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Boston Guard roster reaction: A ‘North’ star, Eagles and Irish

By Hayden Lewis | Jan 23, 2025

We’re shipping to Boston, where the Guard have established themselves as another championship contender from Titletown. 

The Boston Guard are one of the four inaugural teams in the Maybelline Women’s Lacrosse League, debuting at the 2025 Championship Series. Their roster was released Thursday, and the team has immense ties to Beantown. 

Charlotte North spearheads the roster and is joined by four other Boston College Eagles: Cassidy Weeks, Rachel Hall, Courtney Taylor and Dempsey Arsenault. The five former Notre Dame Fighting Irish players on the squad will represent Boston's Irish roots. Cohasset, Mass., native Madison Ahern is joined by Andie Aldave, Jackie Wolak, Hannah Dorney and Kasey Choma. 

“It’s majority BC and Notre Dame, and I feel like we have some good relationships off the field with them,” Arsenault said. “We come from similar schools and backgrounds. I was so excited to see everyone on there.”

Let’s break down this roster ahead of the Championship Series, which begins Feb. 11 in Springfield, Va.:

All eyes on…

If things are ever south, they’ll be turned around by North. The biggest name in women’s lacrosse had 358 goals (second all-time) in college, and in the Sixes format, she’ll be lighting lamps. 

The two-time Tewaaraton Award winner can obliterate corners when her musket is loaded. Take a look: 


Every defender knows to guard North, but regardless of who’s in front of her, nobody is stopping her. 

“Even if everyone knows who [North] is and is trying to stop her, she can still find her way to get her points,” Arsenault said. 

Who could be the unsung hero?

Wolak can be the glue that welds the roster. Her 341 points stand alone at the top of Notre Dame’s record books alongside her 153 assists. 

With elite goalscorers like North, Choma and Arsenault lurking across the field, somebody will have to feed them.

Golden Stick Award dark horse:

An unsung hero for Boston is Weeks, one of the team’s several BC products

“As a midfielder, I watched her, and she does all the little things — you can just tell how hard she works, and maybe she’s not scoring the prettiest goals, but she definitely does score,” Arsenault said. “She plays solid all over the field and gives it her all every time. A real lacrosse fan and someone that really understands the game would appreciate how talented she is, but someone who’s kind of new and watching wouldn’t really notice her.”

When the games begin to tighten and hard play is needed to swing the tide, Weeks will be Boston's leader. 

Daring duo

In a fast-paced, high-scoring style of lacrosse, outside of the goalies, nobody has a harder task than the defense. Marge Donovan and Taylor, the two sentries on the back end, will guard the gates to Hall and Kady Glynn’s cage. 

Donovan (102) and Taylor (111) combined for 213 caused turnovers throughout their college careers. 

“The biggest thing we’re all looking for, and it's a controllable, is effort,” Arsenault said. “Every time we step on the field, we’re going to be giving it our all and making those little hustle plays.”

Goalie spotlight

Hall and Glynn will guard the crease for the Boston. 

Hall, another Boston College product, began her career with the Oregon Ducks before winning a national title with the Eagles in 2021. She closed her career ranked fifth in saves at Boston College with 366. 

Glynn, a former Loyola (Md.) Greyhound, made 482 saves with a career save percentage of 47.4% in her four years.

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