CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's lacrosse assistant coaches Becca Block and Kenzie Kent will play for the Women's Professional Lacrosse League select team in an exhibition against the United States national team this Saturday at the IWLCA President's Cup on Saturday (Nov. 23) at 3:30 p.m. in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Block will play for both the WPLL team as well as the US national squad, while Kent will play for just the WPLL select team. The game will be played using the trial rules developed by World Lacrosse to best position the sport for potential Olympic consideration.

Both Block and Kent play key roles for Command Lacrosse of the WPLL, with Kent leading the team in scoring (six goals, three assists), and Block notching nine draw controls, five ground balls and three caused turnovers.

As a player, Block is one of the premier defenders in women's lacrosse. She has played seven years with the U.S. National Team after first making the team in 2012, and was the 2013 IWLCA Defender of the Year and an All-American as a senior at Syracuse. During her four-year college career, Block helped lead the Orange to the national title game in 2012 and a Final Four berth in 2010, while Big East All-Academic honors twice.

An IWLCA First Team All-American and team captain in 2019, Kent helped lead Boston College women's lacrosse to its greatest era in program history.

Before joining the Harvard staff this summer, Kent led the nation in scoring this past season, racking up 127 points on 52 goals and 75 assists. Kent helped guide BC women's lacrosse to its second straight appearance in the NCAA championship game.

A First-Team All-ACC selection, Kent set the single-season program assist record just 12 games into the season before going on to record 75 total assists on the year. Kent also picked up 35 ground balls, 25 draw controls and caused 10 turnovers. She finished her standout collegiate career with 255 career points (124 goals, 131 assists).