Meet the 23: The Inaugural U.S. Women's Box Squad
Erin Bakes
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
College: USC '21 / Georgetown (Gr.)
Position: Offense
A Miami native who played college lacrosse in Los Angeles (USC) and Washington D.C. (Georgetown), Bakes now lives in New York City while going all in on box lacrosse. A member of the 2019 U.S. U19 training team, Bakes scored 79 goals over her final two seasons at Georgetown. Bakes, who helped the U.S. win the Super Sixes in Canada in 2023, will be making her World Lacrosse championship debut in Utica.
Abby Bosco
Hometown: Suffern, N.Y.
College: Penn '21 / Maryland (Gr.)
Position: Defense
After earning All-Ivy League honors at Penn, Bosco transferred to Maryland where she was a two-time All-American to complete her college career. Between the two schools, the defender started 85 collegiate games. Bosco has gone on to play in Athletes Unlimited the last two summers.
Ingrid Boyum
Hometown: Herndon, Va.
College: Navy ‘18
Position: Goalie
After completing five years of service in the U.S. Navy, Boyum took the head coaching job for the girls’ lacrosse program at Episcopal High School (Va.). While serving in the Navy, Boyum played lacrosse everywhere she could. Before that, she was a three-year starter for the Mids, earning All-Patriot recognition as a senior and helping Navy to the NCAA semifinals as a junior after making double-digit saves in wins over Penn and North Carolina.
Kristen Carr
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
College: North Carolina ‘10
Position: Defense
A two-time gold medalist with the U.S. women’s field team (2013, 2017) adds another accomplishment onto her resume with the box team. Carr, the head women’s lacrosse coach at Towson University, has played in all three women’s professional leagues (UWLX, WPLL and Athletes Unlimited) and also played semi-pro soccer with the Chesapeake Charge. Carr was a first-team All-American at North Carolina and helped the Tar Heels reach four NCAA tournaments.
Marge Donovan
Hometown: Catonsville, Md.
College: Princeton ’22 / Maryland (Gr.)
Position: Defense
Donovan made her international debut with the U.S. women’s program helping the U.S. win a silver at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Ala. She later helped the U.S. win the Super Sixes event in Canada in 2023. A pro player in Athletes Unlimited, Donovan was an All-American and All-Ivy League selection at Princeton before closing at her college career as a starter at Maryland as a graduate student.
Madison Doucette
Hometown: West Chester, Pa.
College: Northwestern ’22 / Johns Hopkins (Gr.)
Position: Goalie
Doucette will become the first player to represent the U.S. all three disciplines (box, field, sixes) in world championships. Doucette won a world championship with the U.S. U19 team in 2019 and a silver medal in sixes at The World Games 2022. Doucette was a two-year starter in goal at Northwestern, helping the Wildcats reach two final fours, and then set a school record with 178 saves at Johns Hopkins in 2024. She had 238 points in just 64 games as an ice hockey player in high school.
Riley Ewing
Hometown: Marietta, Ga.
College: Ohio State ‘21
Position: Transition
One of the first Georgia natives to represent the U.S. on the international stage, Ewing was a three-year starter at Ohio State. She was an attacker who also specialized in the draw control and led the team with a career-best 71 in 2019. She’s in her second season as an assistant coach at George Mason.
Molly Garrett
Hometown: Winter Springs, Fla.
College: Michigan ‘20
Position: Transition
Garrett turned heads during the tryout process for the U.S. field team in 2022 and her aggressive play will be a factor on both ends of the floor. She earned first team All-Big Ten honors in 2021 and was also a third-team All-American by USA Lacrosse Magazine that season. She had 95 goals and 190 draw controls in her Michigan career. A state championship qualifier in weightlifting in high school, Garrett previously played in Athletes Unlimited.
Emily Hawryschuk
Hometown: Victor, N.Y.
College: Syracuse ‘20
Position: Offense
Hawryschuk has been all in on the box team since attending the very first Player ID camp and her leadership and offense will be a key for the U.S. team. Hawryschuk has previously been on training teams for the U.S. U19 and field teams and helped the U.S. win the Super Sixes in Canada in 2023. Hawryschuk had her final year at Syracuse delayed first to COVID and then an injury, but made the most of the wait, finishing with a school-record 272 goals.
Ally Kennedy
Hometown: North Babylon, N.Y.
College: Stony Brook ‘20
Position: Transition
Catch her if you can. Kennedy is one of the fastest players on the team and can make noise everywhere. She scored 11 goals in the tournament in helping the U.S. field team win the 2022 world championship. An assistant coach at Ohio State, Kennedy was a three-time All-American at Stony Brook and the 2021 IWLCA Midfielder of the Year. She was dominant all over the field with 266 career goals, 180 ground balls and 343 draw controls. She’s played in all four Athletes Unlimited seasons.
Ally Mastroianni
Hometown: Martinsville, N.J.
College: North Carolina ‘21
Position: Offense
Mastroianni and can do just about anything in the sport – whether its box, field or sixes. She led the U.S. with a record 38 draw controls at the 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship and then helped the U.S. win the Super Sixes in Canada in 2023. The world championship in 2022 came on the heels of her helping North Carolina win the NCAA championship. She was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy that season and had 48 goals and 116 draw controls. She’s had two top ten finishes on the Athletes Unlimited leaderboard.
Taylor Moreno
Hometown: Huntington, N.Y.
College: North Carolina ‘21
Position: Goalie
A member of the 2022 U.S. women’s training team, Moreno has followed up a stellar college career by dominating at the professional level. She won the Athletes Unlimited individual title in 2022 and 2023 and finished fifth in 2024. Moreno helped lead North Carolina to the NCAA championship in 2022, was the IWLCA Goaltender of the Year in 2021 and set a school record with 667 career saves. She also helped the U.S. win the Super Sixes event in Canada in 2023.
Charlotte North
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
College: Boston College ‘21
Position: Offense
One of the biggest stars in the sport, North is taking on a new challenge in box lacrosse. North graduated as the NCAA’s all-time leading goal scorer with 358, including a then-NCAA record 102 goals in 2021 when she led Boston College to its first national championship. She's a two-time winner of the Tewaaraton Award and in the summer of 2022 led the U.S. with 23 goals as it captured the world championship. A commentator on ESPN lacrosse coverage, North finished No. 2 on the Athletes Unlimited leaderboard in 2024 and has led the league in goals in each of her three seasons.
Helen Park
Hometown: Edmond, Okla.
College: Arizona State ‘25
Position: Transition
The first U.S. national team player ever from Oklahoma, Park has followed an unconventional path to the U.S. box team. With limited opportunities growing up in Oklahoma, she played both boys’ and girls’ lacrosse before heading west to Arizona State for college lacrosse. Park started 18 games for the Sun Devils in 2023, and was second on the team with 14 caused turnovers, before missing last season with an injury. She was the captain for Korea’s U19 team in 2019 and finished second in the tournament in scoring with 45 points.
Livy Rosenzweig
Hometown: Katonah, N.Y.
College: Loyola ‘22
Position: Offense
An assistant coach at Rutgers, Rosenzweig is coming off of a summer in which she finished in the top 10 on the Athletes Unlimited leaderboard. Equally skilled as a playmaker and finisher, Rosenzweig graduated as the fourth all-time leading scorer in NCAA history with 439 career points, topping both 200 career goals and assists during her playing days at Loyola. She earned All-America honors four times and was the Patriot League Attacker of the Year twice.
Melissa Sconone
Hometown: East Islip, N.Y.
College: North Carolina ’23 / Hofstra (Gr.)
Position: Offense
A skilled offensive player who can shoot and dish, Sconone returned home to Long Island as a graduate student at Hofstra in 2024 and earned first team All-CAA honors after leading the Pride with 74 points (38g, 36a). She graduated from North Carolina in 2023 and scored 35 goals on 45.5 percent shooting in her career while adding 38 assists.
Sam Swart
Hometown: Coopersburg, Pa.
College: Syracuse ‘21
Position: Transition
An electrifying athlete, Swart showed her versatility when she joined the Syracuse field hockey team after finishing her college lacrosse career. A do-it-all middie on the lacrosse field, she had 185 points (147g, 38a) in her Syracuse career while adding 78 ground balls and 32 caused turnovers. She’s represented the U.S. in sixes at The World Games 2022 and Super Sixes in 2023 and was also on the training team for the field world championship in 2022.
Courtney Taylor
Hometown: Chalfont, Pa.
College: Temple ’21 / Boston College (Gr.)
Position: Transition
A defender who can wreak havoc, Taylor’s game has translated well to box lacrosse. After earning All-America honors at Temple – where she had 139 ground balls and 85 caused turnovers in her career – Taylor played a graduate year at Boston College and was named a second team All-American after helping the Eagles reach the 2022 NCAA title game. Taylor, who played on the U.S. Super Sixes team in 2023, has played three years in Athletes Unlimited and finished 10th on the leaderboard in 2023.
Taylor VanThof
Hometown: Livonia, N.Y.
College: Loyola ‘19
Position: Offense
An attacker who specialized on the draw in college, the 5-foot-11 VanThof brings unique offensive skills to the U.S. offense. VanThof scored 103 goals at Loyola, while graduating with then school records of draw controls in a game (21), season (146) and career (392). She’s played three seasons of Athletes Unlimited lacrosse and brings a coach-on-the-field mindset. She’s in her first year as the associate head coach at Denver after previous stints at Penn State, Ohio State and UConn.
Caroline Wakefield
Hometown: Centreville, Va.
College: North Carolina ‘21
Position: Defense
Wakefield brings a toughness to the defensive unit and tons of lacrosse experience. Her time in college was extended by injury and COVID, but she ultimately was a part of five ACC championships and one NCAA title (2016) at North Carolina, earning third-team All-America honors her final year in 2021. She’s played four years in Athletes Unlimited and is an assistant coach at Arizona State.
Tianna Wallpher
Hometown: Ellicott City, Md.
College: Towson ‘18
Position: Defense
A veteran presence on the defensive unit, Wallpher has excelled at all levels of the sport. She was an All-American and three-time All-CAA player at Towson and played professionally in the WPLL (earning all-star status) and Athletes Unlimited. She’s currently on the coaching staff at Ohio State after previous stops at East Carolina, Johns Hopkins and Towson.
Cece Webb
Hometown: Summit, N.J.
College: Virginia ‘27
Position: Defense
The youngest player on the team, the 5-foot-10 Webb offers range and enthusiasm to the defense. Webb did not play as a freshman at Virginia last season, but was a two-time USA Lacrosse High School All-American at Summit High School. She was the New Jersey Defender of the Year as a senior in 2023 and helped the school win two state championships.
Kayla Wood
Hometown: Catonsville, Md.
College: North Carolina ‘21
Position: Transition
Best-known for her defensive prowess, Wood has shown some offensive firepower in the box game. After finishing her career at North Carolina in 2021, she burst onto the scene in Athletes Unlimited, finishing No. 3 on the leaderboard as a rookie that summer. She has gone on to play three more years in AU and was one of the final alternates for the 2022 U.S. women’s team. She has coached lacrosse at the club, high school and collegiate levels.
