GUILDFORD, ENGLAND – Canada will bring home a silver from the 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup after a 10-5 loss to the United States in a rain-soaked championship game at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, England. Despite a valiant effort – one that saw them limit a high powered offence that had scored 125 goals in seven games prior to the finals to a tournament low 10…
GUILDFORD, ENGLAND – Canada will play for gold at the 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup in Guildford, England, after a thrilling 8-6 overtime win over Australia in the semifinals. They will take on the defending champion United States on Saturday, July 22 at 10:00AM EST. An incredible performance from goaltender Katie Donohoe, who made seven saves in the second half, helped Canada reach the World Cup final for…
GUILDFORD, ENGLAND – Canada’s offence was dominant in their quarterfinal game of the 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup, pacing them to a 16-1 victory over New Zealand. They will now face-off against Australia in the semifinals, today at 10 a.m. EST. A six point performance from both Alie Jimerson, five goals and one assist, and Dana Dobbie, three goals and three assists, led the way for the Canadians. Jimerson,…
GUILDFORD, ENGLAND – Canada defeated host England by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday in a thrilling match to end pool play at the 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup. The win gave the Canadians a 3-1 record, good for the second seed in Pool A, behind unbeaten rivals the United States. They advance to tomorrow’s quarter-finals, where they will take on upstart New Zealand, who scored an impressive…
GUILDFORD, ENGLAND – Canada suffered a setback in their 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup journey, falling 17-3 at the hands of the defending champion United States in a round-robin game on Sunday. The loss was the team’s first of the tournament, after opening with three straight wins. It was a tale of two halves for the Canadian squad. They went toe-to-toe with the Americans in the first half,…
GUILDFORD, ENGLAND – A dominant offensive performance helped Canada earn its third straight win at the 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup, 16-7 win over Scotland. Erica Evans (Peterborough, Ont.) led the way with six goals, three in each half, taking home the Game MVP award in the process. She now leads the team with 10 goals through the first three games, two ahead of team captain Dana Dobbie…
Team Canada has made some adjustments to its roster for next month’s 2017 FIL Rathbones Women’s Lacrosse World Cup, adding midfielder Quintin Bullen and naming attackers Tessa Chad and Holly Lloyd as alternates. Bullen, a native of Severn, Ont., was recently named the 2017 Orillia Athlete of the Year. The University of Denver commit, who studies at The Hill Academy in Vaughn, won a provincial championships last summer with the…
Lady Terps win third title in four years. Men break 42 year drought. On Memorial Day, Maryland Lacrosse climbed to the top of the mountain in just about every way possible. On Sunday the Lady Terps won their 13th national championship, and their third in the last four seasons. During the past four years, the women have compiled a record of 89-3, including a 23-0 record this season. Head coach Cathy Reese has built an…
Three years ago, the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team ended Maryland’s bid for a perfect season, beating the Terrapins in the 2013 National Championship Game. That game went to triple overtime and was played at Villanova University, just outside of Philadelphia. On Sunday, UNC ended the Terrapins’ 26-game winning streak at Talen Energy Stadium, home of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. In the end, the result was the…
The NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship Weekend is full of familiar teams with the Nos. 1, 2 and 4 seeds advancing to the National Semifinals with one unseeded team, Penn State, crashing the party. Friday’s games feature No. 3 North Carolina against Penn State at 5 p.m. followed by No. 1 Maryland against No. 4 Syracuse in the nightcap at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. Both games can be seen…