Nationals take bronze

The Iroquois Nationals had their hands full with North American rivals, however, the Aboriginal squad was still able to capture the bronze medal at the world men's under-19 lacrosse championships, which attracted 12 teams.
The Iroquois Nationals easily defeated England 19-10 in the bronze-medal game at the tournament, which wrapped up July 12 in Coquitlam, B.C. In the gold-medal match, the United States downed Canada 19-12. The U.S. has won the gold medal all six times the tournament has been contested.
The Americans beat the Iroquois Nationals 20-15 in their round-robin contest. The Iroquois Nationals were also downed 15-12 by Canada in round-robin action.
In their other round-robin matches, the Iroquois Nationals registered victories over England, Australia and Japan.
The Iroquois Nationals also posted a convincing 28-2 triumph over Scotland in their quarter-final game. But their gold-medal aspirations ended when they were beaten 23-12 by Canada in their semi-final battle.
For the Iroquois Nationals, this marked the second time they've won a medal at the world under-19 tourney. They also won the bronze at the 1999 event.
The Iroquois Nationals also had two of their players named to the tournament all-star team. They were defender Jason Johns and Emmett Printup, who plays the attack position.