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.
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. 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).
Baltimore Ride PickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege1 Katie Schwarzmann MidfielderMaryland2 Alex Aust AttackerMaryland3 Kristen Carr DefenderNorth Carolina4 Brooke Griffin AttackerMaryland5 Allyson Carey MidfielderVanderbilt6 Morgan Stephens DefenderVirginia7 Courtney Swan AttackerVirginia8 Dana Dobbie AttackerMaryland9 Beth Glaros MidfielderMaryland10 Sam Farrell DefenderFlorida
Long Island Sound PickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege1 Devon Wills GoalieDartmouth2 Alyssa Leonard AttackerNorthwestern3 Shannon Gilroy Midfielder Florida4 Becca Block Defender Syracuse5 Megan Douty DefenderMaryland6 Sloane Serpe Defender North Carolina7 Nora Barry Midfielder Florida8 Katrina Dowd Attacker Northwestern9 Katie Rowan Attacker Syracuse10 Kelly McPartland MidfielderMaryland
Philly Force PickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege1 Michelle Tumolo AttackerSyracuse2 Alyssa Murray AttackerSyracuse 3 Kara Mupo AttackerNorthwestern4 Bridget Bianco GoalieNorthwestern5 Becky Lynch AttackerNorth Carolina 6 Casey Pepperman DefenderMaryland7 Demmianne Cook MidfielderStony Brook 8 Katie Hertsch DefenderHofstra9 Emily Garrity MidfielderNorth Carolina 10 Samantha Cermack MidfielderJohns Hopkins
Boston Storm PickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege 1 Liz Hogan GoalieSyracuse2 Jennifer Russell Defender North Carolina 3 Sarah Bullard MidfielderDuke4 Kara Cannizzaro MidfielderNorth Carolina 5 Erin Slifer MidfielderPrinceton6 Holly Reilly DefenderPrinceton7 Danielle Etrasco AttackerBoston University8 Kailah Kempney AttackerSyracuse9 Kristin Igoe MidfielderBoston College10 Colleen Magarity MidfielderNorthwestern
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 TeamWinsLossesGFGAPtsLong Island Sound 6 2 100 79 0 Boston Storm 5 3 99 88 0Baltimore Ride3 5 100 103 0Philly Force 2 6 72 101 0
League leaders
Regular season scoring Player Team Baltimore Ride816 10 26 0 0 Baltimore Ride891221 0 0 Long Island Sound813 7 20 0 0 Long Island Sound8119 20 0 0 Boston Storm6137 20 0 0 Philadelphia Force8180 18 0 0 Philadelphia Force8125 17 0 0 Philadelphia Force8134 17 0 0 Boston Storm814 2 16 0 0 Baltimore Ride512 2 14 0 0
Goaltending leaders The following reflect regular season statistics Player Team Long Island Sound65 1 559.87 Boston Storm32 1 2910.15 Boston Storm53 2 5912.15 Baltimore Ride53 2 5312.58
Schedule Home Score Away Score 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.
Awards and honors
All-Star teams On August 31, 2016, the league named its All-Star Team, as the Long Island Sound featured the most players named, with 10.
Attack position Player Team Player Team Alex Aust Baltimore Ride Dana Dobbie Baltimore Ride Katrina Dowd Long Island SoundAlyssa Leonard Long Island Sound Kara Mupo Philadelphia Force Alyssa Murray Philadelphia Force Danielle Spencer Boston StormKayla Treanor Boston Storm Midfield position Player Team Player Team Sarah Bullard Boston Storm Taylor Cummings Baltimore Ride Hillary Fratzke Long Island SoundShannon Gilroy Long Island Sound Beth Glaros Baltimore Ride Kristin Igoe Boston Storm Kelly McPartland Long Island SoundKatie Schwarzmann Baltimore Ride Erin Silfer Boston StormTaryn Van Thof Long Island Sound
Defense position Player Team Player Team 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 Bridget Bianco Philadelphia Force Liz Hogan Boston Storm Kerry Stoothoff Baltimore Ride Devon Wills Long Island Sound
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