PRO & INTERNATIONAL UPDATE 8mar11

-Quint Kessenich of Inside Lacrosse reported on Team USA vs Notre Dame in the preseason and wrote that Team USA played like professionals, including a mention of Steve Waldeck '10: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/02/01/five-things-learned-2011-champion-challenge


Steve Waldeck '10 was the first ever SB defenseman to be named All America in the Division 1 era.


-Neil Stevens of Lacrosse Magazine reported that Rhys Duch '08 has the third most points in the NLL and is on track for his most productive season yet. http://laxmagazine.com/nll/2010-11/news/022311_stevens_on_national_lacrosse_league_stealth_poised_for_big_second_half


-Paul Tutka of NLL Insider listed Rhys Duch '08 in his column entitled Money Ballers. Duch is among the NLL leaders in power play goals, goals, game winning goals. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/28/money-ballers-the-nlls-goal-scoring-leaders-past-the-leaderboard/


-Nick Steblenko of NLL Insider covered the NLL All Star Game, and described a goal by Rhys Duch '08 as a great shot: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/27/nll-all-star-game-live-blog/

Rhys Duch '08 still holds the NLL Rookie Scoring Record and currently sits atop the NLL points leaders in multiple categories.


-Paul Tutka of NLL Insider covered the Washington Stealth's 20-7 victory over the Colorado Mammoth and posted a photo of Rhys Duch '08. The article also includes video footage of the game. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/22/week-7-video-highlights-package-teams-experience-varying-home-floor-success/

Caroline Darney of NLL Insider ran a live game blog for the victory, which included Duch scoring a hat trick, including his signature "Dip & Duch" maneuver. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/18/national-lacrosse-league-in-game-blog-mammoth-vs-stealth/

And you can find more coverage and stats of Duch here: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/21/money-ballers-will-records-fall-in-2011/