Baltimore – The first ever World Box Championships are set to begin on Friday, as women's lacrosse alumnae Livy Rosenzweig, Taylor VanThof, and Kady Glenn, along with assistant coach Dana Dobbie will be competing in the Championships. 

Rosenzwieg and VanThof will be representing Team USA, while Glynn will represent Germany, and Dobbie will represent Canada. 
 
The World Lacrosse Box Championships that will take place in Utica, New York and will begin tomorrow, September 20 and run through September 29. The women's competition will include pool play between the 10 teams. The top three finishers in each of the two pools will advance to the playoffs, while the teams finishing fourth and fifth in each pool will face off in a play-in round for the remaining two spots.  

The quarterfinals, semifinals and medal rounds for both championships will take place in parallel September 26-29. The bronze medal doubleheader is slated for Saturday, September 28, with the gold medal doubleheader on Sunday, September 29.  

The U.S, Germany and Canada will be three of 10 nations competing in the women's championship, the first time World Lacrosse has hosted a women's box world championship.

Rosenzweig finished her career at Loyola in 2022 and is the career leader in All-Time points (439) and assists (23), is fourth in goals (209), and finished her career as the program leader in draw controls (413). She also finished her career ranked third in NCAA history in assists and fourth in points.
 
VanThof graduated from Loyola in 2019, where she graduated with the program record in career (392), single-season (146), and single-game (21) draw controls, as she still holds the single-game record. She was named as the Patriot League Midfielder of the Year in her senior season, along with being a two-time IWLCA All-American.
 
Glynn also graduated from Loyola in 2019, where she was named as the inaugural Goalkeeper of the Year in the Patriot League during her senior season. She finished her career with .474 career save percentage and 482 career saves while between the pipes for the Greyhounds. 

Dobbie will be entering her 16th season at Loyola in 2025 and has been a crucial piece in the Greyhounds becoming a top Division I women's lacrosse program. Dobbie has also been a key figure in growing women's lacrosse, not only in Canada, but throughout the world.

"Dana Dobbie has been the face of Canada's Senior Women's team for almost 20 years. She has won multiple Women's Field Lacrosse Championships medals and was part of the Canada's Women's team at the 2022 Women's Field Lacrosse Championships in Baltimore, Maryland. She also competed in the inaugural World Games Sixes in Birmingham, Alabama that same year. Dobbie has made history and been a trailblazer for many young women for almost two decades, and now she will get a chance to wear the maple leaf at the World Box Championships. She grew up playing the game in Fergus, Ont., before taking up field lacrosse and having an illustrious career. She will look to add one more medal to her collection, and hopefully it will be the first ever Women's World Lacrosse Box Championships gold." - Canada Lacrosse

Rosenzweig, VanThof, and Dobbie have continued their lacrosse careers, as both players have played in the Athletes Unlimited League and both currently are coaching college lacrosse. Rosenzweig will be going into her first season at Rutgers University in 2025, while VanThof will be joining Denver University's coaching staff in 2025, after stops at Ohio State and Penn State, while Glynn will be going into her fourth season at Richmond. 

Box lacrosse originated in Canada in the 1930s, and is played on a smaller compact field than field lacrosse. There are five players or "runners", along with a goalie on the field at all times. In Canada, box lacrosse is played by both men and women during the field lacrosse season, but the sport has continued to grow over the past few years as it has culminated into the first women's box championship. 

Team USA will open the Championships against Netherlands, as Germany opens against Ireland, while Canada will open against Finland on Friday.