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Submitted by blogue on Sat, 07/09/2022 - 16:49

TOWSON, Md. — The home soil hex no longer haunts the U.S. women’s national team.

Marie McCool and Sam Apuzzo scored three goals each and Ally Mastroianni pulled down seven draw controls to lead the United States to an 11-8 win over Canada in the World Lacrosse Women’s Championship gold medal match Saturday at Unitas Stadium.

The U.S. led from start to finish, though never by more than four goals, in a closely contested final. Apuzzo also contributed two assists to earn Player of the Match honors.

Submitted by blogue on Wed, 07/06/2022 - 16:49

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – World Lacrosse Sixes is set for its debut at the global level with 16 men’s and women’s teams taking the field at the 11th edition of The World Games starting Friday at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s PNC Field. Ninety-six of the sport’s top athletes from around the world will help make lacrosse history at the multi-sport event, which is returning to the United States for the first time since its 1981 debut in Santa Clara, California.  

Submitted by blogue on Fri, 07/01/2022 - 23:52

TOWSON, Md. — It was a sight that any Long Island lacrosse fan who watched Kylie Ohlmiller during her historic career at Stony Brook was quite familiar with.

Ohlmiller streaked through the Scotland defense Friday night at Johnny Unitas Stadium, cutting in from the right wing toward the middle. From goal line extended, Sam Apuzzo fed and hit Ohlmiller in stride.

Submitted by blogue on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 21:53

TOWSON, Md. — A rematch of the last World Lacrosse women’s championship game had a championship atmosphere as the United States defeated Canada 16-11 before a boisterous crowd at Unitas Stadium and a national television audience on ESPN2 on the opening night of the 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship.

Submitted by blogue on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 17:11

COLORADO SPRINGS — World Lacrosse today announced the schedule for its 2022 Men’s U21 Championship, hosted by Ireland Lacrosse at the University of Limerick from August 10-20. The largest junior-level world championship staged to date by World Lacrosse will feature a record 23 teams and more than 500 athletes competing in 86 games over 11 days. 

The 23 teams in Limerick will be split into five pools — three groups of five and two groups of four. Pool A features the top ranked teams: USA, Canada, Australia, Haudenosaunee and England. 

Submitted by blogue on Thu, 06/23/2022 - 10:28

SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse and Gatorade, the sports fuel leader, announced a multi-year partnership as the “Exclusive Sports Drink of USA Lacrosse.” Through the agreement, Gatorade becomes an Official Partner of USA Lacrosse and the U.S. national teams, providing access to its entire product portfolio.

Submitted by blogue on Tue, 06/21/2022 - 09:55

Gorgeous views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline greeted attendees to the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York City for the inaugural USA Lacrosse Legacy Gala on June 9. It set an appropriate stage for a memorable night that raised over $625,000 to help fuel USA Lacrosse initiatives.

Submitted by blogue on Mon, 06/13/2022 - 12:26

SPARKS, Md. — Four years ago this summer, the U.S. men’s team nipped Canada 9-8 on Tom Schreiber’s last-second goal in Netanya, Israel to win the 2018 men’s world championship. Since then, the U.S. men’s team has reconvened under head coach John Danowski for a handful of events, but the leadup to the next world championship was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Submitted by blogue on Thu, 06/09/2022 - 08:29

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Five years ago the United States women’s lacrosse team hoisted the World Cup trophy high above their heads as they celebrated in Guildford, England. It was a magical moment, but on Wednesday night, this year’s U.S. players got a taste of what could come.

The U.S. defeated a team of talented players from Athletes Unlimited 15-8 before a spirited crowd of 2,250 spectators at Stony Brook’s Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.