England Lacrosse is excited to announce the final 22-player squad to take part in the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women’s Championship later this year.
Taking place in Hong Kong, China from 15-24 August, the tournament comes just over two years after the England U20 women’s team claimed European glory at the 2023 ELF Women’s U21 Championship in Prague, Czechia.
15 of the 22-strong World Championship squad played in that competition helping England maintain an unbeaten record with five wins, scoring 76 goals and conceding just 21.
The U20 training squad have since continued to work hard over the last few months both on the training pitch and in gaining valuable match practice.
A tour to Florida in February to face NCAA opposition was followed up by competing at the Senior Regionals tournament in April.
The training squad then travelled to Wales for the annual Home Internationals Series where they secured three wins, defeating fellow World Championship competitors Wales, Scotland, and Germany.
The squad now have a series of practice scrimmages lined up against senior national squads including England, Scotland, and the Netherlands to complement their training weekends and ensure the group is in the best shape possible to peak come the Championship in August.
Earlier this year, England were drawn in Pool D alongside Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, and hosts, Hong Kong, China with their first game against Jamaica taking place on Friday 16 August.
England U20 women’s team Head Coach, Vic Alexander said:
“First of all, I’d like to thank every one of our wider training squad for their hard work and dedication over the past few months and congratulations to the 22 players who have been selected to travel to Hong Kong, China in August.
“As we gear up for the World Championship, it is an exciting time for us as a team and I can’t wait to see our hard work on the training pitch translated into play at the tournament.
“But our U20 performance programme is about every player fulfilling their potential and preparing them for the next step in their lacrosse journey and I’m looking forward most to continuing that work and seeing it come to fruition before, during, and after the World Championship.”
2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women’s Championship Squad
Honor Ashby
Rachael Ball
Charlie Bell
Kennedy Buntrock
Millie Cant
Grace Connor
Lois Crilly
Grace Davison
Ella Dimbylow
Lucy Evans
Ashley Fawn
Ana Green
Carys Johnson
Molly Light
Habi Littlehales
Ellie Martin
Annie Mather
Izzy Middleton
Freya Moody
Emma Pearce
Sienna Richardson
Jemma Thomson