Current Gator Danielle Pavinelli and former Gator Haley Hicklen each earned a spot on the 12-player roster
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – USA Lacrosse has named the 12-player women’s roster that will represent the United States at The World Games 2022 this summer in Birmingham, Ala. and both Danielle Pavinelli and Haley Hicklen found themselves on the team.
The World Games is an Olympic-style, multisport event that will feature men’s and women’s lacrosse using the new Sixes discipline developed by World Lacrosse. The Games will take place from July 7-17, with the men’s lacrosse competition running from July 8-12 and the women’s competition held from July 12-16.
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Sixes is a fast-paced version of the sport played on a smaller field (70 x 36 meters), with fewer players (6-v-6), a condensed game length (four 8-minute quarters) and a 30-second shot clock.
The Sixes discipline was formally announced in May 2021 by World Lacrosse, the next step in a process that began in 2018. World Lacrosse appointed a working group to develop a version of the sport that would complement the existing box and field versions of the sport that would meet the following five objectives:
* Support and encourage the continued growth of lacrosse worldwide
* Provide greater access to lacrosse by eliminating barriers to entry (e.g., cost, team size, field size)
* Appeal to the next generation of sport participants and fans with a discipline that features tempo, speed, scoring and less specialization
* Over time, create greater competitive balance internationally by bringing more nations within reach of the podium at major international events
* And, fit within the 21st Century Olympic framework, where the International Olympic Committee and Host Cities are working to reduce the cost and complexity of staging the Olympic Games.
The women’s team for The World Games is made up primarily of current collegiate players, with 11 of the 12 players competing in the 2022 NCAA season. The roster features four gold medalists from the 2019 U.S. women’s U19 team — Kasey Choma, Madison Doucette, Belle Smith and Caitlyn Wurzburger.
The U.S. began formal training for the Sixes discipline with two training camps last summer and then competed against Canada and the Haudenosaunee during the Super Sixes event at USA Lacrosse headquarters last October. During Super Sixes, Canada and the U.S. men and women each went 3-1 with the Haudenosaunee men and women each compiling 0-4 records in the double round-robin event.
U.S. Women
Name College
Madison Ahern Notre Dame ‘23
Kasey Choma Notre Dame ‘23
Marge Donovan Princeton ‘22
Madison Doucette Northwestern ‘22
Haley Hicklen Florida ’19
Danielle Pavinelli Florida ‘24
Paige Petty Virginia Tech ‘21/Pitt (Gr.)
Belle Smith Boston College ‘24
Sam Swart Syracuse ‘21
Emma Tyrrell Syracuse ‘23
Meaghan Tyrrell Syracuse ‘22
Caitlyn Wurzburger North Carolina ‘24
The World Games, which dates to 1982, is anticipated to feature 3,600 elite athletes from over 100 countries competing for gold in more than 30 of the fastest-growing sports in the world. Lacrosse made its debut at The World Games in 2017, with the U.S. women defeating Canada in the gold medal match in Poland. This is the first time that men’s lacrosse will be included in the program.
The women’s field will be comprised of Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Haudenosaunee Nationals, Great Britain, Israel, Japan and the United States.
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