June 20, 2002

BALTIMORE - Eleven natives of New York including Terp All-American defenseman Michael Howley will lead the 2002 U.S. Men's Lacrosse Team against the best teams in the world in the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship, July 5-15 in Perth, Australia. The U.S. is the five-time defending champion, and has won seven of eight ILF tournaments.

New York players highlighting the 23-man roster are:

Name	            Pos.	   Hometown	                High School	      College
Kevin Cassese	    M	     Port Jefferson Station	  Comsewogue	       Duke '03
Josh Coffman	    A/M	    Carthage	                Carthage	         Syracuse '02
Michael Howley	   D	     Wantagh	                 Wantagh	          Maryland'03
Chris LaMonica	   G	     Farmingville	            Brentwood	        Hartford '97
Kevin Lavey	      M	     Huntington Station	      Harborfields	     Delaware '99
Darren Lowe	      A	     Williston Park	          Mineola	          Brown '92
Kevin Lowe	       A	     Williston Park	          Mineola	          Princeton '94
Ryan McClay	      D	     Mahopac	                 Mahopac	          Cornell '03
Michael Powell	   A	     Carthage	                Carthage	         Syracuse '04
Tim Schurr	       D	     Yorktown Heights	        Yorktown	         Washington & Lee '84
Doug Shanahan	    M	     Farmingville	            Sachem	           Hofstra '01

With nine collegians on the roster, the U.S. is fielding its youngest team ever in ILF play. The U.S. team is in the midst of a six-game stateside exhibition schedule. It will play its fourth and final East Coast exhibition Saturday in Philadelphia before departing for two exhibitions and camp in California.