UTICA, N.Y. — The first official game for the U.S. Women’s Box Lacrosse National Team had a familiar result for a country that has been highly successful in international competition. The U.S. women downed the Netherlands 32-3 in the opening day of action from the inaugural World Lacrosse Women’s Box Championship at the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.

SPARKS, Md. — The captains for the inaugural U.S. Women’s Box National Team have been selected. Emily Hawryschuk will be the captain while Ally Mastroianni and Kayla Wood will be the assistant captains. World Lacrosse rules also allow for an auxiliary captain in the event the captain is not dressed for a game and Kristen Carr will serve in that role.

SPARKS, Md. — USA Lacrosse and head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein have named the staff for the U.S. Women’s Senior National Team that will represent the United States in the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Japan. Melissa Lehman, Kayla Treanor and Devon Wills will serve as assistant coaches and Jennifer Kent will be the team operations administrator.

SPARKS, Md. — Registration for two new USA Lacrosse Regional Academy events in Dallas and Denver is now open, offering professional development opportunities for coaches and officials. Both events are scheduled for Dec. 7-8, 2024.

The USA Lacrosse Academy in Denver will be held at the Sonesta Hotel. More details here.

In 2016, as part of the grand opening for the new USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Maryland, the national governing body unveiled a 9/11 memorial garden located in the southwest corner of the promenade around Tierney Field.

World Lacrosse announced on Wednesday that 26 games from the upcoming World Lacrosse Box Championships will be carried on ESPN Networks. The World Lacrosse Box Championships take place in Utica, N.Y. from Sept. 20-29.

The U.S. men have won the bronze medal at the previous five box world championships, most recently in 2019. This is the first time World Lacrosse has ever hosted a world championship for women's box lacrosse.

Jacquelin ‘Jackie’ Pitts, a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and one of the most impactful figures in the history and development of women’s lacrosse, passed away on Friday, August 30 at her home in Delaware. She was 87 years of age.

Pitts’ lifetime of lacrosse experience spanned the entire spectrum of the sport: player, coach, educator, camp director, administrator, and international pioneer for women’s lacrosse.

Following more than a year of Player ID and training camps, head coach Ginny Capicchioni has named the inaugural U.S. Women’s Box National Team. The 23 players selected will represent the United States at the World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, N.Y. from Sept. 20-29.

The 12-game schedule for the international competition at the inaugural USA Lacrosse Experience in Indianapolis has been announced. The U.S. men’s and women’s sixes national teams will compete against the national teams from Colombia, Great Britain and Puerto Rico from Oct. 11-12 at Carroll Stadium on the campus of Indiana University Indianapolis.

Tickets start at just $15 per day or $20 for the weekend, with VIP seating options also available for the ultimate experience. Get your tickets here.

Four-time Olympian and javelin thrower Kara Winger has seen a change happening. Not only are more women coming to sport, but they are also being celebrated and promoted as equals to their male counterparts, they're getting more coverage on TV and in print, and they are getting more financial recognition. There is still a long way to go to, but progress is being made.

Here, Winger talks about what being a role model in sport means, how the narrative around girls in sport is changing, and why professional women athletes are a necessary part of that change.