2025 Women's Lacrosse League season

2025 WLL season
DurationFebruary – TBD
Teams4
Tournaments1 (8 matches)
BroadcasterESPN+
2026 →

The 2025 season of the Women's Lacrosse League (WLL) is the league's inaugural year of play. Four teams will compete in the WLL's 2025 tournaments: the Boston Guard, California Palms, Maryland Charm, and New York Charging. The first tournament of the year, the 2025 WLL Championship Series, will take place in February.

Teams

Boston Guard

Laurie DeLuca is the head coach for the Boston Guard, and is assisted by Tracey Sullivan. Charlotte North, a Boston College Eagles player, is the team's captain.[1]

No. Pos Nation Player College
— A  USA Andie Aldave UNC–Chapel Hill
— A  USA Charlotte North (c) Boston College
— A  USA Jackie Wolak Notre Dame
— M  USA Madison Ahern Notre Dame
— M  USA Dempsey Arsenault Boston College
— M  USA Kasey Choma Notre Dame
No. Pos Nation Player College
— M  USA Hannah Dorney Notre Dame
— M  USA Cassidy Weeks Boston College
— D  USA Marge Donovan Maryland
— D  USA Courtney Taylor Boston College
— G  USA Kady Glynn Loyola
— G  USA Rachel Hall Boston College

California Palms

Adam Sear is the head coach of the California Palms, and is assisted by Ginny Capicchioni. Ally Mastroianni, a North Carolina Tar Heels player, is the team's captain.[2][3] Eight Tar Heels players are on the Palms' WLL Championship Series squad, representing two thirds of its roster.[3]

No. Pos Nation Player College
— A  USA Maggie Bill UNC–Chapel Hill
— A  USA Sam Geiersbach UNC–Chapel Hill
— A  USA Maggi Hall Florida
— A  USA Sammy Jo Tracy UNC–Chapel Hill
— A  USA Caitlyn Wurzburger UNC–Chapel Hill
— M  USA Erin Bakes Georgetown
No. Pos Nation Player College
— M  USA Ally Mastroianni (c) UNC–Chapel Hill
— M  USA Isabella Peterson James Madison
— D  USA Emily Nalls UNC–Chapel Hill
— D  USA Kayla Wood UNC–Chapel Hill
— G  USA Kait Devir USC
— G  USA Taylor Moreno UNC–Chapel Hill

Maryland Charm

Taylor Cummings Danseglio serves as the head coach of the Maryland Charm, and is assisted by Emily Parros. Alex Aust Homan, a Maryland Terrapins player, is the team's captain.[4][5]

No. Pos Nation Player College
— A  USA Alex Aust Holman (c) Maryland
— A  USA Sydni Black Loyola
— A  CAN Aurora Cordingley Maryland
— A  USA Megan Whittle Maryland
— M  USA Katia Carnevale Lehigh
— M  USA Grace Griffin Maryland
No. Pos Nation Player College
— M  USA Jillian Wilson Loyola
— D  USA Abby Bosco Maryland
— D  USA Lizzie Colson Maryland
— D  USA Megan Douty Maryland
— G  USA Paulina DiFatta Pittsburgh
— G  USA Caylee Waters UNC–Chapel Hill

New York Charging

Colleen Magarity is the head coach for the New York Charging, and is assisted by Molly Wolf. Izzy Scane, a Northwestern Wildcats player, is the team's captain.[6][7] Six Wildcats players and four Syracuse Orange players comprised the majority of the team's WLL Championship Series squad,[7][8][9] including Madison Doucette, who transferred from Northwestern to Johns Hopkins ahead of the 2024 NCAA season.[10][11]

No. Pos Nation Player College
— A  USA Meg Carney Syracuse
— A  USA Erin Coykendall Northwestern
— A  USA Kylie Ohlmiller Stony Brook
— A  USA Izzy Scane (c) Northwestern
— A  USA Emma Tyrrell Syracuse
— A  USA Meg Tyrrell Syracuse
No. Pos Nation Player College
— M  USA Lauren Gilbert Northwestern
— M  USA Emily Hawryschuk Syracuse
— M  USA Belle Smith Boston College
— D  USA Kendall Halpern Northwestern
— G  USA Madison Doucette Johns Hopkins
— G  USA Molly Laliberty Northwestern

Results

2025 Women's Lacrosse League results
Tournament Location Date 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
WLL Championship Series Springfield, VA February 11–17
Future tournament

Tournaments

WLL Championship Series

A circular badge featuring the league's logo flanked by two stars on each side.
Logo of the 2025 WLL Championship Series.

The first tournament, the 2025 WLL Championship Series (sponsor name Maybelline Championship Series), will take place on February 11–17, 2025 alongside the 2025 PLL Championship Series at The St. James in Springfield, Virginia – marketed as Washington, D.C. In the opening pool stage, each team will play a single round robin, after which the top performing team will advance to the final, while the second- and third-best teams will play off for the other place in the final. A total of eight matches will be played.[12][13][14]

Round robin

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1 Boston Guard 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to final
2 California Palms 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semifinal
3 Maryland Charm 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 New York Charge 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 11, 2025. Source: Premier Lacrosse League
Feb 11, 7pm Maryland Charm v New York Charging
Feb 12, 9pm Boston Guard v California Palms
Feb 13, 9pm Maryland Charm v Boston Guard
Feb 14, 7pm California Palms v New York Charging
Feb 15, 12:30pm Maryland Charm v California Palms
Feb 15, 2:30pm New York Charging v Boston Guard

All times in Eastern Time (ET)

Playoffs

 
SemifinalFinal
 
      
 
February 16, 10:30am ET
 
 
2nd place—
 
February 17, 11am ET
 
3rd place—
 
1st place—
 
 
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References

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  6. ^ Lauren, Merola (December 24, 2024). "Charging's Izzy Scane pumped to represent New York in WLL: 'It's such a pillar of the sport'". Premier Lacrosse League. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Six Wildcats Named to New York Charging Roster for Inaugural WLL Season". Northwestern Wildcats. January 25, 2025. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  8. ^ Oliaro, Jack (January 23, 2025). "Carney To Play For New York Charging In WLL's Inaugural Season". Florida State Seminoles. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  9. ^ Stepansky, Aiden (January 23, 2025). "4 Syracuse alumnae to play for New York Charging of WLL". The Daily Orange. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
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  13. ^ ESPN Staff (January 24, 2025). "WLL rosters, schedule for 2025 Championship Series". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  14. ^ Pile, Tatiana (January 23, 2025). "Maybelline and Women's Lacrosse League announce partnership". Glossy. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025. The Maybelline Women's Lacrosse League will officially debut at the Premier Lacrosse League's 2025 Championship Series, taking place from February 11-17 at The St. James arena in Springfield, Virginia.