July 23, 2010
Former Sea Gull Eric Martin to play in FIL gold medal game on Saturday
MANCHESTER, England – Former Salisbury
University All-American Eric Martin has captured
championships at every level of lacrosse and on Saturday will have
the chance to add to his collection. Martin, a member of the U.S.
Men's Lacrosse National Team, and his teammates will square off
with team Canada in the 2010 Federation of International Lacrosse
(FIL) gold medal game.
The contest between the U.S. and Canada will be broadcast live on
ESPNU at 11 a.m. eastern time. The U.S. advanced to the
championship game with a 20-5 victory over Japan in the first
semifinal, while Canada trounced Australia 15-6 in the other
semifinal.
This will be the fourth consecutive FIL gold medal game that
the U.S. and Canada meet for the championship. In the 2006
championship, Canada defeated the U.S. 15-10, which broke a string
of six consecutive championships that the U.S. had won ('82, '86,
'90, '94, '98, '02).
Martin, a long-stick midfielder, missed three games of the pool
play round with turf toe but returned for the semifinal game
against Japan. The two-time All-American and 2004 Division III
National Player of the Year has scored one goal in the
competition.
