Five BayHawks Make 23-Man Team USA Roster
June 30, 2014 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Chesapeake Bayhawks News Release
ANNAPOLIS, MD - US Lacrosse announced the final roster that will compete at the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships in Denver, Colorado from July 10th-19th. Of the 23 MLL players chosen to the 2014 U.S. National Team, five were selected from the Chesapeake Bayhawks roster.
Representing the Bayhawks on Team USA are attackman Brendan Mundorf, midfielders Matt Abbott and Dan Burns, and defensemen Michael Evans and Jesse Bernhardt. Aside from Mundorf, this is the first time making the final roster for each player.
On offense, Mundorf (a two-time World Champion) leads Chesapeake in goals with 17 and tallies a total of 23 points with 6 assists. Abbott leads the team in groundballs (27) and has 7 points on 5 goals and 2 assists.
From the defensive end, Burns has tallied 17 ground balls over 8 games, while Bernhardt has notched 2 goals, an assist and 25 groundballs. Evans rounds out the roster with his aggressive shut down defense.
With five players chosen for the U.S. Men's National roster, Chesapeake stands second to only the New York Lizards, who had six players selected.
Team USA, coached by Richie Meade, will head to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs July 6th-9th for their final training camp. They play in the opening game of the World Championships at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Denver, CO July 10th against Canada.
A record 38 nations will participate in this year's World Championships, with the U.S. competing in the Blue Division, featuring the top six teams from the 2010 FIL World Championship. The remaining eight divisions are made up of four teams each.
Team USA's TV schedule is below:
TEAM USA 2014 FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TV SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (MDT) OPPONENT CHANNEL
Thursday, July 10 7 p.m. Canada ESPN2
Saturday, July 12 5 p.m. Australia ESPNU
Sunday, July 13 5 p.m. Japan ESPNU
Monday, July 14 5 p.m. England ESPNU
Tuesday, July 15 5 p.m. Iroquois ESPNU
The Bayhawks return home on Thursday, July 17th, against the Rochester Rattlers at 7:00 PM at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Bayhawks 2014 Season Tickets are still available and can be purchased over the phone by calling the box office at 866-99-HAWKS (42957). Visit us at www.thebayhawks.com for the full schedule. This season, the Bayhawks and Lexus are giving away an ES350 to one lucky Season Ticket Holder at the last game of the season. Every Season Ticket purchased will amount to one entry into the giveaway.
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