| Association | US Lacrosse |
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| Head coach | Kelly Amonte Hiller |
| Website | www |
The United States women's national junior lacrosse team is the women junior national under-20 team for United States. [1] The team has won six times World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship, the most recent in 2024. [2]
| World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | PF | PA | Coach |
 1995 | Runner-up | |||||||
 1999 | Champions | |||||||
| 2003 | Champions | |||||||
 2007 | Champions | |||||||
 2011 | Champions | |||||||
 2015 | Runner-up | |||||||
| 2019 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 20 | |
 2024 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 20 | |
| Total | 8/8 | — | ||||||
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