UTICA, N.Y. — It was a little under 500 days ago when a group of hopefuls came to this city to begin the selection process for the inaugural U.S. Women’s Box National Team.

Sixteen months later, the first chapter closed with the U.S. beating England 28-2 to wrap up the No. 1 seed in Pool A at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships with a 4-0 record.

UTICA, N.Y. — The United States improved to 3-0 in pool play at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s Box Championship with a 28-2 victory over Hong Kong, China at the Utica University Nexus Center.

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Coming off of a physical and emotional 11-4 victory over the Haudenosaunee on Saturday night, the U.S. jumped out quickly with three goals in the opening three minutes of Sunday afternoon’s win.

UTICA, N.Y. — The United States offense continued to sizzle as the Americans beat England 23-3 in pool play during the World Lacrosse Men’s Box Championship at the Adirondack Bank Center. 

UTICA, N.Y. — A relentless defensive effort led the United States to an 11-4 come-from-behind victory over the Haudenosaunee at the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s Box Championship on Saturday night.

UTICA, N.Y. — The United States beat the Haudenosaunee 16-9 in its opening pool play game at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships at the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. It was the first win ever for the U.S. men over the Haudenosaunee in world championship play in box lacrosse.

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.

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.