http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-740580.html
3 former Duke lacrosse players drafted by pro teams
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DURHAM -- Two days after he had hoped to play for a national championship, former Duke lacrosse player Matt Zash finally got an opportunity to play the game he loves on a competitive level.
Zash and two former teammates, Kyle Dowd and Dan Flannery, took part in workouts hours before the Major League Lacrosse college draft. All three were selected in Wednesday night's draft, and Zash could make his professional debut as early as Saturday when his Philadelphia Barrage faces the New Jersey Pride.
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Meanwhile, Zash recognizes that he didn't lose nearly as much as some of his teammates.
David Evans, who graduated in May, and sophomores Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann still await their court date on charges of first-degree rape, sexual offense and kidnapping.
"They're strong individuals, and I'm confident they'll land on their feet," Zash said.
He declined to say whether he attended the March 13 party.
"I know this will blow over and they'll be found innocent," he said. "We're communicating frequently, and they're doing the best they can with it. They have unbelievable support because we all know it could have been any one of us who got picked in this lottery."
Zash, who ranked second on the team with 14 goals during Duke's 6-2 start, said he thought that the Duke program on the whole would bounce back.
"I'm very confident that they'll play [next season]," he said. "I hope and pray that they'll consider reinstating Coach Pressler, but I don't know how likely that is."
maggie, thanks a lot for sharing that article.
I am very happy to see that they are hanging in there and have some progress going on for some of them personally.