Lacrosse Canada Announces First EVER Women's National Box Lacrosse Team
Lacrosse Canada is excited to announce the roster for the first World Lacrosse Women’s Box Championship. The championship takes place in Utica, NY from September 20-29, 2024.
The staff had many tough decisions during the process, and we would like to thank all the women who came out and were a part of history at tryouts.
The road to making this team was not an easy one. Tryouts began with 203 athletes vying for a spot on the final roster. These tryouts were set in Oakville, ON, and Langley, BC. After two hard fought days in both locations, the roster was trimmed down to 48 for the final set of tryouts.
These 48 started the final process in Six Nations at the ILA. After playing games vs the Haudenosaunee and Ireland, Canada played a tight inter squad game. These games served as great preparation for the final tryout in St. Catharines, ON. The final two days of tryouts were fast paced, as these athletes once again showed the world how impressive the women’s box lacrosse game is with two games on Canada Games Park pad 1.
Along with a stacked roster, Canada also has a loaded coaching staff. Head coach Troy Cordingley will lead the staff, alongside him are assistant coaches, Troyhann Santos, Krista Lovse, Cory Henkewich, and Megan Kingston. Support staff include Jennifer Bell, Emily Kenyon, and Marc Bourret.
General Manager Tami Rayner had this to say about the team “Extremely excited to watch the talent unfold at the World Championships. This team is incredibly skilled, experienced, fast and strong. They will be a very difficult team to beat in the defensive end with our strength and relentless hustle. Offensively their creativity and fearless attacking is a huge asset”.
World lacrosse recently announced the pool Canada will be playing in for the round robin.
Group A
USA
England
Hausdenosaunee
Hong Kong, China
Netherlands
Group B
Canada
Australia
Ireland
Germany
Finland
Click the link HERE to access Team Canada’s schedule for the World Championships.
Below are the athletes representing Canada in Utica for the first ever Women’s Box Lacrosse World Championship. This athletes have all had such an impact on the game for young girls across the country. We can't thank them enough for their hard work, commitment, and love for the game that will have an impact forever.
23 Woman Roster
| First | Last | Hometown | Minor Lacrosse Association |
| Ashley | Bull | Langley, BC | Langley Thunder |
| Dacia | Cordingley | Orangeville, ON | Orangeville Northmen |
| Katy | de Snoo | Oshawa, ON | Whitby Warriors |
| Jordan | Dean | Greenbank, ON | Whitby Warriors |
| Dana | Dobbie | Fergus, ON | Fergus Thistles |
| Erica | Evans | Peterborough, ON | Peterborough Lakers |
| Megan | Kinna | Maple Ridge, BC | Maple Ridge Burrards |
| Kayla | Kondo | Brampton, ON | Orangeville Northmen |
| Rachel | Lepine | Whitby, ON | Whitby Warriors |
| Alex | Matsuoka | Calgary, AB | Calgary Hornets |
| Paige | Murphy | Calgary, AB | Calgary Cardinals |
| Jessica | Quinn | Kitchener, ON | Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks |
| Rory | Rothnie | Victoria, BC | Victoria Shamrocks |
| Ella | Royer | Sherwood Park, AB | Sherwood Park Titans |
| Olivia | Schmidt | Calgary, AB | Okotoks Raiders |
| Brenna | Shanahan | Mississauga, ON | Mimico Mountaineers |
| Jenna | Snyder | Westlock, AB | Westlock Rock |
| Harlowe | Steele | Coquitlam, BC | Coquitlam Adanacs |
| Tori | Verbeek | Flesherton, ON | Arthur Aces |
| Brooklyn | Walker-Welch | Courtice, ON | Clarington/ Whitby Minor lacrosse |
| Shonly | Wallace | Mission, BC | Mission Minor Lacrosse |
| Morgan | White | Milton, ON | Burlington Blaze |
| Dylana | Williams | Oshawa, ON | Whitby Warriors |
Alternates
| First Name | Last Name | Hometown | Organization |
| Tessa | Chad | Orono, ON | Clarington Gaels |
| Cameron | de Paiva | Calgary, AB | Okotoks Raiders |
| Jill | Fenech | Asjala, ON | Newmarket Redbirds |
| Eve | Hritzuk | Sherwood Park, AB | Sherwood Park Titans |
| Brooke | Riesterer | Calgary, AB | St. Albert Drillers |
| Taylor | Santos | Scotts Valley, CA | Cali Lax All-Stars |
| Vienna | Twomey | Kitchener, ON | K-W Kodiaks |
About Lacrosse Canada
Founded in 1867, Lacrosse Canada is the governing body responsible for all aspects of lacrosse in Canada. Our organization is comprised of 11 Member Associations representing nearly 85,000 individual participants, including coaches, officials, and athletes of all ages and abilities. Lacrosse Canada’s mission is to honour the sport of lacrosse and its unique nation-building heritage, by engaging our members, leading our partners, and providing opportunities for all Canadians to participate. Lacrosse Canada oversees the delivery of numerous national championships and the participation of Team Canada at all international events sanctioned by World Lacrosse. Lacrosse Canada is proud to be affiliated with partners that share the same vision and values, including our corporate partners - Nike, CoachThem, Gait, Cascade, Normatec, Zoll, Signature Lacrosse, and Baron Rings - as well as our funding partners the Government of Canada, the Coaching Association of Canada, and the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation.
For more information, please contact:
Kealan Pilon
Communications Coordinator
Lacrosse Canada
Email: kealan@lacrosse.ca
