The third annual US Lacrosse Champions Challenge, set for Jan. 26-27, 2008 near Orlando, has expanded to include both the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams programs. The U.S. national teams will play exhibition games against the Duke University men’s and women’s teams and the Johns Hopkins University women’s team at Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex.
On the women’s side of the competition the U.S. Elite and Developmental teams will each play Duke and Johns Hopkins. The U.S. Elite team includes two-time World Cup veteran Quinn Carney (Maryland) and former Tewaaraton Trophy winners Katie Chrest (Duke, 2005), Rachael Becker DeCecco (Princeton, 2003) and Kristen Kjellman (Northwestern, 2006, 2007). The 24-member U.S. Developmental team includes 17 current collegiate players, including Duke’s Jess Adam and Johns Hopkins’ Lauren Schwarzmann.
Duke is coming off a 16-4 season in which it advanced to the NCAA semifinals. The Blue Devils feature U.S. Elite team player Caroline Cryer, a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy last year after setting a Duke record with 71 goals. Johns Hopkins went 12-8 last year, reaching the NCAA quarterfinals. Mary Key, a U.S. Elite team member, finished her Hopkins’ career with 383 points, third best in NCAA history.
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