Kevin Cassese

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Born	April 5, 1981,
Position	Midfield
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 pounds (91 kg)
NCAA Team	Duke University
MLL Team F. Teams	Philadelphia Barrage Rochester Rattlers
Nationality	United States
Pro Career	2003 – present

Kevin Cassese (b. April 5, 1981) is a professional lacrosse player with the Philadelphia Barrage, and Head Coach of the Lehigh University Men's lacrosse team.

Cassese played collegiate lacrosse at Duke University where he helped lead the Blue Devils to three NCAA Tournament appearances. In 2002, he won the McLaughlin Award as the nation's top midfielder. In 2002, Cassese played with Team USA that won the World Lacrosse Championship. In 2006, he was also a member of the Team USA, who finished in second place. ^[1]

Cassese played professionally with Major League Lacrosse's Rochester Rattlers from 2003 until June 29, 2007, when he was traded to the Philadelphia Barrage. ^[2] He was named the MVP of the 2006 Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game as a member of Team USA.

On July 5, 2007, Cassese was named Head Coach of the Lehigh University lacrosse team. Prior to this, He had served as Assistant Coach for the Duke Blue Devils, and for the Stony Brook Seawolves ^[3]

[edit] Awards

• 2001 ACC Player of the Year
• Three time All American

Preceded by Doug Shanahan

McLaughlin Award 2002

Succeeded by Chris Rotelli

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NAME	Cassese, Kevin
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