Radnor's Cherry named to Israeli travel roster for FIL Championships

The Israel Lacrosse Association has announced its 46-man travel roster which will compete at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colorado, this July.

The roster was selected following a six-month tryout process, including national team tryouts at the Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel in July, several exhibition games this summer and fall, and an extensive interview process.

Named to the roster are: goalie Hank Altschuler (plays at Cabrini College, played at Lower Merion, Duke’s L.C.), attackman Matt Cherry (Radnor grad, Duke’s L.C. & Competitive Edge) and midfielder Kyle Bergman (Drexel grad).

“It was terribly difficult to make our final roster decisions, as we’ve been fortunate to have so many talented athletes who are strongly committed to our program and what we’re trying to achieve,” said Israel head coach Bill Beroza. “We’ve had so many unique factors in shaping what we believe to be a very strong team, which will truly and wholly represent our country, our program, and our people on the world stage in Colorado.”

Team Israel will hold training camp in Vail, Colorado, from July 3-6, before arriving in Denver on July 7th. Israel’s first official World Championship game is scheduled for July 11th; though the schedule has yet to be released by the FIL.

Following training camp, Israel’s roster will be trimmed to 23 players for Championship play; comprised of both Israeli players, as well as members of the Jewish Diaspora, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the FIL.

A record 38 nations are expected to participate in the World Championships.

In conjunction with the Israel Lacrosse Tzedakah Program, each player will be competing in honor of a charity of their choosing. A portion of the national team’s general fundraising efforts has been committed to each charity.