The Premier Lacrosse League in the United States announced today the creation of the Women’s Lacrosse League, a new professional women’s lacrosse organization set to debut at the 2025 PLL Championship Series in February.
The WLL will feature four teams competing in sixes, the discipline set to be played at the coming Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.
“We’re proud to announce the launch of the Women’s Lacrosse League, a groundbreaking step forward for the sport, giving elite women athletes a premier stage to compete, inspire, and make their mark as we move toward lacrosse’s reemergence at the Olympics in 2028,” said Paul Rabil, co-founder and president of the Premier Lacrosse League. “We can’t wait to welcome fans to the first WLL games at the 2025 Championship Series, where we’ll provide these exceptional athletes with a world-class experience alongside the best in the PLL.”
In addition to Charlotte North, who recently led the United States to the title at the first-ever World Lacrosse Women’s Box Championship, players including Izzy Scane, who holds the NCAA women’s career goals record, Lizzie Colson, Alex Aust and Ally Mastroianni have committed to the WLL. Full rosters will be announced later this year.
“We firmly believe that this is the beginning of what will be a monumental movement in the game of professional women’s lacrosse and for female athletes around the globe,” North said. “We are determined to work tirelessly to grow the game … while ultimately competing for championships each season. It’s our time.”
The PLL hosted its first women’s lacrosse exhibition, the Unleashed All-Star Game, in February of 2024.
In 2025, teams will compete in women’s sixes internationally at The World Games in Chengdu in August, and the first-ever World Lacrosse Sixes Championships are set for 2027 with men’s and women’s sixes events running concurrently.
