Toronto, Ontario (Oct. 22, 2009) – Two of the 30 players recently selected to play for Team Canada in next year's World Lacrosse Championships [see full roster at the bottom] have direct connections to the Stony Brook men's lacrosse team. Junior Jordan McBride (New Westminster, B.C.) and former standout Rhys Duch '08 have both been named to the 30-man roster that will compete for Team Canada in next year's world championships that will be held in Manchester, England in July.

"I am happy to see Jordan and Rhys made the Canadian National Team," commented Stony Brook head coach Rick Sowell, who will be an assistant coach for the US team at the championships. "Rhys had a wonderful career here at Stony Brook and is doing very well in the NLL where he broke the rookie scoring record on his way to being named Rookie of the Year. Jordan, currently a junior is on pace to rewrite the Stony Brook scoring record books. I wish them both the best of luck next summer in England when playing against everyone except Team USA!"

A first team all-America East selection in 2009, McBride had another strong season for Stony Brook from his attack position. He helped lead an offense that averaged 11.2 goals per game to rank 9th in the nation. McBride, who finished with a team-high 42 goals, reached the 40-goal level for a second straight season and finished second in the nation in goals per game. He will enter the 2010 season eighth all-time in goals for the Seawolves with 86.

One of Stony Brook's all-time leading scorers with 106 points, Duch was named the National Lacrosse League's Rookie of the Year in 2009 after an outstanding first season with the San Jose Stealth. The #3 overall pick in the 2008 NLL Entry Draft, he set a new rookie scoring record with 89 points (35g, 54a), breaking the previous mark of 82 points set in 2002.

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Four former and current Canisius College men's lacrosse players have been named to the defending world champion Team Canada's roster for the 2010 Men's Lacrosse World Championship. Canisius graduates Angus Dineley (Toronto, Ontario), Kevin Ross (Toronto, Ontario) and Matt Vinc (St. Catharines, Ontario) plus current Griff Adam Jones (Owen Sound, Ontario) were all named to the Team Canada roster.

The four Canisius standouts are among the 30 players selected to the national team. Canada, who won the 2006 championship, will defend its crown in July 2010 in Manchester, England.

Dineley played for the Griffs from 2004 to 2007. He appeared in 39 games with 28 starting assignments and ranks fifth in school history with 306 career saves, fourth with a .528 career save percentage and third with a 9.63 goals against average. During the 2005 campaign, Dineley recorded a save percentage of .595, the ninth-best mark in the NCAA.

Ross, a 2007 NLL first-round draft pick, spent the 2008-09 season with the Minnesota Swarm, totaling 43 points, 20 goals and 23 assists. He graduated from Canisius ranked fourth in school history with 185 points, second with 126 goals and seventh with 59 assists. A three-time first-team All-MAAC selection, Ross was named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year in 2006.

Vinc, a member of the 2006 world championship team, led the Griffs in ground balls in three different seasons and ranks fifth all-time with 258 career ground balls. A 2004 and 2005 All-MAAC selection, Vinc played in eight games at the 2006 World Championship, recording one goal and eight ground balls. Vinc was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2005 NLL Draft as a goalkeeper and is currently a member of the Orlando Titans.

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