Howley One Of 11 New York Products On U.S. Men's Lacrosse World Team
6/20/2002 8:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
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.
