Britt Read
Biography
Personal: Read has spent the last six seasons as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach at the University of Denver. She coached alongside former Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse player Molly Little during the 2022 campaign. The daughter of Denise and Don Read, Read's wife, Crysti Foote, is in her second year as an Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse facilitator. She is the mother to her son, River, who was born in 2022. Read also has three black labs named Gator, Puck, and Oakly. She participated in soccer and roller hockey as a child in addition to playing the saxophone. Read's hobbies include DIY projects, yard work, and spending time with kids in her neighborhood.
2023 Season: Read collected her second consecutive top-five finish after placing fifth in the league standings with 1,254 leaderboard points. She ranked second in the circuit with 444 stat points and earned a 2-4 record as a captain. Read led the league by playing 483 minutes after starting all 12 contests. She tallied 108 saves over 12 games to rank second among the league’s netminders. Additionally, Read also ranked second in the league with a 7.37 goals against average and .548 save percentage. She was a two-time Game MVP selection and made 10 or more saves in four games, including a season-high 14 saves against Team Apuzzo on July 22, securing MVP 1 recognition and earning a season-high 228 leaderboard points. Furthermore, Read also tallied 10 saves in the MVP 3 performance against Team Moreno in the season finale. She opened Week Two with 12 saves against Apuzzo and registered a 13-save performance on August 5 against Team Apuzzo. Read finished Week Three with a season-high five ground balls against Team Glynn and posted six games with 100 or more leaderboard points.
2022 Season: Read started in all 12 games during the second season of Athletes Unlimited. She placed fourth on the leaderboard with 1,394 points and was third in the league standings with 564 stat points. She tied for second in the circuit with 102 saves, including a season-high 13 stops against Team Apuzzo in Week One. She ended the season with 10 or more saves in three of the final four games, including 11 saves in the season finale against Team Moreno and 11 saves to begin Week Four against Team Johansen. She closed Week Three with a 10-save effort against Team Moreno.
2021 Season: Read collected 1,595 leaderboard points during the inaugural season of Athletes Unlimited. She tallied 515 stat points, which ranked third among all players in the league. She tied for the league lead with 10 games of 100 or more leaderboard points, including a season-high 191 points against Team Warden on August 1. She led all goalkeepers with 100 saves and 108 goals allowed. She recorded three games with 10 or more saves, including a league-high 16 stops against Team Glynn on August 14. She registered 11 saves to close Week Two against Team Warden on August 1 and also had 10 saves in the Week Three finale against Team Wood on August 8. She stopped nine shots against Team Wood on August 16. She collected 19 ground balls in 15 games, including a season-high three ground balls against Team Warden on August 1 and against Team Glynn on August 14.
International Experience: Read represented Team England at the 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship. She was selected to the All-World Team and helped guide England to a Bronze medal. She started 7-of-8 games and registered a .441 save percentage. She stopped 13 shots against Australia in the Bronze Medal Game victory and also had 11 saves against Canada in pool play.
At Oregon: Read spent her senior season at the University of Oregon after playing three years at the University of Louisville. She served as a captain at Oregon and started all 18 games in goal. She set a school single-season record with 179 saves and led the Pac-12 Conference by averaging 9.94 saves per outing. She tallied double-digit saves in 10 contests at Oregon, including a season-high 17 stops against Colorado in the Pac-12 Tournament. She also set a single-game record with 10 ground balls against Vanderbilt. At Louisville, she made 42 appearances in three seasons and helped the Cardinals reach the NCAA Tournament three times. She held Louisville career records for save percentage (.516), saves (323), and wins. She also owned single-season marks for saves (194) and save percentage (.515) and was named the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.