Doran scores 7 goals as Haudenosaunee holds on to beat Mexico 16-14 in final game at 2024 U20 Women’s World Championship; Finish 11th in World Lacrosse rankings
The Haudenosaunee Nationals held on to beat Mexico 16-14 in the 11th place game at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women’s World Championship at the Hong Kong Football Club. Avery Doran exploded for seven goals and an assist to lead the Haudenosaunee offense and earn Player of the Game honors. Chloe Luther added three goals and an assist to wrap up her strong tournament and Tallis Tarbell contributed another hat trick for Haudenosaunee. Goalies Kimora Swamp and Sophie Powless both saw action again for Haudensaunee and finished with 7 total saves to backstop another tight defensive performance.
Avery Doran scored 7 goals and added an assist to lead the Haudenosaunee offense in their 16-14 victory over Mexico.
HONG KONG - The Haudenosaunee Nationals held on to beat Mexico 16-14 in the 11th place game at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women’s World Championship at the Hong Kong Football Club. Avery Doran exploded for seven goals and an assist to lead the Haudenosaunee offense and earn Player of the Game honors. Chloe Luther added three goals and an assist to wrap up her strong tournament and Tallis Tarbell contributed another hat trick for Haudenosaunee. Goalies Kimora Swamp and Sophie Powless both saw action again for Haudensaunee and finished with 7 total saves to backstop another tight defensive performance.
Tallis Tarbell and Chloe Luther each added hat tricks to help the Haudenosaunee offense defeat Mexico 16-14 in their final game at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women's World Championship.
Haudenosaunee got on the board early as Avery Doran buried her first goal less than two minutes into the game. Chloe Luther followed on a free position shot a few minutes later to give Haudenosaunee the early 2-0 lead. Mexico would respond with two straight goals from Elena Torres and a free position shot by Natali Acosta to take a 3-2 lead 9-minutes into the game. Doran would tie the game 3-3 on an assist from Paisley Cook. But, Mexico would strike again after they took an unforced Haudenosaunee turnover the other way and Macey Torres scored to regain the 4-3 lead headed into the second quarter.
Mexico scored again just over a minute into the second quarter as Acosta sent a pass across the crease to an open Haylen Molina to extend their lead to 5-3. Two minutes later Jianna Lazore would find Luther for her second goal of the game followed by Ava Tallchief’s lone goal of the day on a pass from Mia Mitchell to tie the game at 5-5 six minutes into the second quarter. But, Acosta would beat her defender to the middle and score her second of the game to regain the lead for Mexico. Haudenosaunee’s Gracie Williams would tie the game again on a feed from Tallis Tarbell working behind the net and Doran scored her third of the game unassisted to give the Nationals the 7-6 lead. Another response by Mexico would tie the game as Kendall Conrad dodged middle and scored before another goal by Avery Doran spinning in traffic gave Haudenosaunee the 8-7 lead headed to halftime.
Mia Mitchell finished with 2 assists on the day.
The third quarter was all Haudenosaunee as they outscored Mexico 7-1 to gain some breathing room. Luther completed her hat trick two minutes into the half on a free position shot and Marina Kane followed with her first goal of the tournament on a beautiful backhanded low bounce shot to extend the Haudenosaunee lead to 10-7. A minute later Tallis Tarbell joined the scoring and followed with her second straight goal going low on an assist from Luther. Just 20-seconds later Ava Tallchief would find Doran for her fifth goal of the day and the 13-7 lead. Mexico got their lone goal of the quarter on another goal by Kendall Conrad. But, Haudenosaunee would respond with two straight goals from Doran, the first on an assist from Jianna Lazore and the second from Mia Mitchell, to distance themselves a bit from Mexico 15-8 heading into the final quarter.
Marina Kane scored a goal in Haudenosaunee's 16-14 win over Mexico.
Tallis Tarbell completed her hat trick 30-seconds into the fourth quarter as she drove left and finished to round out the scoring for Haudenosaunee. Mexico did not go away, as they won draws and earned several free position shots to end the game on a 6-0 run and cut into the Haudenosaunee lead. Kendall Conrad scored her third goal of the game quickly off the faceoff to get it started. Elena Torres would follow on a free position shot to cut the lead to 16-10 with just over ten minutes remaining. Natali Acosta would score her third and fourth goals of the game on free position shots just three minutes apart to make it 16-12 Haudenosaunee. Another free position goal by Lola Aguirre made it 16-13 with two minutes left. And Kendall Conrad would score her fourth goal of the game on a bouncer with a minute left to make the final score 16-14 as Haudenosaunee held off the late charge from Mexico.
With the win, Haudenosaunee finishes the tournament with a 3-3 overall record and ranked 11th in the World Lacrosse U20 Women standings. The Nationals came into this 2024 tournament ranked 10th. Closing ceremonies will take place after the gold medal game on Saturday night, August 24th at Mong Kok Stadium.
Kyleeya Johnson and Brooklyn Hill helped backstop another strong defensive performance for Haudenosaunee.
Stats leaders:
Avery Doran (18 goals, 4 assists); Chloe Luther (11 goals, 5 assists); Jianna Lazore (3 goals, 10 assists); Paisley Cook (7 goals, 4 assists, 63 draw wins); Mia Mitchell (7 goals, 3 assists); Tallis Tarbell (9 goals, 1 assist); Gracie Williams (4 goals, 4 assists)
Haudenosaunee falls 8-6 to Wales in final pool play game at 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women’s World Championship; Will play China in placement round
The Haudenosaunee Nationals dropped a tough one 8-6 to Wales in their final game of pool play at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women’s World Championship. The game was a hard fought back and forth battle throughout. The offense was led by Mia Mitchell who finished with three goals and Avery Doran added two goals. Paisley Cook won nine draws to Wales’ six. The Haudenosaunee defense played another solid game and was backstopped by outstanding performances from both goalies, as Kimora Swamp got the start and made some huge saves in the second quarter to keep it close. Sophie Powless entered at halftime and made several key saves herself to keep Haudenosaunee in the game down the stretch.
HONG KONG – The Haudenosaunee Nationals dropped a tough one 8-6 to Wales in their final game of pool play at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women’s World Championship. The game was a hard fought back and forth battle throughout. The offense was led by Mia Mitchell who finished with three goals and Avery Doran added two goals. Paisley Cook won nine draws to Wales’ six. The Haudenosaunee defense played another solid game and was backstopped by outstanding performances from both goalies, as Kimora Swamp got the start and made some huge saves in the second quarter to keep it close. Sophie Powless entered at halftime and made several key saves herself to keep Haudenosaunee in the game down the stretch.
Mia Mitchell led the Haudenosaunee offense with a hat trick versus Wales.
Mia Mitchell put Haudenosaunee on the board two minutes into the game as the defense caused a turnover and Kimaura Schindler pushed the ball ahead and Gracie Williams eventually found Mitchell who buried the shot low to give the Nationals an early 1-0 lead. Wales responded with two straight goals of their own, the first off an unforced Haudenosaunee turnover as Florrie Taylor drove down the middle of the defense and scored to tie it eight minutes in to the game. Just over a minute later Wales’ goalie Olivia Downs-Haskell made a save and outlet pass to Kaitlin Miller who found Carys Ward in transition for the goal to give Wales their first lead of the game at 2-1. Mia Mitchell responded with her second of the day as she bounced one home off the pass from Avery Doran. Doran followed up with her first goal of the day on a nice pick and roll play with Addison Jimerson to help Haudenosaunee regain the lead at 3-2 with just under 12 minutes gone in the first. Wales’ Phoebe Hurt would score off a scramble from the free position with just 12-seconds left in the quarter to make it 3-3 headed to the break.
Avery Doran added two goals to help the Haudenosaunee offense versus Wales.
Haudenosaunee’s Avery Doran bounced one to the back of the net for her second goal of the game on a feed from Jianna Lazore working behind the net to regain the lead 4-3 for Haudenosaunee. But, Wales closed the quarter with two straight from Florence Rodgers as she finished a pass from Emily Hook cutting across the middle and then buried a wrap around on a free position pass from Jenny Lomas with 15 seconds left in the half to give Wales the 5-4 lead heading to halftime. Haudenosaunee goalie Kimora Swamp got the start and made several key saves in the second quarter to keep Wales off the board.
Both Haudenosaunee goalies made key saves throughout the game to keep Wales off the board.
The tight battle continued in the second half with Wales scoring first, four minutes into the third quarter on a free position shot by Phoebe Hurt for her second goal of the game. Mia Mitchell scored her third of the game on a cross field pass from Doran to cut the lead to 6-5 halfway through the third quarter. Another stellar performance from a Haudenosaunee goalie, this time Sophie Powless, kept the game close for Haudenosaunee. But, another free position shot for Phoebe Hurt gave Wales the 7-5 advantage headed to the final frame.
Kimaura Schindler runs the ball up field versus Wales.
Haudenosaunee continued to battle in the fourth but the ball did not always bounce their way. Doran made a nice move through the defense only to hit the pipe. Tarbell slipped and fell on the questionable playing surface to give possession back to Wales just when it seemed like Haudenosaunee would seize momentum. Eventually, Powless made a save and pushed the ball ahead in transition to Lazore and Doran, who found Chloe Luther for the goal to bring Haudenosaunee within a goal with seven minutes to play. Wales went into stall mode and Haudenosaunee pressured hard but could not capitalize on any of their remaining chances. The closest being a free position shot by Paisley Cook that ended in another slip and fall on the wet field turf. Wales would seal the game on a Phoebe Jones goal off a cross field pass from Phoebe Hurt with three minutes to play to give Wales the 8-6 victory.
Paisley Cook won nine of fifteen draws for Haudenosaunee versus Wales.
Ultimately, Haudenosaunee just could not capitalize at crucial moments in the game. They just needed to see one more goal go in to build confidence. But, never really got it and they could never fully seize momentum in the second half, although it was not for a lack of effort. There were also several questionable calls in the game at crucial times that either took possession away from Haudenosaunee or gave Wales a free position shot, including an offside call late in the fourth quarter with Haudenosaunee down one goal and threatening. The Haudenosaunee bench was asking for an explanation but got nothing.
Either way, it appeared that Haudenosaunee played hard enough to win, but the ball just did not bounce their way in key moments. That’s the beauty and the beast of sports. Coming into the game with high expectations and knowing you are one win away from advancing to the medal rounds. Yet, the unpredictable nature of the game can leave you shaking your head when things do not go your way. Nonetheless, this team has been amazing to watch and there are still more opportunities to compete and play lacrosse and represent the Haudenosaunee people on the world stage. We are excited to see them bounce back and show their resilience and ability to overcome tough times.
Chloe Luther added a goal in the fourth quarter to keep Haudenosaunee in the game versus Wales.
Next Up: The loss means Haudenosaunee, who finished pool play at 2-2, will not advance to the quarterfinal medal rounds, but they will still play for placement in the ninth through twelfth place bracket. Haudenosaunee came into the tournament ranked 10th in the world at the U20 level, so they still have a chance to improve their world ranking.
10-seed Haudenosaunee vs 11-seed China at 7 p.m. Hong Kong time (7 a.m. EST) on Wednesday, August 21 from Shek Kip Mei Sports Centre.
The winner/loser will face the winner/loser of 9-seed Ireland vs. 12-seed Mexico on Friday, August 23.
Hat tricks from Tarbell, Cook, Luther, and Doran pace Haudenosaunee offense in 24-4 win over Chinese Taipei in pool play at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women’s World Championship
The Haudenosaunee U20 Women defeat Chinese Taipei 24-4 in pool play at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women's World Championship in Hong Kong.
Tallis Tarbell finished with 5 goals and an assist to help lead Haudenosaunee to a 24-4 win over Chinese Taipei in pool play at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women's World Championship in Hong Kong.
HONG KONG – The Haudenosaunee Nationals bounced back strong in game three of Pool B action as they defeated Chinese Taipei 24-4 at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women’s World Championship. The game was moved to the Hong Kong Football Club and was played mostly under heavy rain. Haudenosaunee finished with 12 different goal scorers, including hat tricks from four players. Tallis Tarbell led the offense with five goals and an assist. Paisley Cook added three goals and an assist, Chloe Luther finished with three goals and two assists, and Avery Doran buried three goals of her own. Jianna Lazore had a nice breakout game finishing with two goals and four assists and Gracie Williams added a pair of beautiful goals along with an assist. Six other players finished with one goal each. A strong performance from the defense kept Chinese Taipei off balance all game and was backstopped by six total saves as both goalies Kimora Swamp and Sophie Powless earned time in the crease.
“Going into the game we just had to be ready and be prepared because any game we have to go 100 percent”, said defender Sophia Watts after the game. She added, “Going into the game we had that mindset we just have to get after it and show them who we are and how we play. Throughout the entire game we did that. We moved forward (from Canada). We had to put that in that past. It was a really tough loss. But, we know that we’re better than that and we just have to show that.”
Chinese Taipei struggled all day long versus the stingy Haudenosaunee defense.
Haudenosaunee opened the game on 5-0 run, started by Gracie Williams as she buried a goal on a pass from Chloe Luther off the free position. Luther then added a goal of her own as she took a pass from Sophia Watts and drove down the middle of the defense to give Haudenosaunee the 2-0 lead. Tallis Tarbell started her scoring spree as she finished in front of the net on another assist by Luther. Tarbell then took a pass from Avery Doran and drove down the left side of the defense and finished to make it 4-0 Haudenosaunee. Tarbell struck again to secure her first hat trick of the tournament on another streak through the middle of the defense to make it 5-0 Haudenosaunee 8-plus minutes into the game. Chinese Taipei would respond on free position goal from Chloe King. But, Haudenosaunee closed out the quarter on a 4-0 run to seize control of the game. Avery Doran got on the board as she was found wide open in front of the net by Gracie Williams. Luther followed with her second goal of the day as she finished in between multiple defenders to make it 7-1 Haudenosaunee. Paisley Cook scored on a free position shot and then assisted on a crosse field pass to Gracie Williams who buried a beautiful behind the back shot to give Haudenosaunee the 9-1 lead heading into the second quarter.
Chloe Luther added 3 goals and 2 assists to help lead the Haudenosaunee offense over Chinese Taipei.
The game was interrupted by lightning early in the second quarter as the teams sat through a nearly 40-minute weather delay before taking the field again in heavy rain. Chinese Taipei struck first on a bouncer by Yu-Jing Chen to make it 9-2 Haudenosaunee. The Nationals would take control of the game once again as they scored seven straight to end the half. Tallis Tarbell went top shelf for her fourth goal of the game, followed by Mia Mitchell’s first goal of the game on a nice wrap around after picking up the groundball behind the net to make it 11-2. Avery Doran buried one driving through the right side of the lane on an assist by Jianna Lazore. Two minutes later Kimaura Schindler went coast-to-coast and bounced one home following a save and outlet by goalie Kimora Swamp. Chloe Luther added her own hat trick after scoring from right in front of the net to give Haudenosaunee the 14-2 lead. Avery Doran completed her hat trick after scooping a groundball and finishing top shelf with less than three minutes left in the first half. A minute later Jianna Lazore found Jacella Nephew in front of the net who buried the goal for her first of the day to extend the Haudenosaunee lead to 16-2 headed to halftime.
Jianna Lazore had 2 goals and 4 assists to help pace the Haudenosaunee offense.
The second half was much of the same as Tallis Tarbell scored her fifth goal of the game on a feed from Marina Kane 90 seconds into the third quarter. Paisley Cook scored two straight cutting down the middle to secure another Haudenosaunee hat trick, both assisted by Jianna Lazore. Jianna Lazore then added two straight goals of her own, the first on a smooth wrap around from behind the net and the second on a feed from Addison Jimerson to extend the Haudenosaunee lead to 21-2 entering the fourth quarter.
Haudenosaunee’s Kendyl Pollack scored her first goal of the game on a dish from Ava Tallchief a minute into the fourth quarter. Chinese Taipei’s Chloe Cook added two straight to finish with her own trick and cut the lead to 22-4. Haudenosaunee closed out the game on goals by Addison Jimerson and a bounce shot in traffic by Ava Tallchief to finish the game with the 24-4 victory.
Paisley Cook added 3 goals and an assist to earn Player of the Game honors.
Up Next: Haudenosaunee faces Wales (2-1) on Tuesday, August 20th at 11 a.m. local Hong Kong time (11 p.m. EST) in the final game of Pool B competition. The winner of the game will advance to the quarterfinal round of the playoffs.
Haudenosaunee U20 Women open with 19-8 victory over Korea at 2024 World Lacrosse Championships
The Haudenosaunee Nationals U20 Women kicked off their journey to a World Championship with a 19-8 victory over Korea in their first game of Pool B competition. Haudenosaunee had ten different players score goals, led by hat tricks from Avery Doran and Mia Mitchell. Paisley Cook chipped in with two goals and two assists, Gracie Williams added two goals and an assist, Addison Jimerson and Kendyl Pollack each finished with two goals, and Wynter Jock earned player of the game honors adding a goal and three assists, as she helped control the offensive tempo for much of the game. Sophie Powless backstopped the defense between the pipes for her first win of the tournament.
Wynter Jock earned Player of the Game honors as she finished with a goal and three assists in the opening game victory. Photo by Brandon Joseph.
HONG KONG – The Haudenosaunee Nationals U20 Women kicked off their journey to a World Championship with a 19-8 victory over Korea in their first game of Pool B competition. Haudenosaunee had ten different players score goals, led by hat tricks from Avery Doran and Mia Mitchell. Paisley Cook chipped in with two goals and two assists, Gracie Williams added two goals and an assist, Addison Jimerson and Kendyl Pollack each finished with two goals, and Wynter Jock earned player of the game honors adding a goal and three assists, as she helped control the offensive tempo for much of the game. Sophie Powless backstopped the defense between the pipes for her first win of the tournament.
Gracie Williams put Haudenosaunee on the board finishing top corner on a feed from Jock to make it 1-0 Nationals less than five seconds into the game. Korea responded on a spin move by Phoebe Kim to tie the game at 1-1. Captain Kimaura Schindler scored her first goal of the tournament on a free position shot to make it 2-1. Korea’s Lauren Park scored two straight to give Korea their first lead of the game at 3-2. But, Haudenosaunee would respond with three straight goals of their own to close out the quarter. Avery Doran got on the board as she cut wide open to the middle and buried a feed from Paisley Cook to tie the game. Mia Mitchell followed on a free position opportunity as she regathered the ball in the slot and sniped a side arm to make it 4-3 Haudenosaunee. Addison Jimerson joined the fun with less than a minute to go in the quarter as she took a pass from Williams and faked low to finish high and give Haudenosaunee the 5-3 lead heading to the second quarter.
Kimaura Schindler scoops a ground ball in Haudenosaunee's 19-8 win over Korea. Photo by Brandon Joseph.
Korea hung tough as Phoebe Kim scored two straight goals to start the second quarter to tie the game at 5-5. But, Haudenosaunee answered as Paisley Cook scored two straight. The first from the left side on a feed from Chloe Luther and then Cook took a pass from Doran and dodged the defender on the left side to score and make it 7-5 Haudenosaunee. Gracie Williams bounced home her second goal of the day slicing through the middle of the defense. And then Addison Jimerson added her second of the day on a beautiful give and go with Chloe Luther to stretch the lead to 9-5. Korea would add another goal by Park to cut the lead to 9-6 headed to halftime.
Gracie Williams dodges a defender during opening game versus Korea. Photo by Brandon Joseph.
The third quarter was all Haudenosaunee as Wynter Jock buried one top shelf on a beautiful wrap around from behind the net to get things started. Jock then found a cutting Mia Mitchell for her second of the day to make it 11-6 halfway through the third quarter. Korea’s Park scored her fourth goal of the day as she sprinted open from the bench to cut the lead to 11-7. Haudenosaunee countered with another run to regain control as Doran cut to the net and scored on a dish by Cook to make it 12-7. Mitchell completed the hat trick as she dodged to the front of the net and Doran added her hat trick as she dodged left of the defender and finished to give Haudenosaunee a 14-7 lead entering the final quarter.
Mia Mitchell finished with a hat trick in Haudenosaunee's 19-8 victory over Korea. Photo by Brandon Joseph.
Chloe Luther scored her first goal of the game less than one minute into the fourth as she drove through the left side of the crease to extend the lead. Another goal from Korea’s Park cut the lead to 15-8, before Haudenosaunee finished strong with contributions from their bench. Ava Tallchief burst down the right side with the fake and finish for her first goal of the tournament. Azalea Lazore also added her first goal to make it 17-7 with five minutes left in the game. Kendyl Pollack added two straight goals to close the game and give Haudenosaunee the 19-7 victory.
Chloe Luther added a goal and two assists to help Haudenosaunee defeat Korea 19-8. Photo by Brandon Joseph.
Next up: Haudenosaunee faces Canada at 8 p.m. Hong Kong Time (8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time) on Saturday, August 17th at Shek Kip Mei Park. Follow @decolonizesports on Facebook and Instagram (and sometimes Twitter) for all of your in-depth coverage of the Haudenosaunee Women at the 2024 World Lacrosse U20 Women’s World Championship.