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DOMINICAN MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER SELECTED TO PLAY FOR DUTCH NATIONAL TEAM
March 12, 2010

DOMINICAN MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER SELECTED TO PLAY FOR DUTCH NATIONAL TEAM

Orangeburg, NY (3/12/1) Dominican College midfeilder Alex Jones, has been selected to play for Team Holland in the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships this summer in Manchester, England. Jones a junior from St. Albert, Alberta, Canada is Dominican’s first player to be named All-Conference, as well as holding the record for goals in a single season. Jones’s other Dominican accomplishments include team rookie of the year and offensive player of the year as a freshman. As a sophomore he again led the chargers in goals, and was chosen as offensive player of the year.

Orangeburg, NY (3/12/1) Dominican College midfeilder Alex Jones, has been selected to play for Team Holland in the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships this summer in Manchester, England.  Jones a junior from  St. Albert, Alberta, Canada is Dominican’s first player to be named All-Conference, as well as holding the record for goals in a single season.  Jones’s other Dominican accomplishments include team rookie of the year and offensive player of the year as a freshman.  As a sophomore he again led the chargers in goals, and was chosen as offensive player of the year.

 

Jones is one of 4 players chosen from Canada and the United States to join the Dutch team as  heritage players.  Sean Tyson, a Canadian, from Vancouver who played for the Dutch  in the 2006 Worlds in Canada, and the 2008 European Championships in Finland and Grant Zimmerman( 3 year letterman for the University of North Carolina) and Kyle Hofstaedter( Saint Joseph’s University) will join Jones on the 22 man International roster.

 

The Dutch are looking to make a impact this year after taking second place in the 2008 European championships. The team surprised the lacrosse world, defeating traditional European lacrosse powers such as Sweden, Ireland and Germany before making their appearance in the gold medal game. The success of the Dutch campaign garnered mention in major lacrosse publications and placed the Netherlands on the International lacrosse map.

 

The Netherlands competed in their first World Lacrosse Championships in 2006 in London, Ontario, Canada. Led by a contingent of Dutch ex-pats from North America, the Dutch national team finished with a 3-4 record at the tournament. They also made ILF history by becoming the first team to win their debut game at their first World Championships (defeating South Korea by a score of 12-4).  The Netherlands finished 12th out of 21 teams.

 

This Year the Worlds will take place in Manchester, England, and will run from July 14, to July 24, 2010.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.