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TOWSON, Md. -- For the second time at the 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championships, the Japanese topped the Haudenosaunee Nationals.
The Japanese, which won 12-6 Friday afternoon, for its second victory over Haudenosaunee in the last week. The Japanese defense limited the Haudenosaunee to just one goal in the first half and weathered a late surge in the fourth quarter to advance to the fifth-place game against Israel today.
Japan dominated all game long, building its lead to 12-2 by the late in the fourth quarter. After scoring just once in the second and third quarters, Haudenosaunee finally found some offense in the final five minutes and scored four goals to make the final score 12-6.
Miya Scanlan was kept out of the goal column, but did manage to pick up an assist on Lois Garlow's first of her two goals. Scanlan also won two draws and Lottie Gill picked up two groundballs in the effort.
Haudenosaunee's last game of the tournament is at 9 this morning against Czechia with a seventh-place finish on the line.