Summer Lax News and Notes

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One current and one former Duke player were selected to the 38-player training roster from which the United States team for the 2017 women's world championship will be selected. Sarah Bullard '11 will have the chance to participate in her third world championship, while Taylor Trimble '15 will look to move up from the U-19 ranks. Kerrin Maurer '15, Gabby Moise '15, and Kelsey Duryea '16 participated but were not selected. Taylor Virden '14 was invited but did not participate.

Former Duke player and current Duke assistant coach Kristen Waagbo will be the first-ever head coach of women's lacrosse at West Point. The Black Knights will begin NCAA D1 play in 2016.

Three former Duke players were named to the Major League Lacrosse All-Star team that will face the US national team on June 26 at Harvard. Matt Danowski '08 of Charlotte, Mike Manley '12 of Rochester, and Justin Turri '12 of Rochester will be on the 24-player roster.

Jordan Wolf made his MLL debut for Rochester last night, and racked up four goals and an assist for Rochester in the Rattlers' 18-13 loss to Ohio. His first pro tally came on an assist from fellow Blue Devil Justin Turri.

Incoming freshman David Gill was named New Jersey Midfielder of the Year in balloting by the state's high school coaches. Gill is in the minority of Duke's incoming freshmen, in that he was not selected to play in the Under Armour All-America game on July 12. He led Chatham HS to the state Group 2 quarterfinals.

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One current and one former Duke player were selected to the 38-player training roster from which the United States team for the 2017 women's world championship will be selected. Sarah Bullard '11 will have the chance to participate in her third world championship, while Taylor Trimble '15 will look to move up from the U-19 ranks. Kerrin Maurer '15, Gabby Moise '15, and Kelsey Duryea '16 participated but were not selected. Taylor Virden '14 was invited but did not participate.

Former Duke player and current Duke assistant coach Kristen Waagbo will be the first-ever head coach of women's lacrosse at West Point. The Black Knights will begin NCAA D1 play in 2016.

Three former Duke players were named to the Major League Lacrosse All-Star team that will face the US national team on June 26 at Harvard. Matt Danowski '08 of Charlotte, Mike Manley '12 of Rochester, and Justin Turri '12 of Rochester will be on the 24-player roster.

Jordan Wolf made his MLL debut for Rochester last night, and racked up four goals and an assist for Rochester in the Rattlers' 18-13 loss to Ohio. His first pro tally came on an assist from fellow Blue Devil Justin Turri.

Incoming freshman David Gill was named New Jersey Midfielder of the Year in balloting by the state's high school coaches. Gill is in the minority of Duke's incoming freshmen, in that he was not selected to play in the Under Armour All-America game on July 12. He led Chatham HS to the state Group 2 quarterfinals.

Also, the US Team that will play the MLL All-Stars at Harvard includes former Duke players Ned Crotty '10 and Dave Lawson '13.

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Jordan Wolf has hit the ground running in MLL. He followed up his five-point debut with two goals and four assists in Rochester's 18-13 win over Florida on Friday night. The win moves the Rattlers, who missed the playoffs last year, into second place. Justin Turri chipped in two goals (including a two-pointer in transition), and Mike Manley had a solid performance against the legend that is Casey Powell. Dave Lawson didn't play.

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Jordan Wolf has hit the ground running in MLL. He followed up his five-point debut with two goals and four assists in Rochester's 18-13 win over Florida on Friday night. The win moves the Rattlers, who missed the playoffs last year, into second place. Justin Turri chipped in two goals (including a two-pointer in transition), and Mike Manley had a solid performance against the legend that is Casey Powell. Dave Lawson didn't play.

Watched the game last night and Jordan looked so small compared to the other players on the field. He looked very good but hope he can survive the physical play of the MLL. It is nothing like the college game.

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Watched the game last night and Jordan looked so small compared to the other players on the field. He looked very good but hope he can survive the physical play of the MLL. It is nothing like the college game.

If his first two games are any indication, Jordan's going to make MLS defenders feel like Wile E. Coyote until they get used to his explosiveness. He left Durkin, who is one of the best cover guys in the world, in the dust on two or three occasions.

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ESPN has announced its broadcast schedule for the upcoming World Championships. Forty-three games (amazing).

The first marquee game is the US-Canada group-stage matchup on Thursday, 7/10 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. US-Iroquois is on the last night of the group stage, Tuesday, 7/15 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Oh yeah, the Iroquois announced their roster the other day, and it includes all five Thompsons, Randy Staats from Syracuse, Zach Miller from Denver, Warren Hill who was the best keeper at the 2012 U-19 worlds, and assorted other box legends.

The championship game is at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, 7/19.

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/articl...-july-10/29040

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The coaching carousel creaks, groans, and starts to turn. Andy Towers is out after five seasons at Dartmouth.

Gotta believe that the Green will take long looks at both DeLuca and Caputo.

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The box score from Rochester's surprising 19-14 win over Denver today makes it look like a Duke alumni game. Dave Lawson, Justin Turri, and Jordan Wolf combined for nine goals and five assists. In the Rattlers' early 9-1 run that broke the game open, they chipped in five and two. With the win, the Rattlers move within a game of Denver at the top of the standings; more importantly, with five games left they are two games clear of the mosh pit of teams fighting for the last playoff spot.

I didn't see the game, so I don't know how much time Jordan spent matched up against Lee Zink, who is generally considered the best close defenseman in the world. Still, in his first three pro games, he's gone for 16 points (nine goals and seven assists). That's downright ridiculous.

Lawson and Ned Crotty should find out tomorrow (Monday) whether they have booked their places on the 23-man USA roster for the world championships. Best of luck to both!

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Ned and Dave were both selected. Way to go, fellas. Make us proud.

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Ned and Dave were both selected. Way to go, fellas. Make us proud.

Great news! Congratulations to both.

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ESPN has announced its broadcast schedule for the upcoming World Championships. Forty-three games (amazing).

The first marquee game is the US-Canada group-stage matchup on Thursday, 7/10 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. US-Iroquois is on the last night of the group stage, Tuesday, 7/15 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Oh yeah, the Iroquois announced their roster the other day, and it includes all five Thompsons, Randy Staats from Syracuse, Zach Miller from Denver, Warren Hill who was the best keeper at the 2012 U-19 worlds, and assorted other box legends.

The championship game is at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, 7/19.

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/articl...-july-10/29040

Thank god for the proliferation of cable sports channels, the need for content, and the expansion of the sport. Every US game is on at least ESPNU with a few of them on ESPN2. I will be interested to see the Iroquois squad with the Thompsons et al.

Did anyone watch Team USA vs the MLL All Stars - I forgot it was on. Any surprised at the cuts? I am no expert, but I guess I figured Steele Stanwick would make it, especially after he was featured on the cover of Inside Lacrosse with Rabil, etc.

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Thank god for the proliferation of cable sports channels, the need for content, and the expansion of the sport. Every US game is on at least ESPNU with a few of them on ESPN2. I will be interested to see the Iroquois squad with the Thompsons et al.

Did anyone watch Team USA vs the MLL All Stars - I forgot it was on. Any surprised at the cuts? I am no expert, but I guess I figured Steele Stanwick would make it, especially after he was featured on the cover of Inside Lacrosse with Rabil, etc.

Stanwick and Pannell spent large portions of the All-Star Game in each other's way, and while Stanwick is a great feeder from behind, Pannell has a more diverse skill-set. However, what really killed Stanwick's chances was the decision to only take five pure offensive mids (Rabil, Buchanan, Harrison, Seibald, and Lawson), plus two SSDMs. That pretty much guaranteed that they would take two attackmen who can also play midfield, and those two guys turned out to be Crotty and Garrett Thul from Army.

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Two former Duke players have taken rides on the coaching carousel this summer.

Brad Ross '09 has moved from Bryant to Ohio State, where he will be offensive coordinator.

Justin Turri '12 has moved from the volunteer assistant job at Providence to a full-time, paid job at West Point.

Congrats to both. The Pressler/Danowski coaching tree continues to sprout new growth and expand its influence in the sport.

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The Duke women's program has filled its coaching vacancy, hiring current Georgetown assistant Lauren Morton to replace Kristen Waagbo. Welcome to Duke, and best wishes.

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.db...DB_OEM_ID=4200

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Team USA beat Canada last night 10-7 in their World Lacrosse Championship opener. Lots of playing time for Duke alums Ned Crotty and Dave Lawson, though neither scored (Lawson did notch one assist). Duke alum Zack Greer scored two for Canada.

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Team USA beat Canada last night 10-7 in their World Lacrosse Championship opener. Lots of playing time for Duke alums Ned Crotty and Dave Lawson, though neither scored (Lawson did notch one assist). Duke alum Zack Greer scored two for Canada.

The US team's willingness to share the ball, make the extra pass, and sacrifice for each other was very Duke-like. Dave Lawson's biggest contribution doesn't show up in the box score; he leveled Brodie Merrill with a pick to get Rabil free for a second-quarter goal that keyed the US' 8-0 run to take control.

The game was far less competitive than the final score suggests. Greer was the only Canadian player who came close to consistently winning his matchup. Canada got one goal in transition off a turnover, and one straight from a face-off. The shots were 40-20 for the US. But for a massive performance by Canadian keeper Dillon Ward, this would have been a blowout.

The big game today is England - Iroquois at 10:00 p.m. Eastern. The US resumes pool play on Saturday against Australia, a nice double-header with the Under Armour All-America Game.

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When watching last week's Hounds - Rattlers game, I noticed that Brendan Fowler's long hair was gone.

I assume he had cut it because he had started work.

Wrong.

The answer is much better than that.

http://www.insidelacrosse.com/articl...-of-love/29184

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Duke guys went off big-time at the world championships on Saturday.

Dave Lawson had a MOTM performance for the USA in its win over Australia, with four goals and an assist. Ned Crotty chipped in a goal.

Zak Greer had a goal and an assist in Canada's blowout win over England.

Andrew Rullan '11 had a hat trick for Germany in a 20-2 win over Austria.

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On Sunday, the US beat an overmatched Japanese team 21-3; Ned Crotty had four goals and an assist, and Dave Lawson had two goals and an assist. Zach Greer did not score in the marquis matchup of the day, a 9-8 Canada victory over the Iroquois Nationals.

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Zach Greer did not score in the marquis matchup of the day, a 9-8 Canada victory over the Iroquois Nationals.

Wow, I turned the game off because Canada was dominating, the Iroquois defense was horrible, and the Iroquois were also playing like a bunch of punks with lots of nasty slashes, including a bunch after plays were whistled dead. I will have to go back and watch - what the heck happened in the second half?