2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

The 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC) was the fourth international box lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse every four years. The 2015 WILC was hosted by the Onondaga Nation, south of Syracuse, New York, and took place between September 18 and 27.[1] Canada defeated the host Iroquois Nationals 12–8 in the gold medal game, the same finals match-up featured in the first three indoor championships.[2] Since the WILC started in 2003, Team Canada is undefeated with an overall record of 23–0.[3]

2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country Iroquois
DatesSeptember 18–27, 2015
Teams13
Venue(s)4 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Gold  Canada (4th title)
Silver  Iroquois
Bronze  United States
Fourth place Israel
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored1075 (23.37 per match)
Attendance10,421 (gold and bronze medal games)
Scoring leader(s) Anthony Terranova (67 pts)
MVP Shawn Evans
Websiteworldlacrosse.sport/wilc-2015/
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In the bronze medal game, the United States beat first-time participant Israel 15–4.[4] Canadian Shawn Evans was the tournament MVP, scoring 10 goals and 25 assists in 5 games.[5]

Thirteen countries participated, 5 more than in 2011, including first-time competitors Finland, Germany, Israel, Serbia, Switzerland, and Turkey.[6] Most games were held on the Onondaga Nation at the Onondaga Nation Arena and the newly built $6.5 million Onondaga Nation Fieldhouse, although the Iroquois' games versus Canada and the United States were held at War Memorial Arena in Syracuse.[7][8] Over 10,000 fans attended the gold and bronze medal games in the Carrier Dome.[9]

The opening ceremonies in the sold-out War Memorial Arena featured a light show about the Haudenosaunee creation story and traditional dancing.[10] After the Iroquois Nationals were not allowed to use their Haudenosaunee passports to travel to England in 2010 due to new security requirements, many international players were interested in getting their passports stamped by the Onondaga Nation.[11] The documentary Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation explains the meaning of lacrosse to the Iroquois people and covers the Iroquois Nationals in the 2015 WILC, featuring brothers Lyle and Miles Thompson.[12]

Venues
Onondaga Reservation Syracuse
Onondaga Reservation
Syracuse
Host sites of the 2015 WILC
Tsha'Hon'nonyen'dakhwa
(Onondaga Nation Arena)
Capacity: 3,000
42°57′58″N 76°8′22″W		 Carrier Dome
Capacity: 28,000
43°2′10″N 76°8′11″W
Tsha' Thoñ'nhes
(Onondaga Nation Fieldhouse)
Capacity: 300
42°56′48″N 76°09′17″W		 War Memorial Arena
Capacity: 6,000
43°2′41″N 76°8′54″W

Pool play

The teams were divided into 3 divisions, with the 5 highest-ranked teams placed in the Blue Division and the others being split into the Red and Green Divisions. In the Blue Division, the top two teams advanced to the semifinals, the third and fourth teams entered the quarterfinals and the fifth team was placed in the classification bracket. The top two teams in both the Red and Green Divisions entered the play-in games, while the bottom two teams were placed in the classification bracket.

Blue Division

Canada once again was undefeated in pool play, although the game versus the Iroquois was hard-fought.[13] The Nationals led 8–4 early in the third period, but Canada outscored them 7–1 the rest of the game.[14]

Team GP W L GF GA DIF Advanced to
 Canada 4406720+47Semifinals
 Iroquois 4315930+29Semifinals
 United States 4224347-4Quarterfinals
 Czech Republic 4132257-35Quarterfinals
England 4042461-37Classification bracket
September 18 Iroquois  13–9
  United States
September 19 Czech Republic  9–7
 England
September 20 United States  14–7
  Czech Republic
September 20 Iroquois  9–11
  Canada
September 21 United States  13–9
 England
September 21  Canada 19–2
  Czech Republic
September 22 England 6–20
  Iroquois
September 22 Canada  18–7
  United States
September 23 England 2–19
  Canada
September 23 Czech Republic  4–17
  Iroquois

Red Division
Team GP W L GF GA DIF Advanced to
 Australia 3304929+20Play-in games
Finland 3213722+15Play-in games
Turkey 3123940-1Classification bracket
Switzerland 3031751-34Classification bracket
September 18 Switzerland 6–12
 Turkey
September 18 Australia  7–6
 Finland
September 19 Finland 18–5
 Switzerland
September 19 Turkey 17–21
  Australia
September 20 Switzerland 6–21
  Australia
September 20 Finland 13–10
 Turkey

Green Division
Team GP W L GF GA DIF Advanced to
Israel 3213624+12Play-in games
Ireland 3212729-2Play-in games
Serbia 3122936-7Classification bracket
Germany 3122730-3Classification bracket
September 18 Israel 15–8
 Serbia
September 18 Ireland 10–7
 Germany
September 19 Serbia 10–11
 Ireland
September 19 Germany 10–9
 Israel
September 20 Israel 12–6
 Ireland
September 20 Germany 10–11
 Serbia

Play-in games
September 21 Israel 14–4
 Finland
September 21 Australia  4–12
 Ireland
September 22 Ireland 7–12
 Israel

Israel was seeded #5 and Ireland #6 in the quarterfinals. Finland and Australia were placed in the classification bracket.

Championship bracket

The gold medal game was close throughout the first half, with only two brief two-goal leads for Canada. Canada led 6–5 at the half, then the teams traded two-goal runs to get back to 8–7 in the early fourth quarter. Steven Priolo and Stephan Leblanc both scored in unsettled situations within a minute of each other for Canada to take command of the game with 10 minutes left.[9]

Team Canada's Curtis Dickson led all scorers with four goals, including one open-net goal, and an assist. His teammate Mark Matthews had four assists. Randy Staats and Johnny Powless both had four points for the Iroquois.[15]

Quarterfinals
September 24		 Semifinals
September 25		 Gold medal game
September 27
   
 Canada 19  
Israel 13  
Israel 3    
 Czech Republic 12  
   Canada 12
 
     Iroquois 8
 Iroquois 17
 United States 22  
 United States 10  
Ireland 2  
Bronze medal game
 
 United States 15
Israel 4

Classification bracket
September 21 Serbia 9–7
 Switzerland
September 21 Turkey 21–16
 Germany
September 22 Finland 8–12
  Australia
September 22 Turkey 12–16
 Serbia
September 22 Germany 16–8
 Switzerland
September 24 Serbia 13–17
  Australia
September 24 Turkey 15–12
 Switzerland
September 25 Finland 11–9
 Germany
September 25 Turkey 25–18
 Serbia
September 25 England 13–12
  Australia
September 25 Czech Republic  13–14
 Ireland
September 26 Ireland 12–14
 England 5th place
September 26 Australia  11–20
  Czech Republic 7th place
September 26 Finland 24–6
 Turkey 9th place
September 26 Serbia 12–13
 Germany 11th place

Ranking, leaders, and awards

Final ranking
 Canada
 Iroquois
 United States
4 Israel
5 England
6 Ireland
7 Czech Republic
8 Australia
9 Finland
10 Turkey
11 Germany
12 Serbia
13 Switzerland

Scoring leaders
Player G A Pts
Anthony Terranova422567
Dave Deriso341751
Joe Walters143044
Roope Jokela222042
Joseph Rainoldi251641
Caleb Hall211940
Stephen Keogh192140
Matthew Taylor231538
Chad Culp122537
Robert Raittila191635
Source:[16]

Goaltending leaders
Player GP SV GA Sv%
Matt Vinc6911685%
Angus Goodleaf61784879%
Micahel Cregan83199078%
Nick Rose62758077%
Lauri Uusitalo71765477%
Zachary Higgins82317077%
Scott Komer83009277%
Minimum 75 saves. Source:[17]

All World Team
Forwards

Lyle Thompson
Mark Matthews

Transition

Jeff Shattler

Defense

Sid Smith
Chris Corbell

Goaltender

Matt Vinc

Most Valuable Player

Shawn Evans

Source:[18]

References
  1. "Lacrosse is Coming Home to Onondaga Nation". Federation of International Lacrosse (Press release). 2 April 2015.
  2. Rogers, Daniels (September 27, 2015). "World Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2015 Results: Medal Winners and Final Scores". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. "WILC Highlights: Canada's Indoor Reign Continues". Inside Lacrosse. September 27, 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. Conwell, Ryan (September 28, 2015). "Team USA Settles With Bronze, Defeats Israel 15-4". Lacrosse All Stars. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. Arnold, Ed (September 29, 2015). "Winning gold a family affair for world indoor lacrosse championship MVP Shawn Evans". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  6. Moses, Sarah (September 17, 2015). "5 things to know about 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  7. Moses, Sarah (September 11, 2015). "Onondaga Nation builds $6.5M arena in record time for lacrosse championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. "Tsha' Thoñ'nhes - About Us". Onondaga Nation. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  9. Ditota, Donna (September 27, 2015). "Canada dashes Iroquois' dream, continues domination in World Indoor Lacrosse Championship". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  10. Moses, Sarah (September 22, 2015). "World Indoor Lacrosse Championship opening ceremony, games on YouTube". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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  12. Morris, Amy (May 26, 2017). "Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Documentary Premieres: Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation". Indian Country Today. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  13. Schilling, Vincent (September 21, 2015). "Iroquois Nationals Drop Squeaker to Team Canada in Worlds". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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  15. "Canada - Iroquois 12:8". pointbench.com. WILC. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  16. "Points". Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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  18. "WILC 2015 Awards" (Press release). Federation of International Lacrosse. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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