U.S. Men's Lacrosse Defeats Iroquois Nationals 22-6

PERTH, Australia (July 6) —- The United States Men's Lacrosse Team opened defense of its International Lacrosse Federation World Championship with a 22-6 victory over the Iroquois Nationals on Saturday. Kevin Lowe (Princeton '94) led the U.S. with four goals and added three assists. His older brother, Darren (Brown '92), had a game-high six assists.

After a scoreless opening 12 minutes, Scott Doyle (Georgetown '01) got the United States on the board with the first of his two goals and the U.S. used a 7-0 second quarter to open up a 12-1 halftime lead.

The U.S. had a balanced attack, getting at least two goals from six players. Scoring three goals each were current college players Ryan Boyle (Princeton '04) and Bobby Benson (Johns Hopkins '03) and Doug Shanahan (Hofstra '01). Adding a pair of goals for the U.S. were Doyle and Steve Dusseau (Georgetown '02).

The Iroquois Nationals are the only Native American sporting team to compete internationally. The team finished fourth in the 1998 ILF World Championship.

A record 15 nations are competing in this year's ILF championship. The last time the championship was held in Perth was in 1990 when only five nations competed. The first ILF championship was held in 1967 and since 1974 the event has been held every four years. The U.S. has won all but one ILF World Championship, losing to Canada in 1978. The U.S. defeated Canada 15-14 in overtime in Baltimore to win the 1998 title.

The U.S. plays against host Australia on Sunday (July 7).

Goals
United States (22) - Kevin Lowe 4, Ryan Boyle 3, Bobby Benson 3, Doug Shanahan 3, Kevin Cassese 2, Scott Doyle 2, Steve Dusseau 2, Josh Coffman, Kevin Lavey, Mike Law. Iroquois Nationals (6) - Gewas Schindler 3, Neal Powless, Jamieson, JD Jones).

Assists
United States (14) - Darren Lowe 6, Kevin Lowe 3, Michael Powell 2, Bobby Benson, Kevin Lavey, Mike Law. Iroquois Nationals not available.

Saves
United States (5) - Chris LaMonica 4 (5 GA), Trevor Tierney 1 (1 GA). Iroquois Nationals not available.

Complete Day 1 Scores:
Blue Division
United States 21, Iroquois Nationals 6
Canada 13, England 9
Australia bye

Red Division
Scotland 14, Wales 7
Japan 19, Sweden 4
Germany 11, Czech Republic 7

Green Division (Developing lacrosse nations - not eligible for championship)
Ireland 16, Hong Kong 1
Korea 23, New Zealand 2

2002 US Men's Team
Schedule

7/6 - U.S. 22, Iroquois 6

7/7 - U.S. vs. Australia, 4 p.m.

7/9 - U.S. vs. Canada, 7 p.m.

7/10 - U.S. vs. England, 4 p.m.

7/12 - Semifinals

7/14 - Championship game

Related Links

• 2002 U.S. Men's Team

• 2002 ILF World Championship

• Coach Emmer's Diary

• U.S. Team Stats