Alex Holman put the Maryland Charm ahead for good with about five minutes left in the fourth quarter Saturday, Aug. 15, capping a three-goal performance that lifted her team to a 16-13 victory over the California Palms and the first-ever Women's Lacrosse League title.

Holman, who played lacrosse, field hockey and basketball at The Bullis School in Potomac from 2005 to 2009, delivered the decisive goal less than 10 months after giving birth to her son, Tiger, according to the University of Maryland athletics department. She currently serves as an assistant coach for the Maryland women's lacrosse program.

The championship game at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa., was televised on ESPN. The Charm jumped to a 7-4 lead after the first quarter and never trailed again, according to the Times Herald-Record.

The WLL is owned by the Premier Lacrosse League, which was co-founded by Montgomery County natives Paul and Mike Rabil, as reported by MyMCMedia. The four-team women's league launched in 2025 and held two previous championship events before crowning its first champion Saturday.

At Bullis, Holman was an Under Armour All-American in lacrosse as a senior. She went on to star at the University of Maryland from 2010 to 2013, scoring 143 goals and recording 132 assists in 84 games. As a freshman, she helped the Terrapins win the 2010 NCAA Division I national championship. By her senior year she was a Tewaaraton Award finalist and the IWLCA National Attacker of the Year.

"I'm grateful that I was able to be a part of the first-ever (women's pro) league," Charm forward Brigid Duffy told the Times Herald-Record after the game. "I think there's just so much more to come."

Seven former Maryland Terrapins played on the Charm's championship roster, including Holman, Megan Douty-Marino, Grace Griffin, Maddy Sterling, Erica Evans, Abby Bosco and Aurora Cordingley.

It was a family affair. The Women's Lacrosse League posted video on Aug. 15 showing Holman's husband, Premier Lacrosse League player Marcus Holman, celebrating on the field the moment Alex found the back of the net for the game-winner.