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Players from the 2014 U.S. men’s national team that played for Team USA Oct. 18 against NCAA runner-up Notre Dame in the Seatown Classic in Seattle. U.S. training team midfielders Drew Snider and Peter Baum, who grew up in the Pacific Northwest, also were named to the squad. Snider is from Seattle. Baum is from Portland, Ore.
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Colleges or universities that fielded NCAA lacrosse programs in 2013-14, with 435 women’s and 334 men’s teams. Division III women’s lacrosse leads the way with 249.
Years on the contract signed by goalie Dillon Ward to play for the NLL’s Colorado Mammoth, matching the longest in
Year through which Duke women’s coach Kerstin Kimel’s contract was extended. Kimel has led the program since its inception in 1996, compiling a 241-118 record in 19 seasons with six final four appearances. Duke finished 11-8 last season and reached the NCAA quarterfinals.
franchise history. Ward, a No. 3 pick and MVP of the FIL World Championship, finished second in NLL Rookie of the Year voting.
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Projected cost of a University of Michigan project that will include new facilities for its men’s and women’s lacrosse teams and several other sports. New lacrosse coaches’ offices will be built along with a 3,000-seat lacrosse stadium.
Average age of 2014 MLL retirees Ryan Boyle, Kevin Leveille, Stephen Berger, Greg Bice and Kyle Dixon. Boyle is the league’s
all-time assists leader. Leveille is second all-time in goals. Berger was the last player picked in the 2004 draft.
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Major indoor Canadian national titles won by Six Nations teams this year. The Six Nations Chiefs won the Mann Cup as the top senior men’s team, while the Arrows won the Junior A Minto Cup title and Rebels took the Junior B Founders Cup.
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LaxMagazine.com voters that said goalie Devon Wills would be their top pick in a women’s professional lacrosse league if it existed. The two- time world champion with Team USA was signed
to the practice squad of the MLL’s New York Lizards last season. Katrina Dowd and Hall of Famer Jen Adams tied for second with 14 percent. See more at
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Age of budding NLL superstar Johnny Powless, acquired by the Vancouver Stealth from the Rochester Knighthawks on a draft night trade Sept. 22.
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