Editor’s note: Brian Witmer of LaxAllStars recaps the 2nd ever women’s pro lacrosse championship, which took place August 2 at the Lake Placid Summit Classic. The Summit Classic is proudly partnered with LaxAllStars.
UWLX Women’s Pro Lacrosse Championship
L.i. Sound 16, Boston Storm 8
MVP: Christina Esposito
The UWLX brought women’s pro lacrosse to Lake Placid for the first time ever! In its second year of operations, the United Women’s Lacrosse League partnered up with Summit Lacrosse Ventures to layout a destination-style plan for the its title matchup. The game took place on August 2 as the grand finale to scholastic division play.
A large crowd was treated the very best in women’s pro lacrosse, and the Long Island Sound poured on goals to double up on the Storm out of Boston. This was a repeat matchup from the 2016 UWLX Championship, which Long Island also won against Boston, so you can imagine the competitive spirit in the air. It was truly an impressive display of talent. Christina Esposito, former Northwestern attacker, took home Most Valuable Player honors.
After the completion of year two, there’s no question women’s pro lacrosse has a bright future!
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| # | Name | Position | Hometown/College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devon Parker | Attack | Rye, N.H./ Syracuse (‘17) |
| 3 | Christina Esposito | Attack | West Babylon N.Y./ Northwestern (‘17) |
| 4 | Katrina Dowd | Attack | Yorktown Heights, N.Y./ Northwestern (‘10) |
| 5 | Aly Messinger | Attack | Mendham N.J./ UNC (‘16) |
| 6 | Kelly McPartland | Midfield | Farmingdale, N.Y./ Maryland (‘15) |
| 7 | Tatum Coffey | Midfield | Toms River N.J./ (Penn State ‘15) |
| 8 | Alice Mercer | Defense | Woodbine, MD/ Maryland (‘16) |
| 10 | Octavia Williams | Defense | Moriches, N.Y./ Johns Hopkins (‘15) |
| 11 | Caroline Fitzgerald | Defense | Mount Sinai, N.Y./ Florida (‘17) |
| 12 | Erin Collins | Midfield | West Islip N.Y./ Maryland (‘15) |
| 13 | Sammy Jo Tracy | Midfield | Bedford N.Y./ North Carolina (‘17) |
| 14 | Nadine Hadnagy | Defense | Farmingdale, N.Y./ Maryland (‘17) |
| 15 | Cortney Fortunato | Attack | Northport, N.Y./ Notre Dame (‘17) |
| 16 | Nicole Graziano | Midfield | Mendham, N.J./ Florida (‘16) |
| 17 | Mikaela Rix | Midfield | Garden City, N.Y./ Boston College (‘15) |
| 18 | Taryn Van Thof | Midfield | Livonia, N.Y./ Loyola ‘15) |
| 21 | Kaleigh Craig | Midfield | Wantagh, N.Y./ Northwestern (‘17) |
| 22 | Dorrien Van Dyke | Midfield | Northport, N.Y./ Stony Brook (‘17) |
| 24 | Casey Pearsall | Midfield | Wilton, CT/ Notre Dame (‘17) |
| 27 | Hillary Fratzke | Midfield | Centreville, MD/ Towson (‘09) |
| 33 | Becca Block | Defense | Stratham, N.J./ Syracuse (‘13) |
| 34 | Kelsey Gregerson | Goalkeeper | Rockville Centre, N.Y/ Hofstra (‘15) |
| 37 | Halle Majorana | Attack | Manhasset, N.Y./ Syracuse (‘16) |
| 42 | Kristin Yevoli | Midfield | Massapequa, N.Y./ Stony Brook (‘17) |
| 43 | Caylee Waters | Goalkeeper | Darrien, CT/ North Carolina (‘17) |
| 81 | Sarah Martin | Midfield | Hampden, MA/ Albany (‘17) |
| 88 | Sloane Serpe | Defense | North Caldwell, N.J./ North Carolina (‘14) |
