Army West Point Athletics
Duffy & Reilly Named to USA Lacrosse U20 Squad for Upcoming World Championships in China
July 02, 2024 | Women's Lacrosse
The duo will join Noto Family Head Coach Michelle Tumolo, who was named as an assistant coach for the team this past summer. Army is one of three collegiate programs to see multiple athletes make the final roster along with Northwestern and Boston College. The selections were made following a training camp at USA Lacrosse headquarters from June 19-21.
"I could not be more excited at the selection of our U20 national team that will compete in the world championship in Hong Kong," said Amonte Hiller. "We have chosen a group of 22 tremendously talented young women that work extremely well together. This is an exciting time for USA Lacrosse and we are so grateful for this group to have the opportunity to wear the red, white and blue and compete in this extraordinary tournament."
Formerly, a U19 event, World Lacrosse raised the age group to U20 after the 2019 championship in Peterborough, Ontario. Amonte Hiller was the head coach for the 2019 team and helped lead the U.S. to its fifth gold medal in the event. The U.S won the event in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2019. Australia won the inaugural championship in 1995 and Canada won in 2015 with the U.S. finishing as the runner-up at those two events.
Duffy is coming off her second All-American campaign in an Army uniform after leading the Black Knights in goals, draw controls, ground balls and caused turnovers this past season. She led the Patriot League with 29 caused turnovers and was the only player in the country to register 60-plus goals, 100-plus draw controls and 25-plus caused turnovers during the regular season. Her 94 points trailed only Reilly's 95 on Army's all-time single season list, as the duo each landed in the top-five in the country in points per game.Reilly was the leading scorer in the Patriot League this season and ranked fourth in the country with 5.59 points per game this past year. She recorded the lone 40-goal/40-assist campaign in the regular season in the Patriot League and posted eight-plus points in five of nine Patriot League contests. Her 95 points is also the single-season program record with her 40 assists ranking second all-time. She was a USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honorable Mention while tabbing All-Patriot League First Team honors in the process.
The state of New York is well represented on the roster, with Duffy and Reilly joining eight fellow native New Yorkers on the roster to make up over 45-percent of the roster.
USA Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is a Recognized Sports Organization of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. As the governing body of men's and women's lacrosse in the United States, USA Lacrosse leads the U.S. National Teams Program and establishes universal standards. With more than 400,000 members across the country, USA Lacrosse unites the community of players, coaches, officials, parents, and program leaders. Working together, we inspire participation, enrich the athlete experience, and support the growth of the sport.
