SPARKS, Md. — Regy Thorpe, the head coach for the U.S. men’s indoor lacrosse team, has announced the players that will participate in the Blue-White exhibition on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at DuBurns Arena in Baltimore. Admission is free for all LaxCon (with credential) and FanFest (with wristband) attendees, and $5 for all others.
This is the second event for the indoor team since Thorpe was named the coach last year. Thorpe is building towards the Federation of International Lacrosse World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, which takes place from Sept. 19-28, 2019 in Langley, British Columbia.
The roster for the Blue-White exhibition includes six players that competed for the U.S. in the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship — Chris Collins, Marcus Holman, David Mather, Blaze Riorden, Drew Snider and Joe Walters.
Additionally, 13 players that are members of the 2017-18 U.S. men’s national team for field lacrosse will be competing — Connor Buczek, Joe Fletcher, Brendan Fowler, Jake Froccaro, Kyle Hartzell, Holman, Myles Jones, Will Manny, JoJo Marasco, Dylan Molloy, Rob Pannell, Snider and Walters.
The U.S. team rosters for the Blue-White exhibition follow:
Blue Team
Name – Position – College
Mitch Belisle – Defense/Transition – Cornell ‘07
Connor Buczek – Defense/Transition – Cornell ’15
Chris Collins – Goalie – Delaware ‘05
Nick Coyne – Forward
Dylan Donahue – Forward – Syracuse ‘16
Tim Edwards – Defense/Transition – Canisius ‘15
Davey Emala – Forward – North Carolina ‘13
Courtney Fleming – Defense/Transitiion – Mercy ‘15
Brendan Fowler – Defense/Transition – Duke ‘14
Joe Gillis – Defense/Transition – Syracuse ‘17
Kyle Hartzell – Defense/Transition – Salisbury ‘07
Dylan Maltz – Forward – Maryland ‘17
Will Manny – Forward – Massachusetts ‘13
Nick Mariano – Forward – Syracuse ‘17
David Mather – Goalie – U. of Washington ’17
Matt McMahon – Defense/Transition – Penn ‘15
Dylan Molloy – Forward – Brown ‘17
Bill O’Brien – Defense/Transition – Sacred Heart ‘11
Cody Radziewicz – Defense/Transition – Johns Hopkins ‘17
Stefan Schroeder – Goalie – Ohio State ‘08
Drew Snider –Defense/Transition – Maryland ‘12
Joe Walters – Forward – Maryland - 06
White Team
Name – Position – College
Dominique Alexander – Defense/Transition – Ohio State ‘13
Tim Barber – Defense/Transition – Syracuse ‘16
Martin Bowes – Forward – Hartford ‘12
Ross Bucktooth – Goalie – Onondaga CC ‘07
Roy Colsey – Forward – Syracuse ‘95
Matt Dunn – Defense/Transition – Maryland ‘16
Joe Fletcher – Defense/Transition – Loyola ‘14
Jake Froccaro – Forward – Villanova ‘17
Josh Hawkins – Defense/Transition – Loyola ‘13
Marcus Holman – Forward – North Carolina ‘13
Myles Jones – Defense/Transition – Duke ‘16
Anthony Kelly – Defense/Transition – Ohio State ‘03
JoJo Marasco – Forward – Syracuse ‘13
Brandon Miller - Goalie
Donny Moss – Defense/Transition – Adelphi ’09
Adam Osika – Defense/Transition – Albany ‘17
Rob Pannell – Forward – Cornell ‘13
Blaze Riorden – Forward – Albany ‘16
Drew Simoneau – Defense/Transition – Nazareth ‘15
Travis Tunstall – Goalie – Metropolitan State U. of Denver ‘10
Ryan Walsh – Forward – Colgate ‘15
John Yozzo-Scaperrotta – Defense/Transition – Brown ‘16
The U.S. men’s national indoor team trains and plays using best-in class products provide 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, Chipotle Mexican Grill, MedStar Sports Medicine, Greenfields, Nationwide, Sports Force Parks and Sweat X are official sponsors of the national team. Team training is also aided by products from DJO Global, Motive Pure, NormaTec Recovery and Athletic Republic. For more information on the U.S. men’s national team, visit teamusa.uslacrosse.org.