DETROIT (8/3/2017) -- Former University of Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse standout Emily Boissonneault '13 once again donned the red and white for her native Canada this summer, playing in the 2017 FIL Women's Lacrosse World Cup and the 2017 World Games.
Boissonneault, a native of Brooklin, Ontario, and Team Canada earned a pair of silver medals, reaching the championship games in both tournaments and ultimately falling to the United States in each final. The World Cup ran from July 13-22 and the World Games was at the end of July from July 27-30.
Overall, Team Canada finished 6-2 in the World Cup and 3-1 in the World Games. It was Boissonneault's second appearance for Team Canada in the Women's Lacrosse World Cup. She also earned a silver medal with Team Canada in the 2013 World Cup.
Boissonneault played in all eight contests during Team Canada's World Cup run, tallying two caused turnovers and collecting three loose balls, including two in the championship game against the United States. She was part of a defensive unit that held the USA to just 10 goals, its lowest amount of the tournament in the title game. Team Canada held its opponents to seven goals or less in six of the eight games at the World Cup.
In the World Games, the midfielder racked up five ground balls, three caused turnovers and two draw controls in four games. She had three ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 14-8 victory over Australia to help send Canada into the championship game.
Boissonneault is a 2013 graduate from the University of Detroit Mercy with a degree in English and Special Education. She was the President's Award winner during her final season in the red, white and blue and holds the school record in points with 272. Boissonneault received All-Conference accolades all four years and was named the National Lacrosse Conference Attacker of the Year during her freshman campaign in 2009, the first season of Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse.
She is entering her third season as an assistant coach at James Madison University after beginning her collegiate coaching career at Winthrop.
