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Seven Tar Heels To Compete At Inaugural World Lacrosse Box Championship
September 19, 2024 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Seven current and former North Carolina women's lacrosse players will be vying for gold at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, New York, from Sept. 20-29. It is the first time World Lacrosse has hosted a women's box world championship, and 10 teams will be competing.
Current UNC redshirt-junior Brooklyn Walker-Welch will play for Canada. One of the best defenders in NCAA Lacrosse, she has already put together quite the impressive international resume, highlighted by gold at The World Games in 2022.
Additionally, six former Tar Heels standouts will be representing the United States: Kristen Carr ('10), Ally Mastroianni ('21), Taylor Moreno ('22), Melissa Sconone ('23), Caroline Wakefield ('21) and Kayla Wood ('21). No other school has more than two former student-athletes represented on the U.S. squad. Carr, Mastroianni and Wood will be serving as team captains.
Team Canada will be in Pool B with Australia, Germany, Finland and Ireland. Canada kicks off competition with the tournament's first game on Friday, Sept. 20, against Finland at 10:45 a.m. ET.
Team USA will play in Pool A along with England, Haudenosaunee, China and the Netherlands. The stars and stripes open the championship on Sept. 20 against the Netherlands at 4 p.m. ET.
Following round-robin pool play, teams will be ranked within their pools using tie-breaking measures. Teams ranked 1-3 in each of the two pools will have a bye and advance directly to the quarterfinals. Teams ranked 4-5 in both pools will have a play-in game for a spot in the playoffs.
More about the tournament's format can be found here.
Tar Heels at the World Lacrosse Box Championship
Pool Play
Friday, Sept. 20 – Canada vs. Finland, 10:45 a.m. ET
Friday, Sept. 20 – USA vs. the Netherlands, 4 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 21 – Canada vs. Australia, 1 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 21 – USA vs. Haudenosaunee, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 22 – USA vs. China, 5:30 p.m. ET
Monday, Sept. 23 – Canada vs. Germany, 12:15 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Sept. 24 – Canada vs. Ireland, 9:30 a.m. ET
Tuesday, Sept. 24 – USA vs. England, 1 p.m. ET
Playoffs
Wednesday, Sept. 25 – Play-in games
Thursday, Sept. 26 – Quarterfinals
Friday, Sept. 27 – Semifinals
Saturday, Sept. 28 – Bronze medal game
Sunday, Sept. 29 – Gold medal game
The complete schedule can be found here.
The 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championship will broadcast globally through ESPN and World Lacrosse TV. All playoff games will stream on ESPN+ with the gold medal game airing on ESPN2.
The complete broadcast schedule can be found here.
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.
Current UNC redshirt-junior Brooklyn Walker-Welch will play for Canada. One of the best defenders in NCAA Lacrosse, she has already put together quite the impressive international resume, highlighted by gold at The World Games in 2022.
Additionally, six former Tar Heels standouts will be representing the United States: Kristen Carr ('10), Ally Mastroianni ('21), Taylor Moreno ('22), Melissa Sconone ('23), Caroline Wakefield ('21) and Kayla Wood ('21). No other school has more than two former student-athletes represented on the U.S. squad. Carr, Mastroianni and Wood will be serving as team captains.
Team Canada will be in Pool B with Australia, Germany, Finland and Ireland. Canada kicks off competition with the tournament's first game on Friday, Sept. 20, against Finland at 10:45 a.m. ET.
Team USA will play in Pool A along with England, Haudenosaunee, China and the Netherlands. The stars and stripes open the championship on Sept. 20 against the Netherlands at 4 p.m. ET.
Following round-robin pool play, teams will be ranked within their pools using tie-breaking measures. Teams ranked 1-3 in each of the two pools will have a bye and advance directly to the quarterfinals. Teams ranked 4-5 in both pools will have a play-in game for a spot in the playoffs.
More about the tournament's format can be found here.
Tar Heels at the World Lacrosse Box Championship
Pool Play
Friday, Sept. 20 – Canada vs. Finland, 10:45 a.m. ET
Friday, Sept. 20 – USA vs. the Netherlands, 4 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 21 – Canada vs. Australia, 1 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 21 – USA vs. Haudenosaunee, 7 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 22 – USA vs. China, 5:30 p.m. ET
Monday, Sept. 23 – Canada vs. Germany, 12:15 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Sept. 24 – Canada vs. Ireland, 9:30 a.m. ET
Tuesday, Sept. 24 – USA vs. England, 1 p.m. ET
Playoffs
Wednesday, Sept. 25 – Play-in games
Thursday, Sept. 26 – Quarterfinals
Friday, Sept. 27 – Semifinals
Saturday, Sept. 28 – Bronze medal game
Sunday, Sept. 29 – Gold medal game
The complete schedule can be found here.
The 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championship will broadcast globally through ESPN and World Lacrosse TV. All playoff games will stream on ESPN+ with the gold medal game airing on ESPN2.
The complete broadcast schedule can be found here.
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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