Photo Credit: Di Miller It was Day 10, the final day of the FIL 2014 World Lacrosse Championships in Commerce City, Colorado and the game of all games, Team USA vs. Team Canada had come at last. The stadium was full of 11,861 anxious fans and players from all the nations in attendance at the games. The weather was perfect for a night of the best lacrosse the world would…
Photo Credit: Di Miller It’s the final day of the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships, and fans from across the world have been treated to some great lacrosse during the last nine days. As everyone anticipated, Team USA will face Team Canada in the championship game to be played in the stadium at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado at 7:00 p.m. tonight followed by the closing ceremonies at…
Photo Credit: Larry Palumbo The Israel men’s national lacrosse team scored 11 second-half goals to rally past 4th-ranked Japan, 15-10, in their final placement match of the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Friday. The victory clinches a #7 world ranking for the Israelis, who were competing in their first-ever World Championship. Ari Sussman, who scored five goals to lead Israel, finishes with 42 points, second…
In a game for the ages Scotland and England will meet for the 5th place finish. Not yet having faced each other in the tournament, each team will have to rely on their best scouting report to give themselves the edge to victory. England coming off of two straight wins against Germany and Israel they are riding high, after a rocky start to the games. Powered by Samuel Russell, Adrian…
Germany and Ireland are set to square off in the consolation 9th place game. Both have had a very strong tournament with only 3 losses between the two teams, with both sharing a loss to Israel. With both teams having their way against most of their competition, this may be the closest competition yet. Germany’s powerful offense has put up an impressive 79 points for to 53 against, 30 of…
5th-ranked England fought off a dramatic comeback by the Israel men’s national team to protect their spot in the premier “Blue Group” in a promotion/relegation match at the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Thursday. Israel will meet Japan in a final placement match on Friday at 11:00 AM. The winner will be ranked 7th in the world, while the loser will be slotted 8th….
The 2014 World Lacrosse Championships are winding down, and the brackets are set for many of the teams. Team Poland (Grey Division) 3-3, will take on Team Latvia (White Division) 4-3 on Friday July 18 at 11:30 a.m. on Field 8 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. The winner comes away in 19th place at the 2014 games. Team Poland (3-3), has a better conference record at…
Day Eight of FIL play and the games keep getting more and more interesting. Today, one of the highest anticipated games of the FIL tournament will take place. Canada and The Iroquois Nationals will go head to head for the second time since FIL play began. On Sunday, Canada topped The Iroquois Nationals by one point and the game ended in Canada’s favor with a score of (9-8). The Iroquois…
The United States looks to continue its impressive run in the FIL World Lacrosse Championships when it faces Australia on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET. The U.S. has been dominant, especially over its last three games, outscoring opponents by a combined 59-9 highlighted by its most recent 18-5 win over the high-powered Iroquois Nationals. Australia gave the United States one of its tougher games, falling 16-7 in each team’s second…
Australia’s Tom Vickery made three saves in the final minute to hold off Israel, 9-8, in the quarterfinals of the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships on Wednesday. Advancing to the semis felt promising early on, as the blue-and-white took early 2-0 and 4-1 leads on the third-ranked Australians. However, the Sharks held Israel scoreless for the entire second quarter as they chipped away, trimming the deficit to 4-3 at the half….