Men’s Lacrosse: Kelly Named to MLL All-Star Team – Ohio State Buckeyes
7/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
From Major League Lacrosse
Boston, MA (July 3, 2008) Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, has announced those players who have been selected to play in the seventh annual Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game, according to MLL Commissioner David Gross. This year’s event will take place on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 8:00 PM MT at Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High. The All-Stars were selected by the League’s head coaches, general managers and players.
Face-off specialist Anthony Kelly of the Los Angeles Riptide has been selected to play on the Western Conference All-Star team. This selection will be Kelly’s first All-Star game in his three seasons of Major League Lacrosse. The Columbus, Ohio native started every game in his four years at Ohio State University.
In 2006, Kelly was ranked second on the Riptide with 36 ground balls. He also won 52.4 percent of his face-offs. The following season he led the team, grabbing 62 ground balls, and was named MLL Defensive Player of the Week for the week of 7/23/07.
Anthony Kelly 2008 Season Statistics
GP G 2ptG A Pts. GB FO FOPCT
2008* 6 2 0 0 2 28 93-191 .486
*As of June 28
For the second consecutive year, the MLL All-Star Game will match-up players from the Eastern Conference against their Western Conference counterparts. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2 with Joe Beninati and Quint Kessenich calling the action and will once again feature the popular Bud Light Skills Competition during halftime.
Tickets to the event are on sale now and begin at just $10 for general admission. Individual tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling 303-830-TIXS (8497), or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Group tickets are available by phone by calling 303-Outlaws, and online at www.denveroutlaws.com.
About Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, a 10-team professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and founding partners Dave Morrow, a former champion lacrosse player and now CEO of Warrior Lacrosse, a leading global provider of innovative and high performance lacrosse equipment; Timothy B. Robertson, former CEO of The Family Channel and the current chairman of Bay Shore Enterprises, L.L.C., an investment holding company with activities in international media and Internet technology ventures; and Jim Davis, Chairman of New Balance. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001. The MLL is comprised of two conferences. The Eastern Conference contains the original six teams, Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Rochester and Washington. The Western Conference debuted in the 2006 season with MLL expansion franchises Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
