The United States, Canada, Mexico and Argentina claimed victories to kick off the action at the 2025 Pan-American Women’s Lacrosse Championship in Lake Myrtle, Florida on Thursday.
The United States handled Puerto Rico 21-5 while Canada held off the Haudenosaunee, 14-8, with an impressive second half in the opening matches of the day. Mexico opened its campaign with a 20-6 rout of Peru while Argentina ran to a 16-9 win over Jamaica in the second set of games.
All four winners improved to 1-0 and put one foot towards a top-two spot in their pools. The four semifinalists will secure automatic qualification for the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Tokyo, Japan, as will the fifth-place team.
The United States pulled away from Puerto Rico with a 4-0 run across the end of the first half and start of the third quarter to open the game to 10-3. On the day, 11 different players recorded a tally on the scoresheet, with four different players posting a hat trick: Charlotte North, Izzy Scane, Emma Muchnick and Chloe Humphrey, who added three assists herself to finish with six points.
Bri Carrasquillo and Isabella Henson-Vendrell each scored twice for Puerto Rico, while goalkeeper Rachel Ramirez made nine saves.
The Haudenosaunee finished the first half with two goals in a minute to battle within three goals of Canada, but the defending silver medalists at the Women’s Championship came out in the third quarter with three goals in six minutes to lead 11-5.
Eleven different players totaled 14 goals for Canada in a balanced attacking showing, with Madalyn Baxter and Erica Evans finding two apiece.
Jalyn Jimerson turned in a strong performance for the Haudenosaunee with three goals and an assist while Avery Doran chipped in a goal and an assist.
Mexico scored 10 unanswered goals in the first half to pull away from Peru and finished with a dominant 20-6 win.
Elena Torres, one of the standout attackers at the Women’s U20 Championship in Hong Kong, China in 2024, notched the best performance of the day with five goals and four assists. Sophia Cuteno chipped in six points and Ashleigh Rothe Nienkamp added five.
Argentina ripped off a seven-goal run to distance itself from Jamaica at an 11-4 lead, keyed by a 5-0 second quarter, en-route to a 16-9 win.
Gretta White flashed her scoring prowess with five goals and two assists, while Sam Geiersbach added four goals and an assist.
Tristen Chang and Kara-Jade Goedon each totaled five points for Jamaica in defeat.
Play continues on Friday, with Puerto Rico taking on Mexico in a key Pool A matchup, while the Haudenosaunee face a must-win situation against Argentina in Pool B. Streaming continues on WL TV and live stats are available here.
