Kent Denver’s Dikeou, Colorado Academy’s Wills make U.S. women’s lacrosse team

Two Colorado products were named to the U.S. women’s national lacrosse team on Sunday.

Devon Wills of Colorado Academy (2002) and Lucy Dikeou of Kent Denver (2012) both made the 36-player roster, which was formed out of a three-day, 108-player tryout at Johns Hopkins. They are the lone representatives to hail west of the Mississippi River.

The national team will prepare for the 2017 Lacrosse Women’s World Cup in England next July. Prior to that, the squad will be trimmed to 18 players.

Wills, a goalie, has played in two World Cups (2009 and 2013), and won two gold medals. She is considered one of the best goalies in the world, and is now an assistant coach at USC.

Wills, who went on to play and graduate from Dartmouth in 2006, was inducted into the Colorado Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2014.

At Colorado Academy, Wills helped the Mustangs win a state title in 2000. It was the Mustangs’ lone championship in the sport until this season, when they beat Cherry Creek.

Dikeou, meanwhile, was one of just nine current collegiate players to make the cut to the national team.

She’ll be a senior at Stanford in the fall. Last season, Dikeou led Stanford in goals (48), points (63), groundballs (34), draw controls (54), turnovers forced (24) and free-position goals (13). The Cardinal reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the first round.

At Kent Denver, Dikeou was a standout in both field hockey and lacrosse. She helped the Sun Devils to two field hockey championships (2009 and 2011).