TOKYO – Nine Wildcats represented six different nations at the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship, taking home six medals across 10 days of international competition. Tewaaraton winners Madison Taylor and Izzy Scane took home gold with Team USA, while Annabel Child and Megan Kinna earned silver medals with Team Canada. Kendall Halpern and Julie Krupnick rounded out the medals, winning bronze with Team Israel. Lake Show members Grace Fujinaga, Katrina Dowd and Rowie Scobie represented Team Australia, Team Ireland and Team Scotland respectively.
With a perfect 6-0 record in the tournament, Scane and Taylor reached the top of international women’s lacrosse in Sunday’s final against Canada. Taylor led the team with 16 goals, including two hat tricks and scoring multiple goals in five contests. She added seven assists for 23 points over the competition, as well as five ground balls, a caused turnover and a draw control. Scane contributed 10 goals and five assists with two ground balls during the tournament, scoring a goal in every contest. Team USA extended its run to five-straight women’s championships, as well as stretching its tournament winning streak to 36 games, dating back to 2009.
Child and Kinna helped Canada to the nation’s fourth-straight silver medal after finishing the tournament with a 5-1 mark. Child racked up 10 points on four goals and six assists in the tournament, along with six ground balls, three draw controls and a caused turnover. Kinna had a pair of goals and assists in the competition along with five ground balls.
Team Israel earned their first-ever medal at the women’s championship with a win over the Haudenosaunee. Krupnick, a team captain, was a steadfast presence between the pipes, recording 26 saves and a 45.6% save percentage for the competition. In defense, Halpern scooped four ground balls and caused three turnovers, leading to Israel’s 5-1 record in Japan.
Team Australia finished the tournament in sixth place with a 3-3 record. Fujinaga, a team captain, contributed five ground balls, four caused turnovers, a goal and a draw control as a defender for the squad. Dowd had a goal and seven assists over the course of the tournament, as Ireland placed 11th. The lone current Lake Show member, Scobie had two goals and two ground balls for Scotland, who finished their tournament in 14th place.