Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kevin Cassese has announced the addition of 11 student-athletes who will arrive on campus Thursday to join the Mountain Hawks lacrosse program. The class of 2014 features student-athletes from four states: Maryland, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania and features four high school All-Americans.
For the second time in his career, Kevin Cassese is a World Champion. The Lehigh head coach co-captained the United States to a 12-10 win over arch rival Canada on Saturday to capture the gold medal at the FIL World Championships. With the win the United States captured its first World Championship since 2002, where Cassese earned his first gold medal.
The 2010 FIL World Championships are almost a week old, and it has already been a productive tournament for the two World Championship participants with ties to the Lehigh lacrosse program. Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese has clinched a spot in the medal round with Team USA after going 4-1 in round-robin play.
For the next two weeks, Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese will trade in his Brown and White for the Red, White and Blue, as he will represent the United States at the 2010 FIL World Championships, July 15-24 in Manchester England. This will be the third World Championships for Cassese, who won a gold medal with Team USA in 2002 and a silver medal in 2006.
Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese and the rest of the U.S. National Team are in Smithfield, R.I. for six days of training camp in preparation for the FIL World Championships, which get underway on July 15 in Manchester, England. Before heading across the pond, Cassese and Team USA will play one final exhibition game on American soil...