Shea Dolce Led Goalkeepers With 15+ Saves at 63.2%
Shea Dolce posted a 63.2% save rate in Tokyo. See why Dylan Whittington’s 90.0% raw figure and Paige Crandall’s 51 saves need separate labels.
Shea Dolce recorded a 63.2% save percentage for the United States at the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship, making 24 saves on 38 shots on goal. That was the best percentage among goalkeepers with at least 15 saves.
There is an important scope note: England’s Dylan Whittington had the highest percentage in the complete official table, stopping 9 of 10 shots for 90.0%. Her smaller denominator makes that a different kind of leader. Dolce is the more useful answer when comparing goalkeepers who handled a substantial tournament workload.
The goalkeeper lines to distinguish
| Goalkeeper | Team | Saves | Shots on goal faced | Save percentage | Statistical distinction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Whittington | England | 9 | 10 | 90.0% | Highest raw percentage |
| Shea Dolce | United States | 24 | 38 | 63.2% | Highest with at least 15 saves; World Team goalkeeper |
| Britt Read | England | 36 | 72 | 50.0% | Second-highest with at least 15 saves |
| Paige Crandall | Haudenosaunee | 51 | 122 | 41.8% | Most saves |
The figures come from World Lacrosse’s tournament statistics. The table is ranked by total saves rather than save percentage, which is why Crandall appears first and Dolce ninth despite Dolce’s higher rate.
World Lacrosse’s tournament recap described Read’s 50% as second among goalkeepers with 15 or more saves. That makes 15 saves a useful comparison cutoff, although World Lacrosse did not present it as a formal qualification rule. Read finished with 36 saves, while Whittington’s 90% came from 10 shots faced (World Lacrosse).
How Dolce’s 63.2% is calculated
Save percentage divides saves by shots on goal faced:
24 saves ÷ 38 shots on goal = 0.6316, or 63.2%
World Lacrosse rounded that figure to 63% when announcing Dolce as the goalkeeper on its 10-player World Team. The same announcement credited the United States with a tournament-best scoring defense that allowed 4.5 goals per game (World Lacrosse).
The denominator matters. In the official goalkeeper table, “Attempts” represents on-target attempts handled by the goalkeeper: saves plus goals conceded. It is not the attacking-stat total for every shot taken, including misses. World Lacrosse’s bronze-medal report provides a game-level example: Israel’s Julie Krupnick and Orly Sedransk combined for 10 saves on 14 shots faced, reported as 71% (World Lacrosse).
Save percentage is not the saves lead
Crandall’s 51 saves were the most in the championship—nine more than Harriet Brooks’ 42—but her 41.8% rate came across 122 shots on goal. Dolce faced 38 and stopped 24.
Those totals answer separate questions:
- Highest raw save percentage: Dylan Whittington, 90.0% on 10 shots faced.
- Best save percentage with at least 15 saves: Shea Dolce, 63.2% on 38 shots faced.
- Most saves: Paige Crandall, 51 on 122 shots faced.
All three figures belong to the 16-team, 44-game field championship held in Tokyo, not women’s box lacrosse or Sixes. The United States won the tournament, followed by Canada, Israel and the Haudenosaunee; the full edition-by-edition context is available in the World Lacrosse Championship finish table.