United States Makes History with First Gold Medal Win Over Canada

The 2023 USA Indoor Junior Team made history on Saturday night, defeating Canada by a score of 10-7 in the 2023 IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 

Led by Head Coach Oliver Marti, Defense Coach Andy Ogilvie and Offense Coach John Kibride; “whether it is on the turf or in the locker room, effective coaches need to understand the strategies to turn a group of individuals into a cohesive and successful team.  Successful teams have distinct characteristics such as shared leadership, responsibility, accountability to the group, and shared goals. To understand this sense of shared vision and teamwork, one only needs to look to the leadership of our coaching staff, True Gold Medal winners.“ stated GM Graham D’Alvia. 

Goalie Jackson Curtis (Lewis) of the United States was awarded Player of the Game for the USA. He finished the night with 36 saves and a .829 overall save percentage. 

The USA outshot Canada 60-43.  Ryan Colsey (UVA) finished the game with a hat trick, Joe DeGrasse (Tufts) 2, Riley Strub (Salisbury), Tate Watts (Tampa), Marco Firmender (UPenn), Cooper DeMallie (Middlebury) and Spencer Vandenberg (Lynchburg) all had one. 

All world team players for the USA include Goalie Jackson Curtis, Forward Ryan Colsey, Defense Jason Piechota (Notre Dame). 

ABOUT USIL Inc.
As a company for the sport of Lacrosse in the United States, US Indoor Lacrosse is an organization that promotes the culture of Indoor Lacrosse by creating opportunities for lacrosse players, teams, coaches and referees of all backgrounds to participate in the sport, through National events, clubs, local events and education. 

To learn more about the organization, please visit its website at www.usindoorlacrosse.org.