Iroquois Nationals beat USA in lacrosse championships

The Iroquois Nationals beat Team USA 15-13 at the field lacrosse World Championships in Turki, Finland on Tuesday afternoon.

This was the first time that Nationals have beaten Team USA in international on-field competition (they have beaten Team USA in indoor matches.

As the Indian Country Today article stated, this is a great accomplishment considering that Team USA draws from a pool of about 150,000 players, and is a multimillion dollar operation, while the Nationals draw from a pool of about 86 players.

Read more: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/07/17/iroquois-nationals-make-history-beat-team-usa-for-first-time-in-international-field-competition-123973

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