SPARKS, Md. — The U.S. women’s national team will participate in the USA Lacrosse Spring Premiere from Jan. 4-6, 2022 at the Lake Myrtle Sports Park in Auburndale, Fla. Highlighting the event will be a free public exhibition game against England on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 6 p.m.

The Spring Premiere event will be a key milestone in the training for next summer’s World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship, which will be held June 29- July 9, 2022 at Towson (Md.) University. The Spring Premiere will be the final training opportunity before roster evaluations are made for the world championship.

The U.S. is aiming for its fourth straight world title after winning in 2009, 2013 and 2017. The upcoming championship was originally scheduled for 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A record 30 nations are expected to compete in 2022.

England was the bronze medalist at the most recent world championship in 2017 and this is the first time the two countries have squared off since January 2019, when the U.S. won 14-8 at the Spring Premiere held at Stanford University in California.

Lake Myrtle Sports Park is the official home of the Pan-American Lacrosse Association (PALA) and has hosted numerous lacrosse events in recent years, including the PALA Sixes Cup in September.

The U.S. National Team trains and plays using best-in-class products from Nike (apparel and footwear), Game On Mouthguards, Gilman Gear (goals), Pearl Lacrosse (balls) and DJO (sports bracing) and best-in-class equipment from Gait, Maverik, STX and Cascade Lacrosse.

In addition to these partners, Hudl, MedStar Health, National Center for Safety Initiatives and Stryker are official sponsors of the U.S. national team program. Team training is also aided by products from Athletic Republic.