# 2025 Women's Lacrosse League season

The 2025 season of the Women's Lacrosse League (WLL) is the league's inaugural year of play. Four teams are competing 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

Laurie DeLuca is the head coach for the Boston Guard, and is assisted by Tracey Sullivan. Charlotte North, a Boston College Eagles player and two-time Tewaaraton Award winner, is the team's captain.
| No. | Pos | Nation | Player | College |
| 31 | A | USA | Andie Aldave | UNC–Chapel Hill |
| 8 | A | USA | Charlotte North (c) | Boston College |
| 23 | A | USA | Jackie Wolak | Notre Dame |
| 10 | M | USA | Madison Ahern | Notre Dame |
| 18 | M | USA | Dempsey Arsenault | Boston College |
| 3 | M | USA | Kasey Choma | Notre Dame |
| No. | Pos | Nation | Player | College |
| 1 | M | USA | Hannah Dorney | Notre Dame |
| 13 | M | USA | Cassidy Weeks | Boston College |
| 80 | D | USA | Marge Donovan | Maryland |
| 20 | D | USA | Courtney Taylor | Boston College |
| 1 | G | USA | Kady Glynn | Loyola |
| 1 | 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. Eight Tar Heels players were on the Palms' WLL Championship Series squad, representing two thirds of its roster. Goaltender Kait Devir was also on the WLL Championship Series squad, but did not play.
| No. | Pos | Nation | Player | College |
| 22 | A | USA | Maggie Bill | UNC–Chapel Hill |
| 3 | A | USA | Sam Geiersbach | UNC–Chapel Hill |
| 19 | A | USA | Maggi Hall | Florida |
| 13 | A | USA | Sammy Jo Tracy | UNC–Chapel Hill |
| 15 | A | USA | Caitlyn Wurzburger | UNC–Chapel Hill |
| 6 | M | USA | Erin Bakes | Georgetown |
| No. | Pos | Nation | Player | College |
| 12 | M | USA | Ally Mastroianni (c) | UNC–Chapel Hill |
| 7 | M | USA | Isabella Peterson | James Madison |
| 1 | D | ENG | Emily Nalls | UNC–Chapel Hill |
| 41 | D | USA | Kayla Wood | UNC–Chapel Hill |
| 30 | G | USA | Taylor Moreno | UNC–Chapel Hill |
| — | G | USA | Kait Devir | USC |

### 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. Attacker Megan Whittle and goaltender Paulina DiFatta were part of the WLL Championship Series squad, but did not play.
| No. | Pos | Nation | Player | College |
| 10 | A | USA | Alex Aust Holman (c) | Maryland |
| 11 | A | USA | Sydni Black | Loyola |
| 5 | A | CAN | Aurora Cordingley | Maryland |
| — | A | ENG | Megan Whittle | Maryland |
| 3 | M | USA | Katia Carnevale | Lehigh |
| 22 | M | USA | Grace Griffin | Maryland |
| No. | Pos | Nation | Player | College |
| 7 | M | USA | Jillian Wilson | Loyola |
| 1 | D | USA | Abby Bosco | Maryland |
| 25 | D | USA | Lizzie Colson | Maryland |
| 28 | D | USA | Megan Douty | Maryland |
| 43 | G | USA | Caylee Waters | UNC–Chapel Hill |
| — | G | USA | Paulina DiFatta | Pittsburgh |

### 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 and two-time Tewaaraton Award winner, is the team's captain. Six Wildcats players and four Syracuse Orange players comprised the majority of the team's WLL Championship Series squad, including Madison Doucette, who transferred from Northwestern to Johns Hopkins ahead of the 2024 NCAA season.
| No. | Pos | Nation | Player | College |
| 22 | A | USA | Meg Carney | Syracuse |
| 2 | A | USA | Erin Coykendall | Northwestern |
| 17 | A | USA | Kylie Ohlmiller | Stony Brook |
| 27 | A | USA | Izzy Scane (c) | Northwestern |
| 4 | A | USA | Emma Tyrrell | Syracuse |
| 18 | A | USA | Meg Tyrrell | Syracuse |
| No. | Pos | Nation | Player | College |
| 1 | M | USA | Lauren Gilbert | Northwestern |
| 51 | M | USA | Emily Hawryschuk | Syracuse |
| 5 | M | USA | Belle Smith | Boston College |
| 24 | D | USA | Kendall Halpern | Northwestern |
| 66 | G | USA | Madison Doucette | Johns Hopkins |
| — | G | USA | Molly Laliberty | Northwestern |

## Results

2025 Women's Lacrosse League results :
| Tournament | Location | Date | Champion | Runner-up |
| WLL Championship Series | Springfield, VA | February 11–17 | Boston Guard | New York Charging |

## Tournaments
### 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. 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.
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.

#### 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."
| Pos | Team | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Boston Guard | 2 | 1 | 53 | 47 | +6 | Advance to final |
| 2 | New York Charging | 2 | 1 | 48 | 47 | +1 | Advance to semifinal |
| 3 | California Palms | 1 | 2 | 41 | 44 | −3 | Advance to semifinal |
| 4 | Maryland Charm | 1 | 2 | 39 | 43 | −4 | |
All times in Eastern Time (ET)

#### 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.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship |
| Feb 16, 10:30am ET, Report | Feb 16, 10:30am ET, Report |
| California Palms | 11 |
| California Palms | 11 | Feb 17, 11am ET, Report | Feb 17, 11am ET, Report |
| New York Charging | 18 | Feb 17, 11am ET, Report | Feb 17, 11am ET, Report |
| New York Charging | 18 | New York Charging | 17 |
| | | Boston Guard | 22 |