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The Triple Crown: Paulina DiFatta’s Journey From New York To Elon To The Women’s Lacrosse League

ELON, N.C. – 661 saves. That's the mark Paulina DiFatta reached at the end of her collegiate career. A standout goalie at three different lacrosse programs, she set the single-season saves record at each stop – including Elon University.

Now, as a founding member of the Maryland Charm in the newly formed Women's Lacrosse League (WLL), DiFatta is once again breaking new ground. However, her path from the fields of New York to the sport's professional stage has been anything but ordinary.
Elon University Athletics •

KB The QB: Bisgrove Reflects On Standout Flag Football Career

Before she wore No. 2 as the goalkeeper for the Elon University women's soccer team, freshman Katie Bisgrove wore No. 10 for a different shade of maroon.

During her sophomore year, Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, launched a pilot program for a new varsity sport – an all-girls flag football team. Now collecting accolades and praise as one of the CAA's finest in her freshman campaign, Bisgrove reflected upon her journey with the sport and its future.

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Athletes to Watch in Jeju: Kai Hayami

In August, Japan will make its seventh appearance at the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship on Jeju Island, South Korea. The team tied its highest-ever finish in 2022, placing fifth, and has never finished lower than seventh in the tournament’s history. 


A player to watch for Japan is midfielder Kai Hayami. 


Hayami is coming off his first-year season at Roanoke College, appearing in 13 games for the Maroons. In 2025, he recorded three points with two goals and one assist. He added...
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2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship Pool E Preview

The 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship is set for August 15-24 on Jeju Island in South Korea. 20 teams will compete, split in five groups for pool play, followed by playoffs that will include quarterfinals, semifinals and medal games.  


The full schedule for the event can be found here.  


Pool E blends experience and potential with an intriguing battle brewing between Germany and Puerto Rico for the top spot.


Germany makes its sixth men’s U20 championship appearance as one of th...
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2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship Pool D Preview

The 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship is set for August 15-24 on Jeju Island in South Korea. 20 teams will compete, split in five groups for pool play, followed by playoffs that will include quarterfinals, semifinals and medal games.  


The full schedule for the event can be found here.  


Pool E includes four teams that debuted at the Men’s U20 Championship in 2016, headlined by Ireland and Israel, who have both earned first-place finishes at recent men’s international events. Mexi...
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2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship Pool C Preview 

The 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship is set for August 15-24 on Jeju Island in South Korea. 20 teams will compete, split in five groups for pool play, followed by playoffs that will include quarterfinals, semifinals and medal games.  


The full schedule for the event can be found here. 


Pool C at the Men’s U20 Championship features the host Korea, two top-ten finishers from the last edition, and a debutant at the event in New Zealand, who boasts a strong men’s lacrosse program....
Campbell University •

Wrestling recognized with Academic All-SoCon Honors

Campbell wrestling had 17 student-athletes make the 2025 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and three student-athletes earned Academic All-SoCon honors, the conference announced Wednesday.

The team's efforts contributed to an all-time single year departmental GPA mark set during the 2024-25 academic year, as the Fighting Camels posted a 3.261 GPA across all 21 NCAA Division I varsity sports. The department also saw another single semester departmental record, recording a 3.301 GPA for the spring 2025 term. Of its 21 sports, 20 reported cumulative team GPAs of 3.0 or better for the semester.

The Academic All-SoCon recipients were Dom Baker, Shannon Hanna and Levi Hopkins. In April, Hopkins was recognized as an NWCA Scholar All-American.
World Lacrosse •

Athletes to Watch in Jeju: Toby Templeton

Australia returns to the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship in August on Jeju Island, South Korea, aiming to reach the podium for the first time since 2003. Australia has a strong history at the tournament, earning two silver medals and two bronze medals. The team narrowly missed out on a medal in both 2016 and 2022, finishing fourth. 


One player to watch is midfielder and team captain Toby Templeton. 


Templeton represented Australia at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championship in U...
World Lacrosse •

2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship Pool B Preview

The 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship is set for August 15-24 on Jeju Island in South Korea. 20 teams will compete, split in five groups for pool play, followed by playoffs that will include quarterfinals, semifinals and medal games. 


The full schedule for the event can be found here. 


Pool B includes four teams with a blend of experience. Japan is coming off a fifth-place finish in 2022, matching its best-ever result, while Ghana will make its first appearance at any World Lacros...
World Lacrosse •

2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship Pool A Preview

The 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship is set for August 15-24 on Jeju Island in South Korea. 20 teams will compete, split in five groups for pool play, followed by playoffs that will include quarterfinals, semifinals and medal games. 


The full schedule for the event can be found here. 


Pool A at the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship features the top four teams in the final standings from the 2022 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship held in Limerick, Ireland. 


The Uni...
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Athlete Spotlight: Emilie Chandler

Emilie Chandler has been a standout presence in goal for England and Great Britain over the past several years. 


Chandler made her World Games debut in 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland, where Great Britain finished fourth following a narrow loss to Australia in the bronze medal game. She totaled 31 saves across four games with a 39.7% save percentage. Her 12-save performance against the United States in the preliminary round led all goalies for the tournament.
Elon University Athletics •

Four Phoenix Earn All-CAA Honors, Fisher Headlines with All-CAA First-Team Selection

ELON, N.C. – Four members of the Elon women's lacrosse team earned All-CAA honors as the league office announced its 2025 postseason awards on Wednesday, April 30. Senior attacker Sammy Fisher earned a spot on the All-CAA First Team, while sophomore defender Reagan Kuehn was named to the All-CAA Second Team. Freshman attackers Lillian Austin and Danielle Swietoniowski were each selected to the CAA All-Rookie Team.
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Elon Returns To Stony Brook To Face Top-Seeded Seawolves in CAA Semifinals [Preview]

ELON, N.C. – For the second consecutive year, the Elon women's lacrosse team travels to Stony Brook, N.Y., to take on top-seeded and nationally ranked Stony Brook in the semifinals of the CAA Tournament. The Phoenix, seeded fourth, will look to pull off a statement upset against a Seawolves squad that has yet to lose a conference game – regular season or postseason – since joining the league in 2023.
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