The final week of the Athletes Unlimited had, in the words of Stefon, EVERYTHING. We saw dominant performances by the game’s best, last second saves and OT winners. In a fitting ending, it came down to the final game of the season to crown the individual champion. I had the pleasure of being...
Athletes Unlimited Weekend Wraparound: Cummings Tops Leaderboard, Goalies Shine in Week 4
We had to wait an extra day to watch the penultimate weekend of Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse after Friday’s contests were postponed due to inclement weather. Once the weather cleared up, the sun wasn’t the only thing shining as we saw some of the best games and individual performances of...
Athletes Unlimited Weekend Wraparound: Johansen Strong in Season Debut, Arsenault Atop Leaderboard after Week 3
Week 3 of Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse continued to be one of firsts in the league’s inaugural season. When the dust settled, no team came out of the weekend undefeated. This was the first time during the season where none of the four squads finished with a clean sheet. It was also the first...
Athletes Unlimited Futures program announced, events to start March 2021
Athletes Unlimited has launched its Futures program for elite middle and high school female lacrosse players across the United States with the goal of cultivating and connecting today’s young female lacrosse players. The program will operate in a similar fashion to the WPLL Futures program, with...
Pro women’s lacrosse returns with new Athletes Unlimited league
Professional women’s lacrosse is back in the summer of 2021! Athletes Unlimited announced Tuesday that it is launching a women’s lacrosse league that will run from July 19 to August 22 after the 2021 World Cup. Athletes Unlimited CEO Jon Patricof and WPLL founder Michele DeJuliis started discussing...
Even with 2020 lost, WPLL players look towards a bright future
The 2019 WPLL season set the stage for a 2020 in which the league would make another leap forward. Yet, much like the NCAA and NLL seasons, COVID-19 put a stop to a season that had not even started. Even though many of the WPLL players had expected that the disease would cause the season to take a...
