9:30 a.m.: Team meeting
10:30 a.m.: Depart for Stadium
11:15 a.m.: Warm ups and gaining focus - preparing for a monumental game
12:15 p.m.: Teams line up and every girl is introduced. Nikki Avershal sings HaTikva (national anthem) with the whole team supporting her. Pins and "Good Luck"s are exchanged.
12:28 p.m.: The lineup huddles on the field. One word is shouted by each girl to represent the meaning of Israel to her. A final group whisper of "Let's make history"
12:30 p.m.: The whistle blows and Israel faces off against Germany - first game of pool play, first game for Israel Lacrosse in the World Cup. A game that will forever mean something more than other games.
2:00: Israel has won over Germany 15-6. Israel has won its first tournament match. Israel's Lauren Dykstra is honored as the player of the game. Israel has given fans and players just a glimpse of what we've brought to Canada.
Israel is here, and is not going anywhere.
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