The 2025 season of the Women's Lacrosse League (WLL) was the league's inaugural year of play. Four teams competed in the WLL's 2025 tournaments: the Boston Guard, California Palms, Maryland Charm, and New York Charging. The season began with the 2025 WLL Championship Series in February, which was won by the Guard.
Teams
Boston Guard
Head coach – Laurie DeLuca Assistant coach – Tracey Sullivan
2025 Boston Guard#NameNationalityPositionShotHeightCollegeGrad yearHigh schoolHometownRef.0Kady GlynnGoalieRight5 ft 4 inLoyola2020SummithFlorham Park, New Jersey1Rachel HallGoalieRight5 ft 5 inBoston College2013Cypress WoodsCypress, Texas3Kasey ChomaMidfieldRight5 ft 5 inNotre Dame2024Eastport-South ManorManorville, New York8Charlotte North (C)AttackRight5 ft 7 inBoston College2022Episcopal School of DallasDallas, Texas10Madison AhernMidfieldRight5 ft 8 inNotre Dame2024Notre Dame AcademyCohasset, Massachusetts12Cassidy WeeksMidfieldRight5 ft 5 inBoston College2024Bayport-Blue PointBayport, New York18Dempsey ArsenaultMidfieldRight5 ft 8 inBoston College2019New Hampton SchoolNew Hampton, New Hampshire20Courtney TaylorDefenseLeft5 ft 6 inBoston College2022CB SouthChalfont, Pennsylvania22Hannah DorneyMidfieldLeft5 ft 6 inNotre Dame2023ComsewoguePort Jefferson Station, New York23Jackie WolakAttackRight5 ft 6 inNotre Dame2024RidgewoodKinnelon, New Jersey24Lyndsey MuñozGoalieRightStanford2014St. Mary'sCalifornia31Andie AldaveAttackRight5 ft 6 inNorth Carolina2022The McDonoghBaltimore, Maryland80Marge DonovanDefenseRight5 ft 10 inMaryland2022The McDonoghCatonsville, Maryland (C) indicates captain
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California Palms
Head coach – Adam Sear Assistant coach – Ginny Capicchioni
2025 California Palms#NameNationalityPositionShotHeightCollegeGrad yearHigh schoolHometownRef.1Emily NallsDefenseRight5 ft 7 inNorth Carolina2024GlenelgGlenwood, Maryland3Sam GeiersbachAttackLeft5 ft 7 inNorth Carolina2022West BabylonWest Babylon, New York6Erin BakesMidfieldLeft5 ft 6 inUSC2023Ransom EvergladesMiami, Florida7Isabella PetersonMidfieldLeft6 ft 0 inJames Madison2024HerefordSparks, Maryland12Ally Mastroianni (C)MidfieldRight5 ft 9 inNorth Carolina2022Bridgewater-RaritanMartinsville, New Jersey13Sammy Jo TracyAttackRight5 ft 4 inNorth Carolina2017Fox LaneBedford, New York15Caitlyn WurzburgerAttackRight5 ft 4 inNorth Carolina2024American Heritage Boca-DelrayDelray Beach, Florida19Maggi HallAttackRight5 ft 11 inFlorida2024Bel AirBel Air, Maryland22Maggie BillAttackRight5 ft 6 inNorth Carolina2018St. Anthony'sHuntington, New York30Taylor MorenoGoalieRight5 ft 7 inNorth Carolina2022HuntingtonHuntington, New York44Kait DevirGoalieLeft5 ft 5 inUSC2024RidgewoodRidgewood, New Jersey45Kayla WoodDefenseRight5 ft 7 inNorth Carolina2021CatonsvilleBaltimore, Maryland (C) indicates captain
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Maryland Charm
Head coach – Taylor Cummings Danseglio Assistant coach – Emily Parros
2025 Maryland Charm#NameNationalityPositionShotHeightCollegeGrad yearHigh schoolHometownRef.1Abby BoscoDefenseRight5 ft 3 inMaryland2023SuffernSuffern, New York3Katia CarnevaleMidfieldRight5 ft 3 inVirginia2024SummitSummit, New Jersey5Aurora CordingleyAttackRight5 ft 4 inMaryland2022The Hill AcademyOakville, Ontario7Jillian WilsonMidfieldRight5 ft 8 inLoyola2020Gerstell AcademyHampstead, Maryland10Alex Aust Holman (C)AttackRight5 ft 9 inMaryland2013BullisSterling, Virginia11Sydni BlackAttackRight5 ft 3 inLoyola2020The Summit Country DayCincinnati, Ohio12Olivia DirksMidfieldRight5 ft 7 inNorth Carolina2024Episcopal AcademyWayne, Pennsylvania22Grace GriffinMidfieldLeft5 ft 8 inMaryland2022LibertySykesville, Maryland23Megan Whittle AttackRight5 ft 3 inMaryland2018McDonoughGlenwood, Maryland25Lizzie ColsonDefenseRight5 ft 5 inMaryland2021Manchester ValleyManchester, Maryland29Megan DoutyDefenseRight5 ft 6 inMaryland2015Rumson-Fair Haven RegionalFair Haven, New Jersey31Paulina DiFattaGoalieRight5 ft 7 inPitt2022Half Hollow Hills WestDix Hills, New York43Caylee WatersGoalieRight5 ft 6 inNorth Carolina2017DarienDarien, Connecticut (C) indicates captain
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New York Charging
Head coach – Colleen Magarity Assistant coach – Molly Wolf
2025 New York Charging#NameNationalityPositionShotHeightCollegeGrad yearHigh schoolHometownRef.1Lauren GilbertMidfieldRight5 ft 6 inNorthwestern2022Lake OswegoLake Oswego, Oregon2Erin CoykendallAttackRight5 ft 5 inNorthwestern2024SpencerportSpencerport, New York4Emma TyrrellAttackRight5 ft 4 inSyracuse2024Mount SinaiMount Sinai, New York5Belle SmithMidfieldRight5 ft 5 inBoston College2024Westhampton BeachWesthampton Beach, New York17Kylie OhlmillerAttackLeft5 ft 3 inStony Brook2024IslipIslip, New York18Meg TyrrellAttackLeft5 ft 3 inSyracuse2023Mount SinaiMount Sinai, New York22Meg CarneyAttackRight5 ft 5 inSyracuse2023John Paul IIMcKinney, Texas24Kendall HalpernDefenseRight5 ft 8 inNorthwestern2024SyossetSyosset, New York27Izzy Scane (C)AttackRight5 ft 8 inNorthwestern2024Cranbrook KingswoodClarkston, Michigan32Molly LalibertyGoalieLeft5 ft 4 inNorthwestern2024NewburyportNewburyport, Massachusetts51Emily HawryschukMidfieldRight5 ft 8 inSyracuse2022VictorVictor, New York66Madison DoucetteGoalieRight5 ft 6 inNorthwestern2024UnionvilleWest Chester, Pennsylvania (C) indicates captain
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Tournament
2025 WLL Championship Series
The first tournament, the 2025 WLL Championship Series (sponsor name Maybelline Championship Series), took place on February 11–17, 2025 alongside the 2025 PLL Championship Series at The St. James in Springfield, Virginia – marketed as Washington, D.C. All eight matches were livestreamed on ESPN+, while the playoffs were aired on ESPN2. Jay Alter served as the play-by-play announcer, while Sheehan Stanwick Burch provided analysis, and Dana Boyle served as the sideline reporter.
Each team played a single round robin, after which the top performing team advanced to the Championship game, while the second- and third-best teams played-off for the other spot in the Championship. The tournament was won by the Boston Guard, who defeated the New York Charging in the Championship game, 22–17. Charging midfielder Emily Hawryschuk earned the Golden Stick Award, as the tournament's top scorer (19).
Round robin
In the opening match, the Charging defeated the Charm, 14–13, after scoring only four goals in the first half. Colleen Magarity's halftime call to employ a "looser" play style led to nine goals in the second half – four of which scored by Emily Hawryschuk, and four assisted by Belle Smith. Kylie Ohlmiller scored the first goal in the WLL's history during the match, having returned to play after a two-year recovery from successive ACL, MCL, and meniscus injuries. Charlotte North and Cassidy Weeks scored five goals each for the Guard against the Palms, though a number of successfully exploited penalties led to a 15–16 loss to an offense buoyed by Ally Mastroianni's six goals and 49 touches. Mastroianni cited Taylor Moreno's assists and transition plays as key to the Palms' victory.
The Guard earned their first win over the Charm, 18–13, in a match noted for an expulsion foul by Alex Aust Holman in the third quarter, and the performance of goalies Kady Glynn and Caylee Waters, who achieved nine and twelve saves, respectively. Despite allowing Moreno to score the WLL's first ever goalie goal off a full-field run, an otherwise strong defensive effort by the Charging forced twenty turnovers by the Palms, leading to a 16–14 victory.
In the final round, the Charm completed a comeback after failing to score in the first eight minutes against the Palms, eventually winning 13–11, with Sydni Black achieving four goals and three assists. However, they were one goal short of overcoming the Palms' goal difference in the pool, and thus failed to qualify for the semifinals. The Guard earned a place in the Championship game after defeating the Charging 20–18 – the highest-scoring game of the round robin. Madison Ahern and Meg Carney scored five goals each during the match, which was described by Chris Rosenthall of Inside Lacrosse as a highly-competitive affair where "neither team was able to build or reduce a lead."
Feb 11, 7:00pm Maryland Charm 13–14 New York Charging Stats Feb 12, 9:00pm Boston Guard 15–16 California Palms Stats Feb 13, 9:00pm Maryland Charm 13–18 Boston Guard Stats Feb 14, 7:00pm California Palms 14–16 New York Charging Stats Feb 15, 12:30pm Maryland Charm 13–11 California Palms Stats Feb 15, 2:30pm New York Charging 18–20 Boston Guard Stats
Playoffs
In the Semifinals, a poor offensive performance by the Palms, who allowed nineteen turnovers and shot under 25%, gave way to a dominating 18–11 victory for the Charging, during which Madison Doucette achieved a tournament-record 21 saves. Kendall Halpern's defensive performance, in which she made five of the team's thirteen forced turnovers, was praised by commentators and the Charging's coaching staff.
In the Championship game, the Guard opened with three goals in the first ninety seconds, while Rachel Hall achieved seven saves in the first quarter, helping build a 5–1 lead that the Charging never surmounted for the rest of the game. Dempsey Arsenault contributed five goals, while Weeks contributed three goals and four assists, to a dominating performance that overcame the Charging's attempts at a comeback in the second and fourth quarters, led by Scane's six goals and one assist.
Emily Hawryschuk (New York Charging) earned the Golden Stick Award with 19 goals.
All-Star Game
The 2025 WLL All-Star Game (sponsor name Maybelline WLL All-Star Game) was the league's inaugural all-star game, which took place on July 4, 2025 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of the 2025 PLL All-Star Weekend. Preceded by a skills challenge at 5:30pm Central Daylight Time (CDT) in which PLL and WLL players jointly participated, the match itself was played at 7pm CDT as a traditional game of ten-on-ten women's lacrosse.
Jul 4, 8pm Team Izzy 24—20 Team North Stats
Team Izzy NamePositionTeam Izzy Scane (C) Attack New York Charging Sam Apuzzo Attack Boston College Ally Mastroianni Midfield California Palms Courtney Taylor Defense Boston Guard Ally Kennedy Midfield Stony Brook Madison Ahern Attack Boston Guard Marie McCool Midfield North Carolina Emily Nalls Defense California Palms Sydni Black Attack Maryland Charm Kendall Halpern Defense New York Charging Ellie Masera Midfield Stony Brook Kayla Wood Defense California Palms Erin Coykendall Attack New York Charging Sam Smith Midfield Northwestern Fallon Vaughn Midfield Yale Kady Glynn Goalie Boston Guard Sam Delaney Sweitzer Goalie Northwestern Livvy Rosenzweig Attack Loyola Team North NamePositionTeam Charlotte North (C) Attack Boston Guard Cassidy Weeks Midfield Boston Guard Kenzie Kent Attack Boston College Taylor Moreno Goalie California Palms Dempsey Arsenault Midfield Boston Guard Sydney Scales Defense Boston College Rachel Clark Attack Boston College Anna Brandt Midfield Penn Katie O'Donnell Midfield Penn State Abby Bosco Defense Maryland Charm Maddie Burns Defense Michigan Kasey Choma Midfield Boston Guard Jackie Wolak Attack Boston Guard Jane Hansen Defense Northwestern Emily Hawryschuk Midfield New York Charging Lizzie Colson Defense Maryland Charm Amy Moreau Midfield UMass Erin O'Grady Goalie Michigan (C) indicates captain
References
External links
at Premier Lacrosse League 2025 PLL All-Star Weekend at Premier Lacrosse League