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| Duration | February 27 to March 8 |
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| Teams | 4 |
| Tournaments | 1 (8 matches) |
| Broadcaster | ESPN |
| 2025 | |
The 2026 Women's Lacrosse League season will be the second season for the Women's Lacrosse League (WLL). Four teams competed in the WLL's 2026 tournaments: the Boston Guard, California Palms, Maryland Charm, and New York Charging. [1]
The schedule for the inaugural season was announced on January 14, 2026. [2]
| 2026 Boston Guard | |||||||||||
| # | Name | Nationality | Position | Shot | Height | College | Grad year | High school | Hometown | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Hall | | Goalie | Right | 5 ft 5 in | Boston College | 2013 | Cypress Woods | Cypress, Texas | [3] | |
| 3 | Kasey Choma | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 5 in | Notre Dame | 2024 | Eastport-South Manor | Manorville, New York | [4] | |
| 7 | Fallon Vaughn | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 6 in | Yale | 2025 | Concord-Carlisle | Concord, Massachusetts | [5] | |
| 8 | Charlotte North (C) | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 7 in | Boston College | 2022 | Episcopal School of Dallas | Dallas, Texas | [6] | |
| 10 | Madison Ahern | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 8 in | Notre Dame | 2024 | Notre Dame Academy | Cohasset, Massachusetts | [7] | |
| 12 | Cassidy Weeks | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 5 in | Boston College | 2024 | Bayport-Blue Point | Bayport, New York | [8] | |
| 13 | Maddie Burns | | Defense | Left | 5 ft 10 in | Michigan | 2025 | Germantown Academy | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | [9] | |
| 18 | Dempsey Arsenault | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 8 in | Boston College | 2019 | New Hampton School | New Hampton, New Hampshire | [10] | |
| 19 | Brittany Read | | Goalie | Right | 5 ft 7 in | Oregon | 2018 | Eastern Regional | Gibbsboro, New Jersey | [11] | |
| 20 | Courtney Taylor | | Defense | Left | 5 ft 6 in | Boston College | 2022 | CB South | Chalfont, Pennsylvania | [12] | |
| 22 | Hannah Dorney | | Midfield | Left | 5 ft 6 in | Notre Dame | 2023 | Comsewogue | Port Jefferson Station, New York | [13] | |
| 23 | Jackie Wolak | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 6 in | Notre Dame | 2024 | Ridgewood | Kinnelon, New Jersey | [14] | |
| 31 | Andie Aldave | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 6 in | North Carolina | 2022 | The McDonogh | Baltimore, Maryland | [15] | |
(C) indicates captain
| 2026 California Palms | |||||||||||
| # | Name | Nationality | Position | Shot | Height | College | Grad year | High school | Hometown | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily Nalls | | Defense | Right | 5 ft 7 in | North Carolina | 2024 | Glenelg | Glenwood, Maryland | [17] | |
| 3 | Sam Geiersbach | | Attack | Left | 5 ft 7 in | North Carolina | 2022 | West Babylon | West Babylon, New York | [18] | |
| 6 | Erin Bakes | | Midfield | Left | 5 ft 6 in | USC | 2023 | Ransom Everglades | Miami, Florida | [19] | |
| 11 | Caroline Steele | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 4 in | Maryland | 2019 | Severn | Severna Park, Maryland | [20] | |
| 12 | Ally Mastroianni (C) | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 9 in | North Carolina | 2022 | Bridgewater-Raritan | Martinsville, New Jersey | [21] | |
| 13 | Sammy Jo Adelsberger | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 4 in | North Carolina | 2017 | Fox Lane | Bedford, New York | [22] | |
| 14 | Jill Smith | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 8 in | Michigan | 2025 | Mercy | Farmington Hills, Michigan | [23] | |
| 15 | Caitlyn Wurzburger | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 4 in | North Carolina | 2024 | American Heritage Boca-Delray | Delray Beach, Florida | [24] | |
| 16 | Ellie Masera | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 3 in | Stony Brook Seawolves | 2025 | Eastport-South Manor | Eastport, New York | [25] | |
| 18 | Anna Brandt | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 7 in | Penn | 2025 | Hereford | White Hall, Baltimore County, Maryland | [26] | |
| 24 | Gabby Rozenzweig | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 4 in | Duke | 2020 | Somers | Somers, New York | [27] | |
| 30 | Taylor Moreno | | Goalie | Right | 5 ft 7 in | North Carolina | 2022 | Huntington | Huntington, New York | [28] | |
| 44 | Kait Devir | | Goalie | Left | 5 ft 5 in | USC | 2024 | Ridgewood | Ridgewood, New Jersey | [29] | |
| 45 | Kayla Wood | | Defense | Right | 5 ft 7 in | North Carolina | 2021 | Catonsville | Baltimore, Maryland | [30] | |
(C) indicates captain
| 2026 Maryland Charm | |||||||||||
| # | Name | Nationality | Position | Shot | Height | College | Grad year | High school | Hometown | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abby Bosco | | Defense | Right | 5 ft 3 in | Maryland | 2023 | Suffern | Suffern, New York | [32] | |
| 3 | Sam Swart | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 5 in | Syracuse | 2021 | Archbishop Carroll | Coopersburg, Pennsylvania | [33] | |
| 5 | Aurora Cordingley | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 4 in | Maryland | 2022 | The Hill Academy | Oakville, Ontario | [34] | |
| 10 | Alex Aust Holman (C) | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 9 in | Maryland | 2013 | Bullis | Sterling, Virginia | [35] | |
| 11 | Sydni Black | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 3 in | Loyola | 2020 | The Summit Country Day | Cincinnati, Ohio | [36] | |
| 12 | Olivia Dirks | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 7 in | North Carolina | 2024 | Episcopal Academy | Wayne, Pennsylvania | [37] | |
| 18 | Ashley Humphrey | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 6 in | North Carolina | 2025 | Darien | Darien, Connecticut | [38] | |
| 22 | Grace Griffin | | Midfield | Left | 5 ft 8 in | Maryland | 2022 | Liberty | Sykesville, Maryland | [39] | |
| 29 | Megan Douty | | Defense | Right | 5 ft 6 in | Maryland | 2015 | Rumson-Fair Haven Regional | Fair Haven, New Jersey | [40] | |
| 30 | Ally Kennedy | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 3 in | Stony Brook | 2025 | North Babylon | North Babylon, New York | [41] | |
| 31 | Paulina DiFatta | | Goalie | Right | 5 ft 7 in | Pitt | 2022 | Half Hollow Hills West | Dix Hills, New York | [42] | |
| 34 | McKenzie Blake | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 9 in | Princeton | 2025 | Haddonfield | Haddonfield, New Jersey | [43] | |
| 43 | Caylee Waters | | Goalie | Right | 5 ft 6 in | North Carolina | 2017 | Darien | Darien, Connecticut | [44] | |
| 55 | Kelly Denes | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 10 in | Notre Dame | 2024 | Cardinal Newman | Jupiter, Florida | [45] | |
(C) indicates captain
| 2026 New York Charging | |||||||||||
| # | Name | Nationality | Position | Shot | Height | College | Grad year | High school | Hometown | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Gilbert | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 6 in | Northwestern | 2022 | Lake Oswego | Lake Oswego, Oregon | [47] | |
| 2 | Erin Coykendall | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 5 in | Northwestern | 2024 | Spencerport | Spencerport, New York | [48] | |
| 4 | Emma Tyrrell | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 4 in | Syracuse | 2024 | Mount Sinai | Mount Sinai, New York | [49] | |
| 5 | Chase Boyle | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 10 in | Loyola | 2025 | Rumson-Fair Haven Regional | Rumson, New Jersey | [50] | |
| 7 | Jillian Wilson | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 8 in | Loyola | 2020 | Gerstell Academy | Hampstead, Maryland | [51] | |
| 12 | Katie Goodale | | Defense | Right | 5 ft 5 in | Syracuse | 2024 | Riverhead | Riverhead, New York | [52] | |
| 19 | Sam Smith | | Midfield | Left | 5 ft 7 in | Northwestern | 2025 | Tamalpais | Mill Valley, California | [53] | |
| 22 | Meg Carney | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 5 in | Syracuse | 2023 | John Paul II | McKinney, Texas | [54] | |
| 24 | Kendall Halpern | | Defense | Right | 5 ft 8 in | Northwestern | 2024 | Syosset | Syosset, New York | [55] | |
| 27 | Izzy Scane (C) | | Attack | Right | 5 ft 8 in | Northwestern | 2024 | Cranbrook Kingswood | Clarkston, Michigan | [56] | |
| 32 | Molly Laliberty | | Goalie | Left | 5 ft 4 in | Northwestern | 2024 | Newburyport | Newburyport, Massachusetts | [57] | |
| 36 | Grace Fujinaga | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 5 in | Northwestern | 2025 | The Overlake School | Mercer Island, Washington | [58] | |
| 45 | Emerson Bohlig | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 5 in | Northwestern | 2025 | Miramonte High School | Orinda, California | [59] | |
| 51 | Emily Hawryschuk | | Midfield | Right | 5 ft 8 in | Syracuse | 2022 | Victor | Victor, New York | [60] | |
| 66 | Madison Doucette | | Goalie | Right | 5 ft 6 in | Northwestern | 2024 | Unionville | West Chester, Pennsylvania | [61] | |
(C) indicates captain
The second tournament, the 2026 WLL Championship Series (sponsor name Maybelline Championship Series), took place on February 27 to March 8, 2026 alongside the 2026 PLL Championship Series at The St. James in Springfield, Virginia – marketed as Washington, D.C.. [63]
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. [64]
| Pos | Team | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Palms | 2 | 1 | 53 | 42 | +11 | Advance to Championship |
| 2 | New York Charging | 2 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 0 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 3 | Boston Guard | 1 | 2 | 51 | 52 | −1 | |
| 4 | Maryland Charm | 1 | 2 | 48 | 58 | −10 |
| Feb 27, 6:00pm | New York Charging | 11-10 | Boston Guard | Stats |
| Feb 28, 12:00pm | California Palms | 22-15 | Boston Guard | Stats |
| Feb 28, 2:00pm | Maryland Charm | 18-12 | New York Charging | Stats |
| Mar 1, 10:30am | California Palms | 20-11 | Maryland Charm | Stats |
| Mar 5, 8:00pm | New York Charging | 16-11 | California Palms | Stats |
| Mar 6, 6:00pm | Boston Guard | 26-19 | Maryland Charm | Stats |
All times in Eastern Time (ET)
| Semifinals | Championship | |||||
| Boston Guard | 13 | |||||
| New York Charging | 16 | |||||
| New York Charging | 18 | |||||
| California Palms | 11 | |||||
| Mar 7, 4:30pm | Boston Guard | 13-16 | New York Charging | Stats |
| Mar 8, 10:00am | New York Charging | 18-11 | California Palms | Stats |
All times in Eastern Time (ET)
The New York Charging win the 2026 WLL Championship Series and Charlotte North (Boston Guard) earned the Golden Stick Award. [65]