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Finland Announces U19 Women’s National Team

Following 2 tryout weekends, 9 training sessions, 18 hours of hard work and a lot of sore and tired muscles

[January 2015] here is the 2015 Finland Lacrosse U19 Women’s National Team!
2015 Finland Lacrosse U19 Women’s National Team
Attack
# 2 Elina Saarentaus
#21 Linda Baumgartner (Captain)
#25 Heini Nummila
#40 Mari Lamberg
Midfield
#37 Tiina Hannunen
#16 Mari Alapappila
#17 Emma Virtanen
#12 Elina Känkänen
#13 Suvi Rantapuska
#10 Anne Ala-Krekola
Defense
#20 Leeni Tuunainen
#35 Sini Siekkinen
#28 IIona Markkanen
#14 Terhi Hassinen (Captain)
#43 Anna Perttola
Goalie
#38 Katri Tanninen
#33 Tanja Matilainen

Photos from Tryouts and Training
from Finnish National Lacrosse Teams Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/finnishnationallacrosseteams

Finland U19 Women’s National Lacrosse Team #RoadToEdinburgh
Finland U19 Women’s National Lacrosse Team is getting ready for the Lacrosse World Championship 2015. Championship takes place July 23rd trough August 1st at Edinburgh, Scotland. You can support team Finland fundraising here: https://bit.ly/1ur0oob. Lacrosse is a less well-known sport in Finland and the girls and their families have to pay their trip mostly by themselves. 5000 euros would be a huge help for them. Thank you for your support! #RoadToEdinburgh
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Following 2 tryout weekends, 9 training sessions, 18 hours of hard work and a lot of sore and tired muscles [January 2015] here is the 2015 Finland Lacrosse U19 Women's National Team! 2015 Finland Lacrosse U19 Women's National Team Attack # 2 Elina Saarentaus #21 Linda Baumgartner (Captain) #25 Heini Nummila #40 Mari Lamberg Midfield #37 Tiina Hannunen #16 Mari Alapappila #17 Emma Virtanen #12 Elina Känkänen #13 Suvi Rantapuska #10 Anne Ala-Krekola Defense #20 Leeni Tuunainen #35 Sini Siekkinen #28 IIona Markkanen #14 Terhi Hassinen (Captain) #43 Anna Perttola Goalie #38 Katri Tanninen #33 Tanja Matilainen Photos from Tryouts and Training from Finnish National Lacrosse Teams Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/finnishnationallacrosseteams Finland U19 Women’s National Lacrosse Team #RoadToEdinburgh Finland U19 Women’s National Lacrosse Team is getting ready for the Lacrosse World Championship 2015. Championship takes place July 23rd trough August 1st at Edinburgh, Scotland. You can support team Finland fundraising here: https://bit.ly/1ur0oob. Lacrosse is a less well-known sport in Finland and the girls and their families have to pay their trip mostly by themselves. 5000 euros would be a huge help for them. Thank you for your support! #RoadToEdinburgh [clear]

Following 2 tryout weekends, 9 training sessions, 18 hours of hard work and a lot of sore and tired muscles

[January 2015] here is the 2015 Finland Lacrosse U19 Women’s National Team!

2015 Finland Lacrosse U19 Women’s National Team

Attack

# 2 Elina Saarentaus
#21 Linda Baumgartner (Captain)
#25 Heini Nummila
#40 Mari Lamberg

Midfield

#37 Tiina Hannunen
#16 Mari Alapappila
#17 Emma Virtanen
#12 Elina Känkänen
#13 Suvi Rantapuska
#10 Anne Ala-Krekola

Defense

#20 Leeni Tuunainen
#35 Sini Siekkinen
#28 IIona Markkanen
#14 Terhi Hassinen (Captain)
#43 Anna Perttola

Goalie

#38 Katri Tanninen
#33 Tanja Matilainen

Photos from Tryouts and Training

from Finnish National Lacrosse Teams Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/finnishnationallacrosseteams

Finland U19 Women’s National Lacrosse Team #RoadToEdinburgh

Finland U19 Women’s National Lacrosse Team is getting ready for the Lacrosse World Championship 2015. Championship takes place July 23rd trough August 1st at Edinburgh, Scotland. You can support team Finland fundraising here: https://bit.ly/1ur0oob. Lacrosse is a less well-known sport in Finland and the girls and their families have to pay their trip mostly by themselves. 5000 euros would be a huge help for them. Thank you for your support! #RoadToEdinburgh
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By following our Facebook Page you will get an insider’s look at the development of our team which will compete in the 2015 European Women’s Lacrosse Championships. The Championships will be in Nymburk of the Czech Republic from August 6th to 15th, 2015.

“On the Road to the EC 2015”

—Bob Eakins | Head Coach(from <strong>Facebook posts)

2015 FIL Rathbones Women’s U19 World Championship Website: https://www.u19wc2015.co.uk/

Finnish Lacrosse Association

Web: www.lacrosse.fi
Facebook: www.facebook.com/suomenlacrosseliitto
Finnish National Lacrosse Teams Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finnishnationallacrosseteams
Twitter: twitter.com/finlandlacrosse

Contact:

Matti Tähkäpää, Chairman of Finnish Lacrosse Association
+358-40-8477564, puheenjohtaja@lacrosse.fi
Bob Eakins, Head Coach, Team Finland U19 Women’s Lacroose
+49 0176-93158482, roberteakins@yahoo.com

About the Finnish Lacrosse Association

Women’s lacrosse officially began in Finland in 2002. Finland’s National Women’s Team attended the Women’s World Cup Championship for the first time in the summer of 2007 in Lahti, Finland.Lacrosse officially arrived in the summer of 2001, when Finland founded Suomen Lacrosseliitto Ry (Finnish Lacrosse Association). SLR was established to drive the development of the sport in Finland and manage international relations.

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