(LEBANON, Ill., January 26)- McKendree University women's lacrosse coach Brittany Poist, a defender on the U.S. National Team, will compete this weekend in the Champion Challenge at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World.

The event takes place on January 27-29 and will include the U.S. men's and women's national senior teams, which include members of the most recent Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) world championship squads, as well as the University of Denver men's team, the Northwestern University women's team and the University of Maryland women's team. Other participants include the University of Notre Dame's men's team, Syracuse University's women's team, and the England women's national team.

The women's national team will play five matches on the weekend, beginning on Friday at 7 p.m., when the U.S. takes on the England national team. The women's team will play two exhibition matches on Saturday against the University of Maryland at 5 p.m., and 7 p.m., and will close out the weekend on Sunday with two exhibition matches against Northwestern University at 11 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.

The early game between the women's team and Northwestern University will be aired live on ESPN3 and be re-aired Sunday, Jan. 29 beginning at 10:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

For more information on the US Lacrosse Champion Challenge, please visit www.uslacrosse.org