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The 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC) was the fourth international box lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse every four years. The 2015 WILC was hosted by the Onondaga Nation, south of Syracuse, New York, and took place between September 18 and 27.[1] Canada defeated the host Iroquois Nationals 12–8 in the gold medal game, the same finals match-up featured in all four indoor championships.[2] Since the WILC started in 2003, Team Canada is undefeated with an overall record of 23–0.[3]
In the bronze medal game, the United States beat first-time participant Israel 15–4.[4] Canadian Shawn Evans was the tournament MVP, scoring 10 goals and 25 assists in 5 games.[5]
13 countries participated, 5 more than in 2011, including first-time competitors Finland, Germany, Israel, Serbia, Switzerland, and Turkey.[6] Most games were held on the Onondaga Nation at the Onondaga Nation Arena and the newly-built $6.5 million Onondaga Nation Fieldhouse, although the Iroquois' games versus Canada and the United States were held at War Memorial Arena in Syracuse.[7][8] Over 10,000 fans attended the gold and bronze medal games in the Carrier Dome.[9]
The opening ceremonies in the sold-out War Memorial Arena featured a light show about the Haudenosaunee creation story and traditional dancing.[10] After the Iroquois Nationals were not allowed to use their Haudenosaunee passports to travel to England in 2010 due to new security requirements, many international players were interested in getting their passports stamped by the Onondaga Nation.[11] The documentary Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation explains the meaning of lacrosse to the Iroquois people and covers the Iroquois Nationals in the 2015 WILC, featuring brothers Lyle and Miles Thompson.[12]
Championship bracket
The gold medal game was close throughout the first half, with only two brief two-goal leads for Canada. Canada led 6–5 at the half, then the teams traded two-goal runs to get back to 8–7 in the early fourth quarter. Steven Priolo and Stephan Leblanc both scored in unsettled situations within a minute of each other for Canada to take command of the game with 10 minutes left.[9]
Team Canada's Curtis Dickson led all scorers with four goals, including one open-net goal, and an assist. His teammate Mark Matthews had four assists. Randy Staats and Johnny Powless both had four points for the Iroquois.[15]
Classification bracket
September 21 |
Serbia |
9–7
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Switzerland |
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September 21 |
Turkey |
21–16
|
Germany |
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September 22 |
Turkey |
12–16
|
Serbia |
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September 22 |
Germany |
16–8
|
Switzerland |
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September 24 |
Turkey |
15–12
|
Switzerland |
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September 25 |
Finland |
11–9
|
Germany |
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September 25 |
Turkey |
25–18
|
Serbia |
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September 26 |
Ireland |
12–14
|
England |
5th place |
September 26 |
Finland |
24–6
|
Turkey |
9th place |
September 26 |
Serbia |
12–13
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Germany |
11th place |
Ranking, leaders, and awards
Scoring leaders
Player |
G |
A |
Pts |
Anthony Terranova | 42 | 25 | 67 |
Dave Deriso | 34 | 17 | 51 |
Joe Walters | 14 | 30 | 44 |
Roope Jokela | 22 | 20 | 42 |
Joseph Rainoldi | 25 | 16 | 41 |
Caleb Hall | 21 | 19 | 40 |
Stephen Keogh | 19 | 21 | 40 |
Matthew Taylor | 23 | 15 | 38 |
Chad Culp | 12 | 25 | 37 |
Robert Raittila | 19 | 16 | 35 |
Source:[16] |
Goaltending leaders
Player |
GP |
SV |
GA |
Sv% |
Matt Vinc | 6 | 91 | 16 | 85% |
Angus Goodleaf | 6 | 178 | 48 | 79% |
Micahel Cregan | 8 | 319 | 90 | 78% |
Nick Rose | 6 | 275 | 80 | 77% |
Lauri Uusitalo | 7 | 176 | 54 | 77% |
Zachary Higgins | 8 | 231 | 70 | 77% |
Scott Komer | 8 | 300 | 92 | 77% |
Minimum 75 saves. Source:[17] |
References
- ↑ "Lacrosse is Coming Home to Onondaga Nation". Federation of International Lacrosse (Press release). 2 April 2015.
- ↑ Rogers, Daniels (September 27, 2015). "World Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2015 Results: Medal Winners and Final Scores". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "WILC Highlights: Canada's Indoor Reign Continues". Inside Lacrosse. September 27, 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ Conwell, Ryan (September 28, 2015). "Team USA Settles With Bronze, Defeats Israel 15-4". Lacrosse All Stars. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ Arnold, Ed (September 29, 2015). "Winning gold a family affair for world indoor lacrosse championship MVP Shawn Evans". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ Moses, Sarah (September 17, 2015). "5 things to know about 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ Moses, Sarah (September 11, 2015). "Onondaga Nation builds $6.5M arena in record time for lacrosse championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ "Tsha' Thoñ'nhes - About Us". Onondaga Nation. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- 1 2 Ditota, Donna (September 27, 2015). "Canada dashes Iroquois' dream, continues domination in World Indoor Lacrosse Championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ Moses, Sarah (September 22, 2015). "World Indoor Lacrosse Championship opening ceremony, games on YouTube". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ Schilling, Vincent (September 17, 2015). "International Teams Line Up for Onondaga Passport Stamps at World Indoor Lacrosse Championships". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ Morris, Amy (May 26, 2017). "Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Documentary Premieres: Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ Schilling, Vincent (September 21, 2015). "Iroquois Nationals Drop Squeaker to Team Canada in Worlds". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "Iroquois - Canada 9:11". pointbench.com. WILC. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "Canada - Iroquois 12:8". pointbench.com. WILC. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "Points". Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "Goaltender stats". Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "WILC 2015 Awards" (Press release). Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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