US Tops Traditional Foes Canada and The Iroquois Nation
June 29 - The United States men’s lacrosse team scored the final five goals of the game to pull away for a 14-6 victory over the Iroquois Nation in the International Lacrosse Federation U-19 World Championship at Towson University. The U.S. is in sole possession of first place of the Blue Division with a 3-0 record.
Kyle Dixon (Millersville, Md./Archbishop Spalding/Virginia), Craig Nolan (Plano, TX/Jesuit College/Ohio State), Greg Peyser (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor/Johns Hopkins) and Patrick Walsh (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh/Notre Dame) all had two goals for the U.S. Brandon Francis led the Iroquois Nationals with three goals and an assist.
The U.S. did suffer one significant injury in the contest. Goalie Mike Petit (Midlothian, Va./Collegiate) injured his right ankle midway through the second quarter and is likely lost for the remainder of the tournament. Harry Alford (Washington, D.C./St. Alban’s), who started in the U.S.’s 14-10 win over Canada, made four saves after replacing Petit. ILF rules state that rosters cannot be altered after the championships begin, so Alford will be the U.S. team’s only goalie for the remaining games. The U.S. is idle until playing England on July 1 at 5 p.m. in Towson Stadium.
June 28 - Matt Danowski (Farmingdale, N.Y./Duke) and Patrick Walsh (Wantagh, N.Y./Notre Dame) scored three goals each to lead the United States to a 14-10 win over Canada before 1,500 at Towson Stadium tonight in the 2003 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) Under-19 World Championships. The Americans improve to 2-0 in round-robin play while Canada drops to 1-1.
Scott Janssen (New Westminster, BC/Mercyhurst) scored three goals to lead Canada, including back-to-back goals at 12:10 and 11:26 of the third quarter, respectively, to give the Canadians a 9-8 lead. Danowski scored on a pass from Drew Thompson (Northport, N.Y./Virginia) at 3:37 and then assisted Bobby Griebe (Bel Air, Md./Towson) 69 seconds later to begin a five-goal run that decided the game. The U.S. improved to 7-0 all-time vs. Canada in U-19 play.
The first half saw Canada jump out to a 3-1 lead behind two goals from Jason Barratt (Center Valley, Pa./MoravianAcademy). Craig Nolan (Plano, Texas/OhioState) then scored twice as part of a 5-0 U.S. run before the Canadians countered with four straight of their own to close out the first half with a 7-6 lead.
