BOSTON, Mass. – The America East will have a great deal of representation at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship, which gets underway in full force on Thursday, as 26 athletes and coaches with connections to the conference will compete for ten different nations over the next few weeks.
The Lacrosse Championship got underway on Wednesday night as defending champion USA edged Canada 7-5 in a hard-fought battle. Nine more games get underway with every contest on ESPN+. View the complete schedule.
UAlbany has 15 coaches and players competing to lead all America East programs. Head Coach Scott Mahr will serve as an assistant coach for the Haudenosaunee Nationals and will coach six current and former Great Danes. Blaze Riorden and TD Ierlan will playt for Team USA.
Stony Brook, Vermont, UMBC and UMass Lowell also have current and former student-athletes competing who will be representing Canada, France, Jamaica, Latvia and Puerto Rico.
| School |
Name |
National Team |
| UAlbany |
Merrick Thomson |
Canada |
| UAlbany |
Connor Fields |
Canada |
| UAlbany |
Scott Mahr |
Haudenosaunee Nationals |
| UAlbany |
Jake Piseno |
Haudenosaunee Nationals |
| UAlbany |
Jack VanValkenburgh |
Haudenosaunee Nationals |
| UAlbany |
Lyle Thompson |
Haudenosaunee Nationals |
| UAlbany |
Jakob Patterson |
Haudenosaunee Nationals |
| UAlbany |
Ron John |
Haudenosaunee Nationals |
| UAlbany |
Tehoka Nanticoke |
Haudenosaunee Nationals |
| UAlbany |
Eli Lasda |
Latvia |
| UAlbany |
Riley Lasda |
Latvia |
| UAlbany |
Will Ramos |
Puerto Rico |
| UAlbany |
Steve Ramirez |
Puerto Rico |
| UAlbany |
Blaze Riorden |
USA |
| UAlbany |
TD Ierlan |
USA |
| Binghamton |
Dlyan Braddock |
Wales |
| UMBC |
Tony Diallo |
Jamaica |
| UMass Lowell |
Matt Balter |
Israel |
| UMass Lowell |
Cliff Kurker |
Jamaica |
| UMass Lowell |
Kahairi Sears |
Jamaica |
| Stony Brook |
Ryand Rees |
Canada |
| Stony Brook |
Challen Rogers |
Canada |
| Stony Brook |
David Miele-Estrella |
Puerto Rico |
| Vermont |
Justin Rosenberg |
France |
| Vermont |
James Barlow |
France |
| Vermont |
Per Ander Olters |
Germany |
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