Perroni, Morissette and Shanahan set to play with Lacrosse Canada at USA Fall Classic
October 15, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville women's lacrosse junior Nicole Perroni, assistant coach Kay Morissette (Class of '16) and alumna Brenna Shanahan (Class of '20) will play with Lacrosse Canada at the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic taking place this weekend, Oct. 15-17, at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.Â
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University of Louisville head coach Scott Teeter continues his role as head coach of the Canadian team and will be joined on staff by Cardinal assistant Allison Daley.
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Held annually, the Fall Classic brings top international and collegiate talent together for a weekend slate of highly competitive men's and women's lacrosse. This year's event will feature 2021 NCAA National Champions Virginia (men) and Boston College (women), alongside the gold medalist U.S. men's and women's teams and silver medalist Team Canada men's and women's teams from the most recent World Lacrosse Championships.
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Canada will take on the U.S. Lacrosse team in its first game of the weekend on Friday at 8 p.m. ET. They will face off against Boston College on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and close out the weekend with another bout against the U.S. on Sunday. All games can be seen on the Lax Sports Network.
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Perroni, a Whitby, Ontario native, played in nine games as a sophomore last season, recording nine goals, one assist, five caused turnovers, four ground balls and four draw controls. She recorded her nine goals on just 25 shots, compiling a .360 shooting percentage. In 2019, she helped lead the Canadian U19 team to a second-place finish in the U19 Women's Lacrosse World Championship.
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Hailing from Bowmanville, Ontario, Morissette graduated from Louisville in 2016, playing lacrosse all four years. In her time as a Cardinal, Morissette was named First Team IWLCA All-America (2015, 2016), First Team IWLCA All-Region (2014, 2015, 2016), First Team All-ACC (2015, 2016) and Second Team IWLCA All-America (2014). Morissette is UofL's all-time leader in draw controls with 572 and ranks second in assists (51) and fourth in goals (167).
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Shanahan came to Louisville via Mississauga, Ontario and graduated in 2020. Shanahan had 21 starts in 31 games across her three seasons, recording 11 goals, 29 assists and 40 points. Shanahan's six assists vs. Vanderbilt on Feb. 25, 2020 are tied for the second-most assists in a single game in program history and her eight ground balls vs. Denver Feb. 17, 2018 are tied for first all-time. She ranks fourth all-time with 0.91 assists per game and her 29 career assists are 10th in program history.Â
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This year's Fall Classic will mark the second time Morissette and Shanahan have played in the event and the first for Perroni. Â
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For the latest information on Louisville lacrosse, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @LouisvilleLax or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLLacrosse.
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University of Louisville head coach Scott Teeter continues his role as head coach of the Canadian team and will be joined on staff by Cardinal assistant Allison Daley.
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Held annually, the Fall Classic brings top international and collegiate talent together for a weekend slate of highly competitive men's and women's lacrosse. This year's event will feature 2021 NCAA National Champions Virginia (men) and Boston College (women), alongside the gold medalist U.S. men's and women's teams and silver medalist Team Canada men's and women's teams from the most recent World Lacrosse Championships.
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Canada will take on the U.S. Lacrosse team in its first game of the weekend on Friday at 8 p.m. ET. They will face off against Boston College on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and close out the weekend with another bout against the U.S. on Sunday. All games can be seen on the Lax Sports Network.
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Perroni, a Whitby, Ontario native, played in nine games as a sophomore last season, recording nine goals, one assist, five caused turnovers, four ground balls and four draw controls. She recorded her nine goals on just 25 shots, compiling a .360 shooting percentage. In 2019, she helped lead the Canadian U19 team to a second-place finish in the U19 Women's Lacrosse World Championship.
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Hailing from Bowmanville, Ontario, Morissette graduated from Louisville in 2016, playing lacrosse all four years. In her time as a Cardinal, Morissette was named First Team IWLCA All-America (2015, 2016), First Team IWLCA All-Region (2014, 2015, 2016), First Team All-ACC (2015, 2016) and Second Team IWLCA All-America (2014). Morissette is UofL's all-time leader in draw controls with 572 and ranks second in assists (51) and fourth in goals (167).
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Shanahan came to Louisville via Mississauga, Ontario and graduated in 2020. Shanahan had 21 starts in 31 games across her three seasons, recording 11 goals, 29 assists and 40 points. Shanahan's six assists vs. Vanderbilt on Feb. 25, 2020 are tied for the second-most assists in a single game in program history and her eight ground balls vs. Denver Feb. 17, 2018 are tied for first all-time. She ranks fourth all-time with 0.91 assists per game and her 29 career assists are 10th in program history.Â
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This year's Fall Classic will mark the second time Morissette and Shanahan have played in the event and the first for Perroni. Â
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For the latest information on Louisville lacrosse, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @LouisvilleLax or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLLacrosse.
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