Cox grad Crouse earns spot on Team USA

REPRESENT THE STARS ANDSTRIPES ON THE INTERATNIONALSTAGE.VIRGINIA BEACH NATIVE LEAHCROUSE WLIL TAKE THE FIELD FORTEAM USA IN TEH JUNIOR WORLDCUP IN DECEMBER... SHE'S ONEOF JUST 18 PLAYERS FROM THEENTIRE COUNTRY TO MAKE THETEAM... CROUSE A COX HIGHGRADUATE AND CURRENTLY ASENIOR MIDFIELDER AND FORWARDAT DUKE... A LOT OF PEOPLEPLAY FIELD HOCKEY, BUT TO GETTO LEAH'S LEVEL, YOU HAVE TOPUT IN THE TIME AND MAKE THESACRIFICES."LOTS OF MISSED BIRTHDAYS FORSURE.

I MISSED A LOT OF FAMILYWEDDINGS AND STUFF JUSTBECAUSE FIELD HOCKEY, TO MAKEIT TO THIS LEVEL IS A HUGETIME COMMITMENT, SO YEAH, LOTOF BIRTHDAYS." THE JUNIORWORLD CUP RUNS FROM DECEMBER5TH THROUGH 16TH IN SOUTHAFRICA.