Events
SPARKS, Md. – The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) national championship event is moving to Naples, Florida in 2026, with all games to be played at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex. Dates for the 2026 championship tournament are May 11-16.
This marks the first time in the 25-year history of the WCLA event that the championship tournament will be hosted in Florida.
USA Lacrosse is teaming up with Halpern Travel as the Official Housing Partner for USA Lacrosse and the U.S. National Teams. Halpern Travel will provide seamless stays for USA Lacrosse members at our events around the country and help fulfill the housing needs for the 14 USA national teams, allowing the nation’s best players to compete and train at a peak level.
There’s not much that Crista Samaras hasn’t accomplished in the lacrosse world.
She was a three-time collegiate All-American attacker at Princeton, a two-time Ivy League Player of the Year, and graduated in 1999 ranked first on both the school's career goals list (189) and career points list (270). She then played on two U.S. World Cup teams, winning gold in 2001 and silver in 2005.
Sometimes you don’t know where life is going to take you.
If Sam Geiersbach hadn’t torn her ACL her sophomore year in 2018 at Richmond and if COVID hadn’t cancelled the 2020 season, she probably never would have gotten a bonus graduate school year at North Carolina in 2022.
That year turned out to be magical. She scored the final four goals of the game in UNC’s epic come-from-behind win over Northwestern in the NCAA semifinals and then scored three goals in the title game victory over Boston College to earn NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player honors.
Tickets are now on sale for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, hosted by USA Lacrosse on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at the M&T Bank Exchange in Baltimore, Maryland.
All tickets must be purchased online in advance. Walk-ups will not be accepted and tickets will not be sold at the door.
When Christie Jenkins Kemezis received a phone call from Maryland head coach Cathy Reese, she thought they were just going to discuss some “things, Terps, this and that.” What Reese really wanted to discuss: Jenkins Kemezis’ induction into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
“I was surprised,” Jenkins Kemezis said.”I'm completely honored, just knowing how many amazing players are out there, before me, after me, with me.”
Casey Powell is one of the most creative players to ever play the sport – but even for a magician like him, it starts with the fundamentals.
Powell, a National Lacrosse Hall of Fame member, was a presenter at last year’s USA Lacrosse Academy in Denver and he’ll be back to share his knowledge again this year with fellow coaches from Dec. 6-7 at the Sonesta Hotel in Denver. Powell, the head boys’ lacrosse coach at Colorado Academy, will present this year on “How to Become an All-American in Your Own Back Yard.”
USA Lacrosse today announced its full schedule for the upcoming Denver Regional Academy on December 6-7, featuring an expert line-up of coaches and officials for the two-day educational event.
The USA Lacrosse Academy in Denver will be held at the Sonesta Hotel, with registration spots still available. The event is open to both USA Lacrosse members and non-members.
SPARKS, Md. – Following the highly-successful debut of the inaugural Atlas Cup, the dates for the 2026 edition have been set. USA Lacrosse will once again host some of the top men’s and women’s international teams in sixes competition at its headquarters from October 23-25, 2026. (Note date change from original announcement of Oct. 2-4).
As one would expect in a place like Casper, Wyoming, outdoor recreational activities such as hunting, fishing, hiking and skiing are quite popular. Lacrosse hopes to join that roster in the near future.
With support from USA Lacrosse, which provided sticks and other equipment, the Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming recently hosted a two-day event designed to introduce the game and empower youth. Providing hands-on skills training through clinics, and competition opportunities with a Flex6 tournament, the event drew over 200 youth participants.