The United States withstood a tough challenge from the Haudenosaunee, and Canada powered past Puerto Rico in the semifinals of the 2025 Pan-American Women’s Lacrosse Championship in Auburndale, Florida, as both teams advanced to the gold medal game on Monday.
In placement play towards fifth place, the last spot available for the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship, Mexico outlasted Jamaica 10-8, while Argentina coasted by Peru, 21-8.
The schedule has been changed for Monday.
Argentina and Mexico will meet on Monday in a direct battle for qualification to Tokyo at 9 a.m. ET.
Canada and the United States will renew their storied rivalry at 1 p.m. ET on Monday in a battle for the gold medal.
The Haudenosaunee take on Puerto Rico at 10 a.m. while Jamaica plays Peru at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Streaming continues on WL TV and live stats are available here.
The United States and the Haudenosaunee traded goals in the first seven minutes before a three-goal run from Rachel Clark, Emma Muchnick and Sam Apuzzo opened the game up at 5-2.
But throughout the second and third quarters, the Haudenosaunee stayed on the United States’ heels with five different goal scorers stepping up, entering the fourth frame down 10-7.
The United States shifted into another gear, led by the star power of Izzy Scane and Emma LoPinto, to race away with an eight-goal run over 12 minutes. Scane scored three and LoPinto notched four in the decisive flurry, as the two finished with five and four points.
Paige Crandall rose to the occasion for the Haudenosaunee, making 14 saves to slow the opposing attack down for much of the day. Avery Doran recorded a team-high four points.
The Haudenosaunee will play for the bronze medal against Puerto Rico.
Canada handled Puerto Rico, 16-7, in a composed all-around performance in the second semifinal of the day.
Kylea Dobson singlehandedly scored a hat trick in the first seven minutes as Canada led 5-1 early. Puerto Rico settled into the game and fought to a 7-4 scoreline, but Canada closed the first half with two goals in the final three minutes.
Leading 9-4, Canada struck again to start the third quarter with another two goals in three minutes to give itself enough breathing room the rest of the way.
Kyle Dobson’s energy from the start led the way, and she finished with five goals and an assist. Aurora Cordingley added four points while Megan Kinna, Lauren Black and Nicole Perroni all tallied three.
Bri Carrasquillo scored three for Puerto Rico, who will face the Haudenosaunee on Monday.
Mexico jumped out to an early lead and outlasted a Jamaican comeback effort in a 10-8 win.
After Jamaica started hot with two goals in three minutes, Mexico took over the game with seven goals, unanswered until the halftime whistle, in a stretch keyed by Madison Diaz and Ashleigh Rothe Nienkamp.
Jamaica recovered and eventually put together a three-goal run of its own just as the fourth quarter started to claw back to 8-6.
But Rothe Nienkamp and Elena Torres, who had been kept relatively quiet on the day, delivered two crucial goals in the final ten minutes to expand the lead from two to three to keep Jamaica at arm’s length.
Rothe Nienkamp finished with three goals and Diaz had three points. Alexa Lang Uribe and Katherine Chavez combined for eight saves in a close game.
Angie Benson made 11 saves for Jamaica, including seven in the second-half comeback effort. Violet Abedon Pollock had her best game of the tournament with three goals.
Argentina advanced to de-facto play-in qualification game in the fifth place matchup against Mexico by flying past Peru, 21-8.
Argentina raced to a 5-0 lead within 10 minutes and also enjoyed a six-goal run through the end of the second quarter and the start of the third that put the game out of reach at 13-2.
Nine different players scored for Argentina on the afternoon, with four different players racking up four-point outings in Gretta White, Olivia Scully-Power, Mercedes O’Neil and Sam Geiersbach.
Keating Gullott also starred in net for Argentina, making 11 saves in just the first half.
Ayla Moffitt scored three goals for Peru.
