Captains and Schedule Set for Week Two of 2023 Athlete Unlimited
via Athlete’s Unlimited press release, by Matt Williams
SPARKS, Maryland – The team captains and game schedule are set for Week Two of the 2023 Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse season, which begins on Thursday, July 27 at USA Lacrosse Headquarters.
Goalkeepers Taylor Moreno and Britt Read and attacker Sam Apuzzo return as captains for the second straight week, while defender Lizzie Colson makes her season debut as a team captain.
The team assignments are as follows:
| Jersey Color | Captain | Facilitator |
| Gold | Taylor Moreno | Tia Schindler |
| Orange | Sam Apuzzo | Amber Hill |
| Blue | Britt Read | Crysti Foote |
| Purple | Lizzie Colson | Catherine Conway |
The Week Two schedule will feature six games, including a doubleheader on Thursday, July 27, Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30. The matchups for those contests are as follows:
| Date | Time | Match-Up | Broadcast |
| Thursday, July 27 | 5 p.m. ET | Team Read vs. Team Apuzzo | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Team Moreno vs. Team Colson | ESPNU | |
| Saturday, July 29 | 5 p.m. ET | Team Colson vs. Team Apuzzo | ESPN2 |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Team Read vs. Team Moreno | ESPN2 | |
| Sunday, July 30 | 5 p.m. ET | Team Colson vs. Team Read | ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. ET | Team Apuzzo vs. Team Moreno | ESPNU |
The team listed second for each game is the designated home team.
For more information on the 2023 Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse season, including season and single-game tickets, visit AUProSports.com.
About Athletes Unlimited
Named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2023, Athletes Unlimited is a new model of pro sports, where athletes are decision-makers and individual players are champions of team sports. Athletes Unlimited owns and operates professional women’s softball, lacrosse, volleyball and basketball leagues featuring world-class competition and fan experience, and stands out as an organization driven by the athletes that play in the leagues, with athlete representation on the company’s board of directors, each league led by a Player Executive Committee, and players sharing in long-term profits of the company, all while being proactive in shaping policies supporting the mothers that play in the league. Athletes Unlimited is the first professional sports league to be organized as a Public Benefit Corporation. The second season of Athletes Unlimited Basketball concluded in March 2023 while the second season of AUX Softball was completed in June 2023. The 2023 Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse and Softball Championship Seasons are set for this summer followed by the third season of Volleyball this fall. For more information, visit AUProSports.com.
