The England Men’s National Programme are pleased to welcome NCAA opposition in DeSales University for a set of exhibition fixtures as part of the university programme’s UK tour.
The DeSales team will meet against our Men’s Performance squad on Saturday 15 June at Wilmslow Lacrosse Club, 1.30pm face-off, with free entry for all spectators looking to come down to support the England team and enjoy the match.
This will be followed by a match up against England Men’s U20 squad, at University of Manchester’s Armitage Centre on Sunday 16 June, 11am face-off, as they continue their preparations for July’s U20 Euros.
DeSales, known as The Bulldogs, are located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and are coached by former England Men’s Assistant Coach Matt Brancaccio.
They had an 11-7 record at the end of their 2024 season, losing in the MAC (Middle Atlantic Conference) Freedom Championship Final to Stevens Tech University.
England Men’s Performance Head Coach, Sam Patterson, said: “I am really excited to welcome DeSales University and Coach Brancaccio to England.
“Although we are still in the very early stages of our development as a team, having a competitive opportunity in England is exactly what we need at this stage to test ourselves.
“We have a highly competitive squad with a good blend of senior and younger players, and we are eager to see them compete against an NCAA-level opponent."
Following Patterson’s appointment as Head Coach in February, the Men’s Performance squad are in the early stages of the preparations towards the upcoming 2025 European Championship.
England Men’s Performance Squad to face DeSales University
Goal
Elliott Hurry (Heaton Mersey)
Cole Palmby (Hampstead)
Defence
Will Allsop (Brooklands)
Nick DeCaprio (Poynton)
Grady Fayle (Stockport)
Josh Poke (Mellor)
Alex Davidson (Cheadle Hulme)
FO
Dave O’Callaghan (Heaton Mersey)
Daniel Madeley (Rochdale)
Midfield
Joe Baythorpe (Cheadle)
Dan Flisk (Stockport)
Elliot Leonard (Norbury)
Cam Major (Mellor)
Hugo Peel (Stockport)
James Pomfret (Stockport)
Michael Pomfret (Stockport)
Tom Roper (Hillcroft)
Alex Russell (Poynton)
Nathan Wilkinson (Sheffield)
Attack
Will Goodwin (Cheadle)
Daniel Jones (Mellor/High Point)
Jake Parker (Poynton)
George Shonfeld (Mellor)
Coaching Staff
Sam Patterson (Head Coach)
Mike Bartlett (Assistant Coach)
Vince Cara (Assistant Coach)
Liam Carroll (Assistant Coach)
Thomas Gosnay (Assistant Coach)
Ben McAllister (Assistant Coach)
Support Team
Dominic Charlson (Team Manager)
Helen Baythorpe (Physio)
David Mather (Strength & Conditioning)
Debbie Baxter (Manager)
The England Men’s U20 European Championship squad was finalised back in April with their 22-player roster set to head out to Wroclaw, Poland in July to defend their European crown.
That squad announcement can be found HERE