In 2022, Katie Silbermann helped lead her Virginia Club team to the national semifinals of the Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) national tournament. That experience, in part, helped shape her future path in lacrosse. 

The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) national championship event is returning to the nation’s central region in 2024 with its first-ever appearance in Kansas.

USA Lacrosse has announced that the 2024 WCLA Division I and II National Championships will be played at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas.  Dates for the 2024 championship tournament are May 7-10.

As the new academic year gets underway for colleges from coast-to-coast, it’s a good time to consider if starting a WCLA (Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates) club lacrosse team on your campus might be the right decision. 

As last year’s USA Lacrosse WCLA Division I and II national champions, Boston College and New Hampshire will gladly tell you there are a range of benefits for all participants, including the possibly of capturing a glimmering trophy to permanently display back on your campus.

There may be a strong sense of déjà vu when the 2023 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championship gets underway next Tuesday in Virginia Beach.

To begin with, both of the number one seeds – Boston College Club in Division I and Utah Valley in Division II – were also the top seeds in last year’s championship tournament. Additionally, 22 of the 28 teams at this year’s event were also qualifiers for last year’s tournament. That’s one of the highest returnee rates in the championship’s 22-year history.

The 2023 USA Lacrosse WCLA Championship Tournament kicks off on Tuesday, May 9 with all 16 Division I teams playing in opening round games at the Princess Anne Athletic Complex in Virginia Beach. The Division II competition begins on Wednesday with 12 teams in action.

The four-day event features a full schedule of games each day, culminating with the Division I and Division II championship games on Friday, May 12.

Defending champion Boston College Club has received the number one seed in the Division I bracket of the 2023 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championships, while Utah Valley University earned the No. 1 seed in the Division II field.

The WCLA National Championships showcase the nation’s premier non-varsity collegiate women’s teams and will be played May 9-12 at the Princess Anne Athletic Complex and Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Va.

USA Lacrosse and the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) have announced eight training dates for the 2023 College Player Officials Academy (CPOA), a joint venture between the two organizations designed to recruit and train current lacrosse players to become the next generation of women’s game officials.

Coinciding with many of the IWLCA’s summer tournaments, the CPOA events provide candidates with hands-on training and live game action to supplement classroom instruction.

Momentum is a good thing in sports, and that’s something the college club teams that comprise USA Lacrosse’s WCLA (Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates) ranks are counting on in 2023.

After having both the 2020 and 2021 seasons wiped out due to the global pandemic, the WCLA finally returned to the field in 2022 with a full season and a successful national championship tournament in Round Rock, Texas. Boston College and Loyola (Md.) emerged as the D1 & D2 champions, respectively.

The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) national championship event is returning to a popular and familiar East Coast location in 2023.

USA Lacrosse has announced that the 2023 WCLA Division I and II National Championships will be played at the Princess Anne Athletic Complex and Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The same venue previously hosted the WCLA Championship in 2014, 2015, and 2019.

ROUND ROCK, Texas – Saturday afternoon, just minutes after Boston College Club defeated Georgia, 12-7, to claim its first WCLA Division I title, four of BC’s players found themselves together for one of the plethora of celebratory photos that were being taken by parents and supporters. 

Standing on the Field 1 turf at Round Rock’s Multipurpose Complex, there was an odd feeling of familiarity between the current moment and one that occurred last spring.