Two overtime classics cap the end of placement play at the Nissin Foods 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship on day nine

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Twelve teams finished their campaigns in placement play at the Nissin Foods 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Tokyo on Saturday, highlighted by a pair of overtime thrillers won by England and Argentina to close the day.

In real time, England and Argentina’s winners came within a minute of each other. Jordan Carr deftly snuck in a tightrope finish at close range on a pass from Sofia Wise to down Australia on the second possession of overtime in the fifth place game.

Seconds later, Emilia DiLiberto took matters into her own hands with a solo effort, ripping a shot to the top left corner to down the Philippines in the ninth place game. The winner came after an improbable end to regulation, when Argentina killed off back-to-back two minute penalties and tied the game with six seconds left on a goal from Gretta Maria White.

Argentina completed a massive jump in the standings of 17 spots after finishing in 26th at the 2022 women’s championship.

England’s winner echoed the bronze medal game from the 2022 championship, when England knocked off Australia in double overtime, with many of the same players from that game returning.

Elsewhere in placement play, Japan pulled away from Puerto Rico to take seventh and send off its home crowd in style.

Ireland held off Wales for 11th place and Czechia closed its tournament with its second win in a row over Scotland. Chinese Taipei picked up its first-ever win at the women’s championship.

The Philippines achieved an impressive 10th place finish in its debut at the championship, while Puerto Rico posted a best-ever finish in eighth place. Ireland improved two spots from 2022.

The final rankings from fifth to 16th are now complete, with the medal round set for Sunday at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium.

Canada takes on the United States at 7 p.m. JST / 6 a.m. ET for the gold medal, preceded by the Haudenosaunee vs. Israel for the bronze at 4 p.m. JST / 3 a.m. ET as both teams look for a first-ever medal at the championship.

The medal round will be free to stream on WL TV.

Standings

1. Canada / United States
2. Canada / United States
3. Haudenosaunee / Israel
4. Haudenosaunee / Israel
5. England
6. Australia
7. Japan
8. Puerto Rico
9. Argentina
10. Philippines
11. Ireland
12. Wales
13. Czechia
14. Scotland
15. Chinese Taipei
16. Germany

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Czechia rattled off its second win in a row to close its campaign at the women’s championship on a high note. Czechia finished 13th and stayed above Scotland in the rankings after finishing three spots ahead in 2022.

Scotland led 8-5 after an opening salvo, but Czechia scored the next seven goals of the game, including a 5-0 third quarter. Scotland cut the lead to two in the fourth, but Czechia stayed aggressive and extended the lead.

Belle Martire stepped up for the Czechia attack and finished with five goals and an assist. Barbora Jaskova added five points and Kacka Najemnikova made eight saves. After five games, Martire led Czechia with 16 points, followed by 10 for Jaskova.

Chess Gray turned in six points on five goals and an assist for Scotland. Zoe Dickson finished as Scotland’s top attacker with 19 points after five games, followed by Hannah Whiteley with 16 points and then Gray with 15.

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Chinese Taipei picked up its first-ever win at a women’s championship in its last game, besting Germany for 15th place. Chinese Taipei led 7-2 at halftime behind a hat trick from Annika Wray, but Germany stormed back with five goals in the third quarter to trail by two.

Wray and Tabitha Goon scored in the fourth to give Chinese Taipei the needed insurance for the win. Wray finished with four goals and two assists in her best performance of the championship. Goon led the team through five games with 13 points while Wray had 12. An-Ju Lee made 39 saves at a 40% clip in five games.

Sue Sakamoto and Devon Ortman each tallied two points for Germany in defeat. Sakamoto ended the tournament with 10 points and a team-high 12 draw controls.

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Japan’s attack proved to be unstoppable in the seventh place game against Puerto Rico, and Japan pulled away with the last five goals of the game to end its host campaign with a win. Japan’s efficient 71% shooting percentage on the afternoon made the difference.

Puerto Rico led 7-6 in the second quarter, but fell behind 12-9 late in the third before fighting back to within one. Japan survived the next possession featuring four shots from Puerto Rico, and then never looked back as it raced away with the game.

Monika Jones took over for Japan with five goals and an assist while Kokoro Nakazawa added four points and Miho Sakurai contributed three. Runa Fujita made seven saves on 12 shots faced, which were key to slowing down the Puerto Rico attack.

Through six games, Kokoro Nakazawa starred for Japan with 19 points, followed by 12 for Mayu Fuji. Negai Nakazawa and Jones both finished with over 10. Fujita made 20 saves at a 40% clip over the course of the tournament.

Lucia Nash-Lagares led Puerto Rico with four goals in the game, and Hannah Lewis added two goals and 11 draw controls. The two led Puerto Rico in points throughout the tournament with 15 for Lewis and 14 for Nash-Lagares, followed by 13 for Delaney Rodriguez-Shaw. Lewis finished with 33 draw controls as well.

Japan fell two spots in the final rankings from the 2022 edition of the women’s championship, but secured its second top-eight finish in a row. Puerto Rico improved three spots from 2022 for its best-ever placement in program history, and first-ever top-eight finish.

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Ireland picked up its second win at the women’s championship in the 11th place game over Wales by starting hot and then fending off a third-quarter comeback attempt.

Ireland led 7-3 at halftime thanks to two goals within 30 seconds from Brigid Welch. After Wales clawed back to within one, Ireland responded with four goals in a row bookended by two from Ava Connaughton to build enough breathing room to see out the game.

Welch paced Ireland with five goals in the contest, while Connaughton added three. Katrina Dowd chipped in with her playmaking to the tune of three assists, and Riley Peterson was back to dominating the draw with 15 draw controls and an 18-6 advantage for the team.

Through five games, Connaughton and Welch led Ireland’s attack with 13 points each, followed by 12 for Ava Ryan. Peterson finished with 56 draw controls, the second-most in the tournament ahead of the final day of action.

Sophy Coombes-Roberts turned in two goals and two assists for Wales, while Ellie Jones scored a hat trick. Coombes-Roberts ended with 14 goals in five games for Wales. Goalkeeper Harriet Brooks recorded 42 saves at a 46% clip for Wales, and had one of the standout performances in net for Wales against the Philippines, making 20 saves.

Ireland improved two spots from the last edition of the championship to 11th place.

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England found a last gasp response to a stirring Australia comeback effort in an overtime thriller déjà vu of England’s double overtime win in the bronze medal game of the 2022 women’s championship.

England came out of the gates hot with four goals in the first quarter and led 5-2 at halftime. Australia got within one by the end of the third and then stormed to tie twice in the fourth, with a spin-move special from Miriam Suares-Jury knotting the game at seven-all with three minutes to play.

Bonnie Yu took a strong left-handed attempt in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter to try and win the game for Australia, but Britt Read anticipated the shot for a comfortable save.

Australia won the draw control in overtime and set up two looks for Georgia Latch, who had provided the overtime heroics in Australia’s last game of The World Games 2025 against Japan in the bronze medal match.

Latch’s first attempt on a right-side cut was met by a charging Read, who tipped the shot over the bar. Latch then went again with a run across the width of the fan, but could only send her shot wide.

England finally got a turnover and on the other end, Sofia Wise lofted a perfect pass leading Jordan Carr in front of goal. Carr caught the ball and kept her balance to sneak it over the goalkeeper while avoiding the crease to spark the England celebrations. cham

Wise and Annie Mather were the only two players to record multiple-point efforts for England. Anna Viglione finished with 11 draw controls and Britt Read made nine saves at a 58% clip with two clutch stops late.

Wise finished as England’s best attacker with 18 points in six games, followed by Emma Savage with 14 points. Cece Green, Megan Whittle and Teagan Scott all finished with 10 or more points. Anna Viglione amassed 58 draw controls in six games and was one of the best in the circle during the entire tournament with a 59% win rate. Read totaled 36 saves at a 50% save percentage, which ranks second among all goalkeepers with 15 or more saves.

Steph Kelly registered three points in defeat for Australia, and Suares-Jury added two. Natalie Eastwood made nine saves on 17 shots faced in a strong performance of her own.

Through six games, Latch finished with 21 points as one of the most prolific attackers in the championship, ranking third in points heading into the medal round. Suares-Jury racked up an impressive 10 ground balls and Ashtyn Hiron led the team with 31 draw controls.

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Argentina pulled off a great escape against the Philippines in the ninth place game after tying the game in the dying seconds of regulation.

The Philippines led 4-1 early, but Argentina had come all the way back to 7-5 with six minutes to go in the fourth. The Philippines pulled off a three-goal run in three minutes to stun Argentina with an 8-7 lead, and then Argentina committed a pair of two-minute penalties to put its back against the wall.

But Argentina survived the first penalty and then forced a crucial turnover down a player to set up a possession with 40 seconds left. Just when it looked like the play might stall out, Gabriella Sosa made a centering pass that missed its first target. In the blink of an eye, Gretta Maria White followed the pass, caught it herself and immediately lobbed an attempt towards goal, and in the pandemonium, Abigail Beattie was caught off-guard by White’s effort.

Olivia Duarte went on to win the opening draw of overtime for Argentina, and then Emilia DiLiberto called her own shot to score her fourth goal of the game and spark raucous celebrations.

DiLiberto’s four goals led Argentina, with three points for Duarte and two goals for White. Keating Gullott’s heroics in net played a part with eight saves on 16 shots faced.

Through five games, White starred for Argentina with 17 points, while DiLiberto and Sam Geiersbach recorded 10 points each.

Steph Lazo scored three goals for the Philippines in defeat, and led the team with 13 points in five games. Kaila Stasulli recorded 28 draw controls in five games. Beattie performed well in net with 30 saves at a 46% save percentage.