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Walker-Welch Selected To Inaugural Canadian Box National Team
August 30, 2024 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina women's lacrosse redshirt-junior Brooklyn Walker-Welch has been selected to represent her home country of Canada on its inaugural Box Lacrosse National Team.
The Canadian Box Lacrosse National Team will compete at the World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, New York, from Sept. 20-29. It will mark the first time World Lacrosse has hosted a women's box world championship with Canada being one of 10 nations vying for gold.
Walker-Welch will join six other Tar Heels competing in Utica. Former UNC standouts Kristen Carr ('10), Ally Mastroianni ('21), Taylor Moreno ('22), Melissa Sconone ('23), Caroline Wakefield ('21) and Kayla Wood ('21) were named to the U.S. Box Lacrosse National Team.
One of the best defenders in NCAA Lacrosse, Walker-Welch has already put together quite the impressive international resume.
She earned gold with Canada at The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2022, helping her team to an undefeated 5-0 record during the championship, which was Canada's first gold medal for the senior women's national team in history. She finished the tournament with three goals, one assist, four points, five ground balls and two draw controls.
Also in Summer 2022, Walker-Welch earned silver at the World Lacrosse Women's World Championship in Towson, Maryland. She concluded the world championship with two draw controls, three caused turnovers and seven ground balls across six contests.
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse, is characterized by tight spaces, fast pace and quick decision making. Played inside the confines of a multi-sport rink, box lacrosse has a distinct set of rules apart from the field game. The playing surface is enclosed by boards, usually made of wood or plastic, and each team has six players on the floor – five runners and one goaltender. Players rotate on and off the floor in shifts.
More information about box lacrosse can be found here.
Stay up to date with UNC women's lacrosse by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The Canadian Box Lacrosse National Team will compete at the World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, New York, from Sept. 20-29. It will mark the first time World Lacrosse has hosted a women's box world championship with Canada being one of 10 nations vying for gold.
Walker-Welch will join six other Tar Heels competing in Utica. Former UNC standouts Kristen Carr ('10), Ally Mastroianni ('21), Taylor Moreno ('22), Melissa Sconone ('23), Caroline Wakefield ('21) and Kayla Wood ('21) were named to the U.S. Box Lacrosse National Team.
One of the best defenders in NCAA Lacrosse, Walker-Welch has already put together quite the impressive international resume.
She earned gold with Canada at The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2022, helping her team to an undefeated 5-0 record during the championship, which was Canada's first gold medal for the senior women's national team in history. She finished the tournament with three goals, one assist, four points, five ground balls and two draw controls.
Also in Summer 2022, Walker-Welch earned silver at the World Lacrosse Women's World Championship in Towson, Maryland. She concluded the world championship with two draw controls, three caused turnovers and seven ground balls across six contests.
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse, is characterized by tight spaces, fast pace and quick decision making. Played inside the confines of a multi-sport rink, box lacrosse has a distinct set of rules apart from the field game. The playing surface is enclosed by boards, usually made of wood or plastic, and each team has six players on the floor – five runners and one goaltender. Players rotate on and off the floor in shifts.
More information about box lacrosse can be found here.
Stay up to date with UNC women's lacrosse by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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