PH lacrosse team bags silver in Asia-Pacific tilt

January 13 ------ THE Philippines salvaged a silver medal in the 2026 Asia-Pacific Men’s Lacrosse Championship in Wellington, New Zealand. It lost to world No. 4 Australia, 13-3, in the final but nevertheless won a medal for the first time since the tournament’s inception in 2004.

The Philippines made waves in the competition, winning all three games of the group stage including a 10-9 overtime win over world No. 5 Japan. By also topping the group, the Philippines advanced to the semifinals and clinched a spot in the 2027 World Lacrosse Championship in Japan.

Christian Tacogue was one of the goal scorers of the Philippines including the one that made it a 1-1 deadlock before Australia pulled away. Nicholas Marsh and Jayden Basalatan also scored for the Philippines while goalie Dan Morris had a 55 percent save percentage.

Source: spin.ph