The Haudenosaunee women's national lacrosse team represents the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in international women's lacrosse competitions. They are currently ranked twelfth in the world by the World Lacrosse.
History In 1987, an all-Iroquois women's team was formed and planned to play an exhibition game in Syracuse, New York. The team lacking some backing from the elders was disbanded in 1988. Lacrosse has been traditionally viewed as a men's sports among the Iroquois.
A women's team was organized again at the 2005 Cup of Nations sports festival. The following year, a women's Iroquois team stood in front of the Six Nations Confederacy Council in Ontario asking for permission to field an international lacrosse team. The council approved the request with stipulations that the women's team cannot play under the name "Iroquois Nationals" which was used by the men's national team at the time and that a chief's representative would oversee the program. The Haudenosaunee women's team was established in 2006.
In 2008, the Iroquois Confederacy women's team, under the name Haudenosaunee, became a full member of the World Lacrosse.
In 2021, the Haudenosaunee Nationals organization was disbanded and the women's team was rebranded under the Iroquois Nationals organization. In June of 2022, the Nationals dropped Iroquois from their name, adopting the name the Haudenosaunee Nationals.
Woman's Lacrosse World Cup Overall results + World Lacrosse ChampionshipYearHostFinish2009Czech Republic642833411th2013Canada963137657th2017England8531017912th 2022United States8448876 8thTotal -311912409254 -
2009
2009 Women's Lacrosse World Cup roster Jersey Name 20 Corinne Abrams 2 Cheri Abrams 13 Lindsay Doxtator 18 Ashley Hill 27 Joni Hill 21 Carla Jemison 6 Crystal Macdonald 31 Mia Mckie 19 Sandra Miller 22 Amber Pardee 32 Katrina Rabishaw 28 Katie Smith 23 Lindsey Steeprock 16 Awehiyo Thomas 3 Erralyn Thomas 8 Gawehegyeho Thomas 7 Jerrica Thomas-Hill 4 Naomi WalserSource:
2013
2017
2017 Women's Lacrosse World Cup roster Jersey Name Position Height Hometown/Nation 14 Wadataiwi Bomberry Midfield 5'5" Six Nations/Mohawk 23 Cheyenne Burnam Midfield 5'6" Onondaga/Mohawk 6 Vivian Curry Midfield 5'9" Cattaraugus/Seneca 22 Amber Hill-Donhauser Goalie 5'8" Tuscarora/Cayuga 20 Erin Francis Attack 5'3" Akwesasne/Mohawk 25 Jenna Haring Goalie 5'3" Cattaraugus/Seneca 2 Dana Issacs Attack/Midfield 5'2" Six Nations/Onondaga 24 Jalyn Jimerson Midfield 5'9" Cattaraugus/Cayuga 17 Jacelyn Lazore Midfield 5'9" Akwesasne/Mohawk 19 Mirabella Lazore Attack/Midfield 5'2" Akwesasne/Mohawk 18 Kristen Sedar Defense 5'5" Cattaraugus/Seneca 11 Tia Schindler Defense 5'9" Six Nations/Cayuga 8 Katie Smith Midfield/Defense 5'4" Six Nations/Mohawk 4 Awehiyo Thomas Attack 5'4" Six Nations/Cayuga 21 Kyra Thompson Attack 5'3" Akwasasne/Mohawk 13 Vanna Thompson Defense 5'2" Akwasasne/Mohawk 7 Victoria Thompson Midfield 5'4" Akwasasne/Mohawk Ashley Pike Head coach Justin Demuth Assistant Coach Fernando Pineda Athletic Trainer
2022
2022 Women's Lacrosse World Cup roster Jersey Name Position 1 Ivy Santana Attack 2 Miya Scanlan Attack 3 Taylor Frink Attack 4 Jalyn Jimerson Midfield 5 Lynnzee Miller Attack 9 Lottie Gill Defense 10 Tiana Bomberry Defense 12 Wynter Jock Midfield 14 Beretta Santana Defense 16 Cassandra Minerd Defense 17 Timmia Bomberry Midfield 18 Lois Garlow Midfield 19 Jacelyn Lazore Midfield 21 Paisley Cook Midfield 22 Paige Crandall Goalie 24 Fawn Porter Midfield 27 Fantasy Jimerson-Kenjockety Goalie 33 Allyson Trice Defense
World Games Overall results + World GamesYearHostFinish2022United States4134055 7thTotal4134055 -
2022
2022 World Games roster Number Name 10 Tiana Bomberry 17 Timmia Bomberry 21 Paisley Cook 34 Jordan Coulon 22 Paige Crandall 18 Lois Garlow 4 Jalyn Jimerson 19 Jacelyn Lazore 16 Cassandra Minerd 24 Fawn Porter 1 Ivy Santana 2 Miya Scanlan Head coach Elizabeth Beville
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2019 PALA World Cup Qualifiers roster Jersey Name Nation/Location 2 Dana Issacs Onondaga, Six Nations 3 Taylor Frink Onondaga, Baldwinsville 4 Awehiyo Thomas Cayuga, Six Nations 6 Tsiotenharilo Herne Mohawk, Akwesasne 7 Enahaogwahs Schindler Cayuga, Six Nations 8 Katie Smith Mohawk, Six Nations 9 Tristyn Miller Oneida, Six Nations 11 Kimberly Gibson Cayuga, Six Nations 14 Wadatawi Bomberry Mohawk, Six Nations 18 Lois Garlow Seneca, Cattaraugus 19 Jacelyn Lazore Mohawk, Akwesasne 23 Mirabella Lazore Mohawk, Akwesasne 24 Jalyn Jimmerson Cayuga, Cattaraugus 25 Fantasy Jimmerson Seneca, Cattaraugus 27 Victoria Thompson Mohawk, Akwesasne 28 Awehiyo Thomas Cayuga, Six Nations 29 Amber Hill Cayuga, Tuscarora Head coach Katie Rowan Assistant Head Coach Leah Gallaagher
2025 PALA roster Name Position Alie Jimerson Attack Jayln Jimerson Attack Lois Garlow Attack Avery Doran Attack Wynter Jock Attack Mia Mitchell Attack Tallis Tarbell Attack Sierra Cockerille Midfield Jordan Coulon Midfield Chloe Luther Midfield Paisley Cook Midfield Ava Tallchief Midfield Jacelyn Lazore Midfield Addison Jimerson Midfield Laelle Jimerson Midfield Ally Trice Defense Bean Minerd Defense Fawn Porter Defense Lottie Gill Defense Kimaura Schindler Defense Paige Crandall Goalie Kimora Swamp Goalie Taylor Fink Head coach Liz Beville Assistant Coach Leah Gallagher Assistant Coach Brittany Dipper Assistant Coach Kevin Phengthavone Strength and Conditioning Coach Jacob Habermehl Athletic Trainer Marissa Haring Team Operations Shaniece Mohawk Team Operations Claudia Jimerson Director of Women's Lacrosse
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