The England Men’s Performance Squad and the England U20 Men’s side defeated NCAA opposition in DeSales University last weekend in Manchester.
On Saturday at Wilsmslow Lacrosse Club, Ryan Hunns was the star player, scoring seven points (three goals and four assists), as the England Men’s Performance Squad defeated DeSales 11-3.
Will Goodwin scored a hat-trick of goals, Jake Parker hit two, and Joe Baythorpe, Hugo Peel, and Josh Kinder all scored one as England’s talents shone through to blow away the Bulldogs.
On Sunday, in a pre-Euros warm-up match at Manchester University’s Armitage Centre, the England U20 Men’s team gave England fans reason to be excited after a 12-9 victory also over DeSales.
An almost perfect first half saw England storm into a 7-3 lead thanks to goals from Peel, Jim Hartley, Sam Ginger, Henry Smith, Zac Spreckley, Josh Clegg, and Owen Shuttleworth.
A tighter second half with goals from England’s Ben Jackson, Hartley, Drew Wilkinson, Spreckley, and Smith saw the game finish 12-9 but England had done enough to claim the victory.
The England U20 Men’s team now look forward to the 2024 ELF U20 Men’s Championship in July where they’ll take on Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden in Group A in Wroclaw, Poland.
England 11-3 DeSales (3-0, 5-2, 2-0, 1-1)
England scorers: Ryan Hunns (3G, 4A), Will Goodwin (3G), Jake Parker (2G, 1A), Joe Baythorpe (1G), Hugo Peel (1G), Josh Kinder (1G), Alex Russell (2A), Grady Fayle (1A), Nathan Wilkinson (1A).
England U20 12-9 DeSales (3-2, 4-1, 2-3, 3- 3)
England scorers: Ben Jackson (1G, 2A), Josh Clegg (1G, 1A), Sam Ginger (1G, 1A), Jim Hartley (2G), Hugo Peel (1G, 1A), Josh Phillips (2A), Henry Smith (2G), Zac Spreckley (2G), Owen Shuttleworth (1G), George Smith (1A), Drew Wilkinson (1G).