Press Release
The 2025 USA Lacrosse WCLA Championship Tournament kicks off on Wednesday, May 7 with all 16 Division I teams in action at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas.
The four-day event features a full schedule of games each day, culminating with the Division I championship game on Saturday, May 10 (12 pm).
USA Lacrosse and the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) have announced eight training dates for the 2025 College Player Officials Academy (CPOA), a joint venture between the two organizations designed to recruit and train current and recent college lacrosse players to become the next generation of women’s game officials.
Coinciding with select summer tournaments, the CPOA events provide candidates with hands-on training and live game action to supplement classroom instruction.
Today, USA Lacrosse and Capelli Sport unveiled a multiyear partnership aimed at amplifying the organization’s mission to fuel growth, enrich the experience, and field the best national teams. This new partnership will enable Capelli Sport to expand their presence in lacrosse, as the company continues to develop teamwear uniforms and lifestyle apparel in new markets. Capelli Sport will be the official apparel supplier through 2030, including the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, with the national teams debuting the new Capelli Sport uniforms in July 2025.
SPARKS, Md. — University of Georgia has received the number one seed in the Division I bracket of the 2025 USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championships, while CSU San Marcos earned the No. 1 seed in the Division II field.
The WCLA National Championships showcase the nation’s premier non-varsity collegiate women’s teams and will be played May 7-10 at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas.
SPARKS, Md. – National Lacrosse Hall of Fame players and championship coaches Kelly Amonte Hiller and Dom Starsia will be honored at the fourth annual USA Lacrosse Foundation Gala on June 4 in New York City. The event will be held at Gotham Hall and will be emceed by another Hall of Famer, ESPN lacrosse analyst Sheehan Stanwick Burch.
Update: April 18, 2025
On April 14, 2025, USA Lacrosse issued a consumer advisory (original advisory below) to let individuals know that there were two versions of the Gait Apex 2 available in the marketplace. Both versions used the same name, but only one had been approved by USA Lacrosse.
A pair of undefeated former champions -- Georgia (12-0) and UCLA (10-0) – remain 1-2 in this week’s WCLA Top 20 Division I ranking, but they better not look backwards because there’s several contenders coming on strong.
SPARKS, Md. – Here We Flo will be an official sponsor for two USA Lacrosse events coming up next month – the USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates (WCLA) National Championship and the USA Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament.
World Lacrosse has announced the 20 nations that will compete for the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship on Jeju Island in Korea from August 15-24.
Powered by a 14-11 victory over No. 3 Clemson Club last week, the Georgia Bulldogs have claimed the top spot in the WCLA Division I Top 20 ranking and bounced defending champion UCLA out of the number one position for the first time this season. Georgia (12-0) recorded its eighth win of the year over a ranked opponent.