Bulls' incoming 2024 goalie will compete with the team in the World Lacrosse 2024 Women's U20 Championship
 
TAMPA, Jan. 13, 2024 – After several rounds of competitive tryouts, USF Women's Lacrosse 2024 signee Natalie Eastwood has been selected to the U20 Australian National Team. The squad of 18 will compete in the World Lacrosse 2024 Women's U20 championship in Hong Kong, China from August 15-24.
 
"We are so proud of Natalie for being our first player in program history to make a national team. Her selection to be a member of the Australian U20 National team is a testament to her commitment, work ethic, and talent" said USF Lacrosse Head Coach Mindy McCord. "We are so excited to support her as she represents Team Australia and USF in Hong Kong and can't wait to see what this means for other players seeking to play at the national level."
 
The tournament will be hosted by the China Hong King Lacrosse Association as the top junior women's programs from around the world compete. Australia comes into the tournament as the third-ranked team in the world, ranking behind only Canada and the United States. The team has finished in the top three of the field all but once since the championship's introduction in 1995. Australia took home the bronze medal when the event was last held in 2019 with a 13-8 victory over Team England.
 
ABOUT USF LACROSSE
The University of South Florida announced the addition of women's lacrosse to its now 21-sport varsity athletics program in November of 2021. The Bulls named eight-time conference coach of the year Mindy McCord to lead the program in May of 2022. McCord, who came to USF with 240 career wins, earned 21 regular season and conference tournament titles at Jacksonville University and led the program to eight NCAA appearances after starting and leading the Dolphins' program in its first 13 years. She developed 13 All-Americans, 81 all-conference selections and 13 conference player of the year honorees during that span. USF runs a fast-paced, high scoring offense influenced by the early 1990's Loyola Marymount men's basketball record-setting fast break, which ranked among the national leaders in shots, points per game and scoring margin numerous seasons during McCord's tenure at JU.
 
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