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Girls garner national boxla medals

New Westminster’s Lauren Black led all goal scorers at the Canadian national midget girls box lacrosse championships, helping B.C. collect a silver medal.
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New Westminster's Olivia Smith, Taylor Lee and Lauren Black united to help Team B.C. capture silver at the national girls midget box lacrosse championships.

New Westminster’s Lauren Black led all goal scorers at the Canadian national midget girls box lacrosse championships, helping B.C. collect a silver medal.

Black counted seven goals over five games, including a four-goal game in a 6-3 preliminary win over Ontario.

Having had Ontario’s number in both round-robin contests, B.C. had its hands full in the final, falling 8-3 in the medal game.

Only three provinces were represented in the tourney.

Burnaby’s Emily Kuhn counted two goals and three assists over five games, picking up a goal and an assist in the 6-3 victory over Ontario and two goals and two assists in an 11-2 triumph over Nova Scotia.

Clara Liu, also of Burnaby, netted her goal in the 8-4 win over Ontario, while Eva Regan deposited a pair in the lopsided victory over Nova Scotia.

Taylor Lee of New West pocketed a pair of goals, in the 4-0 and 11-2 decisions over Nova Scotia.

Also contributing to the run was New West’s Olivia Smith.