2016 UWLX season
The 2016 United Women's Lacrosse League season, the first in the history of the UWLX, started on May 28, 2016 and ended with the league championship game on July 31, 2016 in which the Long Island Sound defeated the Boston Storm in a 13-8 final.
The first game in league history took place on May 28, 2016 at Goodman Stadium at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Opposing the Baltimore Ride, Long Island prevailed by a 13-12 tally. The team's first-ever goal was scored by McKinley Curro, who would also score the league's first-ever two-point goal. Devon Wills served as the starting goaltender, allowing the first goal in UWLX history to Baltimore's Beth Glaros, while also registering the first win in league history.
Offseason
2016 UWLX Draft results
In the inaugural draft, Maryland Terrapins alumnus and former US national team player Katie Schwarzmann would be the first ever player selected, taken by the Baltimore Ride with the top pick. Other players selected in the first round of the inaugural draft were also current or former members of the US national team. Said players included Liz Hogan, Michelle Tumolo and Devon Wills.
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | Katie Schwarzmann | Midfielder | | Maryland |
| 2 | Alex Aust | Attacker | | Maryland |
| 3 | Kristen Carr | Defender | | North Carolina |
| 4 | Brooke Griffin | Attacker | | Maryland |
| 5 | Allyson Carey | Midfielder | | Vanderbilt |
| 6 | Morgan Stephens | Defender | | Virginia |
| 7 | Courtney Swan | Attacker | | Virginia |
| 8 | Dana Dobbie | Attacker | | Maryland |
| 9 | Beth Glaros | Midfielder | | Maryland |
| 10 | Sam Farrell | Defender | | Florida |
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | Devon Wills | Goalie | | Dartmouth |
| 2 | Alyssa Leonard | Attacker | | Northwestern |
| 3 | Shannon Gilroy | Midfielder | | Florida |
| 4 | Becca Block | Defender | | Syracuse |
| 5 | Megan Douty | Defender | | Maryland |
| 6 | Sloane Serpe | Defender | | North Carolina |
| 7 | Nora Barry | Midfielder | | Florida |
| 8 | Katrina Dowd | Attacker | | Northwestern |
| 9 | Katie Rowan | Attacker | | Syracuse |
| 10 | Kelly McPartland | Midfielder | | Maryland |
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | Michelle Tumolo | Attacker | | Syracuse |
| 2 | Alyssa Murray | Attacker | | Syracuse |
| 3 | Kara Mupo | Attacker | | Northwestern |
| 4 | Bridget Bianco | Goalie | | Northwestern |
| 5 | Becky Lynch | Attacker | | North Carolina |
| 6 | Casey Pepperman | Defender | | Maryland |
| 7 | Demmianne Cook | Midfielder | | Stony Brook |
| 8 | Katie Hertsch | Defender | | Hofstra |
| 9 | Emily Garrity | Midfielder | | North Carolina |
| 10 | Samantha Cermack | Midfielder | | Johns Hopkins |
| Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | Liz Hogan | Goalie | | Syracuse |
| 2 | Jennifer Russell | Defender | | North Carolina |
| 3 | Sarah Bullard | Midfielder | | Duke |
| 4 | Kara Cannizzaro | Midfielder | | North Carolina |
| 5 | Erin Slifer | Midfielder | | Princeton |
| 6 | Holly Reilly | Defender | | Princeton |
| 7 | Danielle Etrasco | Attacker | | Boston University |
| 8 | Kailah Kempney | Attacker | | Syracuse |
| 9 | Kristin Igoe | Midfielder | | Boston College |
| 10 | Colleen Magarity | Midfielder | | Northwestern |
League leaders
Goaltending leaders
| Player | Team | | | | | |
| Long Island Sound | 6 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 9.87 |
| Boston Storm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10.15 |
| Boston Storm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 12.15 |
| Baltimore Ride | 5 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 12.58 |
Postseason
Inaugural Championship Weekend was held on July 31 on Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The Long Island Sound defeated the Boston Storm, 13-8. The Sound's goalkeeper, Devon Wills, was named MVP.
Trivia: the semi-final games were originally scheduled to be played on Friday, July 30, but they were both rescheduled due to a thunderstorm - the underway results of the Sound vs Force game were vacated, and all three games were played on July 31.
Awards and honors
All-Star teams
On August 31, 2016, the league named its All-Star Team, as the Long Island Sound featured the most players named, with 10.
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Alex Aust | Baltimore Ride | Dana Dobbie | Baltimore Ride |
| Katrina Dowd | Long Island Sound | Alyssa Leonard | Long Island Sound |
| Kara Mupo | Philadelphia Force | Alyssa Murray | Philadelphia Force |
| Danielle Spencer | Boston Storm | Kayla Treanor | Boston Storm |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Sarah Bullard | Boston Storm | Taylor Cummings | Baltimore Ride |
| Hillary Fratzke | Long Island Sound | Shannon Gilroy | Long Island Sound |
| Beth Glaros | Baltimore Ride | Kristin Igoe | Boston Storm |
| Kelly McPartland | Long Island Sound | Katie Schwarzmann | Baltimore Ride |
| Erin Silfer | Boston Storm | Taryn Van Thof | Long Island Sound |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Becca Block | Long Island Sound | Kristen Carr | Baltimore Ride |
| Katie Hertsch | Philadelphia Force | Maddy Lesher | Baltimore Ride |
| Alice Mercer | Long Island Sound | Holly Reilly | Boston Storm |
| Jennifer Russell | Boston Storm | Sloane Serpe | Long Island Sound |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Bridget Bianco | Philadelphia Force | Liz Hogan | Boston Storm |
| Kerry Stoothoff | Baltimore Ride | Devon Wills | Long Island Sound |