, was a two-time All-American at Stony Brook and a Tewaaraton finalist in 2024. She played in Athletes Unlimited last summer and then participated in the Women’s Lacrosse League All-Star game in Kansas City earlier this year.
The complete USA roster follows:
USA Women's World Games Roster
| Name | Position | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Apuzzo | Field | West Babylon, N.Y. | Boston College '19 |
| Shea Dolce | Goalie | Darien, Conn. | Boston College '26 |
| Chloe Humphrey | Field | Darien, Conn. | North Carolina '28 |
| Ally Kennedy | Field | North Babylon, N.Y. | Stony Brook '20 |
| Kenzie Kent | Field | Norwell, Mass. | Boston College '19 |
| Ellie Masera | Field | Eastport, N.Y. | Stony Brook '24 |
| Ally Mastroianni | Field | Martinsville, N.J. | North Carolina '21 |
| Marie McCool | Field | Moorestown, N.J. | North Carolina '18 |
| Taylor Moreno | Goalie | Huntington, N.Y. | North Carolina '21 |
| Charlotte North | Field | Dallas, Texas | Boston College '21 |
| Izzy Scane | Field | Clarkston, Mich. | Northwestern '22 |
| Cassidy Weeks | Field | Bayport, N.Y. | Boston College '23 |
The U.S. team will hold a staging camp in Los Angeles from Aug. 1-3 before heading to China for The World Games.
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