Maryland Women Steal Show At National Alumni Lacrosse Challenge
9/11/2003 8:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Sept. 11, 2003
NEW YORK - The First Annual National Lacrosse Alumni Challenge reunited over 600 former collegiate lacrosse players with their former teammates. Twenty-eight alumni teams participated, comprised of men and women players from 22 to 52 years old, including Major League Lacrosse All-Stars and Men's and Women's National Team Players.
The tournament not only brought back some of the greatest players in the game, including Casey Powell, Jesse Hubbard, Jen Adams and Cherie Greer, but brought together alumni from schools like NC State and Washington College, many of whom had not seen each other in over 15 years. Coaches in attendance included, Sue Stahl - US National Team and Old Dominion Coach; Bill Tierney - Princeton Coach; Julie Myers - Virginia Coach, and Ray Rostan - US National Team Assistant Coach and Hampden-Sydney Head Coach.
Women's Featured Game: Maryland vs. Virginia
Of the 20 members of the 2003 Women's National Team, nine (9) of them were on the field for the Women's Featured Rivalry Game, including Quinn Carney, Randall Flynn, Cherie Greer and Bonnie Rosen. Maryland, with six National Team players along with the NCAA all-time leading scorer, Jen Adams, boasted what many people were calling the "Dream Team" of women's lacrosse, and proved too strong for Virginia, cruising to an 11-2 win over their ACC rivals.
Men's Featured Game: Syracuse vs. Princeton
Princeton and Syracuse, which represent the fiercest rivalry in college lacrosse, and have won 10 of the last 12 NCAA championships, squared off in what was the most anticipated game of the weekend. Syracuse, having lost to UMass earlier in the day, was in a must win situation in order to advance, Led by Casey Powell and Rob Kavovit, and anchored by the strong defense of John Glatzel and Rob Mulligan, Syracuse outscored a potent Princeton attack led by MLL All-Stars Jesse Hubbard, Chris Massey, and Matt Streibel, by a score of 14-9.
Results:
In the Men's Elite finals, UMass upset heavily favored Princeton, winning 10-7. With a balanced attack that included MLL stand-outs, Chris Fiore and Kevin Leveille, UMass never trailed as they defeated the talented Tigers. In the Women's Elite finals, Maryland finished their weekend undefeated as they once again defeated Virginia, this time by the score of 5-1. In the Men's Master's finals, Washington College defeated the local West Chester team by a score of 14-6. And, in the Men's Supermasters finals, Rutgers defeated NC State 7-4.
Women's Elite
Pool A: W L Maryland 5 0 James Madison 3 1 Old Dominion 2 2 Hofstra 1 2 William & Mary 0 3
Pool B: W L Virginia 3 2 Dartmouth 3 2 Loyola 3 1 Yale 1 2 Middlebury 0 3
Qualifiers: Virginia def. James Madison, 7-6 (ot); Dartmouth def. Old Dominion, 7-5 Semifinals: Maryland def. Dartmouth, 10-5; Virginia def. Loyola, 8-6 Finals: Maryland def. Virginia, 5-1
