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Molnar named to Team Israel for upcoming 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championships
11/28/2017 3:35:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
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NETANYA, ISREAL - Former Lehigh men's lacrosse standout Noah Molnar '13 was recently named to the roster for the men's national team which is set to compete in the upcoming 2018 FIL World Championships. The championships will take place from July 12-21 in Netanya, Israel. Molnar is a two-time Patriot League Champion with the Mountain Hawks and is currently a mainstay for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse.
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Israel is coming off a seventh-place finish at the 2014 championships, with nine players from that team set to return in 2018. The roster is composed of both Israeli players, as well as members of the Jewish diaspora, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). In conjunction with the Israel Lacrosse Tzedakah Program, each player will be competing in honor of a charity of his choosing.
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Molnar finished his Lehigh career with 71 groundballs and 49 caused turnovers (currently tied for eighth in school history). As a sophomore, he posted career highs in goals (6), assists (4) and points (10) while also tallying 27 groundballs and 14 caused turnovers. Molnar continued with 21 groundballs and 21 caused turnovers in Lehigh's 2012 Patriot League Championship campaign, then adding 15 groundballs and 11 caused turnovers in 2013 as the Mountain Hawks won their second straight league title.
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After Lehigh, Molnar has gone onto an impressive career with the Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse. He won an MLL championship with Denver in 2016 and helped the Outlaws return to the title game in 2017. Last season, Molnar had six points (four goals, two assists) and 19 groundballs. One of his goals was the game-winner at New York on Apr. 29.
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The 2018 season opener is set for Saturday, Feb. 3 vs. NJIT. Lehigh is set to return four of its top five point-getters along with six of the top seven finishers in groundballs. Two-time team captain and starting midfielder Ian Strain returns for a fifth year after missing his freshman year due to injury. In addition, all three All-Patriot League honorees return in Craig Chick, Eddie Bouhall and Andrew Pettit, as does Tristan Rai and his 87 career points through two seasons and Conor Gaffney, who finished eighth nationally in faceoff percentage as a freshman (61.0 percent).
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Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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Complete Israel Lacrosse Release
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NETANYA, ISREAL - Former Lehigh men's lacrosse standout Noah Molnar '13 was recently named to the roster for the men's national team which is set to compete in the upcoming 2018 FIL World Championships. The championships will take place from July 12-21 in Netanya, Israel. Molnar is a two-time Patriot League Champion with the Mountain Hawks and is currently a mainstay for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse.
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Israel is coming off a seventh-place finish at the 2014 championships, with nine players from that team set to return in 2018. The roster is composed of both Israeli players, as well as members of the Jewish diaspora, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). In conjunction with the Israel Lacrosse Tzedakah Program, each player will be competing in honor of a charity of his choosing.
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Molnar finished his Lehigh career with 71 groundballs and 49 caused turnovers (currently tied for eighth in school history). As a sophomore, he posted career highs in goals (6), assists (4) and points (10) while also tallying 27 groundballs and 14 caused turnovers. Molnar continued with 21 groundballs and 21 caused turnovers in Lehigh's 2012 Patriot League Championship campaign, then adding 15 groundballs and 11 caused turnovers in 2013 as the Mountain Hawks won their second straight league title.
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After Lehigh, Molnar has gone onto an impressive career with the Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse. He won an MLL championship with Denver in 2016 and helped the Outlaws return to the title game in 2017. Last season, Molnar had six points (four goals, two assists) and 19 groundballs. One of his goals was the game-winner at New York on Apr. 29.
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The 2018 season opener is set for Saturday, Feb. 3 vs. NJIT. Lehigh is set to return four of its top five point-getters along with six of the top seven finishers in groundballs. Two-time team captain and starting midfielder Ian Strain returns for a fifth year after missing his freshman year due to injury. In addition, all three All-Patriot League honorees return in Craig Chick, Eddie Bouhall and Andrew Pettit, as does Tristan Rai and his 87 career points through two seasons and Conor Gaffney, who finished eighth nationally in faceoff percentage as a freshman (61.0 percent).
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Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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