World Lacrosse announced the 10 players selected to the World Team at the Nissin Foods 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship in Tokyo.
Ally Kennedy was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament for her all-around impact in midfield for the United States. Kennedy picked up her second World Lacrosse superlative after being named the Most Valuable Player of the 2024 World Lacrosse Women’s Box Championship.
- Aurora Cordingley, Attack, Canada
- Chloe Humphrey, Attack, United States
- Jordyn Lipkin, Attack, Israel
- Ally Kennedy, Midfield, United States
- Erica Evans, Midfield, Canada
- Marie McCool, Midfield, United States
- Brooklyn Walker-Welch, Defense, Canada
- Sydney Scales, Defense, United States
- Racheli Levy-Smith, Defense, Israel
- Shea Dolce, Goalkeeper, United States
Marie McCool was named the World Team for the second consecutive women’s championship and was the only American to do so. McCool added to her World Lacrosse list of accolades after being named the Most Valuable Player of The World Games 2025 in sixes lacrosse.
Erica Evans, Brooklyn Walker-Welch, Shea Dolce and McCool were all named to the World Team at The World Games in 2025.
Aurora Cordingley earned her second World Team honor at the women’s championship after landing on the team in 2022. Evans was also on the World Team alongside Kennedy at the Women’s Box Championship in 2024.
Lipkin led the championship with 25 points, followed by 24 for Humphrey. Cordingley tied for the most points on Canada with 22 on 16 goals and six assists,
Kennedy amassed 10 goals and six assists, while Evans had 17 points on 10 goals and seven assists. McCool recorded seven goals, four assists and 12 draw controls.
Sydney Scales anchored the best scoring defense in the championship, as the United States allowed just 4.5 goals per game. Dolce played her part in goal, making 24 saves at a 63% save percentage, an exceptional figure.
Walker-Welch was one of the best individual shutdown defenders in the championship, and helped Canada allow just six goals a game, the second best team defense in the championship.
Racheli Levy-Smith was an ace on the draw for Israel, and a key figure in defense. She collected 63 draw controls in six games to lead the entire tournament and her 57% win percentage was instrumental in Israel’s ability to control games.
