Canada grinds out 11-9 victory over England, advances to gold medal game
Towson, MD—A nail-biter of a game, England put up a fight in the semi-final match-up of the 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship. Canada pulled through with an 11-9 win.
“England played a tough game, and kept us on our toes,” said coach Scott Teeter. “But the game is over, and we’re looking ahead to Saturday, to playing for gold. We have work to do, but we’ll give our best.”
Erica Evans (4) and Aurora Cordingley (3) led the team in goals, with Nicole Perroni following close behind with two.
“We believed before the tournament started that we’d get here,” said captain Dana Dobbie. “And now we are. There’s no better feeling then to be able to represent Canada at the gold medal game.”
Canada won 16 draw controls, and Kam Halsall stopped seven free-position shots.
Canada will compete against the undefeated USA for gold on Saturday, July 9 at 12 p.m. ET.
About Lacrosse Canada
Founded in 1867, Lacrosse Canada is the governing body responsible for all aspects of lacrosse in Canada. Our organization is comprised of 10 Member Associations representing nearly 85,000 individual participants, including coaches, officials, and athletes of all ages and abilities. Lacrosse Canada’s mission is to honour the sport of lacrosse and its unique nation-building heritage, by engaging our members, leading our partners, and providing opportunities for all Canadians to participate. Lacrosse Canada oversees the delivery of numerous national championships and the participation of Team Canada at all international events sanctioned by World Lacrosse. Lacrosse Canada is proud to be affiliated with partners that share the same vision and values, including our corporate partners - NormaTec Recovery Systems, RockTape, OPRO, Canadian Red Cross, Westjet, and Baron Rings - as well as our funding partners the Government of Canada, the Coaching Association of Canada, and the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation.
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Taylor Retter
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Lacrosse Canada
Email: taylor@lacrosse.ca
