After several practices at their pre-camp in Chicago, the Men’s National University Team are prepared for their trip to compete in the Winter World University Games. The games will take place in Granada, Spain beginning February 4th through 14th. Last year’s Winter Games, the Seawolves Defenseman, Chris Joseph and Forward Ryan Cotcamp were picked to represent team USA in Trentino, Italy; Team USA finished with a 3-3 record and placed 4th.
This year’s Winter World University Games, two of Stony Brook’s own were picked again to represent Team USA. For his second year in a row Senior Defenseman, Chris Joseph will represent the red, white and blue in Spain. Chris Joesph hails from Levittown, NY and has played for the Seawolves for the past four years. Chris was one of the Assistant Captain’s for Stony Brook and helped lead the team to the semifinal game at the National Tournament in Delaware last year. Currently Chris is a Co-Captain this year and plans to graduate with a degree in Psychology in the spring.
Stony Brook Senior Forward and other Co-Captain, Sam Brewster is the second player to represent Team USA in Spain this year. Sam calls Plano, TX home and has been playing with the Seawolves for the past 4 years. Sam caught the eyes of the University Games coaching staff early in the season and was a no brainer to be chosen as one of Team USA’s power forwards. Sam will be graduating in the spring with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a minor in Music. Earlier this year Sam placed in the top third percentile for the LSTAT’S and will be applying to Law School this year.
Schedule for Men’s Team USA at 2015 Winter World University Games Date Opponent Time (Local/ET) Location Mon., Feb. 2 Spain (Pre-Tournament) 9 p.m./3:00 p.m. Granada Sports Palace Thu., Feb. 5 Japan 8:30 p.m./2:30 p.m. Granada Sports Palace Sat., Feb. 7 Kazakhstan 8:30 p.m./2:30 p.m. Granada Sports Palace Tue., Feb. 10 Qualifyer TBD Granada Sports Palace Wed., Feb. 11 Quarterfinal TBD TBD Fri., Feb. 13 Semifinal TBD TBD Sat., Feb. 14 Bronze-Medal Game 12 p.m./6 a.m. Granada Sports Palace Gold-Medal Game 4 p.m./10 a.m. Granada Sports Palace
