2016 UWLX season
The 2016 United Women's Lacrosse League season, the first in the history of the UWLX, started on May 28, 2016 and ended with the league championship game on July 31, 2016 in which the Long Island Sound defeated the Boston Storm in a 13-8 final.
2016 UWLX season | |
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League | United Women's Lacrosse League |
Sport | Lacrosse |
Duration | May 28 – July 30, 2016 |
Number of teams | 4 |
Regular Season | |
Top seed | Long Island Sound |
Top scorer | Dana Dobbie |
Finals | |
Champions | Long Island Sound |
Runners-up | Boston Storm |
Finals MVP | Devon Wills |
The first game in league history took place on May 28, 2016 at Goodman Stadium at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Opposing the Baltimore Ride, Long Island prevailed by a 13-12 tally. The team's first-ever goal was scored by McKinley Curro, who would also score the league's first-ever two-point goal. Devon Wills served as the starting goaltender, allowing the first goal in UWLX history to Baltimore's Beth Glaros, while also registering the first win in league history.
Offseason
2016 UWLX Draft results
In the inaugural draft, Maryland Terrapins alumnus and former US national team player Katie Schwarzmann would be the first ever player selected, taken by the Baltimore Ride with the top pick.[1] Other players selected in the first round of the inaugural draft were also current or former members of the US national team. Said players included Liz Hogan (Boston), Michelle Tumolo (Philly) and Devon Wills (Long Island).[2]
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | Katie Schwarzmann | Midfielder | ![]() | Maryland |
2 | Alex Aust | Attacker | ![]() | Maryland |
3 | Kristen Carr | Defender | ![]() | North Carolina |
4 | Brooke Griffin | Attacker | ![]() | Maryland |
5 | Allyson Carey | Midfielder | ![]() | Vanderbilt |
6 | Morgan Stephens | Defender | ![]() | Virginia |
7 | Courtney Swan | Attacker | ![]() | Virginia |
8 | Dana Dobbie[3] | Attacker | ![]() | Maryland |
9 | Beth Glaros | Midfielder | ![]() | Maryland |
10 | Sam Farrell | Defender | ![]() | Florida |
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | Devon Wills | Goalie | ![]() | Dartmouth |
2 | Alyssa Leonard | Attacker | ![]() | Northwestern |
3 | Shannon Gilroy | Midfielder | ![]() | Florida |
4 | Becca Block | Defender | ![]() | Syracuse |
5 | Megan Douty | Defender | ![]() | Maryland |
6 | Sloane Serpe | Defender | ![]() | North Carolina |
7 | Nora Barry | Midfielder | ![]() | Florida |
8 | Katrina Dowd | Attacker | ![]() | Northwestern |
9 | Katie Rowan | Attacker | ![]() | Syracuse |
10 | Kelly McPartland | Midfielder | ![]() | Maryland |
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | Michelle Tumolo | Attacker | ![]() | Syracuse |
2 | Alyssa Murray | Attacker | ![]() | Syracuse |
3 | Kara Mupo | Attacker | ![]() | Northwestern |
4 | Bridget Bianco | Goalie | ![]() | Northwestern |
5 | Becky Lynch | Attacker | ![]() | North Carolina |
6 | Casey Pepperman | Defender | ![]() | Maryland |
7 | Demmianne Cook | Midfielder | ![]() | Stony Brook |
8 | Katie Hertsch | Defender | ![]() | Hofstra |
9 | Emily Garrity | Midfielder | ![]() | North Carolina |
10 | Samantha Cermack | Midfielder | ![]() | Johns Hopkins |
Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | Liz Hogan | Goalie | ![]() | Syracuse |
2 | Jennifer Russell | Defender | ![]() | North Carolina |
3 | Sarah Bullard | Midfielder | ![]() | Duke |
4 | Kara Cannizzaro | Midfielder | ![]() | North Carolina |
5 | Erin Slifer | Midfielder | ![]() | Princeton |
6 | Holly Reilly | Defender | ![]() | Princeton |
7 | Danielle Etrasco | Attacker | ![]() | Boston University |
8 | Kailah Kempney | Attacker | ![]() | Syracuse |
9 | Kristin Igoe | Midfielder | ![]() | Boston College |
10 | Colleen Magarity | Midfielder | ![]() | Northwestern |
Regular season
- June 10: Alex Aust of the Baltimore Ride set a UWLX record for most goals in one game with six. Of note, Aust would record a hat trick in the first and second half of the contest against the Boston Storm.
League standings
Team | Wins | Losses | GF | GA | Pts |
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Long Island Sound | 6 | 2 | 100 | 79 | 0 |
Boston Storm | 5 | 3 | 99 | 88 | 0 |
Baltimore Ride | 3 | 5 | 100 | 103 | 0 |
Philly Force | 2 | 6 | 72 | 101 | 0 |
Regular season scoring
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | LB |
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Dana Dobbie | Baltimore Ride | 8 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Katie Schwarzmann | Baltimore Ride | 8 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Alyssa Leonard | Long Island Sound | 8 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Katrina Dowd | Long Island Sound | 8 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Kayla Treanor | Boston Storm | 6 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Kara Mupo | Philadelphia Force | 8 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Kailah Kempney | Philadelphia Force | 8 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Halle Majorana | Philadelphia Force | 8 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Danielle Spencer | Boston Storm | 8 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Aust | Baltimore Ride | 5 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending leaders
- The following reflect regular season statistics
Player | Team | GP | W | L | GA | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Devon Wills | Long Island Sound | 6 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 9.87 |
Julie Wadland | Boston Storm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10.15 |
Liz Hogan | Boston Storm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 12.15 |
Frankie Candi | Baltimore Ride | 5 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 12.58 |
Schedule
Home | Score | Away | Score | ||||
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Week 1 - May 28, 2016 | |||||||
US Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament @ Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Long Island Sound | 13 | Baltimore Ride | 12 | ||||
Boston Storm | 16 | Philadelphia Force | 8 | ||||
Week 2 - June 10–11, 2016 | |||||||
IWLCA New England Cup @ UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA | |||||||
Boston Storm | 17 | Baltimore Ride | 16 | ||||
Long Island Sound | 14 | Philadelphia Force | 8 | ||||
Week 3 - June 18, 2016
with Eyekonz FH and LAX League and Strawberry Mansion HS GLAX | |||||||
St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Philadelphia Force | 11 | Baltimore Ride | 15 | ||||
National Draw @ Decou Sports Complex, Cherry Hill, NJ | |||||||
Boston Storm | 9 | Long Island Sound | 12 | ||||
Week 4 - June 24–25, 2016 | |||||||
Project 120 @ Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
Philadelphia Force | 9 | Long Island Sound | 11 | ||||
Boston Storm | 14 | Baltimore Ride | 15 | ||||
Philadelphia Force | 9 | Boston Storm | 14 | ||||
Long Island Sound | 17 | Baltimore Ride | 7 | ||||
Week 6 - July 8–9, 2016 | |||||||
Lincoln-Sudbury HS, Sudbury, MA | |||||||
Boston Storm | 10 | Long Island Sound | 9 | ||||
The Grind @ Westtown School, West Chester, PA | |||||||
Baltimore Ride | 14 | Philadelphia Force | 5 | ||||
Week 7 - July 15–16, 2016 | |||||||
IWLCA Capital Cup @ Richmond, VA | |||||||
Baltimore Ride | 10 | Boston Storm | 11 | ||||
Long Island Sound | 9 | Philadelphia Force | 13 | ||||
Boston Storm | 8 | Philadelphia Force | 9 | ||||
Baltimore Ride | 11 | Long Island Sound | 15 |
Postseason
Inaugural Championship Weekend was held on July 31 on Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The Long Island Sound defeated the Boston Storm, 13-8. The Sound's goalkeeper, Devon Wills (#3), was named MVP.
Trivia: the semi-final games were originally scheduled to be played on Friday, July 30, but they were both rescheduled due to a thunderstorm - the underway results of the Sound vs Force game were vacated (the Sound were leading 5-4 before the initial lightning delay), and all three games were played on July 31.
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | Long Island Sound | 8 | |||||||
4 | Philadelphia Force | 4 | |||||||
1 | Long Island Sound | 13 | |||||||
2 | Boston Storm | 8 | |||||||
2 | Boston Storm | 10 | |||||||
3 | Baltimore Ride | 3 |
Awards and honors
All-Star teams
On August 31, 2016, the league named its All-Star Team,[4] as the Long Island Sound featured the most players named, with 10.
- Attack position
Player | Team | Player | Team |
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Alex Aust | Baltimore Ride | Dana Dobbie | Baltimore Ride |
Katrina Dowd | Long Island Sound | Alyssa Leonard | Long Island Sound |
Kara Mupo | Philadelphia Force | Alyssa Murray | Philadelphia Force |
Danielle Spencer | Boston Storm | Kayla Treanor | Boston Storm |
- Midfield position
Player | Team | Player | Team |
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Sarah Bullard | Boston Storm | Taylor Cummings | Baltimore Ride |
Hillary Fratzke | Long Island Sound | Shannon Gilroy | Long Island Sound |
Beth Glaros | Baltimore Ride | Kristin Igoe | Boston Storm |
Kelly McPartland | Long Island Sound | Katie Schwarzmann | Baltimore Ride |
Erin Silfer | Boston Storm | Taryn Van Thof | Long Island Sound |
- Defense position
Player | Team | Player | Team |
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Becca Block | Long Island Sound | Kristen Carr | Baltimore Ride |
Katie Hertsch | Philadelphia Force | Maddy Lesher | Baltimore Ride |
Alice Mercer | Long Island Sound | Holly Reilly | Boston Storm |
Jennifer Russell | Boston Storm | Sloane Serpe | Long Island Sound |
- Goaltending position
Player | Team | Player | Team |
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Bridget Bianco | Philadelphia Force | Liz Hogan | Boston Storm |
Kerry Stoothoff | Baltimore Ride | Devon Wills | Long Island Sound |
References
- "United Women Lacrosse League Draft". baltimoresun.com. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- "Inaugural UWLX Draft Results". Inside Lacrosse. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- "Dobbie Selected By Baltimore Ride In Inaugural UWLX Draft". Loyola Greyhounds Athletics. 2016-04-13. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- "United Women's Lacrosse League Announces 2016 All-Stars". UWLX. 2016-08-31. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-16.