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3 weeks ago | 
insidelacrosse.com | Emily Considine |Matt Kinnear |Alyssa Murray Cometti
(Inside Lacrosse Photos: Myles Tintle and Jared Bundick; Design by Matt Cain)Saturday is the most anticipated game of the season, as No. 2 North Carolina hosts No. 1 Boston College at 11 a.m. Saturday on ESPNU. It's a meeting of the clear top-two teams in the country, both with the talent and resumes to be No. 1. We all know the story of North Carolina’s series of unfortunate injuries that sidelined eight of their current starters last season.
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1 month ago | 
insidelacrosse.com | Matt Kinnear |Alyssa Murray Cometti |Lesley Graham
(Photo Courtesy Syracuse Athletics)No. 8 Syracuse was just too Muchnick for No. 17 Loyola, 14-12, on Wednesday evening. Emma Muchnick had a career-high five goals, including the game-winner, and the Orange did a masterful defensive job against one of the game’s biggest stars. They improved to 6-4. Muchnick came out firing, scoring back-to-back goals and pacing the Orange to a 5-1 lead. Loyola did respond, but so did Syracuse, which extended out to an 11-7 halftime lead.
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1 month ago | 
insidelacrosse.com | Alyssa Murray Cometti |Matt Kinnear |Lesley Graham |Kevin Brown
(Photo Courtesy: Mercer Athletics)A year of upsets continues, and this time it’s Mercer’s turn, as the Bears stunned No. 9 Clemson on Tuesday afternoon, notching an 11-10 upset on the road. It was a historic moment for Mercer, marking the program’s first-ever ranked win. But it didn’t come easily, as the game came down to the final seconds, leaning on the defense to make two consecutive stops to seal the win.
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2 months ago | 
insidelacrosse.com | Chris Rosenthall |Kevin Brown |Matt Kinnear |Alyssa Murray Cometti
(Photo Courtesy WLL)Less than 24 hours after experiencing their first defeat, the New York Charging righted their ship in dominant fashion, defeating the California Palms 18-11 in the WLL Championship Series semifinals. New York’s 18 goals tied its highest offensive production of the series, while California’s 11 points tied its lowest output of the series, thanks in part to a defensive effort spearheaded by Kendall Halpern, the team’s lone defender by trade.
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2 months ago | 
insidelacrosse.com | Kevin Brown |Chris Rosenthall |Matt Kinnear |Alyssa Murray Cometti
(Inside Lacrosse Photo: Michael Clark)SPRINGFIELD, Va. — The Boston Guard are the first to lift a Women's Lacrosse League trophy. Charlotte North scored four goals, Cassidy Weeks finished with a game-high 7 points (3G, 4A) and goalie Rachel Hall made 10 saves as Boston defeated the New York Charging, 22-17, in the WLL Championship Series title game at The St. James in Springfield, Va., on Monday. "It's so special to be the first ever," North said postgame.
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2 months ago | 
insidelacrosse.com | Kevin Brown |Chris Rosenthall |Matt Kinnear |Alyssa Murray Cometti
(Photo Courtesy WLL)The Charging defeated the California Palms, 16-14, in an exciting back-and-forth affair that New York's impressive fourth quarter sealed the deal on their second victory. Izzy Scane's first goal of the night gave New York a two-goal cushion to start the fourth-quarter scoring before her second goal on a nice find from leading point-getter Emily Hawryschuk (5G, 2A) gave the Charging a 14-13 advantage – a lead they would not relinquish.
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2 months ago | 
insidelacrosse.com | Kevin Brown |Chris Rosenthall |Matt Kinnear |Alyssa Murray Cometti
(Photo Courtesy WLL)The Boston Guard notched their first win with an 18-13 result over the Maryland Charm at the St. James facility in Springfield, Va. on Thursday night. Madison Ahern's six points (4G, 2A) led the way offensively in what was a spectacular goalie battle between Boston's Kady Glynn (9 saves) and Maryland's Caylee Waters (12 saves). While this contest wasn't as exciting of a finish as the first two games of WLL history, it did mark the first win for Charlotte North's new squad.
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2 months ago | 
insidelacrosse.com | Kevin Brown |Chris Rosenthall |Matt Kinnear |Alyssa Murray Cometti
(Photo Courtesy WLL)If fans thought opening night of the Women’s Lacrosse League was fun, the ending to Wednesday night’s game raised the bar to another level. The California Palms won a dramatic back-and-forth affair against the Boston Guard, 16-15, thanks to captain Ally Mastroianni’s sixth goal with just over a minute left and some help from the crossbar.
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2 months ago | 
insidelacrosse.com | Kevin Brown |Chris Rosenthall |Matt Kinnear |Alyssa Murray Cometti
(Photo Courtesy WLL)The New York Charging secured a historic first with a 14-13 gripping Championship Series win over the Maryland Charm in the inaugural Women's Lacrosse League season at a snowed-in St. James in Springfield, Va., on Tuesday night. Kylie Ohlmiller scored the league’s first-ever goal on a well-placed shot from a nice feed from Izzy Scane. “It was a big moment,” Ohlmiller said postgame. “Honestly just stepping on the field was an even bigger moment.
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2 months ago | 
insidelacrosse.com | Chris Rosenthall |Kevin Brown |Matt Kinnear |Alyssa Murray Cometti
(Photo Courtesy WLL)The final day of pool play set up the final standings for the inaugural Women's Lacrosse League competition at the 2025 Championship Series at the St. James facility in Springfield, Va. on Saturday. The Guard earned a trip to Monday's championship contest while Maryland ended their journey on a positive note, though ended up as the fourth-placed finishers and were eliminated. Let's get to the recaps.
