Two
Florida lacrosse standouts, senior midfielder Brittany Dashiell (Bel
Air, Md.) and senior goalie Mikey Meagher (Liverpool, N.Y.), will
participate in the Stars & Stripes event Sunday, October 7 at Stanford
University as part of the U.S. Women’s National Team. This is the first event
for Team USA as it begins preparations for the 2013 Federation of International
Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup.
Team
USA will face Australia in a match up of the world’s top two teams for the
first time since 2009, when Team USA defeated Australia 8-7 to capture the gold
medal at the FIL World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic. In addition, Team USA
will square off against Team Canada and collegiate programs Cal and Stanford
and will also hold several training sessions. Dashiell and Meagher are part of
a 38-person roster for Team USA that will eventually be narrowed down to 18 in
February 2013.
Both
Dashiell and Meagher are coming off impressive junior campaigns for the Gators.
Dashiell was a Tewaaraton Award and Honda Sports Award finalist along with
earning three All-American distinctions in the 2012 season. She finished in
the top four of every statistical category for UF, leading the team with 69
points and 25 assists, second with 17 caused turnovers, third with 44 goals and
46 draw controls and fourth with 31 ground balls.
Meagher
is the reigning Goalie of the Year from IWLCA, SynapseSports.com, and
WomensLax.com and earned three All-American honors in 2012. She made 19 starts
in 2012 owning a 16-3 record with 145 saves and
allowed 125 goals for a .537 save percentage and a 7.03 goals-against average
in 1066:31 in the cage. Meagher also led the nation in both save percentage and
goals-against average, becoming just the third goalie to do so since the NCAA
began recording statistics in 1996.
The matchup between Team USA and Australia will be broadcast on ESPN 3 with opening
draw set for 1 p.m. EST. Fans can also follow along on Twitter at @LacrosseMag
or @USLacrosse. Additional information can be found on the US Lacrosse Web site.
