The four semifinals highlighted the 16 games of the action on day eight of the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships on Friday in Utica.
The United States and Canada won semifinals in both the men’s and women’s box championships, with the United States’ historic and thrilling win over the Haudenosaunee garnering the attention.
Elsewhere, there were two games of women’s placement play and ten games of men’s placement play.
The Germany women snagged an overtime thriller over the Netherlands and in the men’s box championship, Jamaica won with a late comeback.
Czechia, Finland, Germany and Israel all picked up hard-fought wins in men’s placement play against other teams that competed in the playoffs.
For full recaps and galleries from each game, view the daily summaries of both championships:
- World Lacrosse’s Top Five Games of 2024: United States surges past Canada in timeless thriller to claim first women’s box championship
- ‘This game saved me’ – Germany’s Romina Erhardt shares the power of lacrosse on World Mental Health Day
Highlights
Top Performers
Quotables
Gallery: Best of day eight action at WLBC
Day Nine Schedule and Brackets
The full set of brackets for both championships can be found here.
Saturday, September 28
| M/W/# | Team | Team | Time | Venue | Round |
| M88 | China (#21) | Italy (#16) | 9:30 a.m. | Nexus 3 | Placement (M) |
| W31 | Hong Kong, China | Finland | 10 a.m. | ADK | 9th Place (W) |
| M89 | Slovakia (#14) | U.S. Virgin Islands (#23) | 10:45 a.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| M84 | Finland (#11) | Germany (#13) | 11:30 a.m. | Nexus 1 | 9th Place (M) |
| M92 | Switzerland (#22) | Greece (#25) | 12:15 p.m. | Nexus 3 | Placement (M) |
| W33 | England | Germany | 1 p.m. | ADK | 5th Place (W) |
| M83 | Netherlands (#9) | Australia (#10) | 1:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | 11th Place (M) |
| M85 | Ireland (#7) | Japan (#8) | 2:30 p.m. | Nexus 1 | 7th Place (M) |
| M94 | Austria (#19) | Chinese Taipei (#28) | 3:15 p.m. | Nexus 3 | 19th Place (M) |
| W34 | Australia | Haudenosaunee | 4 p.m. | ADK | Bronze Medal (W) |
| M93 | Hong Kong, China (#12) | Jamaica (#18) | 4:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | 21st Place (M) |
| M86 | Czechia (#5) | Israel (#6) | 5:30 p.m. | Nexus 1 | 5th Place (M) |
| M87 | Haudenosaunee (#3) | England (#4) | 7:15 p.m. | ADK | Bronze Medal (M) |
| M91 | Puerto Rico (#17) | Mexico (#27) | 7:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | 25th Place (M) |
