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Canada Wins! 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships in Denver, CO, Saturday, July 19, 2014. (Click for a larger version: 2.3M.) |
Sat 19 Jul 2014
Lynchburg College assistant coach and Charlottesville Herd member Max Silberlicht’s Latvia defeats Norway 15-8.
Scotland takes down New Zealand 16-12. Alex Pritzlaff 1 shot, 1 penalty (1:00). John Pritzlaff 1 penalty (1:00).
Turkey gets by Slovakia 6-5 in OT. Nathaniel Gaspar gets 6 saves in 40:00 minutes of work.
Belgium moves past Uganda 10-4.
In a head to head matchup, UVa’s Dickson Smith and Sweden took down the Charlottesville Herd’s Chris Perzinski’s Poland 6 – 3.
At 5:00 pm MDT, it’s the United States versus the Iroquois Nationals. The game will be broadcast on ESPN-3.
Other games of note:
Israel destroyed Germany 15 – 1 in the first game of the day. Latvia’s Max Silberlicht’s brother is on the Israeli squad.
Japan defeated England 13 – 12 in an overtime thriller. The Japan continues on in the Championship bracket; England must win their next two games or they will drop out of the Blue Division in 2018.
Ireland vanquished the Czech Republic 12-10. Blue Ridge Coach John Hetzel played (and coached) for the Czech Republic in past World Championships.
Australia looks to upset Canada at 8 pm MDT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN-3.
Tue 15 Jul 2014
Lynchburg coach and Charlottesville Herd member Chris Perzinski’s moves to the top bracket with a 14-4 win over Hong Kong. Poland can finish as high as 9th, or low as 18th.
Lynchburg College assistant coach and Charlottesville Herd member Max Silberlicht’s Latvia crushes Spain 21-3; also moves into the winner’s bracket. Latvia can finish as high as 17th, or low as 26th.
Slovakia moves ahead as well, defeating France 17-12. Former AHS goalie Nathaniel Gaspar played one half, records 1 save. Slovakia can finish as high as 17th, or low as 26th.
New Zealand overpowers the Netherlands 10-14. Charlottesville Herd member John Pritzlaff gets one goal in the fourth quarter. Is in the Championship bracket, and could conceivably win. The lowest they could finish is 10th.
Sweden cruises past Bermuda 19-4. Dickson Smith – 1 shot. Sweden can finish as high as 9th, or low as 18th.
UVa junior Tanner Ottenbreit helps coach Team Uganda to the country’s first win in international lacrosse competition with a six goal run in the fourth quarter. Uganda 10 – Korea 9. Final. Uganda can finish as high as 25th, or low as 34th.
The United States looks for a win over England at 5:30 PM MDT. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN-3. Is in the Championship bracket, and is the odds-on favorite to win.
Coach Mark Van Arsdale and the Iroquois Nationals recover from Sunday night’s heartbreaker with a win over Australia 12-10.
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Canada dominates Japan 20 – 3.
Germany overcomes the Czech Republic 9-5.
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Poland v. Czech Republic. 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships in Denver, CO, Sunday, July 14, 2014. (Click for a larger version: 2.3M.) |
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Tying goal scored by Poland with 16.1 seconds left was called off after a stick check discovered an illegal stick. (Throat too tight.)
#19 Chris Perzinski: 1 Ground Balls, 1 Penalty (1:00)
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New Zealand v. Wales. 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships in Denver, CO, Sunday, July 14, 2014. (Click for a larger version: 2.3M.) |
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United States v. Australia. 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships in Denver, CO, Saturday, July 13, 2014. (Click for a larger version: 2.3M.) |
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Sat 12 Jul 2014
The Lacrosse Network put together an outstanding video of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships. Cville-lax.com is delighted to bring it to you.
World Games Opening Ceremony Sights and Sounds | STX On the Ground in Denver
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Sat 12 Jul 2014
After the Opening Ceremonies and Team USA’s defeat of Canada, the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships kick into gear with divisional round robin play. Games of local interest include:
Assistant coach Max Silberlicht and Team Latvia takes on Switzerland at 8:30. A live stream will be available.
Slovakia, with Nathaniel Gaspar in the cage, looks to take a win from Korea at 11:30.
Virginia redshirt freshman Dickson Smith will step on the field for Sweden against Israel, also at 11:30. A live stream will be available.
Poland and Chris Perzinski look for a win over first-time nation Costa Rica at 12:30. A live stream will be available.
Also at 12:30, New Zealand contends with Argentina. A live stream will be available.
Uganda plays Ireland at 2:30. A live stream will be available.
In the marquis matchup of the day, Offensive Coordinator Mark Van Arsdale and the Iroquois Nationals match up against England. The game will be on ESPN-3 at 8:00 pm MDT, 10:00 pm Eastern time. A live stream will also will be available at worldlacrosse2014.com free of charge.
Also of note: In a rematch of the 2010 Bronze Medal game, Australia and Japan will rumble in the Main Stadium at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The game will be on ESPN-3 at 5:00 pm MDT, 7:00 pm Eastern time, and also streamed live.
All times MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) unless otherwise noted.
Fri 11 Jul 2014
The 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championship kicks off Thursday, July 10th at Dick’s Sporting Goods Field in Denver. Once again, the Charlottesville Lacrosse Community will be well represented, sending one referee, seven players (from five countries) in the World Tournament, three coaches (three nations), and eight players in the Masters and Grandmasters divisions.
For Team USA, former University of Virginia Steel Stanwick makes the trip as an alternate.
University of Virginia Associate Head Coach Mark Van Arsdale will serve as the offensive coordinator for the Iroquois Nationals.
Lynchburg College assistant coach and Charlottesville Herd member Max Silberlicht heads the coaching staff for Latvia.
New Zealand rosters four players: Charlottesville Herd members Alex, Andrew, and John Pritzlaff, as well as former AHS player Jack Riggins. The Pritzlaff brothers contributed to the New Zealand effort in the 2010 World Championships in Manchester, England. New Zealand placed 15th.
Chris Perzinski returns to anchor the Polish defense with his second trip to the World Championships. Perzinski, an assistant coach at Lynchburg College and player for the Charlottesville Herd, helped lead Poland to a 14th place finish in their 2010 inaugural championship outing.
Albemarle High School goalie Nathaniel Gaspar joins the squad for Slovakia. This is the country’s first trip to the World Championships
Virginia redshirt freshman Dickson Smith was selected as a player for Sweden. Smith sat out the bulk of the 2013 season at Virginia after sustaining a lower extremity injury.
UVa junior Tanner Ottenbreit is the volunteer defensive coordinator for Uganda. No stranger to international competition, Ottenbreit was a member of the 2012 USA U-19 Team that won a gold medal at the World Championships in Turku, Finland.
Charlottesville Herd founder Jim Loffredo is playing for two teams: Shazam in the 30+ Masters division and Southern Empire in the 40+ Masters division.
In the 45+ Grandmasters division, the Bayswater Rocks (Perth, Australia) have added five players from Charlottesville: Jim Bain, DeK Bowen, Tom Garland, Tom McCrystal, and Sean Stalfort. This is McCrystal’s second campaign with the Bayswater Rocks at the World Championships, playing with them in 2006 in London, Ontario. Garland played with the team several decades ago when he lived and worked in Perth.
Rodney Rullman returns to the World Championships for Team Harley (50+ Grandmaster), joined by Mike “Bum” Phillips. Returning from retirement as an active player, Rullman will also see time with USA Players/Atlantic Sportswear (55+ Grandmaster) and the Cloudsplitters (60+ Grandmaster)
College referee and COMA lacrosse player Michael Cross has been selected as a referee for the tournament.
Also of note: Stan Cockerton, the president of the Federation of International Lacrosse, the sport’s international governing body, is the father of University of Virginia player Mark Cockerton.
Wed 9 Jul 2014