Cassese travels to Annapolis for tryout number-two
10/16/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – On Friday, October 16 Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese will head to Annapolis, Maryland for the second of three tryout weekends as he continues his quest for a spot on the 2010 United States National Men’s Lacrosse Team. Cassese previously competed on the campus of the United States Military Academy in late September as he and 39 other players who qualified for the national training team were put through a grueling weekend of practices and games.
Cassese will arrive in Annapolis on Friday evening and immediately be sent to a team meeting. Early Saturday morning, the Mountain Hawks leader will grab a bite to eat and then head to the campus of the United States Naval Academy where the 40 members of the training squad will practice with players from Navy’s current team. Saturday evening consists of an Alumni Dinner with members of the 1974 and ’78 National Teams. Cassese’s weekend will come to a close on Sunday when the team takes part in a number of exhibition games versus Navy, Maryland and Virginia.
Of the 84 invitees at the tryouts in June, Cassese was of one 200 players that submitted applications to be considered for Team USA. He was one of 12 tryout selections among the 84 that was a member of the 2006 U.S. team that finished as runner-up to Canada at the World Championships. Cassese was also a member of the 2002 U.S. team that won the world title in Australia.
The 2010 world championship will be the first men’s championship conducted by the newly formed FIL, which is a result of the merger of the International Federation of Women’s Lacrosse Associations and the International Lacrosse Federation.
To read Coach Cassese’s blog from the first tryout weekend, please click on the link above.
