2025 Women's Lacrosse League season

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2025 WLL season
DurationFebruary – TBD
Teams4
Tournaments1 (8 matches)
Broadcaster ESPN
2026→

The 2025 season of the Women's Lacrosse League (WLL) is the league's inaugural year of play. Four teams are competing in the WLL's 2025 tournaments: the Boston Guard, California Palms, Maryland Charm, and New York Charging. The season began with the 2025 WLL Championship Series in February, which was won by the Guard.

Contents

Teams

Boston Guard

Laurie DeLuca is the head coach for the Boston Guard, and is assisted by Tracey Sullivan. Charlotte North, a Boston College Eagles player and two-time Tewaaraton Award winner, is the team's captain. [1] [2]

2025 Boston Guard squad
No. Pos. NationPlayerCollegeNo.Pos.NationPlayerCollege
31AFlag of the United States.svg  USA Andie Aldave UNC–Chapel Hill 1MFlag of the United States.svg USAHannah DorneyNotre Dame
8AFlag of the United States.svg USACharlotte North (c) Boston College 13MFlag of the United States.svg USACassidy WeeksBoston College
23AFlag of the United States.svg USAJackie Wolak Notre Dame 80DFlag of the United States.svg USAMarge Donovan Maryland
10MFlag of the United States.svg USAMadison AhernNotre Dame20DFlag of the United States.svg USACourtney TaylorBoston College
18MFlag of the United States.svg USADempsey ArsenaultBoston College1GFlag of the United States.svg USAKady Glynn Loyola
3MFlag of the United States.svg USAKasey ChomaNotre Dame1GFlag of the United States.svg USARachel HallBoston College

California Palms

Adam Sear is the head coach of the California Palms, and is assisted by Ginny Capicchioni. Ally Mastroianni, a North Carolina Tar Heels player, is the team's captain. [3] [4] Eight Tar Heels players were on the Palms' WLL Championship Series squad, representing two thirds of its roster. [4] Goaltender Kait Devir was also on the WLL Championship Series squad, but did not play.

2025 California Palms squad
No. Pos. NationPlayerCollegeNo.Pos.NationPlayerCollege
22AFlag of the United States.svg  USA Maggie Bill UNC–Chapel Hill 12MFlag of the United States.svg USA Ally Mastroianni (c)UNC–Chapel Hill
3AFlag of the United States.svg USASam GeiersbachUNC–Chapel Hill7MFlag of the United States.svg USAIsabella Peterson James Madison
19AFlag of the United States.svg USAMaggi Hall Florida 1DFlag of England.svg  ENG [5] Emily NallsUNC–Chapel Hill
13AFlag of the United States.svg USASammy Jo TracyUNC–Chapel Hill41DFlag of the United States.svg USAKayla WoodUNC–Chapel Hill
15AFlag of the United States.svg USA Caitlyn Wurzburger UNC–Chapel Hill30GFlag of the United States.svg USATaylor MorenoUNC–Chapel Hill
6MFlag of the United States.svg USAErin Bakes Georgetown —GFlag of the United States.svg USAKait Devir USC

Maryland Charm

Taylor Cummings Danseglio serves as the head coach of the Maryland Charm, and is assisted by Emily Parros. Alex Aust Homan, a Maryland Terrapins player, is the team's captain. [6] [7] Attacker Megan Whittle and goaltender Paulina DiFatta were part of the WLL Championship Series squad, but did not play. [8]

2025 Maryland Charm squad
No. Pos. NationPlayerCollegeNo.Pos.NationPlayerCollege
10AFlag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Aust Holman (c) Maryland 7MFlag of the United States.svg USAJillian WilsonLoyola
11AFlag of the United States.svg USASydni Black Loyola 1DFlag of the United States.svg USAAbby BoscoMaryland
5AFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Aurora CordingleyMaryland25DFlag of the United States.svg USALizzie ColsonMaryland
—AFlag of England.svg  ENG [5] Megan WhittleMaryland28DFlag of the United States.svg USAMegan DoutyMaryland
3MFlag of the United States.svg USAKatia Carnevale Lehigh 43GFlag of the United States.svg USACaylee Waters UNC–Chapel Hill
22MFlag of the United States.svg USAGrace GriffinMaryland—GFlag of the United States.svg USAPaulina DiFatta Pittsburgh

New York Charging

Colleen Magarity is the head coach for the New York Charging, and is assisted by Molly Wolf. Izzy Scane, a Northwestern Wildcats player and two-time Tewaaraton Award winner, is the team's captain. [2] [9] [10] Six Wildcats players and four Syracuse Orange players comprised the majority of the team's WLL Championship Series squad, [10] [11] [12] including Madison Doucette, who transferred from Northwestern to Johns Hopkins ahead of the 2024 NCAA season. [13] [14] Goaltender Molly Laliberty was also on the WLL Championship Series squad, but did not play.

2025 New York Charging squad
No. Pos. NationPlayerCollegeNo.Pos.NationPlayerCollege
22AFlag of the United States.svg  USA Meg Carney Syracuse 1MFlag of the United States.svg USALauren GilbertNorthwestern
2AFlag of the United States.svg USAErin Coykendall Northwestern 51MFlag of the United States.svg USAEmily HawryschukSyracuse
17AFlag of the United States.svg USA Kylie Ohlmiller Stony Brook 5MFlag of the United States.svg USABelle Smith Boston College
27AFlag of the United States.svg USA Izzy Scane (c)Northwestern24DFlag of the United States.svg USAKendall HalpernNorthwestern
4AFlag of the United States.svg USAEmma TyrrellSyracuse66GFlag of the United States.svg USAMadison Doucette Johns Hopkins
18AFlag of the United States.svg USAMeg TyrrellSyracuse—GFlag of the United States.svg USAMolly LalibertyNorthwestern

Results

2025 Women's Lacrosse League results
TournamentLocationDateGold medal icon.svg ChampionSilver medal icon.svg Runner-up
WLL Championship Series Springfield, VA February 11–17 Boston Guard New York Charging

Tournaments

WLL Championship Series

Logo of the 2025 WLL Championship Series. 2025 WLL Championship Series.png
Logo of the 2025 WLL Championship Series.

The first tournament, the 2025 WLL Championship Series (sponsor name Maybelline Championship Series), took place on February 11–17, 2025 alongside the 2025 PLL Championship Series at The St. James in Springfield, Virginia – marketed as Washington, D.C. [15] [16] [17] All eight matches were livestreamed on ESPN+, while the playoffs were aired on ESPN2. [18] [19] Jay Alter served as the play-by-play announcer, while Sheehan Stanwick Burch provided analysis, and Dana Boyle served as the sideline reporter. [20]

Each team played a single round robin, after which the top performing team advanced to the Championship game, while the second- and third-best teams played-off for the other spot in the Championship. The tournament was won by the Boston Guard, who defeated the New York Charging in the Championship game, 22–17. [21] [22] Charging midfielder Emily Hawryschuk earned the Golden Stick Award, as the tournament's top scorer (19). [22] [23]

Round robin

In the opening match, the Charging defeated the Charm, 14–13, after scoring only four goals in the first half. Colleen Magarity's halftime call to employ a "looser" play style led to nine goals in the second half – four of which scored by Emily Hawryschuk, and four assisted by Belle Smith. [12] [24] [25] Kylie Ohlmiller scored the first goal in the WLL's history during the match, having returned to play after a two-year recovery from successive ACL, MCL, and meniscus injuries. [26] [27] Charlotte North and Cassidy Weeks scored five goals each for the Guard against the Palms, though a number of successfully exploited penalties led to a 15–16 loss to an offense buoyed by Ally Mastroianni's six goals and 49 touches. Mastroianni cited Taylor Moreno's assists and transition plays as key to the Palms' victory. [28] [29]

The Guard earned their first win over the Charm, 18–13, in a match noted for an expulsion foul by Alex Aust Holman in the third quarter, and the performance of goalies Kady Glynn and Caylee Waters, who achieved nine and twelve saves, respectively. [8] [30] Despite allowing Moreno to score the WLL's first ever goalie goal off a full-field run, [31] an otherwise strong defensive effort by the Charging forced twenty turnovers by the Palms, leading to a 16–14 victory. [32] [33]

In the final round, the Charm completed a comeback after failing to score in the first eight minutes against the Palms, eventually winning 13–11, with Sydni Black achieving four goals and three assists. However, they were one goal short of overcoming the Palms' goal difference in the pool, and thus failed to qualify for the semifinals. [34] [35] The Guard earned a place in the Championship game after defeating the Charging 20–18 – the highest-scoring game of the round robin. Madison Ahern and Meg Carney scored five goals each during the match, which was described by Chris Rosenthall of Inside Lacrosse as a highly-competitive affair where "neither team was able to build or reduce a lead." [34] [35]

PosTeamWLGFGAGDQualification
1Boston Guard215347+6Advance to Championship
2New York Charging214847+1Advance to semifinals
3California Palms124144−3
4Maryland Charm123943−4
Feb 11, 7pmMaryland Charm13—14New York Charging Report
Feb 12, 9pmBoston Guard15—16California Palms Report
Feb 13, 9pmMaryland Charm13—18Boston Guard Report
Feb 14, 7pmCalifornia Palms14—16New York Charging Report
Feb 15, 12:30pmMaryland Charm13—11California Palms Report
Feb 15, 2:30pmNew York Charging18—20Boston Guard Report

All times in Eastern Time (ET)

Playoffs

In the Semifinals, a poor offensive performance by the Palms, who allowed nineteen turnovers and shot under 25%, gave way to a dominating 18–11 victory for the Charging, during which Madison Doucette achieved a tournament-record 21 saves. [2] [36] [37] Kendall Halpern's defensive performance, in which she made five of the team's thirteen forced turnovers, was praised by commentators and the Charging's coaching staff. [36] [37]

In the Championship game, the Guard opened with three goals in the first ninety seconds, while Rachel Hall achieved seven saves in the first quarter, helping build a 5–1 lead that the Charging never surmounted for the rest of the game. [23] [38] [39] Dempsey Arsenault contributed five goals, while Weeks contributed three goals and four assists, to a dominating performance that overcame the Charging's attempts at a comeback in the second and fourth quarters, led by Scane's six goals and one assist. [22] [38] [39]

 
SemifinalsChampionship
 
      
 
Feb 16, 10:30am ET, Report
 
 
California Palms11
 
Feb 17, 11am ET, Report
 
New York Charging18
 
New York Charging17
 
 
Boston Guard22
 
 
 
 

All-Star Game

Logo of the 2025 PLL All-Star Weekend. 2025 PLL All-Star Weekend.png
Logo of the 2025 PLL All-Star Weekend.

The 2025 WLL All-Star Game (sponsor name Maybelline WLL All-Star Game) will be the league's inaugural all-star game, planned to take place on July 4, 2025 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of the 2025 PLL All-Star Weekend. Preceded by a skills challenge at 5:30pm Central Daylight Time (CDT) in which PLL and WLL players will be jointly participating, the match itself will be played at 7pm CDT as a traditional game of ten-on-ten women's lacrosse. [40] [41] [42]

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