Chaminade Alumni Help US U19 Lacrosse Take World Title

It may not be of the Olympic variety, but Chaminade lacrosse teammates have a little more gold to add to their trophy cases, having atop the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) U19 Men’s World championships with a 10-8 win over Canada.

Kavanaugh was named tournament MVP after leading the team with 12 goals and 4 assists, third overall of all players. He was also named to the All-World team and the most outstanding attackman. Mahon finished with 2 goals in the tournament.

The U.S. kept its streak alive of winning every gold medal since sanctioned U19 international began in 1988. Canada, which beat the U.S. 15-13 in overtime in pool play, finished in second place for the fifth time in tournament history. The Iroquois Nationals placed third after an 18-1 win over England earlier Saturday.

The U.S. outscored Canada 4-0 in the second quarter, winning 7 of 8 faceoffs in the same period to take a 6-2 halftime lead. Canada scored three straight to open the second half and cut the U.S. lead to 6-5, but the U.S. scored three of the next four to make it 9-6 heading into the fourth quarter. Kavanagh, Connor Buczek and Ryan Tucker scored during the run. Mike Tagliaferri made it 10-7 with 3:17 to go before Wes Berg tacked on the last goal of the game with nine seconds to go.