AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Emma LoPinto and Charlotte North combined for 20 points as the United States knocked off Peru 25-1 in pool play at the Pan-American Women’s Lacrosse Championship on Friday at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex.
The victory clinches a spot in the semifinal round for the USA, which also assures the team of a top four finish and a berth in next summer’s World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Tokyo.
The U.S. has won the last four World Lacrosse women’s championships in field lacrosse at the senior level, most recently in 2022 when it edged Canada in Towson, Md. Canada is off to a 2-0 start in the Pan-American tournament after beating Jamaica today.
LoPinto, a gold medalist on the 2024 U.S. U20 team, led the way on Friday with a stellar 12-point afternoon that included five goals, seven assists and three caused turnovers on the ride. North also had five goals and dished out three assists.
The U.S. dominated possession in its first ever meeting with Peru, helped in large measure by Ally Mastroianni’s game-high 12 draw controls. The U.S. offense also got hat tricks from Sam Apuzzo, Rachel Clark and Marie McCool.
Caylee Waters went the distance in goal to earn the victory. Waters allowed just one goal, a rebound tally by Peru’s Morgan Ortega late in the fourth quarter after Waters had made a save on Peru’s initial shot attempt.
The U.S. (2-0) wraps up pool play on Saturday against Mexico (1-1). The semifinals will be held on Sunday, June 29 with the championship game slated for Monday, June 30. All games are being streamed live on World Lacrosse TV.
USA Goals: Emma LoPinto 5, Charlotte North 5, Sam Apuzzo 3, Rachel Clark 3, Marie McCool 3, Shea Baker, Anna Brandt, Ally Kennedy, Ally Mastroianni, Emma Muchnick, Cassidy Weeks.
USA Assists: Emma LoPinto 7, Charlotte North 3, Rachel Clark 2, Kenzie Kent 2, Maddie Burns, Ally Mastroianni, Marie McCool, Cassidy Weeks
USA Goaltending: Caylee Waters (1 save, 1 GA, 60 minutes)
Peru Goal: Morgan Ortega
Friday Scores
Canada 22, Jamaica 1
Haudenosaunee 18, Argentina 9
Puerto Rico 14, Mexico 8
United States 25, Peru 1
Saturday Games
United States vs Mexico
Canada vs Argentina
Puerto Rico vs Peru
Haudenosaunee vs Jamaica
