US lacrosse league hoping to ‘knock it out of the park’ – and drafts Hong Kong captain Carrie Hui to make it happen

Hong Kong has unearthed its first lacrosse poster child with women’s team captain Carrie Hui Ka-hei the first to blaze a professional trail in the United States.

The 28-year-old primary schoolteacher was drafted into Women’s Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL) outfit Baltimore Brave for two months and will make her debut on June 23.

“The US is the highest level of lacrosse that you could ever get to and knowing that I’ll be playing on the same team as some of the lacrosse stars that we always looked up to is both exciting and nerve-racking,” said Hui, who was at the top of Brave general manager Jessy Morgan’s wish list forthe inaugural WPLL season.

Hui was a stand-out at last year’s 2017 FIL Rathbones World Cup in England and impressed Morgan during a Hong Kong women’s team training session in January. The commanding attacker has been in Baltimore, Maryland, for two weeks and is learning the ropes to the faster-tempo game and rules.

“My mentality is to learn and soak up as much as I can,” said Hui, who will undoubtedly have the 2021 World Cup in the back of her mind. “Hopefully, I can bring some skills back and apply it to my coaching and playing with the Hong Kong team.

“Unfortunately, we didn’t have any games last weekend so I’ve had to make sure I’ve been keeping disciplined and doing workouts on my own. I went to team practice on Friday and everyone was super nice and encouraging.”