University of Pittsburgh Athletics
PETTY NAMED TO USA LACROSSE SIXES EVALUATION CAMP AT LAKE PLACID
7/29/2021 3:33:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
PITTSBURGH — University of Pittsburgh midfielder Paige Petty will participate in a USA Lacrosse evaluation camp for the new World Lacrosse Sixes discipline during the Lake Placid (N.Y.) Summit Classic from Aug. 2-4.
The Sixes evaluation camp at Lake Placid is the second of three events for USA Lacrosse this year. The first camp was held earlier this month at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md., with an exhibition game at the USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals in Frederica, Del. A third event, featuring international competition, is planned for October at USA Lacrosse headquarters.
Petty is one of 24 players set to compete in the second round of evaluations with 12 of the 24 players coming from Atlantic Coast Conference schools. Petty was a four-time All-America selection for the Hokies and was named First Team All-ACC in all three seasons the league announced the honors. She finished her time at Virginia Tech ranked among the program leaders in points scored (T-1st - 227), goals (1st - 204) and draw controls (4th - 241), while starting 62 of 63 career games. The Bernardsville, N.J., native holds school records for career points, career goals, goals in a season and points in a season.
This past season, Petty ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in goals (2.80 gpg.), shots (7.00 spg.) and draw controls (3.73 dcpg.). She finished the year with 45 points on 42 goals and three assists to go along with 56 draw controls.
Sixes is a fast-paced version of the sport played on a smaller field (70 x 36 meters), with fewer players (6 v 6), a condensed game length (four 8-minute quarters) and a 30-second shot clock.
World Lacrosse will continue to use the traditional field game for its world championships, including the 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship, which will be hosted by USA Lacrosse at Towson University next summer. However, Sixes will be the format used for some designated events, including The World Games, a multi-sport Olympic-style event, in Birmingham, Ala., next summer.
The World Games were first held in 1981 and feature more than 30 sports and 3,000 athletes competing from around the world in sports not included in the Olympics. The U.S. women won the inaugural lacrosse competition in Poland in 2017 when the event was played under a modified version of the traditional field game. This will be the first time that men's lacrosse will be included in The World Games and both men's and women's lacrosse will use the Sixes discipline.
Serving as coaches for next week's camp, which will be highlighted by a public exhibition on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. in Lake Placid, N.Y., will be Bobby Benson (University of Maryland men's assistant coach), Tony Resch (2018 U.S. men's assistant coach/2015 U.S. box head coach), Andy Shay (Yale men's head coach) and Regy Thorpe (University of Florida women's assistant coach/2019 U.S. box head coach). Past U.S. women's team players Erica LaGrow Bamford (Yale women's head coach) and Devon Wills (Harvard women's head coach) have also been involved in the Sixes development process.
USA Lacrosse Sixes Camp Participants
Name, College
Madison Ahern, Notre Dame '23
Andie Aldave, Notre Dame '21
Mackenzie Burns, Stony Brook '19
Kasey Choma, Notre Dame '23
Katie Detwiler, Loyola '22
Olivia Dirks, North Carolina '23
Marge Donovan, Princeton '22
Madison Doucette, Northwestern '22
Bri Gross, Vanderbilt '22
Rachel Hall, Boston College '22
Kelsey Huff, USC '21
Ellie Masera, Stony Brook '24
Trinity McPherson, Johns Hopkins '21
Amy Moreau, Massachusetts '22
Danielle Pavinelli, Florida '24
Paige Petty, Virginia Tech '21/Pitt (Gr.)
Izzy Scane, Northwestern '22
Kyla Sears, Princeton '22
Belle Smith, Boston College '24
Sam Swart, Syracuse' 21
Emma Tyrrell, Syracuse '23
Meaghan Tyrrell, Syracuse '22
Emma Ward, Syracuse '24
Caitlyn Wurzburger, North Carolina '24
The Sixes evaluation camp at Lake Placid is the second of three events for USA Lacrosse this year. The first camp was held earlier this month at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md., with an exhibition game at the USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals in Frederica, Del. A third event, featuring international competition, is planned for October at USA Lacrosse headquarters.
Petty is one of 24 players set to compete in the second round of evaluations with 12 of the 24 players coming from Atlantic Coast Conference schools. Petty was a four-time All-America selection for the Hokies and was named First Team All-ACC in all three seasons the league announced the honors. She finished her time at Virginia Tech ranked among the program leaders in points scored (T-1st - 227), goals (1st - 204) and draw controls (4th - 241), while starting 62 of 63 career games. The Bernardsville, N.J., native holds school records for career points, career goals, goals in a season and points in a season.
This past season, Petty ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in goals (2.80 gpg.), shots (7.00 spg.) and draw controls (3.73 dcpg.). She finished the year with 45 points on 42 goals and three assists to go along with 56 draw controls.
Sixes is a fast-paced version of the sport played on a smaller field (70 x 36 meters), with fewer players (6 v 6), a condensed game length (four 8-minute quarters) and a 30-second shot clock.
World Lacrosse will continue to use the traditional field game for its world championships, including the 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship, which will be hosted by USA Lacrosse at Towson University next summer. However, Sixes will be the format used for some designated events, including The World Games, a multi-sport Olympic-style event, in Birmingham, Ala., next summer.
The World Games were first held in 1981 and feature more than 30 sports and 3,000 athletes competing from around the world in sports not included in the Olympics. The U.S. women won the inaugural lacrosse competition in Poland in 2017 when the event was played under a modified version of the traditional field game. This will be the first time that men's lacrosse will be included in The World Games and both men's and women's lacrosse will use the Sixes discipline.
Serving as coaches for next week's camp, which will be highlighted by a public exhibition on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. in Lake Placid, N.Y., will be Bobby Benson (University of Maryland men's assistant coach), Tony Resch (2018 U.S. men's assistant coach/2015 U.S. box head coach), Andy Shay (Yale men's head coach) and Regy Thorpe (University of Florida women's assistant coach/2019 U.S. box head coach). Past U.S. women's team players Erica LaGrow Bamford (Yale women's head coach) and Devon Wills (Harvard women's head coach) have also been involved in the Sixes development process.
USA Lacrosse Sixes Camp Participants
Name, College
Madison Ahern, Notre Dame '23
Andie Aldave, Notre Dame '21
Mackenzie Burns, Stony Brook '19
Kasey Choma, Notre Dame '23
Katie Detwiler, Loyola '22
Olivia Dirks, North Carolina '23
Marge Donovan, Princeton '22
Madison Doucette, Northwestern '22
Bri Gross, Vanderbilt '22
Rachel Hall, Boston College '22
Kelsey Huff, USC '21
Ellie Masera, Stony Brook '24
Trinity McPherson, Johns Hopkins '21
Amy Moreau, Massachusetts '22
Danielle Pavinelli, Florida '24
Paige Petty, Virginia Tech '21/Pitt (Gr.)
Izzy Scane, Northwestern '22
Kyla Sears, Princeton '22
Belle Smith, Boston College '24
Sam Swart, Syracuse' 21
Emma Tyrrell, Syracuse '23
Meaghan Tyrrell, Syracuse '22
Emma Ward, Syracuse '24
Caitlyn Wurzburger, North Carolina '24
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