Lacrosse Alumnae and Former Coaches Receive Medals at World Championship

TOWSON, Md. - Two James Madison lacrosse alumnae took gold with Team USA while two more coaches from the 2018 national championship staff helped earn medals for their respective countries at the 2022 Women's Lacrosse World Championship.

Alumnae Amy Altig (2005) and Haley Warden (2018) each received gold medals for their contributions to Team USA's championship run. Former JMU volunteer assistant Colleen Shearer also helped the U.S. win gold while former assistant coach Emily Boissonneault won silver with Team Canada.

Altig served as the assistant coach for Team USA, leading a goalkeeping squad which held a 4.88 goals against average for tournament. Altig was the Dukes' goalkeeper from 2002-05, leading the Dukes to two Colonial Athletic Association titles during her playing career. She was a two-time All-CAA pick and was selected to the North/South STX Senior All-Star Game.

Warden competed with team USA on the training team, one of several times competing with the national team. After leading the Dukes to the 2018 national championship in her final season as a player, Warden now serves as an assistant coach for JMU, a position she has held since 2020.

Colleen Shearer is the final Team USA champion. Shearer serves as the assistant general manager for Team USA. She joined the JMU coaching staff in 2017 as a volunteer assistant coach and helped the Dukes to a program-best record of 22-1 and the 2018 NCAA Championship title.

Emily Boissonneault was on the other side of the field during the championship game as she competed as a defender for Team Canada. She started all eight games for Canada, scooping seven ground balls, causing five turnovers and adding a goal. She recorded one groundball during Saturday's championship contest. Boissonneault was hired as a JMU assistant coach in 2015 and later was promoted to associate head coach in 2018.

Team USA took home the gold, defeating Team Canada 11-8 to win the Women's Lacrosse World Championship. The tournament was held in Towson, Md. from June 29-July 9 and marked the first time the host country claimed gold in the tournament.

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