Canada set to face Japan in Semi Finals after win over Italy
With a 25-2 victory over Italy, Canada has secured their spot in the semi finals of the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship.
Canada jumped out to an early start when Jami MacDonald scored two goals in the first minute of the game. She continues to play at an All World pace and lead Canada offensively. Canada continued kept the pedal down for the whole first half, Canada’s transition game was giving the Italians all sorts of issues, and Canada led 16-0 at half.
Although Italy was about to score two power play goals in the third quarter, it proved to be their only offence for the day as Canada shut the door after the two Italian goals.
The other notable player for Canada was Charlotte Hodgson, who had her best game so far of these World Championships with 4 goals and 1 assist.
Canada will now play Japan in the semi finals tomorrow at 7pm HKT. This will be the first official matchup between Canada and Japan in these games, although the two did compete in a scrimmage in preparation . Canada led the contest 7-6 before weather caused the match to end early. Japan secured their spot in the semi finals with a huge 11-6 win over England. This will be Canada’s toughest test to date.
The other semi final match includes two undefeated teams in USA and Australia.
People at home can watch the game on World Lacrosse TV. Click the link here to be taken to WLTV.
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.
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