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U.S., Canada To Meet In Finals At The World Games; Israel Places Fifth
July 15, 2022 | Women's Lacrosse
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sammy Jo Tracy ('17) scored the game-winning goal to help Israel place fifth on the fourth day of World Lacrosse Sixes competition at The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. With Canada and the United States both winning its semifinal, two current University of North Carolina players are set to battle it out for gold on July 16.
Caitlyn Wurzburger scored twice in another dominant performance for the U.S., which topped Great Britain, 21-5, during the first semifinal contest on Friday. The rising junior also had two assists for four points, bringing her championship total to seven goals, nine assists and 16 points with one game remaining.
After earning silver with Canada at the Women's World Championship a week ago, Walker-Welch will seek to lead her team to gold tomorrow. Canada downed Australia, 12-7, in the semifinals to clinch a spot in the championship game with Walker-Welch recording one ground ball and one draw control.
With a gold medal on the line, Wurzburger and Walker-Welch will go head-to-head on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Tomorrow's gold-medal game, which will be played at PNC Field on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will be distributed by the World Games via its 24/7 channel at Olympics.com as well as select international broadcast partners.
Israel came out on top in a dramatic, back-and-forth battle with Japan on Friday afternoon. With the game going down to the wire, Tracy ('17) scored the game-winner in the final minute to secure fifth place for Israel in the World Lacrosse Sixes debut.
Tracy finished the tournament with nine goals, two assists, 11 points and four ground balls across four games.
World Lacrosse Sixes is being contested for the first time in the history of The World Games, which was postponed from 2021 due to the pandemic. Sixes, a shorter and faster-paced version of lacrosse, is played on a 70×36-meter outdoor field and involves 8-minute, running-time quarters.
Caitlyn Wurzburger scored twice in another dominant performance for the U.S., which topped Great Britain, 21-5, during the first semifinal contest on Friday. The rising junior also had two assists for four points, bringing her championship total to seven goals, nine assists and 16 points with one game remaining.
After earning silver with Canada at the Women's World Championship a week ago, Walker-Welch will seek to lead her team to gold tomorrow. Canada downed Australia, 12-7, in the semifinals to clinch a spot in the championship game with Walker-Welch recording one ground ball and one draw control.
With a gold medal on the line, Wurzburger and Walker-Welch will go head-to-head on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Tomorrow's gold-medal game, which will be played at PNC Field on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will be distributed by the World Games via its 24/7 channel at Olympics.com as well as select international broadcast partners.
Israel came out on top in a dramatic, back-and-forth battle with Japan on Friday afternoon. With the game going down to the wire, Tracy ('17) scored the game-winner in the final minute to secure fifth place for Israel in the World Lacrosse Sixes debut.
Tracy finished the tournament with nine goals, two assists, 11 points and four ground balls across four games.
World Lacrosse Sixes is being contested for the first time in the history of The World Games, which was postponed from 2021 due to the pandemic. Sixes, a shorter and faster-paced version of lacrosse, is played on a 70×36-meter outdoor field and involves 8-minute, running-time quarters.
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