Women’s Lacrosse League Announced Four Inaugural Teams

The Women’s Lacrosse League has unveiled its four inaugural teams: the Boston Guard, New York Charging, Maryland Charm and California Palms.

Making their debut at the 2025 Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series, the four teams will compete for the inaugural WLL title from February 11–17 at The St. James in Washington, D.C. The teams were selected through a detailed analysis of market factors such as broadcast viewership, women’s lacrosse fandom, youth participation and past PLL success.

The WLL will showcase the world’s best lacrosse players in Olympic Sixes format ahead of the women’s lacrosse debut at the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. WLL teams will compete alongside the top four PLL teams from the 2024 season.

“These inaugural four WLL teams represent the legacy, ambition, excitement and future of women’s lacrosse,” said Paul Rabil, co-founder and president of the Premier Lacrosse League. “We’re proud to create a new platform where elite women’s players can compete for championships, represent their communities and inspire the next generation of athletes.”

The announcement of the four WLL teams is the culmination of a concentrated effort by Rabil and his organization to elevate women’s lacrosse. In 2024, the PLL hosted its first professional women’s lacrosse exhibition in the U.S. — the Unleashed All-Star Game — after international exhibitions in Japan over the last three years. At the 2024 PLL All-Star Skills Competition, fans watched Charlotte North shoot a record 92 miles per hour in the Fastest Shot Competition, as well as Izzy Scane, Alex Aust Holman and Dana Dobbie compete in the Lacrosse Derby.