U.S. Team's Stars & Stripes Weekend Set for October in North Carolina
from press release
BALTIMORE - The 2011 US Lacrosse Stars &
Stripes weekend, featuring contests between the U.S. men’s
and women’s national senior teams and top division I
collegiate competition, moves to Durham, N.C. at Duke University,
October 8-9. All weekend events are scheduled to take place on the
fields next to Koskinen Stadium.
The 38-member 2011-2012 U.S. women’s senior team, led by
head coach Ricky Fried, suits up Saturday, Oct. 8 to take on
University of North Carolina (UNC) in games at 5 and 7 p.m. The
following day, the U.S. women take the field at 9 a.m. to play
the United States Naval Academy (Navy) for the first game of the
day and then again at 1:30 p.m. The 2011-2012 U.S. men’s
senior team plays Duke University, Sunday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. in
between the two women’s games.
Representing the U.S. women’s national team are seven
current or former Tar Heels, including: Kara Cannizzaro `13,
Kristen Carr `10, Corey Donohoe `11, Amber Falcone `09, Erica
LaGrow `08, Jenn Russell `10 and Laura Zimmerman `12. The current
college players will suit up for Team USA and play against their
college teammates. In addition to the seven Tar Heels, Team USA is
represented by 16 other schools with Northwestern claiming the
second highest total of six players.
The U.S. men’s national team will be coached by Kevin
Cassese, a Duke graduate who is now the head coach at Lehigh, and
Shawn Nadelen, the new head coach at Towson, both of whom were
members of the U.S. men’s national team that won the 2010
Federation of International lacrosse (FIL) World Championship. This
team features members of the 2010 FIL Championship team, members of
the 2009 training team, and a number of players who have starred at
the professional level, including two former Blue Devils –
2010 Tewaaraton Award Winner Ned Crotty and 2008 Tewaaraton Award
Winner Matt Danowski, son of Duke Head Coach John Danowski.
Both national teams boast players from the most recent world
championship squads.
Returners from the 2009 women’s team: Sarah Albrecht
(Northwestern ’06), Sarah Bullard (Duke ’09), Amber
Falcone (UNC ’09), Megan Huether (Duke ’06), Erica
LaGrow (UNC ’08), Caitlyn McFadden (Maryland ’10),
Holly McGarvie (Princeton ’09), Lindsey Munday (Northwestern
’06), Regina Oliver (Ohio State ’05), Katie Rowan
(Syracuse ’09), Acacia Walker (Maryland ’05) and Devon
Wills (Dartmouth ’06).
Returners from the 2010 men’s team: Joe Cinosky (Maryland
’08), Ned Crotty (Duke ’10), Stephen Peyser (Johns
Hopkins ’08), Paul Rabil (Johns Hopkins ’08), Chris
Schiller (Penn State ’99), Max Seibald (Cornell ’09),
Matt Striebel (Princeton ’01) and Drew Westervelt (UMBC
’07).
In addition to playing, both U.S. men’s and women’s
teams will host National Team Player Clinics for kids in grades
3-12 from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. The cost for each clinic is
$50 if pre-registered and includes a t-shirt, poster and other
opportunities to win official Team USA gear. Walk-up registration,
pending availability, is $60.
For more information about the event or to sign up for a clinic,
please visit: www.uslacrosse.org/TopNav2Right/Events/2011StarsStripesWeekend.aspx
Marriott and Nationwide are the official sponsors of the National
Teams Program. Warrior is the official equipment and apparel
sponsor of the U.S. men’s national teams. Champion is the
official apparel sponsor and deBeer is the official equipment
sponsor of the U.S. women’s national teams.
About US Lacrosse
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governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse. US
Lacrosse is the parent organization of the U.S. men’s and
women’s national teams program. US Lacrosse has nearly
350,000 members in 63 regional chapters around the country. Through
responsive and effective leadership, US Lacrosse strives to provide
programs and services to inspire participation while protecting the
integrity of the game. To learn more about US Lacrosse, please
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