2016 UWLX season | |
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League | United Women's Lacrosse League |
Sport | Lacrosse |
Duration | May 28 – July 30, 2016 |
Number of teams | 4 |
Regular Season | |
Top seed | Long Island Sound |
Top scorer | Dana Dobbie |
Finals | |
Champions | Long Island Sound |
Runners-up | Boston Storm |
Finals MVP | Devon Wills |
The 2016 United Women's Lacrosse League season, the first in the history of the UWLX, started on May 28, 2016 and ended with the league championship game on July 31, 2016 in which the Long Island Sound defeated the Boston Storm in a 13-8 final.
The first game in league history took place on May 28, 2016 at Goodman Stadium at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Opposing the Baltimore Ride, Long Island prevailed by a 13-12 tally. The team's first-ever goal was scored by McKinley Curro, who would also score the league's first-ever two-point goal. Devon Wills served as the starting goaltender, allowing the first goal in UWLX history to Baltimore's Beth Glaros, while also registering the first win in league history.