Israel at the World Lacrosse Championships
This is a record of Israel at the World Lacrosse Championship. Israel has competed since 2014. In 2014, Israel finished in the 7th position out of 38 teams, after winning six of their eight games played. Prior to 2014, Israel was unable to compete due to the Israel Lacrosse Association not being officially recognized by the Federation of International Lacrosse until April 2011.[1]
Record
Year | Result |
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1967 | Did not enter |
1974 | Did not enter |
1978 | Did not enter |
1982 | Did not enter |
1986 | Did not enter |
1990 | Did not enter |
1994 | Did not enter |
1998 | Did not enter |
2002 | Did not enter |
2006 | Did not enter |
2010 | Did not enter |
2014 | 7th place |
2014 World Lacrosse Championship
Playing in its first-ever world championships, Israel very nearly duplicated Scotland's feat, twice narrowly falling in games that could have advanced the team into the Blue Division. After reaching the quarterfinals, the Israelis led Australia in the third quarter before dropping a tough 9-8 decision.[2] Then in a placement round game, Israel made a dramatic comeback to push England to overtime before suffering a 10-9 setback.[3] Israel finished seventh.
Israel held tryouts at Wingate Institute in Netanya in July 2013, selecting a roster of 46 men.[4] The roster consisted of both Israeli and non-Israel Jews from around the world.[4] Any Jew, due to being eligible for Israeli citizenship under the law of return may play for Israel in the tournament, based on the rules from the Federation of International Lacrosse.[5]
Pool Play - Orange Division
Standings
Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 8 | +47 |
Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 33 | +10 |
Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 41 | –15 |
Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 55 | –42 |
Results
11 July 2014 | ||||
Sweden | 4–19 | Israel | ||
12 July 2014 | ||||
Israel | 17–2 | Slovakia | ||
13 July 2014 | ||||
Israel | 19–2 | Korea | Report |
Play-in games - First qualified teams
14 July | 15 July | ||||||
Germany | 9 | ||||||
Czech Republic | 5 | ||||||
Germany | 1 | ||||||
Israel | 15 | ||||||
15 July | |||||||
Ireland | 9 | Czech Republic | 10 | ||||
Israel | 18 | Ireland | 12 |
Championship
Quarterfinals 16 July |
Semifinals 17 July |
Final 19 July | |||||||||||
Canada | 12 | ||||||||||||
Scotland | 8 | ||||||||||||
Iroquois | 6 | ||||||||||||
Iroquois | 10 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 8 | ||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
United States | 22 | ||||||||||||
Israel | 8 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 3 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 9 | ||||||||||||
3rd place game 19 July |
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Iroquois | 16 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 5 |
5th to 8th place
Play-in games 16 July |
5th to 8th place games 17 July |
5th place game 19 July | |||||||||||
Scotland (OT) | 10 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand | 8 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 9 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 17 | ||||||||||||
Scotland | 13 | ||||||||||||
England | 15 | ||||||||||||
Israel | 9 | ||||||||||||
Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||
England (OT) | 10 | ||||||||||||
England | 15 | ||||||||||||
7th place game 18 July |
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Japan | 10 | ||||||||||||
Israel | 15 |
Roster
No | Name | Position | Home town | College |
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1 | Joshua Rottman | A | Danville, CA | UC Davis |
2 | Hank Altschuler | G | Philadelphia, PA | Cabrini |
3 | Matthew Cherry | A | Ashkelon, Israel | Dickinson |
4 | Benjamin Smith | LSM | Longmeadow, MA | Harvard |
5 | Casey Cittadino | M | Baldwin, NY | Towson |
6 | Andrew Goldstein | G | Milton, MA | Dartmouth |
7 | Jesse Kane | M | Tel Aviv, Israel | Sackler-Tel Aviv University |
8 | Bradley Neumann | A | Woodbury, NY | Georgetown |
9 | Yochanan Katz | M | Jerusalem, Israel | Colorado State |
10 | Jonathan Rathauser | D | – Tel Aviv, Israel | Technion-Israel |
11 | Reuven Dressler | G | Ma’ale Adumim, Israel | Israel Defense Forces |
12 | Richard Cheifitz | A | Fair Lawn, NJ | / Kean |
13 | Shimon Laxer | M | Givat Shmuel, Israel | Bar-Ilan University |
14 | Aaron Tracy | M | Tel Aviv, Israel | Sackler-Tel Aviv University |
15 | Ben Bretter | M | Petach Tikvah, Israel | Montclair State |
16 | Cody Levine | M | Purchase, NY | Cornell |
17 | Mathew Markman | D | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hebrew University |
18 | Seth Mahler | M | Ashkelon, Israel | Whittier |
19 | Eytan Saperstein | D | Hewlett, NY | Tufts |
20 | Cole McCormack | M | Ashkelon, Israel | Cornell |
21 | Daniel Hartman | A | Bellmore, NY | Stevenson |
22 | Michael Pfeffer | A | Herzliya, Israel | Israel Defense Forces |
23 | Lee Coppersmith | M | Boca Raton, FL | Johns Hopkins |
24 | Gabriel Leonhard | M | Arad, Israel | Eastern |
25 | Mitch Goldberg | A | Damascus, MD | Richmond |
26 | Chris Friedman | D | Freeport, NY | Briarcliffe |
27 | Adam Crystal | D | Baldwin, NY | Drexel |
29 | Matthew Greenblatt | M | Gaithersburg, MD | Ithaca |
30 | Matthew Caple | M | Wellesley, MA | Tufts |
31 | Mark Jutkowitz | D | Bethesda, MD | Maryland |
32 | Daniel Leventhal | M | Tel Aviv, Israel | Tufts |
33 | Ari Sussman | A | New Haven, CT | Dartmouth |
36 | Samuel Adler | M | Netanya, Israel | SUNY Potsdam |
40 | Matthew Flapan | M | Ramle, Israel | Israel Defense Forces |
41 | Noach Miller | A | Tel Aviv, Israel | Vermont |
42 | Noah Knopf | LSM | New York, NY | Fieldston School |
43 | Kyle Bergman | M | Toronto, ON | Drexel |
44 | Sacha Stout | M | Manchester, England | Manchester |
47 | Alex Tress | LSM | Sinsbury, CT | Keene State |
48 | Connor Wolfe | G | New London, CT | Connecticut College |
50 | Dakota Sherman | LSM | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Michigan |
77 | Jacob Silberlicht | M | Ashkelon, Israel | Hobart |
91 | Matthew Opsahl | A | Potomac, MD | Hobart |
96 | Michael Grosz | M | St. Louis, MO | Robert Morris |
99 | Jason Senter | D | Rockville, MD | Florida State |
0 | Daniel Devery | D | Haifa, Israel | University of Haifa |
Source:[6]
Final Standings
Rank | Team | Div | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Canada | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 39 | +52 | |
United States | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 112 | 34 | +78 | |
Iroquois | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 96 | 75 | +21 | |
4 | Australia | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 106 | -44 |
5 | England | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 106 | -39 |
6 | Scotland | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 117 | 68 | +49 |
7 | Israel | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 120 | 47 | +73 |
8 | Japan | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 77 | 124 | -47 |
9 | Germany | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 87 | 59 | +28 |
10 | Ireland | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 105 | 63 | +42 |
References
- ↑ ROSEN TABBED ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH FOR ISRAEL LACROSSE NATIONAL TEAM
- ↑ "Israel's dream run clipped by No. 3 Australia, 9-8". Israel men's national lacrosse team. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ "No. 5 England holds on for overtime win over Israel, 10-9". Israel men's national lacrosse team. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- 1 2 Israel Names Roster for FIL World Championship
- ↑ JMU roundup: Duo join Israeli national women’s lacrosse team
- ↑ Israel Names Roster for FIL World Championship