Quarterfinals underway on day six of Nissin Foods 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship

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The playoffs begin on day six of the Nissin Foods 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Tokyo with four quarterfinals.

The championship can be streamed at WL TV with an event pass, offered at US$44 for the 44 games of action.

Live statistics are available at worldlacrosse.sport/Tokyo2026.

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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Box Score (PDF)

The Haudenosaunee shocked England with a winner in the final seconds to advance to the semifinals for the first time in their history. Avery Doran slid a crafty left-handed shot in the net with five seconds to play to cap a wildly entertaining affair and oust the defending bronze medalist.

The quarterfinal featured five lead changes and no team led by more than two goals the entire game. England led by two heading into the fourth quarter, but the Haudenosaunee took the lead with three goals in eight minutes before England knotted the game again with three and a half minutes to play.

Doran’s winner was her fifth point of the game, coming on an assist from Sierra Cockerille, her second of the game. Jalyn Jimerson added three goals and Paige Crandall stepped up massively with 12 saves on 21 shots on goals in one of the goalkeeping performances of the tournament.

Doran increased her point total to 16, the second most in the tournament after the first pair of quarterfinals. Crandall leads the championship with 34 saves.

Britt Read made eight saves for England, and three players had two goals each in the England attack.

The Haudenosaunee’s best ever finish at a women’s championship was eighth in 2022 in their fourth appearance, but their semifinal run secures a record top-four finish. England’s streak of two bronze medals in a row was snapped.

Box Score (PDF)