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| Canada Improves to 3-0 after 15-12 Victory over Iroquois |
| July 5, 2008 |
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COQUITLAM, B.C. - Canada was victorious in a 15-12 thriller against Iroquois Nationals Saturday in the 2008 ILF U-19
Men's Lacrosse World Championships at Percy Perry Stadium.
With the win, Team Canada (3-0) sits at the top of the Blue Division in a tie with United States (3-0). They will
play Sunday at 4:00 p.m. with first place up for grabs.
Adam Jones (Owen Sound, Ont.) opened the scoring at the 1:26 mark of the first for Canada. Randy Staats (Hill
Academy, Ont.) scored a powerplay goal three minutes later and Elihja Printup scored at the 8:53 mark to put
Iroquois up 2-1. The teams exchanged goals for the next three to tie the game 3-3 after one period.
After Iroquois went up 7-4 in the second period, Canada stormed back with three goals in the final five minutes of
the half to tie it at seven after two periods.
Canada scored five goals in the third period and took a 12-9 lead into the fourth only to see that lead disappear as
Iroquois scored three straight goals to tie it at 12-12. Canada scored the final three goals of the game to lock up
the win.
Jayson Card (Caledon, Ont.), Jones and Mark Mathews (Oshawa, Ont.) each had 3 goals for Canada. Staats finished with
four goals and Elihja Printup had three goals in the losing effort for Iroquois Nationals.
Iroquois (1-2) will face off against England (1-1) Sunday evening at 7:15 p.m. at Percy Perry Stadium. It will be
the fourth round robin game for each team. Round robin play finishes on Monday and will be followed by play-in and
playoff games, concluding with the gold medal game on Saturday, July 12 at 2:30 p.m.
Game Summary and Box Score - click here
Sincerely,
Roddy Booth, Media Relations Officer
ILF 2008 U-19 World Lacrosse Championships
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| Sat Jul 12, 2008 |
| USA WINS GOLD, STILL PERFECT AFTER 19-12 VICTORY OVER CANADA |
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| Sat Jul 12, 2008 |
| IROQUOIS NATIONALS CAPTURE BRONZE MEDAL WITH 19-10 WIN OVER ENGLAND |
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| Fri Jul 11, 2008 |
| CANADA PREPARES FOR GOLD MEDAL GAME VS. USA |
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| Thu Jul 10, 2008 |
| TEAM CANADA WILL PLAY FOR GOLD MEDAL VS. USA |
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| Thu Jul 10, 2008 |
| TEAM USA NOW 35-0 IN U-19 PLAY; WILL PLAY IN GOLD MEDAL GAME |
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| Wed Jul 9, 2008 |
| USA PUTS 34 GAME WINNING STREAK ON THE LINE IN SEMI-FINAL GAME AGAINST ENGLAND |
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| Wed Jul 9, 2008 |
| CANADA PREPARES FOR SEMI-FINALS VS. IROQUOIS |
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| Tue Jul 8, 2008 |
| IROQUOIS ADVANCES TO SEMI-FINALS AGAINST CANADA WITH 28-2 VICTORY OVER SCOTLAND |
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| Tue Jul 8, 2008 |
| ENGLAND MOVES ON TO SEMI-FINAL MATCHUP AGAINST U.S. WITH 16-2 WIN OVER GERMANY |
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| Mon Jul 7, 2008 |
| CANADA FINISHES 4-1, WILL PLAY IN SEMI-FINALS |
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| Mon Jul 7, 2008 |
| IROQUOIS ELIMINATES AUSTRALIA FROM MEDAL CONTENTION WITH 17-14 VICTORY |
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| Mon Jul 7, 2008 |
| USA 34-0 IN U-19 TOURNAMENT PLAY AFTER 24-4 WIN OVER ENGLAND |
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| Sun Jul 6, 2008 |
| NO DOWD ABOUT IT, TEAM USA STILL PERFECT AFTER 16-15 OT WIN OVER CANADA |
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| Sun Jul 6, 2008 |
| AUSTRALIA GETS THEIR FIRST VICTORY OVER JAPAN 23-6 |
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| Sat Jul 5, 2008 |
| PEEKE-VOUT GUIDES SCOTLAND TO TO 13-3 WIN OVER FINLAND |
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| Sat Jul 5, 2008 |
| ENGLAND SQUEAKS BY AUSTRALIA 12-11 IN ELECTRIFYING FINISH |
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| Sat Jul 5, 2008 |
| CANADA IMPROVES TO 3-0 AFTER 15-12 VICTORY OVER IROQUOIS |
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| Sat Jul 5, 2008 |
| USA SHUTS OUT JAPAN 27-0 TO EXTEND UNBEATEN STREAK TO 32 GAMES |
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| Fri Jul 4, 2008 |
| CANADA ON CRUISE CONTROL: 2-0 AFTER 26-7 WIN OVER ENGLAND |
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| Fri Jul 4, 2008 |
| DOWD AND DONOVAN LEAD USA TO 21-7 WIN OVER AUSTRALIA |
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| Fri Jul 4, 2008 |
| IROQUOIS OVERPOWERS JAPAN IN 27-9 VICTORY |
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| Thu Jul 3, 2008 |
| TEAM CANADA CRUISES TO A 25-7 WIN OVER AUSTRALIA TO CONCLUDE FIRST DAY OF U-19 LACROSSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| Thu Jul 3, 2008 |
| USA TOO MUCH FOR IROQUOIS IN 20-15 WIN AT 2008 ILF MEN'S LACROSSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| Thu Jul 3, 2008 |
| IVES LEADS ENGLAND IN WIN OVER JAPAN TO OPEN U-19 LACROSSE WORLD TOURNAMENT |
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| Thu Jul 3, 2008 |
| 2008 ILF U-19 MEN'S LACROSSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDER WAY IN COQUITLAM |
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| Mon Jun 30, 2008 |
| FULL WEBCAST ACCESS PASS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ILF U-19 WORLD LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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| Sun Jun 29, 2008 |
| ILF U-19 WORLD LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS REACH AGREEMENT WITH VANCOUVER SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY |
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| Sat Apr 26, 2008 |
| 2008 U-19 WORLD LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS TO WEB-CAST A NUMBER OF TOURNAMENT |
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| Mon Apr 23, 2007 |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA IS AWARDED U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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