USL Sets Teams for 2012 Champion Challenge
from press release
BALTIMORE — US Lacrosse has announced the
teams scheduled to participate in the 2012 Champion Challenge, a US
Lacrosse event at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena
Vista, Fla., Jan. 28-29. The U.S. men’s national senior team
will take on the University of Denver. The U.S. women’s
national senior team will play Northwestern University, the
University of Maryland and the English Women’s National
Team.
The U.S. men’s senior team will take on the Denver Pioneers
who had their best season in NCAA Division I with a 15-3 record and
a trip to the NCAA semifinals. Denver will return all but seven
players from its 2011 team.
The 2011-2012 U.S. women’s senior team will take on the top
two finishers in last year’s NCAA Division I tournament:
national champion Northwestern and runner-up Maryland. The Wildcats
came out on top in 2011, 8-7, after losing the national
championship to the Terps in 2010.
Representing the U.S. women’s team are six Wildcats and four
Terps. Northwestern players include Sarah Albrecht ’06,
Katrina Dowd ’10, Lindsey Munday ’06, Shannon Smith
’12, Danielle Spencer ’10 and Taylor Thornton
’13. The Maryland players are Caitlyn McFadden ’10,
Brittany Poist ’11, Katie Schwarzmann ’13 and Acacia
Walker ’05. Current college players will suit up for Team USA
and play against their college teammates. The U.S. men’s team
will include members of the 2010 Federation of International
Lacrosse world championship team and training team; and
professional-level players who have participated in previous Team
USA events.
The schedule of featured games is as follows:
Saturday, Jan. 28, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. – U.S. Women’s
Team vs. Maryland
Sunday, Jan. 29, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. – U.S. Women’s
Team vs. Northwestern
Sunday, Jan. 29, 1:30 p.m. – U.S. Men’s Team vs.
Denver
In addition to playing, both U.S. men’s and women’s
national teams will host National Team Player Clinics for youth and
high school players in grades 3-12 on Saturday, Jan. 28. And, the
U.S. women’s team coaching staff will offer a clinic for
local coaches to learn “The Team USA Way.
For more information about Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse
event, visit: www.uslacrosse.org/ChampionChallenge
Marriott and Nationwide are the official sponsors of the US
Lacrosse National Teams Program. Warrior is the official equipment
and apparel sponsor of the U.S. men’s national teams.
Champion is the official apparel sponsor, and deBeer is the
official equipment sponsor of the U.S. women’s national
teams.
About US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is the national
governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse. US
Lacrosse is the parent organization of the U.S. men’s and
women’s national teams program. US Lacrosse has nearly
375,000 members in 63 regional chapters around the country. Through
responsive and effective leadership, US Lacrosse strives to provide
programs and services to inspire participation while protecting the
integrity of the game. To learn more about US Lacrosse, please
visit www.uslacrosse.org.
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