2014 World Lacrosse Championships

WLC Semifinals: Canada 12, Iroquois 6

July 18, 2014 Iroquois Nationals

Canada managed to overcome an early deficit and used tough defense to hold the Iroquois Nationals off the board for a 46-minute stretch on the way to a 12-6 victory to advance to the gold medal game at the FIL World Lacrosse Championships in Denver.

The Iroquois jumped out to a 1-0 lead just over a minute into the contest as Randy Staats got into his man and then faded back to give himself space to unleash a low to high laser to the top left corner. The Nationals scored again two minutes and forty seconds later when Lyle Thompson used an inside roll and kept the stick in his right hand, beating Dillon Ward with a bounce shot.

Strong Canada squad defeats Iroquois 12-6 for 2014 Championship birth

July 17, 2014 Iroquois Nationals

Since falling to Team USA on opening night of the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships in Denver, Team Canada has remained undefeated and propelled themselves back in to the gold medal game.

Led by an electric Curtis Dickson, Canada was able to blow past the Iroquois Nationals 12 to 6, dominating in the 2nd half of the semi-final matchup on Thursday night. In front of 7,889 fans, Canada secured a rematch of the 2010 World Championship in Manchester, UK.

Dickson alone had 4 goals in the game, while 5 other Canadians scored one a piece. The defense was dominating as well, limiting Lyle Thompson to just 2 goals and four other Iroquois players to 1 each.

World Games: Iroquois, Australia Advance in Quarterfinals

July 17, 2014 Iroquois Nationals

The Iroquois Nationals survived a gritty contest against Scotland Wednesday night, pulling out a 10-8 win to advance to the semifinals of the FIL World Lacrosse championships in Denver.

The Iroquois got yet another fantastic performance from Syracuse-bound Warren Hill, who made 12 stops in the victory. The Nationals had to overcome one of the best goaltender performances of the tournament, as Scotland’s Dean Stewart also turned away 12 stops, including an breathtaking save on Zach Miller late in the game.

“We kept them at bay for the most part,” Steward said of his defense, which used a zone to keep the Iroquois shooters outside. “They were much more disciplined than I’m used to seeing the Iroquois play. One-on-one might have been a much different outcome. I was looking forward to playing against those guys since I came here. It would have been nice to get the winning result. But just the chance to play against those names and put up the fight that we did, a two-goal game, can’t ask for much better than that.”

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Photos: Iroquois vs Scotland

July 17, 2014 Iroquois Nationals

Photos by Kenny Frost

Lacrosse’s Iroquois roots on display at world championship in Denver

July 17, 2014 Iroquois Nationals

The world’s best lacrosse players are gathering this week in Colorado for the World Lacrosse Championship. On the fields, you’ll see players from Austria, Uganda, Japan and, of course America, competing for their countries.

Yet one of the tournament’s favored teams doesn’t represent a country — technically speaking. The team represents the Iroquois nation, whose people traditionally live in the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada.

Hill Stands Tall for Iroquois Amid Team USA Flurry

July 16, 2014 Iroquois Nationals

As Warren Hill stood between the pipes, poised for an incredible challenge — his Iroquois Nation vs. the United States — he spied his idol, Jesse Schwartzman, at the opposite end of the field. Never too cool to be impressed, Hill was thrilled.

“To tell you the truth it was really cool,” he admitted. “Growing up, when I first started watching lacrosse in about eighth grade or ninth grade, he was at [Johns] Hopkins. I would be glued to the TV screen every Saturday morning, watching him play. Playing against him all these years later was a pretty cool experience.”

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Photos: Iroquois vs USA

July 16, 2014 Iroquois Nationals

Photos by Kenny Frost

Team USA Defense Puts Clamps on Iroquois

July 16, 2014 Iroquois Nationals

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Team USA head coach Richie Meade gathered his group after its 18-5 dismantling of the Iroquois Nationals and said, “That’s the way we want to play.”

Start with the faceoffs, and work your way around the field: the U.S. defense squashed the Thompson-led offense, goalie Jesse Schwartzman made timely stops, two-way midfielders controlled possession and the offense lit it up, with Rob Pannell and Paul Rabil combining for 10 goals and four assists.

United States Wins Blue Division

July 16, 2014 Iroquois Nationals

From worldlacrosse2014.com

The United States dominated early, racing out to a 10-0 lead on its way to an 18-5 victory over the Iroquois Nationals to earn the top seed in the Blue Division before a sold out crowd of 7,303 at the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse World Championship, presented by Trusted Choice.

By winning the Blue Division, the United States earned a bye into the semifinal round of the championship. The semifinals will be played on Thursday, July 17 beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the main 18,000-seat stadium at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
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