July 17, 2013
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Three Boston University athletes will be representing the United States at the 2013 Maccabiah Games, which begin today in Israel.
The Maccabiah Games - the third-largest sporting event in the world - are held every four years and are open to Jewish athletes as well as Israeli athletes regardless of religion. The international event was first held in 1932 and has open, junior and masters divisions in most of its sports.
The United States contingent at this year's Maccabiah Games includes three Boston University student-athletes. Ben Rosen (Syosset, N.Y.), who graduated in May, will compete in men's ice hockey, rising sophomore Rachel Feig (Houston, Texas) is on the field hockey squad and rising senior Evin Nadaner (Bronx, N.Y.) is a member of the men's soccer team.
Ice hockey will be a part of the Maccabiah Games for the first time since 1997 while field hockey and soccer have been included for decades.
Rosen, who will serve as one of the U.S. team's co-captains in Israel, was a senior on this year's BU squad and played in 113 career contests, totaling 16 points on eight goals and eight assists. Former Terrier Colby Cohen was also selected the U.S. Maccabiah squad but recently signed a contract with a European team and will be unable to participate.
Feig was a redshirt last season for the BU field hockey squad but will be ready to hit the field this fall on the Terriers' young team.
Nadaner has appeared in 28 games over his three seasons with the Terriers and made nine starts last year as a junior.
The round-robin ice hockey tournament begins on July 20 with the U.S. facing host Israel. Ukraine and Canada will also be participating.
Field hockey is also a four-team field with the U.S. taking on Argentina, Holland and Germany. The squad's first match is on July 21 against Argentina.
Soccer boasts the largest tournament in the Maccabiah Games with 17 countries competing in the men's open division. Nadaner and the U.S. are in Group D with Uruguay, Mexico and Denmark and get started against Uruguay on July 19.
