Team USA Advances To U20 World Championship Semifinals

HONG KONG – Kate Levy and Team USA has advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 World Lacrosse Women's U20 World Championship in Hong Kong after a big 31-6 win over Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

The complete box score of Game 5 can be found here. The stars and stripes, who are now two wins away from the gold medal, will face longtime rival Australia in the semifinal on Thursday.

Now five games into the tournament, the United States has out-scored its opponent by an impressive 154-13 margin. The U.S. concluded pool play at 4-0 and earned the No. 2 seed in playoffs.

Levy, the reigning USA Lacrosse National High School Player of the Year, has amassed six goals, five assists, 11 points, three caused turnovers and five draw controls across five games. She is one of just two college freshmen on the U.S. roster.

The 2024 Women's U20 World Championship is the first world championship of any kind to be held in Asia since 1997 and the first World Lacrosse event to use the new under-20 age designation for junior-level competition. The 10-day, 20-team tournament officially started on Aug. 15 after the opening ceremonies on Aug. 14. The championship game will take place Aug. 24.

Team USA has won five of seven women's junior world championships, reclaiming the gold medal five years ago in Ontario. Three former Tar Heels in Elizabeth Hillman ('23), Brooklyn Neuman ('23) and Caitlyn Wurzburger ('24) were on the team in 2019.

The United States is ranked No. 1 in the world.

Team USA Schedule
Pool Play
Friday, Aug. 16 – USA def. Germany, 32-0 – Recap
Saturday, Aug. 17 – USA def. Puerto Rico, 28-4 – Recap
Sunday, Aug. 18 – USA def. China, 29-1 – Recap
Tuesday, Aug. 20 – USA def. Israel, 34-2 – Recap

Knockout Rounds
Wednesday, Aug. 21 – Quarterfinals: USA def. Puerto Rico, 31-6
Thursday, Aug. 22 – Semifinals: USA vs. Australia
Saturday, Aug. 24 – Medal games

Fans in the U.S. can watch all the games on World Lacrosse's new streaming service, WLTV.

A recap of Game One can be found here.
A recap of Game Two can be found here.
A recap of Game Three can be found here.
A recap of Game Four can be found here.

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Players Mentioned

Elizabeth Hillman

Caitlyn Wurzburger

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