Great Britain Women moved one step closer towards the Olympic Games after securing qualification for the World Lacrosse Sixes Championship following victory against Poland in Spain on Friday.
After finishing top of Pool D with a 3-0 record scoring 74 goals and conceding just eight, GB faced Poland, 2nd place in Pool A, in the quarter-final with the winner qualifying for next year’s World Sixes Championship.
GB produced another strong performance to win 23-4 and move through to the competition final four Minty Loxton leading the way with six goals while Jordan Carr ably assisted with five goals of her own.
As they have done in their pool games, GB Women came out strong in the opening minutes playing a high-intensity game and putting their opponents under pressure.
The two sides traded goals in the first couple of minutes before GB hit their stride, scoring five straight goals to close out Q1 6-1 ahead.
The teams scored two goals apiece at the beginning of the second quarter to make things 8-3 before GB put in a decisive spell to take full control of the game.
An 11-goal run which spanned either side of the half-time break coupled with restricting the Polish attack to just a single shot in Q3 firmly settled things in GB’s favour.
A 5-1 final quarter saw GB comfortably close things out, Loxton, Carr and Sofia Wise all adding late goals as they continue to rise up the competition goal scoring charts.
By sealing a top four finish with the quarter-final win GB’s place at the 2027 World Lacrosse Sixes Championship in Colorado Springs is confirmed, with the event actually as the primary qualifying event for LA 2028.
GB Women face Germany in the semi-final on Saturday before the medal matches take place on Monday 9 November.