Oct. 6, 2012

PALO ALTO, Calif. - A plethora of Terps, both former and current, are competing for their native countries this weekend in preparation for the 2013 FIL World Cup.

Stars & Stripes is the first major competitive event for the 38-player 2012-14 U.S. women's national team as it begins the march toward the 2013 FIL World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario.

The U.S. women's national team will square off against Australia in the first matchup between the world's top two teams since 2009, when Team USA defeated Australia 8-7 to capture the gold medal at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic.

Team USA will also take on Team Canada and collegiate programs Cal and Stanford in weekend play, in addition to holding several training sessions.

Participating Teams
International
Team USA
Team Australia
Team Canada
Team England

Collegiate
Cal
Stanford
Rikkyo (Japan)

The full schedule is below:
Wednesday, Oct. 3
2:00 pm -- England vs. Rikkyo
4:00 pm -- Stanford vs. England
6:00 pm -- Stanford vs. Rikkyo

Thursday, Oct. 4
10 a.m. -- Rikkyo vs. England
12 noon -- Rikkyo vs. Australia
2 p.m. -- Australia vs. England, Australia wins, 10-9

Friday, Oct. 5
8 a.m. -- Canada vs. England
10 a.m. -- Australia vs. England
noon -- Rikkyo vs. Canada
5 p.m. -- Stanford vs. Australia

Saturday, Oct. 6
10 a.m. -- Cal vs. Canada
12 noon -- Team USA vs. Australia
2 p.m. -- Canada vs. Australia
4 p.m. -- Cal vs. Team USA
6 p.m. -- Team USA vs. Canada

Sunday, Oct. 7
8 a.m. -- Canada vs. Australia
10 a.m. -- Team USA vs. Australia
12 noon -- Team USA vs. Stanford

In addition to the three days of games, the U.S. National Teams Program hosted "An Evening with Team USA" on Friday, Oct. 5 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at La Honda Winery in Redwood City, Calif.