GAINESVILLE, Fla. (FloridaGators.com) – Former Gator Sydney Pirreca was selected by US head coach Jenny Levy to participate in the US Women’s Training Camp, beginning on Tuesday.
 
The camp features 36 of the nation’s best women’s lacrosse players for a three-day training session – it will consist of two practice sessions daily on Tuesday and Wednesday before closing camp with an intra-squad scrimmage on Thursday morning at 10 a.m.
 
Pirreca had an outstanding career as a Gator, where she finished sixth in program history in goals scored (154) and assists (64). The Mount Sinai, N.Y. native also recorded 395 shots and 282 shots on goal during her tenure at Florida – putting her fourth in program history.
 
This season alone, she earned numerous honors, including ILWomen Honorable Mention All-American Honors, as well as IWLCA All-South Region Second Team. She was tabbed to the Tewaaraton Watch List, while also earning a spot on both the All-AAC First Team and AAC All-Tournament Team.
 
This is the fourth training opportunity for Levy since taking over the U.S. team program and she and her staff have now invited 57 different players to the various events. This week’s group features 11 world championship veterans, nine additional post-college players (primarily from the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League), six members of the collegiate class of 2019 and 10 players still active in the NCAA.
 
“We’re two years out from the world championship and we want to continue to meet, coach and evaluate as many players as possible, all while continuing to develop a core group of players who continue to demonstrate an elite level of skill, creativity and team play,” Levy said.
 
The U.S. women’s program has won three straight World Lacrosse championships — 2009, 2013 and 2017 — and eight of the 10 world championships since the event began in 1982. The U.S. also won the inaugural lacrosse competition at the World Games in Poland in 2017. The World Games, a multi-sport event similar in nature to the Olympics, will be held in Birmingham, Ala., in 2021.