SPARKS, MD -- The third season of the Athletes Unlimited Professional Women's Lacrosse League is set to begin on Thursday evening on ESPN2 and seven Terps are ready to compete over the four week season that will run from July 20 to August 13 at USA Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, MD. 

Alex Aust Holman ('13), Abby Bosco ('23), Lizzie Colson ('21), Marge Donovan ('23), Megan Douty ('15), Erica Evans ('19) and Grace Griffin ('22) all signed with the league to play over the summer as part of the 56 player roster. 

Maryland has the second-most players in the league, only trailing North Carolina (10). 

Three-time Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings won the league in its first season in 2021, earning the most points throughout the season. Last season, Colson finished in eighth place with 1,348 points, the highest of any defender in the league. Colson, Aust Holman, Douty and Griffin are all back for another year while Bosco, Donovan and Evans are all rookies for the 2023 season. 

The league will have a unique format with new teams being drafted every week. The top four players become captains each week and draft their teams from scratch for following week's games. In the scoring system, every player can lose or win points during every game. Athletes score points as individuals and as a team to win MVP titles and cash bonuses.

The games will begin tonight, Thursday, July 20 on ESPNU with Team Mastroianni taking on Team Apuzzo at 5:00 p.m. and Team Moreno taking on Team Read at 7:30 p.m. There will be games on the ESPN Family of Networks all weekend long. Rosters will reset each week and games will be played over the weekends, all at USA Lacrosse Headquarters.

Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse will play a short form, fast paced format consisting of 10-minute quarters, 10v10 gameplay and a 60-second shot clock all housed on an 90yd x 60yd playing field. Play will begin with draws at the beginning of each quarter as well as after every goal.

Terps Week One Rosters
Team Mastroianni: Alex Aust Holman, Grace Griffin
Team Apuzzo: Abby Bosco, Marge Donovan
Team Read: Lizzie Colson, Meg Douty, Erica Evans