Maryland women’s lacrosse to play in Team USA Fall Classic

Fresh off of a national championship, Maryland women’s lacrosse will participate in the 2019 Team USA Fall Classic. The Terps will square off against the Canadian and USA women’s senior teams from Oct. 18-22 at the US Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Maryland.

“It’s a great opportunity to compete against the best in the world,” Maryland women’s lacrosse head coach Cathy Reese said. “And we’ll use it as a learning experience.”

The event will coincide with Reese’s National Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction on Oct. 19.

The Virginia men’s lacrosse team was also invited to play against the USA and Canadian men’s senior teams after winning their sixth NCAA championship in the spring, marking the second consecutive year that the U.S. teams match up against the reigning NCAA men’s and women’s lacrosse champions.

The opportunity to compete against the national teams will serve as a stepping stone for the programs as they gear up for their 2020 seasons, while their competition prepares for the 2021 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Lacrosse Women’s Championship and the 2022 FIL Men’s World Lacrosse Championship.

Dating back to 2010, the U.S. and Canadian men’s and women’s teams have swept gold and silver medals at every World Lacrosse Championship.

Excluding current Maryland defender Lizzie Colson, who tore her ACL in June, there are five former Terps on the U.S. women’s training camp roster. Taylor Cummings, Megan Douty, Katie Haus, Alice Mercer and Zoe Stukenberg could all see time against their former team in October.

The complete schedule for the Team USA Fall Classic will be released in the near future.

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