Woodbridge Girls Lacrosse Wins Tournament Championship

Warrior Lady Lax returned from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena champions of the Blue Division bracket, defeating three of the top teams in Southern California in the process.

The Warriors began the morning with a decisive 11-2 victory against a Glendale squad which made the CIF Southern Section North Division quarterfinals last season. Senior captain Anna Takushi led all scorers with four goals while sophomore Jenny Buckland was a force on defense and in transition and assisted on three goals.

Mid-day saw the Warriors take on the Yorba Linda Mustangs, a match-up which has become a fierce rivalry over the course of several meetings the past three season between the closely matched foes. A back and forth contest ended in a 7-5 Warrior victory, sparked by senior captain Joyce Yang's two goals and determined work in transition as well as clutch play between the pipes by junior goalie Averly Tan.

The afternoon championship contest pitted the Warriors against the preseason #7 team in Orange County, the Trabuco Hills Mustangs. The Warriors built a first half lead around the defensive duo of senior Jiyoo Chang and sophomore Danielle Gonzalez but then saw Trabuco rally at the end of the second half to tie the game at 7 all and send it into overtime. In overtime sophomore attacker Karina Yamasaki, senior attacker Ellie Young, and Anna Takushi made clutch plays which culminated in two unanswered goals and a 9-7 victory.

The victory marks Woodbridge's first tournament title in program history and first victory against a top 10 county opponent - a testament to the hard work and competitive spirit of this remarkable group of girls. Check our schedule elsewhere on the website and make sure to catch this team in action this season!

Rose Bowl Brackets Announced

Woodbridge Lady Lax will open play in the Rose Bowl at 10am on Saturday 3/1 vs Glendale High School, followed by a 2nd round matchup against a playoff team from last year - either Yorba Linda or Redondo Union. This year's tournament should provide some fun matchups and great competition. See below for the full bracket.

Community Support

Woodbridge Girls Lacrosse is extremely thankful for the unprecedented level of support it has received from the local business community this year. Thank you so much to all of our awesome sponsors for making the coming season possible!

 

 

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Warrior Lady Lax Alumni Update

The photo above comes from the Santa Barbara Shootout, a collegiate women's lacrosse tournament held at UC Santa Barbara the weekend of 2/15/2013, which featured this moment reuniting Northern Arizona University starting goalie Veronika Tsymbler '11 (far left) and starting defense wing Elise Tang '09 (far right) with UC Irvine starting defense wing Amy Yuan '12 (middle left) and starting low defense Savannah Todd '12. All four former Warriors represented their colleges and the Warrior spirit proudly in tournament play.

Elsewhere, Kara Hericks '11 has resumed her scoring ways as a starting attacker for the Army Black Knights, netting two goals in her debut game, a West Point victory over Air Force.

The program is proud to have so many Warriors continuing to play and excel at the collegiate level. Good luck on the heart of lacrosse season to come!

Girls Lacrosse Banquet Highlights

Last night, Thursday June 8th, the Woodbridge Girls Lacrosse team held its annual banquet. It was an emotional evening highlighted by our four senior captains - Caity Duke, Amanda Jaramillo, Stephanie Renteria, and Patricia Tam - being given their freshman year jerseys from the coaching staff and then being joined by fellow senior Miriam Velazquez to accept the traditional team snuggly blankets from their younger teammates. It was a night of tears, laughter, and amazing dessert courtesy of Blackmarket Bakery. The following girls were honored for their individual achievements:
Outgoing Team Captains: Caity Duke, Amanda Jaramillo, Stephanie Renteria, Patricia Tam
Most Inspirational: Caity Duke and Stephanie Renteria
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Caity Duke
Most Valuable Attack Player: Anna Takushi
Developmental Team Coach's Award: Karina Yamasaki
Most Improved: Averly Tan
Varsity Rookie of the Year: Danielle Gonzalez and Jenny Buckland
All-County 2nd Team: Anna Takushi
All-Pacific Coast League 1st Team: Anna Takushi and Caity Duke
All-Pacific Coast League 2nd Team: Ji Yoo Chang and Sage Klemek
All-Pacific Coast League Honorable Mention: Stephanie Renteria, Patricia Tam, Joyce Yang
Top Scholars: Ji Yoo Chang and Patricia Tam both with 4.36 GPAs
Scholar Athlete (4.0 or higher): Ashley Dean, Danielle Gonzalez, Katrina Hidalgo, Sage Klemek, Breanne Krause, Jess Lesser, Sabrina Pannier, Stephanie Renteria, Averly Tan, Karina Yamasaki, Joyce Yang
Scholar Athlete (3.5-3.99): Therese Aguilar, Jenny Buckland, Caity Duke, Jackie Greenberg, Katelyn Jaing, Amanda Jaramillo, Isabel Ma, Jen Srinivasan, Ellie Young
Repeating Varsity Lettermen: Ji Yoo Chang, Caity Duke, Amanda Jaramillo, Sage Klemek, Jess Lesser, Sabrina Pannier, Stephanie Renteria, Anna Takushi, Patricia Tam, Miriam Velazquez, Joyce Yang, Ellie Young
First Time Varsity Lettermen: Jenny Buckland, Ashley Dean, Danielle Gonzalez, Jackie Greenberg, Breanne Krause, Sharon Jeon, Abigail Shields, Jen Srinivasan, Averly Tan

Anna Takushi Named All-County

Junior attack wing Anna Takushi was selected 2nd Team All-County following a stellar campaign highlighted by a school record 86 goals scored on a remarkably efficient 62% shooting. That goal total made Anna the leading scorer in all of Orange County and top 10 in the State of California. Anna was equally dangerous as a defender and on the draw circle, also leading the team in ground ball controls. This is a remarkable achievement for Anna with even more to come next season!

This is the second year in a row Woodbridge has placed a player on the All-County team; Veronika Tsymbler was an All-County goalie last season.

Warrior Lacrosse Summer Camp

The Woodbridge Girls Lacrosse team will be holding its annual summer camp at Lakeside Middle School this year. Camp runs for six weeks, from June 25^th to August 2^nd with no camp on either 7/4 or 7/5. During those weeks the camp will meet Monday through Thursday from 3:00pm -5:30pm. Camp instruction will be differentiated and tailored to suit the experience level of each girl.

For camp registration information, please see the home page of this website. For question about camp or the program, please contact Head Coach Grant Davis at gdavis@iusd.org