The 2016 United Women's Lacrosse League season, the first in the history of the UWLX, started on May 28, 2016 and ended with the league championship game on July 31, 2016 in which the Long Island Sound defeated the Boston Storm in a 13-8 final.
The first game in league history took place on May 28, 2016 at Goodman Stadium at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Opposing the Baltimore Ride, Long Island prevailed by a 13-12 tally. The team's first-ever goal was scored by McKinley Curro, who would also score the league's first-ever two-point goal. Devon Wills served as the starting goaltender, allowing the first goal in UWLX history to Baltimore's Beth Glaros, while also registering the first win in league history.
In the inaugural draft, Maryland Terrapins alumnus and former US national team player Katie Schwarzmann would be the first ever player selected, taken by the Baltimore Ride with the top pick.[1] Other players selected in the first round of the inaugural draft were also current or former members of the US national team. Said players included Liz Hogan (Boston), Michelle Tumolo (Philly) and Devon Wills (Long Island).[2]
June 10: Alex Aust of the Baltimore Ride set a UWLX record for most goals in one game with six. Of note, Aust would record a hat trick in the first and second half of the contest against the Boston Storm.
US Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament @ Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Long Island Sound
13
Baltimore Ride
12
Boston Storm
16
Philadelphia Force
8
Week 2 - June 10–11, 2016
IWLCA New England Cup @ UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA
Boston Storm
17
Baltimore Ride
16
Long Island Sound
14
Philadelphia Force
8
Week 3 - June 18, 2016
with Eyekonz FH and LAX League and Strawberry Mansion HS GLAX
St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Force
11
Baltimore Ride
15
National Draw @ Decou Sports Complex, Cherry Hill, NJ
Boston Storm
9
Long Island Sound
12
Week 4 - June 24–25, 2016
Project 120 @ Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Philadelphia Force
9
Long Island Sound
11
Boston Storm
14
Baltimore Ride
15
Philadelphia Force
9
Boston Storm
14
Long Island Sound
17
Baltimore Ride
7
Week 6 - July 8–9, 2016
Lincoln-Sudbury HS, Sudbury, MA
Boston Storm
10
Long Island Sound
9
The Grind @ Westtown School, West Chester, PA
Baltimore Ride
14
Philadelphia Force
5
Week 7 - July 15–16, 2016
IWLCA Capital Cup @ Richmond, VA
Baltimore Ride
10
Boston Storm
11
Long Island Sound
9
Philadelphia Force
13
Boston Storm
8
Philadelphia Force
9
Baltimore Ride
11
Long Island Sound
15
Postseason[]
Inaugural Championship Weekend was held on July 31 on Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The Long Island Sound defeated the Boston Storm, 13-8. The Sound's goalkeeper, Devon Wills (#3), was named MVP.
Trivia: the semi-final games were originally scheduled to be played on Friday, July 30, but they were both rescheduled due to a thunderstorm - the underway results of the Sound vs Force game were vacated (the Sound were leading 5-4 before the initial lightning delay), and all three games were played on July 31.
Semifinals
Finals
1
Long Island Sound
8
4
Philadelphia Force
4
1
Long Island Sound
13
1 vs 4
2
Boston Storm
8
2
Boston Storm
10
3
Baltimore Ride
3
Awards and honors[]
All-Star teams[]
On August 31, 2016, the league named its All-Star Team,[4] as the Long Island Sound featured the most players named, with 10.