| July 14, 2008 |
Shemesh and Team USA Defeat Canada to Win U-19 Lacrosse Championship |
| COQUITLAM, B.C. – Rutgers men's lacrosse rising sophomore Brian Shemesh (Hillsborough, N.J.) and the United States Under-19 men's lacrosse team captured gold at the 2008 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championships. Team USA defeated Canada 19-12 in the championship game before an estimated 3,400 fans at Percy Perry Stadium. |
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| July 1, 2008 |
Pennington Selected as Top 10 Midfielder in Nation |
| PISCATAWAY, N.J. – InsideLacrosse.com released its 2009 rankings of the top players in Division I men’s lacrosse and Rutgers rising junior Justin Pennington (Flemington, N.J.) was selected as one of the Top 10 midfielders. An honorable mention All-American in 2008, Pennington was ranked No. 7 on the list. |
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| June 18, 2008 |
Five Scarlet Knights Earn Spot on 2008 All-ECAC Academic Team |
| CAPE COD, Mass. – ECAC Commissioner Rudy Keeling announced that 35 student-athletes from the ECAC Lacrosse League have earned a spot on the prestigious 2008 All-ECAC Academic Team, including five Scarlet Knights. Midfielders Jeff Rommel, Taylor Bottar, and Erik Stilley were joined by defenseman Chris Gammello and goalkeeper Billy Olin as members of the squad. |
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| June 13, 2008 |
Rutgers Men’s Lacrosse Players on Display on Saturday |
| PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Several Rutgers men's lacrosse student-athletes will showcase their talent on Saturday, June 14 at Bridgewater-Raritan High School. The 2008 United States Men's Under-19 team will face the New Jersey All-Stars at 7:00 p.m. |
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| June 11, 2008 |
BIG EAST Announces the Formation of Men’s Lacrosse League for 2010 Season |
| PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The BIG EAST Conference will formally begin sponsoring the sport of men's lacrosse beginning in the spring of 2010. The announcement about the Conference adding its 24th sport was made today by Commissioner Michael Tranghese following a unanimous vote by the league's 16 Directors of Athletics during their recent annual spring meeting. |
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| June 4, 2008 |
Scarlet Knight Signee Rommel Named to Under Armour High School All-America Team |
| BALTIMORE, Md. – Rutgers incoming freshman Tim Rommel (Syracuse, N.Y.) has been selected to the 2008 Under Armour All-America Team, which recognizes 44 of the nation's best high school boys' and girls' senior lacrosse players. The North-South All-American games headline the 2008 Under Armour Lacrosse Classic at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium on Saturday, July 12. The boys' contest will be televised live nationally on ESPNU at 8:00 p.m. |
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| June 2, 2008 |
Kelly to Compete With U.S. Men’s U-19 Team |
| BALTIMORE, Md. – Rutgers attackman Kory Kelly (Princeton, N.J.) will participate with the U.S. Men's U-19 lacrosse team during its first two exhibition games, US Lacrosse announced today. |
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