PRO & INTERNATIONAL UPDATE 8jun11

-Zach Babo of Inside Lacrosse reported on MLL Rookies, including mentioning Kevin Crowley '11 and Adam Rand '11 of the Hamilton Nationals. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/05/27/mll-rookie-report-drafted-player-status-final-four-edition


-Paul Tutka of IL Indoor interviewed Rhys Duch '08 of Team Canada competing in the Czech Republic for the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/05/26/post-game-and-off-day-vids-with-doyle-duch-hotaling-and-us-backstop-eric-miller/


Rhys Duch '08 scored three times in the third quarter alone to help Canada to pull away from the US in the WILC Semifinal. Click on the image above to see the interview.


-Laxpower reported on Team Canada uspetting Team USA in the WILC Semifinal by a score of 15-10. The article features Rhys Duch '08 of Team Canada, who registered 4G in the victory. http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=25549


-Craig Rybczynski of IL Indoor reported on Team Canada's 15-10 victory over Team USA, including an interview with Rhys Duch '08: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/05/27/wilc-semifinals-canada-runs-away-from-u-s-15-10/

IL Indoor also ran a live blog of the game here: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/05/27/live-wilc-us-canada-blog-courtesy-of-usalacrosse-on-twitter/


“First and foremost that’s what you’re here to do,” said Duch when asked about playing big in big games. “I am here to score goals and that’s what they asked me to do. I was lucky to put the ball in the net.”


-Paul Tutka of IL Indoor also interviewed Rhys Duch '08 on netting 4G in the victory over Team USA: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/05/27/post-game-vids-duch-grant-talk-beating-the-americans-and-waiting-for-the-iroquois/


Click on the image above for an interview with "Clutch Duch" on his 4G against Team USA.


-Paul Tutka of IL Indoor wrote a live blog on Team Canada playing in the WILC Final against the Iroquois, including 3G scored by Rhys Duch '08 en route to the WILC Title.
http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/05/28/live-blog-canada-vs-iroquois-nationals-in-wilc-gold-medal-showdown-at-1pm-et/


-Neil Stevens of IL Indoor reported on Team Canada's Gold Medal as well, including an interview with Rhys Duch '08: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/05/30/canada-reflects-on-wilc-gold-this-was-the-greatest-team-ever-put-on-a-lacrosse-floor/