The PLL announced Wednesday that they have launched a new sports property, which will be called the Women’s Lacrosse League (WLL) and will debut at the 2025 Championship Series.

The Championship series is the PLL’s existing sixes event, held last year in February. Dates for this year’s event have not yet been announced.

As part of that event, the WLL will have four teams playing the sixes format of lacrosse which will be featured in the 2028 Olympic games. Like the PLL, the teams will be tied to cities, but that announcement is still forthcoming.

The move marks the beginning of a potential major shift in the women’s game, though it is just the beginning. In a press conference today, Rabil clarified that women who play in the WLL will still be able to compete in Athlete’s Unlimited (AU), as first reported by Dan Arestia.

AU is the current professional league that many of the world’s best women’s players compete in, and they play in Baltimore throughout the summer months.

As of now, it is not clear what the plans are for the WLL beyond the Championship Series.

In a statement released by the league, Paul Rabil said, “we’re proud to announce the launch of the Women’s Lacrosse League, a groundbreaking step forward for the sport, giving elite women athletes a premier stage to compete, inspire, and make their mark as we move toward lacrosse’s reemergence at the Olympics in 2028.”

The league announced the news today live on ESPN’s morning show “Get Up.”

Several female lacrosse players including Charlotte North, Lizzie Colson, Alex Aust Holman, and Izzy Scane appeared on ESPN broadcasts throughout the day.

In addition, PLL CEO and North are set to ring the closing bell of the NASDAQ this afternoon.

The Championship Series will be held back at the St. James complex in Virginia, but official dates have yet to be announced.

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