Playoff bracket set after pool play concludes on day five of Nissin Foods 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship

Box Score Notes, Highlights and Galleries: ARG-ENG | SCO-PUR | WAL-CAN | AUS-GER | TPE-USA | HAU-IRL

The eight-team playoff bracket was finalized after day five of the Nissin Foods 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship, with the quarterfinals set to begin on Wednesday.

Three spots in the playoffs were available on the day, with the first going to Puerto Rico after it staved off a frenzied seven-goal comeback from Scotland. Australia won comfortably against Germany to take another spot, and the Haudenosaunee put away Ireland with a triumphant fourth quarter to round out the octet of advancing teams.

Canada, England, Israel and the United States all won their pools, while Japan finished in second on Monday.

The quarterfinal times are locked in on Wednesday, with semifinals set for Friday and the medal round on Sunday.

Quarterfinals – Wednesday

• England vs. Haudenosaunee – 3:30 p.m.
• Israel vs. Australia – 3:30 p.m.
• United States vs. Puerto Rico – 6:30 p.m.
• Canada vs. Japan – 7 p.m.

The rest of the schedule for the championship can be found here.

Seven of the top eight teams from the 2022 women’s championship return to the final eight, joined by Puerto Rico, the 11th place finishers then. The three defending medalists – England, Canada and the United States – all won their pools, but fourth-ranked Australia finished behind Canada and will grapple with an undefeated Israel team.

Outside of the top four ranked teams, the other four have never made a semifinal appearance in the women’s championship.

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England raced out of the gates and never looked back to finish its pool play campaign undefeated at 3-0. In the quarterfinals, England will play the Haudenosaunee at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Argentina will compete in placement play towards ninth place.

Ten different players scored for England in the romp, led by a five-point outing from Megan Whittle. England also dominated the draw behind 14 wins from Anna Viglione.

Britt Read and Dylan Whittington combined for eight saves on ten shots faced. Through three games, England is averaging 19 goals per game while allowing just an average of five.

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Puerto Rico pulled out a late winner to deny Scotland’s improbable comeback effort in a rollercoaster affair to close pool play. Puerto Rico led 11-4 six minutes into the third quarter, and Scotland roared all the way back to 13-13 with three minutes to play in one of the best halves of the tournament.

But in the last two minutes, Puerto Rico stemmed the tide with a turnover, and set up a play out of a timeout with 90 seconds to go. Lucia Nash-Lagares swooped towards goal in one fluid run and handed Puerto Rico the lead. Scotland had a free position to tie in the final 40 seconds, but Puerto Rico was able to deflect Hannah Whiteley’s effort for a manageable save.

Puerto Rico advanced to the quarterfinals with its second win of the championship, and will face the United States on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The win guarantees a top-eight finish for Puerto Rico, which will be a program record for the senior women.

Scotland will compete towards 13th place in placement play.

Nash-Lagares finished with four points, while Hannah Lewis led the attack with five points, including a first quarter hat trick in Puerto Rico’s early barrage. Isabel Gautreaux made seven saves in net.

Hunter Roman was named the player of the match for Puerto Rico for her strong work in defense, as she finished with two ground balls, a caused turnover and two draw controls.

Hannah Whiteley paced Scotland again with five goals. Her 12 points rank in the top five among players in the tournament.

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Canada dazzled against Wales to improve to 3-0 and wrap up the top spot in Pool B. Canada will face Japan in the quarterfinals on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.

Wales fell to 1-2 and will compete towards ninth place in placement play.

Canada allowed just one shot the entire game against Wales, and won the draw control battle 21-4. Twelve different players scored for Canada, with seven recording multi-point outings. Kassidy Morris and Nicole Perroni paced the team with five points each.

Canada finished pool play with an average of 19 goals scored per game and an average of just four goals allowed per game.

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Australia clinched its spot in the quarterfinals with a wire-to-wire win against Germany. Australia will face Israel on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. while Germany will enter placement play towards 13th place.

Australia’s offensive romp saw 15 different players record at least a point in the scoresheet, with Georgia Latch stealing the show as a playmaker with seven assists. Latch now leads the assist leaderboard for all players in the tournament, with all seven coming in Tuesday’s game.

Steph Kelly and Sarah Mollison each added six points. Australia set the tournament high for goals in a game with 25, and wrapped its three games with 45 goals total.

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The United States dispatched Chinese Taipei to put a stamp on its undefeated pool play campaign. The United States will face Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. while Chinese Taipei will compete in placement play towards 13th place.

Twelve different players scored for the United States, and Chloe Humphrey led the charge with five goals and three assists, as well as two ground balls and one caused turnover. The United States outshot Chinese Taipei 35-4.

Through pool play, the United States boasts the best scoring attack at 21 goals per game and is tied for the scoring defense with four goals allowed per game.

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The Haudenosaunee pulled away from the Ireland in the fourth quarter in a de-facto play-in game for the last quarterfinal spot on Tuesday night. The Haudenosaunee started with a spark to lead 4-0 early, but Ireland slowly chipped away until getting within one at 8-7 entering the fourth quarter.

The fourth quarter was one-way traffic, with Avery Doran firing in a free position for her fifth goal of the night, which sparked a 5-0 run to put Ireland away. Ireland had the first possession of the fourth quarter down one, but the Haudenosaunee defense denied an equalizer with the help of two saves from Paige Crandall.

Crandall finished with eight saves on 15 shots faced and was named the player of the match. Doran ended with six goals while Sierra Cockerille tallied a goal and five assists.

Paisley Cook came up in a big way for the Haudenosaunee with eight draw controls as the team won the draw advantage 13-11 against a strong Ireland unit. As a team, the Haudenosaunee generally took care of the ball and committed only six turnovers.

The Haudenosaunee will face England in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. while Ireland will compete in placement play towards ninth place.