The World Games 2025 women’s sixes lacrosse competition concluded on Monday in Chengdu, China, with the United States, Canada and Australia taking home medals.
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The United States capped a dominant campaign with a 16-8 victory over rival Canada in the final, avenging its defeat at the last edition of The World Games in 2022.
Australia defended its bronze medal in a 13-12 instant classic against Japan, erasing a three-goal deficit in the second half and winning on a Georgia Latch golden goal in overtime.
The World Team featured Marie McCool as the Most Valuable Player, joined by Charlotte North and Shea Dolce also of the United States, Erica Evans and Brooklyn Walker-Welch of Canada and Georgia Latch of Australia.
Placement play concluded on Sunday for the four remaining teams, with England taking fifth place over Czechia and Ireland finishing in seventh ahead of China.
Overall, after five days of action and 18 games, 514 goals were scored in a thrilling showcase of sixes lacrosse at an average of 29 goals per game.
Medal Round Recaps
Placement Recaps
World Team
Medal Ceremony Gallery
Leaderboards
Goals
- Marie McCool (USA) – 20
- Georgia Latch (AUS) – 18
- Izzy Scane (USA) – 17
Erica Evans (CAN) – 17 - Charlotte North (USA) – 16
Kokoro Nakazawa (JPN) – 16 - Nicole Perroni (CAN) – 15
Assists
- Kenzie Kent (USA) – 16
Anna Lottmann (CZE) – 16 - Ellie Masera (USA) – 15
- Charlotte North (USA) – 13
Annabel Child (CAN) – 13 - Hannah Nielsen (AUS) – 12
Marie McCool (USA) – 12 - Kokoro Nakazawa (JPN) – 11
Points
- Marie McCool (USA) – 32
- Charlotte North (USA) – 29
- Georgia Latch (AUS) – 28
Kokoro Nakazawa JPN) – 28 - Annabel Child (CAN) – 27
- Ellie Masera (USA) – 26
Erica Evans (CAN) – 26
Saves
- Katerina Najemnikova (CZE) – 56
- Lauren Spence (CAN) – 51
- Haley Crosson (IRL) – 48
Becky Yang (CHN) – 48 - Addie Cunningham (AUS) – 34
Save Percentage
- Shea Dolce (USA) – 59.38%
- Lauren Spence (CAN) – 59.30%
- Taylor Moreno (USA) – 54.72%
- Emilie Chandler (GBR) – 53.66%
- Dylan Whittington (GBR) – 51.06%
