The Long Island Sound are a

United Women's Lacrosse League The United Women’s Lacrosse League (UWLX) was a women's lacrosse league in the United States. It was co-founded in Boston, Massachusetts, by Digit Murphy and Aronda Kirby of the Play It Forward Sports Foundation, under the ownership of United ...

(UWLX) professional women's

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team based in

Long Island, New York Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...

. They have played in the UWLX since the 2016 season. In the 2016 season, the four teams in the UWLX played in a barnstorming format, with all four teams playing at a single venue.

Franchise history

The Long Island Sound is one of the original four teams of the

(MLL).

UWLX The United Women’s Lacrosse League (UWLX) was a women's lacrosse league in the United States. It was co-founded in Boston, Massachusetts, by Digit Murphy and Aronda Kirby of the Play It Forward Sports Foundation, under the ownership of Unite ...

was founded by Digit Murphy and

Aronda Kirby Aronda Kirby was appointed as the general manager of the Boston Blades in the Canadian Women's Hockey League in May 2013. Along with former Blades head coach Digit Murphy, the two are co-founders of United Women's Sports. Sporting career Kirby s ...

in a strategic partnership with STX. On February 23, 2016, Danielle Gallagher was announced as the first general manager in franchise history. On March 17, 2016, Shannon Smith was announced as the Sound's first head coach. The first game in franchise history took place on May 28, 2016 at

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at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Opposing the

Baltimore Ride The Baltimore Ride were a United Women's Lacrosse League (UWLX) professional women's field lacrosse team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They played in the UWLX since the 2016 season. In the 2016 season, the four teams in the UWLX played in a bar ...

, Long Island prevailed by a 13-12 tally. The team's first-ever goal was scored by McKinley Curro, who would also score the league's first-ever two-point goal.

Devon Wills Devon Wills (born March 28, 1984) is an American women’s lacrosse player. Having played with the Dartmouth Big Green at the collegiate level, she would become the first female player to sign a contract with the New York Lizards of Major League L ...

served as the starting goaltender, allowing the first goal in UWLX history to Baltimore Ride but also registered the first win in league history.

Draft history

The following represented the Sound’s inaugural draft class. Devon Wills would be the first player drafted in franchise history.

References

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Franchise history

Draft history

See also

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