Team USA Men’s Lacrosse U-19 Beats Australia 21-7…Faces Japan Today At World Lacrosse Championships

(From LaxPower.com)

Team USA celebrated Independence Day with a dominating 21-7 win over Australia in pool play of the International Lacrosse Federation Under-19 World Championship in British Columbia, Canada. Craig Dowd (East Northport, N.Y./Northport/Georgetown) led all scorers with four goals while defenders Peter Fallon (Baltimore, Md./Gilman/Brown), John Lade (Randolph, N.J./Randolph/Villanova) and Bray Malphrus (Chevy Chase, Md./Georgetown Prep/Virginia), anchored a suffocating defensive performance, including a shutout in the third quarter.Dowd opened scoring on with an unassisted goal at 15:34, sparking a four-goal run. The Australians answered with two goals from Joshua Naughton and Blair Coggan to close the first quarter, and Gene Kehoe closed the gap to 4-3 one minute into the second period.

A one-point deficit was as close as the Australians would come to a lead. Thanks to solid defensive positioning and clean, quick slides from the U.S. defense, Australia went scoreless for 27:16, a period extending from the end of the second quarter through the beginning of the fourth. Starting American goalie Adam Ghitelman (Syosset, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor/Virginia) made five saves, and backup Tyler Fiorito (Phoenix, Md./McDonogh/Princeton) contributed five stops. One of Ghitelman’s saves came in the second half when he briefly spelled Fiorito during a 30 second pushing penalty.

Meanwhile, the American attack put on a traditional Fourth of July fireworks display. The offense came alive in the third quarter, scoring eight goals (including two man-up scores from Dowd). Australian goalie Steven Stojkos made eight saves in the high-octane third quarter, and 16 overall, but it wasn’t enough to hold off the powerful American attack. Australian back-up keeper Samuel Kilford contributed four saves in the fourth quarter. Twelve U.S. players contributed to the score, with six players scoring multiple goals. No Australian player scored more than one goal.

The U.S. dominance began at the X, where face-off specialist Matt Dolente (Phoenixville, Pa./Malvern Prep/Johns Hopkins) won 17 of 24 attempts. Nick Elsmo (Edgewater, Md./Severn/Virginia) (1g) also won three of six faceoffs.

The U.S. is now 2-0 in the event and meets Japan on Saturday morning.

U.S. Goals: Craig Dowd 4, Jack McBride 3, James Green 2, Matthew Mackrides 2, Rhamel Bratton 2, Brian Shemesh 2, Josh Amidon 1, Nick Elsmo 1, Andrew Feinberg 1, Dean Gibbons 1, Tim Donovan 1, Ryan Young 1.

Australia Goals: Christopher Plumb 1, Nigel Morton 1, Joshua Naughton 1, Matt Diver 1, Gene Kehoe 1, Blair Coggan 1, Nathan Leader 1.

Friday’s Results – July 4

Blue Division
Iroquois Nationals 27, Japan 9
United States 21, Australia 7
Canada 26, England 7

Red Division
Bermuda 6, Wales 5
Germany 9, Scotland 2
Finland 8, South Korea 3

Saturday’s Schedule – July 5 (all times Pacific)

Blue Division
9:30 a.m. – United States vs. Japan
12:45 p.m. – Canada vs. Iroquois Nationals
4:00 p.m. – Australia vs. England

Red Division
10:45 a.m. – Bermuda vs. Germany
2:00 p.m. – South Korea vs. Wales
7:15 p.m. – Scotland vs. Finland

 

 

 

PHOTOS: Lacrosse Star Camp Owner Ryan Powell With Zack Schenker at Whittier College, CA

 

Zack Schenker with Lacrosse Star and Camp Owner, Ryan Powell.  Awarded the MVP – Player of the Camp Award.  July 3rd 2008, Whittier College; CA.

As the winner, he also received a scholarship for next year.

Autographed by Ryan & Mike Powell.

(Photo Sent To LaxBuzz)