SPARKS, Md. – The 93rd annual USA Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament is coming to Western New York for Memorial Day Weekend. The event features approximately 600 of the nation’s top high school girls’ lacrosse players competing on regional all-star teams from all over the country.

SPARKS, Md. – USA Lacrosse has launched the Momentum Lab, a new in-house consulting initiative designed to help lacrosse programs accelerate growth, strengthen operations, and elevate the experience for players, coaches, officials, and families. By combining national data, proven best practices, and hands-on support from USA Lacrosse staff, the Momentum Lab delivers customized strategies that empower organizations to move forward with clarity and confidence.

SPARKS, Md. – USA Lacrosse and SportsEngine are deepening their partnership to better serve the lacrosse community, naming SportsEngine as the Preferred Youth Sports Management Platform Partner for USA Lacrosse.

USA Lacrosse hosted a State of the Sport Webinar on March 25, examining the trends, challenges and opportunities within the sport. The presentation generated lively discussion in real-time. Here are some of the questions coming out of the presentation with further insight and resources from USA Lacrosse. To access the full presentation, USA Lacrosse members can log into their membership profile and click on 'My Transcript' and choose 'STATE OF THE SPORT - 2026.'

Alyssa Moheiser is proof that people of any age can help to grow the game of lacrosse.

Moheiser, a freshman on the women’s club team at Creighton, has been a volunteer with her hometown Omaha Lacrosse Club (OLC) in Nebraska since 2022, consistently serving as a clinician with new player clinics and with the OLC’s soft stick program.

She loves working with younger players in demonstrating and teaching new skills and patiently answering questions about the game from participants and parents. Her enthusiasm is evident to all to see.

SPARKS, Md. – For the last two decades, National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) and USA Lacrosse have worked together to help protect the integrity of the sport and the people who play it. That trusted partnership will continue with a new multi-year service agreement with NCSI as the Official Background Screening Services Provider of USA Lacrosse, reinforcing a shared commitment to athlete safety and organizational excellence.

SPARKS, Md. – The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has formally certified USA Lacrosse as the official National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport in the United States, marking a significant milestone as lacrosse prepares to return to the Olympic Games. The sport will be contested as a medal event for the first time in more than a century when men’s and women’s sixes competitions debut at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028.

One of the most enjoyable aspects of the weekly WCLA rankings is seeing new teams entering the poll and being recognized for their achievements. Sometimes, it’s the return of a program after a period of absence, as we have seen this year with No. 1 ranked UC Santa Barbara.

In other cases, it’s the emergence of a program that has never been in the spotlight. The best example of that in 2026 is Auburn, which was unranked in the preseason, entered the ranking in Week 2, and has hovered in the 14-16 range in the poll for much of the season.

Six years ago, Able Lacrosse launched with a simple goal. Brothers Rowan and Christian Dias wanted to share their passion for lacrosse with their younger sister, Elle, and with other children like her who had developmental differences. 

“Honestly, we were just hopeful that we would be able to have a once per week opportunity for Elle and her friends to get together and play lacrosse,” said Vanessa Dias, mother to the three siblings.

Fort Bend Lacrosse, a recreational youth and high school club in the Houston suburbs, has a lot of things working in its favor. Committed coaches, strong board leadership, good facilities, and a solid organizational structure.

Jonathan Swanburg, who stepped into the role of president last year, doesn’t take credit for much of what is working, but appreciates that it is.

“Yeah, I stepped into a very easy situation. The system was up and running. We had teams in place, and everything was good to go,” he said.