SPARKS, Md. — World championship MVP Michael Ehrhardt and all-world attackman Ryan Brown headline the U.S. men’s team roster that will compete in the Team USA Fall Classic against 2018 NCAA champion Yale on October 6 at US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.
The U.S. – Yale men’s matchup is the first game of a doubleheader at Tierney Field featuring the reigning world and national champions. Following the men’s game at 12 noon, the U.S. women will play James Madison at 3 p.m. Tickets are available online with a $5 savings over the walk-up price. Proceeds benefit the U.S. National Teams Program.
Brown and Ehrhardt are two of seven players competing at the Fall Classic that also won a Federation of International Lacrosse World Championship in Israel this past July. They will be joined this weekend by their gold medalist teammates Trevor Baptiste, Tucker Durkin, Greg Gurenlian, Will Haus and Marcus Holman.
The remainder of the 24-man U.S. team is made up primarily of players that competed on the training team leading up to the world championship and include some major stars, including 2014 U.S. team member Matt Abbott, 2018 MLL Defensive Player of the Year Matt Dunn and past Tewaaraton finalists Myles Jones, Matt Kavanagh, Connor Kelly, Will Manny and JoJo Marasco.
U.S. team head coach John Danowski will welcome back assistant coaches Joe Amplo, Tony Resch and Seth Tierney for the weekend.
The U.S. men’s national team trains and plays using best-in class products provided by Nike (apparel and footwear), Cascade (helmets), STX (equipment), Warrior (equipment), SISU Guard (mouthguards) and The Pearl by Guardian (balls). In addition to these partners, MedStar Sports Medicine, Chipotle, Greenfields and Nationwide are official sponsors of the national team. Team training is also aided by products from DJO Global, Motive Pure, NormaTec Recovery and Athletic Republic.
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U.S. Men’s National Team
2018 Team USA Fall Classic Roster
Name |
Pos |
College |
MLL Team |
---|---|---|---|
Matt Abbott | SSDM | Syracuse' 09 | Chesapeake |
Trevor Baptiste | FO | Denver '18 | Boston |
Ryan Brown | A | Johns Hopkins '16 | Charlotte |
Connor Buczek | M | Cornell '15 | Florida |
Michael Chanenchuk | M | Maryland '14 | Charlotte |
Jack Concannon | G | Hofstra '18 | Florida |
Matt Dunn | D | Maryland '16 | Dallas |
Tucker Durkin | D | Johns Hopkins '13 | Florida |
Michael Ehrhardt | LSM | Maryland '14 | Charlotte |
Brendan Fowler | FO | Duke '14 | New York |
Jake Froccaro | M | Villanova '17 | Chesapeake |
BJ Grill | D | Marquette '14 | |
Greg Gurenlian | FO | Penn State '06 | |
Will Haus | SSDM | Duke '15 | Charlotte |
Marcus Holman | A | North Carolina '13 | Ohio |
Myles Jones | M | Duke '16 | Chesapeake |
Matt Kavanagh | A | Notre Dame '16 | Denver |
Connor Kelly | M | Maryland '18 | Atlanta |
Larken Kemp | D | Brown '17 | Boston |
Will Manny | A | Massachusetts '13 | New York |
JoJo Marasco | M | Syracuse '13 | New York |
Tim Muller | D | Maryland '17 | Boston |
Brian Phipps | G | Maryland '10 | Chesapeake |
Jacob Richard | SSDM | Marquette '16 | Charlotte |