Virginia Men’s Lacrosse | Three Cavaliers Named to U.S. Roster for World Lacrosse U20 Championships

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia junior Will Erdmann (midfield) and incoming freshmen Robby Hopper (LSM/protection) and Brendan Millon (assault) have been named to remaining 22-player roster that may symbolize to the United States on the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship, USA Lacrosse introduced Tuesday (July 29). The 20-team occasion takes place from Aug. 15-24 on Jeju Island, Korea. 

The Cavaliers’ three alternatives tied for probably the most amongst all applications nationwide. Additionally, Millon and Hopper accounted for 2 of the staff’s 4 current highschool graduates. 

Beginning with an preliminary tryout in June 2024, head coach Shawn Nadelen, who additionally serves as head coach at Towson University, and his workers have had 5 alternatives to guage the nation’s prime younger gamers. They introduced the ultimate roster following a current coaching camp at Cornell University. 

The United States opens pool play on Aug. 16 in a sport in opposition to Canada adopted by contests in opposition to Australia and the Haudenosaunee. All 4 members from Pool A robotically advance to the quarterfinal spherical of the playoffs, which start Aug. 21. The gold medal sport is scheduled for Aug. 24. 

The U.S. has received every of the earlier 9 World Lacrosse males’s junior subject championships. Former Cavaliers Quentin Matsui and Danny Parker had been a part of the latest junior championship, which was held in Limerick, Ireland in 2022. Matsui, Parker and the remainder of the U.S. squad defeated Canada 12-10 within the championship sport. 

This 12 months’s championship mark the primary time this occasion has been held in Asia since 1996, when the U.S. U19 staff defeated Australia 13-8 within the championship sport in Tokyo.

United State World Championships U20 Roster 

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