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Polley had almost a full year to
recruit and prepare for BU’s debut. Support in the form of the NCAA- maximum 12.6 scholarships and two full-time assistant coaches helped. “It’s easy to get caught up in building
a team for one year,” said Polley, the former defensive coordinator at Yale. “Our goal was to put together a good foundation with our incoming class, but also not lose sight of our club program and history, and try to combine both for the best product on the field.” BU is one of eight Division I programs to start this year, with Furman, Monmouth and Richmond being the other men’s teams. Colorado, Elon, Mercer and Michigan will launch women’s teams. On Oct. 13, the Terriers will travel
to the Northeast Classic (formerly Catamount Classic) and will play Team England during its U.S. tour. Their first varsity game is Feb. 8 at Mercer. In addition to its eight Patriot League
games, including against conference newcomer Loyola, BU will host Canisius, Vermont and Providence at Nickerson Field, plus a mid-week game with Harvard and a trip to Duke for its regular season finale. BU’s first recruiting class has major contributors from top-10 national programs — like Pat Myers, a 50-point attackman from Gonzaga (D.C.), and midfielder James Clarke of Manhasset (N.Y.) — and top players from non- traditional areas. Defenseman Casey Irish of Lake Highland (Fla.), faceoff man Sam Talkow of Pine Crest (Fla.) and others from California and Texas helped round out a team Polley hopes will be up-tempo and transition-minded. “With the men’s ice hockey
team here having five national championships, there was a feel of big- time athletics,” Polley said. “I knew they wanted to win and were committed to winning.” LM
Team USA coach Richie Meade has kept tabs on players through a series of evaluations in 2012-13. The official 2014 U.S. team tryouts are Labor Day weekend.
Five to Watch at U.S. Tryouts
Team USA’s road to Denver for the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse Men’s World Championship begins in earnest Aug. 30-Sept. 1, when 98 invitees gather for tryouts at Goucher College in Baltimore. The U.S. coaching staff,
led by Furman coach Richie Meade, afterward will trim the pool for Team USA’s 2014 roster to 40 players. That group will convene at the Play for Parkinson’s event in October and at least one additional training weekend through the end of the calendar year. The final 23-man roster will be named after January’s Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event. The 2014 games are July 10-19 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Denver. Here are five players to watch through the tryout process.
>>BRAGGING RIGHTS
In 2005, the Baltimore Bayhawks trotted out Gary Gait, Tom Marechek (left) and Mikey Powell on attack, Brodie Merrill and Shawn Nadelen on defense, Trevor Tierney in goal and Paul Cantabene on faceoffs. They romped to a 10-2 record and the MLL championship. A year later, the Denver Outlaws debuted.
As Brendan Mundorf (right) and the 2013 Outlaws (12-0 at press time) turn their attention to MLL Championship Weekend (Aug. 25-26 in Chester, Pa.) and the title that has evaded them since 2006, they’re also drawing comparisons to the 2005 Bayhawks as the most dominant teams in league history. So how do they stack up? See what our experts say and follow playoff coverage at
LaxMagazine.com/MLL.
16 LACROSSE MAGAZINE September 2013>> A Publication of US Lacrosse Ryan Boyle
Boston Cannons Boyle will
try to become a four-time Team USA member — only two players in history (Vinnie Sombrotto and John DeTommaso) can say they’ve done that — and will face competition from youngsters like Steele Stanwick and Rob Pannell, the two most talented attackmen to come out of college in recent years.
Greg Gurenlian New York Lizards Team USA will have a new faceoff man in 2014 since Alex Smith, who has battled injuries the last two years, did not apply for the tryout pool. Since tearing his ACL in 2011, Gurenlian’s last two seasons with the Lizards have been the best of his seven-year pro career.
Casey Powell Chesapeake Bayhawks
The 37-year- old Powell burst
back on to the MLL scene midsummer and earned a Team USA invite at midfield.
Tom Schreiber Princeton Schreiber, a midfielder, is one of just eight current
collegians on the list of
98. The 2013 Tewaaraton Award finalist has dynamic dodging and feeding ability that could shine in a team- oriented offense.
Lee Zink
Denver Outlaws Zink, a 2010
alternate, is the premier cover
defenseman in the MLL. He regularly marks Canada’s John Grant Jr. — C.M.
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