US Lacrosse Release

Sparks, Md. – Stony Brook women's lacrosse junior Kylie Ohlmiller (Islip, N.Y.) has been named by US Lacrosse as one of 25 players to the training team for the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse Women's World Cup, which will be held July 13-22 in Guildford, England.

Ohlmiller scored 11 goals in three games at the Team USA Fall Classic last weekend, including a six-goal effort vs. North Carolina Saturday. One of those tallies against the Tar Heels – a trademark Ohlmiller behind-the-back effort – landed the Seawolves junior on SportsCenter Top 10 plays.
 

No. 8 on SportsCenter's Top-10! ??

1 of 6 goals for @stonybrookwlax's @ky_ohlmiller for #USAWLAX Saturday! pic.twitter.com/mgnZK1Kcs3
— America East (@AmericaEast) October 9, 2016

"I couldn't be more honored to have the opportunity to continue to represent our country and to represent Stony Brook, playing the game I love," said Ohlmiller. "I look forward to playing with the team in Florida in January and competing for a chance to go to the World Cup in July."
 
"I am so proud of Kylie," said Stony Brook head coach Joe Spallina. "I know how hard she works and this is a dream come true for her and our program. It's so great to see her play with her usual creative style and make such an impact for Team USA and its quest for gold."
 
The 2017 World Cup Training Team was selected from a 36-player pool following the first-ever Team USA Fall Classic, which welcomed Australia, Canada, England and the 2016 NCAA Division I champion North Carolina to the US Lacrosse headquarters on October 8-9. Team USA went undefeated, winning by a combined 79-29 score.
 
"With the amount of talent in the United States, we have the best pool of players looking ahead to the World Cup, but it's always a difficult task to narrow the roster," said U.S. Women's National Team coach Ricky Fried. "It's not about picking the best 25 players, but rather the right 25 that will give us the best team next summer."
 
The 2017 World Cup Training Team will compete in Florida next January at the Team USA Spring Premiere. Following the event, the final 18 players plus two alternates will be selected to represent the U.S. as the team goes for a third consecutive and eighth overall world title.