U.S. Men's Lacrosse Team Plays Final East Coast Exhibition Saturday In Philadelphia

Baltimore — The 2002 U.S. Men’s Lacrosse Team, bound for Perth, Australia, July 5-15 for the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship, will play its final exhibition game on the East Coast Saturday against the Philadelphia Lacrosse Association All-Stars at the Haverford School in Haverford, Pa. The U.S. team is 3-0 in exhibition play following a 20-5 win over the Hudson Valley All-Stars in Mahopac, N.Y., and it will play its final two exhibition games in California before departing for Australia.

The exhibition will be part of the Philadelphia Lacrosse Festival, which begins at 8:30 a.m. with a series of youth and high school all-star games. The U.S. team and Philadelphia College/Club All-Stars will take the field at 3 p.m. Tickets are priced at $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12, and they may be purchased at the gate or by calling 610-293-9772.

"The exhibition season has gone very well, and we couldn’t be happier to close out our East Coast part of the schedule with a game in the Philadelphia area," said Chris Hupfeldt, general manager of the 2002 U.S. Men’s Team. "The Philadelphia Lacrosse Association has put together a great day of lacrosse and fun, and we’re grateful to be a part of it."

The U.S. team, under the direction of Army coach Jack Emmer, is seeking its sixth straight ILF championship, and will play six exhibition games through June 27 as final tuneups for the ILF tournament.

The Philadelphia team roster includes local products John Christmas (Virginia) and Kyle Barrie (Johns Hopkins), and former Princeton stars Kurt Lunkenheimer and Matt Bailer.

"We’re going to have an outstanding day of local lacrosse, highlighted by the U.S. team," said Zach Colburn, exhibition event coordinator. "Four years ago we had a lot of success at a similar event at Villanova, and we want to repeat that. We’re showing off a beautiful campus at Haverford. We want to help promote the game and introduce the U.S. team, and raise some funds to help them repeat in Australia."

Darren Lowe scored three goals and handed out four assists, and Ryan Boyle and Steve Dusseau also tallied three markers each to lift the U.S. over Hudson Valley Saturday. The U.S. team got a balanced effort as Kevin Lowe, Randy Fraser, Scott Doyle and Kevin Lavey added two goals apiece. Michael Powell had four assists. The U.S. team will play in San Francisco on June 25 and in La Jolla, Calif., on June 27.

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2002 US Men's Team
Exhibition Schedule

5/26 - U.S. 14, New Jersey Pride 10, at Bridgewater Raritan H.S. (N.J.)

6/1 - U.S. 20, Capital All-Stars 6, at Georgetown Prep, Bethesda, Md.

6/15 - U.S. 20, Hudson Valley All-Stars 5, at Mahopac H.S. (N.Y.), 6 p.m.

6/22 - Philadelphia All-Stars
at Haverford School (Pa.), 3 p.m.

6/25 - Northern California All-Stars
at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, Calif., 5:30 p.m., Directions to Kezar

6/27 - Southern California All-Stars
at La Jolla H.S. (Calif.)

Directions to games

Related Links

• 2002 U.S. Men's Team

• 2002 ILF World Championship

• New Jersey Pride

• Major League Lacrosse

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