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DETROIT (7/11/13) - On Feb. 21, 2013, former University of Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse star Emily Boissonneault, a native of Brooklin, Ontario, found out that she would officially be part of Team Canada's women's lacrosse team that will be competing at the 2013 Women's Lacrosse World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario. On Friday, Team Canada will begin its journey towards a gold medal.
 
Boissonneault is part of an 18-member Team Canada roster that includes four individuals on the team that, including herself, grew up playing on the Oshawa Civic Recreation Complex Fields where the games will be held.
 
In a competition that is hosted by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) and features 19 teams from all over the world, Canada will face Australia this Friday at 8:00 p.m. (ET) to start the tournament. Canada will also play England Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (ET), Wales Sunday as 12:30 p.m. (ET), and USA on Tues. July 16 at 8:00 p.m. (ET). The championship bracket starts on Wed. July 17 with the semifinals on Fri. July 19 and gold medal game on Sat. July 20 at 3:00 p.m. (ET).
 
"Competition is the focus of every practice," said Boissonneault. "We practice up to three times a day and our arms are literally black and blue from practice. We are itching to play someone else but we are taking it one day at a time. We are excited to get everything started."
 
Canada is in Pool A with Australia, England, Wales, and the US. Each team in Pool A automatically advances to the championship bracket along with the top two teams in Pools B, C, and D as well as the next highest ranked team.
 
The last World Cup before this year was in 2009 and held in Prague, Czech Republic. Canada finished third and it was the highest finish for the country since the inaugural World Cup was held in Nottingham, England in 1982 when Canada was also third. Since the inception  of the tournament in 1982, Canada has been represented at every FIL (formerly the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations - IFWLA) World event.  The World Cup is held every four years, and since 1995, the World U19 Championship is also held in alternating four year cycles.
 
"Our pool will be tough and we can't expect anything. Bronze is currently Canada's highest medal in the women's field but this year our team is fighting to change that," said Boissonneault.
 
Boissonneault was training in Michigan during the tryouts for Team Canada and was using UDM's facilities to stay in top physical condition for the World Cup. During that time, she was able to keep in touch with the Titans women's lacrosse team and coaches.
 
"We were keeping tabs on her and where she was in the tryout process and trying to help her out as much as possible," said Detroit women's lacrosse head coach Laura Maness who coached Boissonneault for her senior season with the Titans. "I'm looking forward to watching team Canada and seeing her play. I think she will do well and represent our school and ultimately her country well."
 
Boissonneault is looking to help the team perform well and earn a gold medal and the team is working to improve its chemistry both on and off the field in pursuit of that goal.
 
"Our team has really come together over the last week and the friendships made will be unbreakable. The most remarkable and unique thing about our team this year is the experience on our team. Our oldest player is 34 and our youngest is 17 and we are all learning from one another and teaching each other," added Boissonneault.
 
Boissonneault finished her four-year Titan career in 2012 with 69 career games, starting all of them. She is the all-time Titan leader with 242 goals and 272 points, 585 shots, 157 caused turnovers, and 52 free position goals. In the NCAA record book, her 242 career goals are 13th all-time while her 157 caused turnovers is tied for seventh. She led the team in goals her first three seasons scoring 57, 68, and 63 goals respectively, and then was second on the team with 54 goals her senior season.