6 Machine players named to USA Lacrosse roster

Posted June 12, 2009 11:00 pm

Special to the Daily Herald

SMITHFIELD, RI - Six Chicago Machine players from Major League Lacrosse have been named to the 2010 U.S. men's national training team following a three-day tryout at Bryant University in Rhode Island.

Forty players, selected by a 14-member committee, advanced with an opportunity to compete in the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championship in Manchester, England from July 10-24, 2010.

Team USA players will compete in three training weekends during the fall of 2009. After those three weekends, the roster will be cut to the FIL-mandated size of 23 players for the world championship.

Machine players selected for the tryouts were Kevin Leveille (Attack), Mike Leveille (Attack), Steven Brooks (Midfield), John Glynn (Midfield), Matt Striebel (Midfield), and D.J. Driscoll (Defense).

Striebel was on both the gold medal-winning 2002 men's team and the 2006 team that won the silver behind Canada. Leveille holds the current Major League Lacrosse record with 57 consecutive games in which he has scored a goal.

The Chicago Machine is in its fourth season of outdoor professional lacrosse play. For more information, visit chicagomachine.com.

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