The United States comes into this contest feeling the effects of physical play. The scoreboard has not reflected as much but the roster definitely has. With England on its heels in the competition after successive losses, these could end up being a physical affair between the two. Midfield depth might be an issue with Coach Meade, as Kyle Harrison and Dan Burns have both been hit with the injuries. Harrison…
FIL Day Five: Eight Teams Win Divisions
Photo Credit: Larry Palumbo The playoffs of the FIL tournament have begun with eight teams taking home division wins while the Blue Division is still active in pool play. Yellow Division Ireland took home the Yellow Division with a win over Bermuda. Brian Gillis scored six goals for the Irish. Meanwhile, France defeated Uganda to take third place in the division. Uganda is paired up today with Korea and Ireland…
FIL: USA Crushes Japan Behind Ned Crotty
Photo Credit: Di Miller Day Four of the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships were underway. The weather from the past two days was yet again going to play a factor in whether or not the afternoon and evening games would be delayed. Luckily for Team USA and Team Japan, they were able to begin play prior to severe storms yet again affecting the evening games. Team USA entered the field…
FIL: Scotland Battles with Finland
Photo Credit: LaxWorm An exciting match will kick off Monday morning at 8am MST between Finland and Scotland, the two top teams of the Turquoise and White divisions, respectively. They fought their way to the top of their divisions, and are ready to face off on Field 10, and for everyone who can’t be at the match, it will be broadcast on ESPN3. Last time around, Finland ended the FIL…
Belanger, Cosmo Lead Brampton to Two Weekend Wins
The MSL playoff race heated up this weekend with the resurgence of the Brampton Excelsiors, who picked up wins over both the Brooklin Redmen and Six Nations Chiefs. Prior to this weekend, the Excelsiors sported a record of 2-8, good enough for four points; two of those points came from a forfeited game by Peterborough, and the other two came from a win over Kitchener-Waterloo. The Excelsiors now sit solidly…
Japan Looking to Perform the Impossible Against USA Tonight
Photo Credit: Di Miller JAPAN Unfortunately for Japan, they are a good team that got placed in a powerhouse pool grouping and were handed an uphill battle of a schedule. Japan has gone up against Australia and Iroquois thus far in the past three days, are are held low at two losses. Their first match against Australia seemed very promising as they played well into double overtime and lost by…
FIL: Can Canada Defeat High-Flying Iroquois?
Day four of the World Lacrosse Tournament brings us one of the most anticipated matchups since the opening U.S. Canada game. With their only loss coming to the U.S. the Canadian squad faces off against the Iroquois Nationals, this could be a look into who could play in the finals, pending how the brackets shape up. Canada is coming off a very strong win against team England, and a tough…
FIL: Germany Remains Dominant
Photo Credit: Di Miller On July 11, Day Two of the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships, two teams from the Red Division, Team Germany and Team Belgium would face off. This would be Team Germany’s fourth appearance since they were admitted into the FIL in 1994 where they have never finished above sixth place. Team Belgium would make their first appearance at the FIL World Lacrosse Championships after being admitted…
FIL: Israel Routs Slovakia 17-2
Photo Credit: Larry Palumbo The Israel men’s national team “conquered the night” on Saturday, as the blue-and-white dominated 17th-ranked Sweden, 17-2, in a game that did not start until 9:33pm at the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships on Friday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Israel (2-0) wraps up group play on Sunday against South Korea (0-2) at 11:30 AM Local / 8:30 PM Israel. The blue-and-white, playing in their first-ever World Championship, can secure a first-place finish in their group, and…
FIL: Iroquois Blows Out England
Photo Credit: Di Miller After severe weather hit the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships on Friday July 11, and a ninety minute delay, Team Iroquois would finally go up against Team England. This would be the 11th appearance for England dating back to 1967 with their last appearance in 2010 placing fifth. Team Iroquois was making their fifth appearance in the championships since 1990 and their first appearance since 2006…