The England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme has announced its men’s and women’s squads set to take part in the 2025 Lisboa Cup from 3 to 7 July.
As part of the 2024/25 University Aspire Programme, 20 women’s and 22 men’s players will head to Lisbon, Portugal to take part in the annual competition where they will compete against teams from all over Europe.
The two squads are made up of players from the wider England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme group that have been regularly training together over the past few months.
The Lisboa Cup acts as the final opportunity for this year’s cohort of athletes to showcase their skills and what they’ve learned over the past year before applications open for next year’s Programme.
At the end of the first year of the University Aspire Programme, the 2024 cohort also travelled to Portugal and took part in the Lisboa Cup, eventually finishing fourth.
The England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme aims to identify athletes who are not currently a part of any England Lacrosse programmes but have the potential to progress into the England Lacrosse Perform Programme.
Athletes don’t need to be expert lacrosse players to apply to the University Aspire Programme, they simply need the speed, agility, strength, and determination to excel in the sport.
For more information about the England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme, click HERE.
Men’s Squad
Oscar Brooks-Feller
James Burch
Matt Church
Connor Elson
Eric Epps
Patrick Fielder
Benjamin Filer
David Finn
Monty Gartside
Oliver Grayson
Ben Hordern
Mattew Johnson
Archie Jones
Senan Marshall
George Mayson
George Medd
Sean Paton
Lucas Sayers
Charlie Smith
Tom Stansfield
Jacob Stevenson
Ruben Nathanael Prosper Vogt
Coaches:
Glenn Humphreys
Joe Longley
Women’ Squad
Kalli Coburn
Imogen Day
Marija Derbenova
Katie Eglington
Natasha Gage
Charlotte Goforth
Tessa Harrison
Lilyella Hart
Alice Houlden
Melissa Kent
Emily Lakin
Melodie Larvor
Lucy Mayers
Tabby Newton
Leonie Rowe
Libby Sheehy-Jenkins
Darcie Sloggett
Emily Watkins
Pippa Willis
Dyane Koane Wong
Coaches:
Cecelia Bartley
Helen Amos