Beth Ann Mayer

Beth Ann Mayer is a Long Island-based writer. She joined USA Lacrosse in 2022 after freelancing for Inside Lacrosse for five years. She first began covering the game as a student at Syracuse. When she's not writing, you can find her wrangling her husband, two children and surplus of pets.

U.S. Women's Box National Team runner Ally Kennedy on the floor playing against the Mahopac Water Panthers this summer

National Teams USA Women

Don't Box Them In: U.S. Women Embrace New Discipline

September 4, 2024

Beth Ann Mayer

Anna Whipple/USA Lacrosse

Box can feel like an entirely different game than the field. Four champions decided they were up for the sharp pivot.

Shea Dolce and Boston College sit at No. 1 in our Way Early Top 25.

College Women

Way Early Rankings: Nos. 5-1 (Division I Women)

August 16, 2024

Beth Ann Mayer

Risley Sports Photography

Shea Dolce and Boston College sit at No. 1 in our Way Early Top 25.

Ashley Mackin deposited 48 goals with 18 assists in 2024.

College Women

Way Early Rankings: Nos. 10-6 (Division I Women)

August 15, 2024

Beth Ann Mayer

John Strohsacker

It's time for five teams with serious hopes of a May breakthrough in 2025.

U.S. Women's U20 National Team head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller during the 2023 Fall Classic at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.

National Teams USA Women

Kelly Amonte Hiller’s U20 Coaching Staff a Reflection of Her Legacy

August 5, 2024

Beth Ann Mayer

Riley Rumbley/USA Lacrosse

Amonte Hiller’s branch on the Cindy Timchal coaching tree is so heavy you could argue she deserves her own tree — or perhaps forest.

Former World Cup and Olympic soccer hero Abby Wambach speaks to members of the U.S. Women's National Team at USA Lacrosse headquarters in June 2019

Professional Athletes Unlimited

Unlimited Potential: Wambach a Champion for Lacrosse, Women's Sports

July 31, 2024

Beth Ann Mayer

USA Lacrosse

A two-time Olympic gold medalist who ended her international career as a World Cup soccer champion in 2015, Abby Wambach has become a champion for another sport: lacrosse.

Make room in the trophy case in Chestnut Hill.

College Women

NCAA Rewind: A Remarkable Title-Game Turnaround

July 26, 2024

Beth Ann Mayer

Andy Mead

Make room in the trophy case in Chestnut Hill.

Northwestern's offense was a sight to behold in 2024.

College Women

NCAA Rewind: One Goal Short, Northwestern's 2024 Still Wildly Successful

July 24, 2024

Beth Ann Mayer

Andy Mead

Northwestern's offense was a sight to behold in 2024.

Cornell's CJ Kirst starts his dodges with his stick in his right (weak) hand so he can exit the move with his stick in his left (strong) hand.

College Men

CJ Kirst's 4 Keys for Getting to His Strong Hand

July 23, 2024

Beth Ann Mayer

Rich Barnes

CJ Kirst is a two-time Tewaaraton Award finalist at Cornell, the 2022 U20 world championship MVP and a member of the 2024 U.S. Men's Box Training Team.