Last year, CSU San Marcos arrived in Wichita as the number one seed in the USA Lacrosse WCLA tournament’s Division II bracket, advanced to the national semifinals, and got steamrolled, falling 12-2 to eventual D-II champion Vermont.

One year later, the Cougars faced a similar scenario.

Once again, CSUSM arrived at this week’s WCLA championship tournament as the top seed and easily made its way into the semifinal round. But this year, the Cougars had clear intentions on rewriting the ending to the script.

A long opening day, hampered throughout by steady rain and showers, eventually saw most of the top seeded teams advance at the USA Lacrosse WCLA championship tournament Wednesday in Wichita.

Six of the top eight Division I seeds were victorious, moving into Thursday’s national quarterfinals. The only two that didn’t advance were felled in one-goal losses.

SPARKS, Md. – The U.S. Youth National Teams will get a taste of the USA-Canada lacrosse rivalry with the inaugural Rivalry Challenge at USA Lacrosse Headquarters from Sept. 18-21. This historic event will mark the first time the U.S. Youth National Teams will match up against their counterparts from Lacrosse Canada, the governing body for the sport in Canada.

SPARKS, Md. – Working in partnership with GoLiveSports, USA Lacrosse has launched a dedicated streaming channel – USA Lacrosse TV.

The channel will kick off its coverage of USA Lacrosse events and games with the WCLA National Championships from Wichita, Kansas from May 7-10. The WCLA championship features 27 of the nation’s top women’s college club teams competing in two separate divisions. 

For the second straight year, the nation’s top collegiate club teams will gather in Wichita for the annual USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championships, May 7-10 at the Stryker Sports Complex.

The WCLA national tournament, now in its 25th year, features 16 Division I women’s club teams and 11 Division II teams competing for their respective championships.

The 2025 USA Lacrosse WCLA Championship Tournament kicks off on Wednesday, May 7 with all 16 Division I teams in action at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas.

The four-day event features a full schedule of games each day, culminating with the Division I championship game on Saturday, May 10 (12 pm).

SPARKS, Md. — University of Georgia has received the number one seed in the Division I bracket of the 2025 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championships, while CSU San Marcos 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 7-10 at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas.

SPARKS, Md. – National Lacrosse Hall of Fame players and championship coaches Kelly Amonte Hiller and Dom Starsia will be honored at the fourth annual USA Lacrosse Foundation Gala on June 4 in New York City. The event will be held at Gotham Hall and will be emceed by another Hall of Famer, ESPN lacrosse analyst Sheehan Stanwick Burch.

SPARKS, Md. – Here We Flo will be an official sponsor for two USA Lacrosse events coming up next month – the USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championship and the USA Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament.

While it's not a perfect comparison, the WCLA (Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates) and NASCAR do share one thing in common… both organizations launch each new season with their largest event of the year.

For NASCAR, that’s the annual Daytona 500, which brings more eyeballs to the racing circuit than any other event. Similarly, the WCLA launches each February with the Santa Barbara Shootout, which will have more participating teams than any event of the women’s club season.