U.S. 'Duel in Denver' Roster Includes Matt Abbott, Steven Brooks

BALTIMORE – Former Syracuse University midfielders Matt Abbott and Steven Brooks have been named to the U.S. roster for the "Duel in Denver," an exhibition game that pits Team USA against Canada on Sept. 8, 2012 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo.

The 25-man roster for the exhibition was released Friday, July 20 by U.S. Lacrosse and includes 10 members of the U.S. team that defeated Canada, 12-10, in Manchester, England to win the 2010 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship.

Brooks and Abbott were teammates at Syracuse for three seasons. The pair helped the Orange win the 2008 NCAA title. Abbott also won a national championship with the Orange in 2009. Currently, the duo plays together professionally with the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse (MLL).

The "Duel in Denver" serves as a prelude to the 2014 FIL World Championship, which will be hosted by U.S. Lacrosse in Denver from July 10-19, 2014. It also serves as a starting point for the selection of the training team that will comprise the 2014 U.S. Men's Senior National Team, and marks the first game for the U.S. under new head coach Richie Meade.

General admission tickets for the event are $20 and can be purchased at www.uslacrosse.org/duelindenver.

The U.S. roster for the "Duel in Denver" is as follows:

Attack
Ryan Boyle, Boston Cannons, Princeton '04 *#^
Matt Danowski, Charlotte Hounds, Duke '08
Steele Stanwick, Ohio Machine, Virginia '12 %
Drew Westervelt, Chesapeake Bayhawks, UMBC '07 *

Midfield
Matt Abbott, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Syracuse '09
Stephen Berger, Charlotte Hounds, Washington '04
Steven Brooks, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Syracuse '08
Ned Crotty, Rochester Rattlers, Duke '09 *
Kyle Dixon, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Virginia '06 *
Kyle Harrison, LXM Pro Tour, Johns Hopkins '05 #
Stephen Peyser, Long Island Lizards, Johns Hopkins '08 *
Paul Rabil, Boston Cannons, Johns Hopkins '08 *
Max Seibald, Long Island Lizards, Cornell '09 *
Matt Striebel, Rochester Rattlers, Princeton '01 *#^

Defense
Greg Bice, Ohio Machine, Ohio State '04
Matt Bocklet, Denver Outlaws, Johns Hopkins '09
Joe Cinosky, Hamilton Nationals, Maryland '09 *
Michael Evans, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Johns Hopkins '09
Nicky Polanco, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Hofstra '02 #
Kyle Sweeney, Boston Cannons, Georgetown '03 *#
Lee Zink, Denver Outlaws, Maryland '04

Goalies
Drew Adams, Long Island Lizards, Penn State '09
Jesse Schwartzman, Denver Outlaws, Johns Hopkins '07

Faceoff
Chris Eck, Boston Cannons, Colgate '08
Greg Gurenlian, Long Island Lizards, Penn State '06

* 2010 U.S. Men's National Team member
# 2006 U.S. Men's National Team member
^ 2002 U.S. Men's National Team member
% 2008 U.S. Men's National Under-19 Team member

Syracuse University Athletics

U.S. 'Duel in Denver' Roster Includes Matt Abbott, Steven Brooks

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