U.S. Women

U.S. women’s national team head coach Jenny Levy and her staff have announced that 50 players have been invited to the official tryout for the U.S. team that will represent the country in the 2021 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship.

US Lacrosse has named the 1976 Cornell University men’s lacrosse team and the 1989 U.S. Women’s World Cup Team as the winners of its 2020 Team of Distinction Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions and impact to lacrosse made by an entire team.

The third and final day of the SheCompetes virtual series, presented by the U.S. Women's National Lacrosse Team and Nike Lacrosse, concluded with frank discussions about the power of sports, as well as diversity and inclusion.

Day two of the SheCompetes virtual series, presented by the U.S. Women's National Lacrosse Team and Nike Lacrosse, yielded informative discussions about women in leadership roles and raising the profile of women’s athletics through digital media platforms.

Seeking to delve into some of the issues that impact female athletes and women in sports, US Lacrosse launched a three-day webinar series this week that seeks to provide insights from participants and industry leaders.

Making the U.S. team is the highest honor for an elite player in the sport. These five National Lacrosse Hall of Famers — John DeTommaso, Danielle Gallagher, Cherie Greer Brown, Jess Wilk and Vinnie Sombrotto — earned that coveted distinction four times.

US Lacrosse will launch a six-part webinar series later this month to explore some of the issues that impact young girls and women in sports, both as athletes and as members of the sports industry. 

SPARKS, Md. — Tryouts for the 2021 U.S. women’s national team, originally scheduled for July before being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now be held Dec. 4-6, 2020 at US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.

The original application deadline has been extended until Sept. 21 and is available on the US Lacrosse website. All applicants must be current US Lacrosse members.

STX has renewed a multi-year partnership agreement with US Lacrosse. STX will be an official partner/equipment supplier of the U.S. Women’s National Team, an official partner/equipment supplier to the National Team Development Program and an official sponsor of the 2021 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship.

A petition calling for the Iroquois Nationals to be included in The World Games 2022, a  multi-sport, Olympic-style event that is a separate entity from the world championships conducted by World Lacrosse, has recently been circulated on social media. US Lacrosse has issued a statement in support of the Iroquois Nationals on the matter.