Photo Credit: Di Miller
We’re at Day Seven of the FIL 2014 World Lacrosse Championships. As of Wednesday July 16, each team in the Blue Division: Team USA; Team Canada; Team Australia; Team Japan; Team Iroquois Nation; and Team England have all gone head-to-head. At this point, Team USA sits atop their division with an impressive 5-0 record, and Team Canada is number two with a record of 4-1. Let’s see how each team stacks up.
Team USA—Record 5-0, 85 GF, 23 GA
Final score against each opponent:
Versus Team Canada—Final Score 10-7 Team USA
Versus Team Australia—Final Score 16-7 Team USA
Versus Team Japan—Final score 21-3 Team USA
Versus Team England—Final score 20-1 Team USA
Versus Team Iroquois Nation—Final Score 18-5 Team USA
Top 25 Individual Lacrosse Statistics
Goals per Game: Tied for 15th—Rob Pannell (New York Lizards) 14 goals, 2.80 Avg/gm
Points per Game: Tied for 4th—Rob Pannell 14 G, 11 A, 25 Pts, 5.00 Avg/Gm; 25th Place—Paul Rabil (Boston Cannons) 12 G, 6 A, 18 Pts, 3.60 Avg/gm
Assists per Game: 5th—Rob Pannell 11, 2.20 Avg/gm
Ground Balls: Tied for 11th—Chris Eck (Boston Cannons) 28 GB, 5.60 Avg/Gm; 14th Place—Greg Gurenlian (New York Lizards) 26 GB, 5.20 Avg/gm
Goals Against Average: 1st—Jesse Schwartzman (Denver Outlaws) 3 games, 13 GA, 208:29 min., 3.74 Avg/gm
Save Percentage: 13th—Jesse Schwartzman 3 games, 15 saves, 13 GA, .536 SPCT
Face-Off Percentage: 2nd—Greg Gurenlian 5 games, 44 FOW, 8 FOL, .846 FOPCT; 4th—Chris Eck (Boston Cannons) 48 FOW, 18 FOL, .727 FOPCT
Team Canada—Record 4-1, 71 GF, 28 GA
Final score against each opponent:
Versus Team USA—Final Score 10-7 Team USA
Versus Team England—Final Score 23-3 Team Canada
Versus Team Iroquois Nation—Final Score 9-8 Team Canada
Versus Team Japan—Final Score 20-3 Team Canada
Versus Team Australia—Final Score 12-4 Team Canada
Top 25 Individual Lacrosse Statistics
Goals Per Game: Tied for 18th—Mark Matthews (New York Lizards) and Curtis Dickson (Denver Outlaws) each with 13 G, 2.60 Avg/gm
Points Per Game: Tied for 15th—Mark Matthews 13 G, 7 A, 20 Pts, .400 Avg/gm
Ground Balls: Tied for 9th—Geoff Snider (Charlotte Hounds) 29 GB, 5.80 Avg/gm
Goals Against Average: 5th—Dillon Ward (Florida Launch) 25 GA, 329:48 min., 4.55 Avg/gm
Save Percentage: 3rd—Dillon Ward 44 saves, 25 GA, .638 SPCT
Saves Per Game: Tied for 12th—Dillon Ward 44 saves, 8.80 Avg/gm
Face-Off Percentage: 13th—Geoff Snider 62 FOW, 34 FOL, .646 FOPCT
Team Iroquois Nation—Record 4-2 (one non-conference game) 74 GF, 58 GA
Final score against each opponent:
Versus Team England—Final Score 15-4 Team Iroquois
Versus Team Japan—Final Score 24-9 Team Iroquois
Versus Team Canada—Final Score 9-8 Team Canada
Versus Team Australia—Final Score 12-10 Team Iroquois
Versus Team USA—Final Score 18-5 Team USA
Versus Team Scotland—Final Score 10-8 Team Iroquois (non-conference game)
Top 25 Individual Lacrosse Statistics
Points Per Game: Tied for 12th—Miles Thompson (Rochester Rattlers) 6 games, 12 G, 14 A, 26 Pts, 4.33 Avg/gm
Assists Per Game: 4th—Miles Thompson 14 A, 2.33 Avg/gm; Tied for 11th—Cody Jamieson 6 games, 11 A, 1.83 Avg/gm
Game Winning Goals: Tied for 2nd—Roger Vyse 2 GWG, .033 Avg/gm
Ground Balls: 8th—Vaughn Harris 6 games, 35 GB, 5.83 Avg/gm
Goals Against Average: 19th—Warren Hill 6 games, 46 GA, 380:00 min, 7.26 Avg/gm
Save Percentage: 14th—Warren Hill 51 saves, 46 GA, .526 SPCT
Saves Per Game: 14th—Warren Hill 51 saves, 8.50 Avg/gm
Face-Off Percentage: 24th—Vaughn Harris 6 games, 45 FOW, 42 FOL, .517 FOPCT
Team Australia—Record 2-3, 54 GF, 68 GA
Final score against each opponent:
Versus Team Japan—Final Score 14-13 (2OT) Team Australia
Versus Team USA—Final Score 16-7 Team USA
Versus Team England—Final Score 12-10 Team Australia
Versus Team Canada—Final Score 12-4 Team Canada
Versus Team Israel—Final Score 9-8 Team Australia (non-conference game)
Top 25 Individual Lacrosse Statistics
Goals Against Average: 22nd—Tom Vickery 5 games, 34 GA, 250.10 min, 8.15 Avg/gm
Save Percentage: 16th—Tom Vickery 35 saves, 34 GA, .507 SPCT
Saves Per Game: 14th—Tom Vickery 35 saves, 7.00 Avg/gm
Face-Off Percentage: 25th—Luke Keesing 6 games, 19 FOW, 18 FOL, .514 FOPCT
Team Japan—Record 2-4 (one non-conference game), 58 GF, 99 GA
Final score against each opponent:
Versus Team Australia—Final Score 14-13 (2 OT) Team Australia
Versus Team Iroquois Nation—Final Score 24-9 Team Iroquois Nation
Versus Team USA—Final Score 21-3 Team USA
Versus Team Canada—Final Score 20-3 Team Canada
Versus Team England—Final Score 13-12 (OT) Team Japan
Versus Team New Zealand—Final Score 17-8 Team Japan (non-conference game)
Top 25 Individual Lacrosse Statistics
Ground Balls: 7th—Masumi Jinno 6 games, 37 GB, 6.17 Avg/gm
Team England—Record 1-6 (one non-conference game) 42 GF, 84 GA
Final score against each opponent:
Versus Team Iroquois—Final Score 15-4 Team Iroquois
Versus Team Canada—Final Score 23-3 Team Canada
Versus Team Australia—Final Score 10-7 Team Australia
Versus Team USA—Final Score 20-1 Team USA
Versus Team Japan—Final Score 13-12 (OT) Team Japan
Versus Team Germany—Final Score 15-3 Team England (non-conference game)
Top 25 Individual Lacrosse Statistics
Goals Against Average: 24th—Ben McAllister 5 games, 42 GA, 294:59 min, 8.54 Avg/gm
Team USA and Team Canada, being the number one and number two seeds, earned a first round bye. They will begin their play-off games on Thursday July 17, and the games will be held in the stadium. Team USA will play Team Australia at 4:30 p.m., and Team Canada will face Team Iroquois Nation at 7:30 p.m.
