Not Half Bad: Team USA Roars Back Again
Lochary in Prague: Americans Dig Deep in 'Grudge
Match'
Box Score: U.S 11, Canada 4
from staff reports
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Lindsey Munday, shown here driving to the goal Thursday against England, led the U.S. team Friday with three goals and three assists in an 11-4 victory over Canada at the FIL World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic. © Pellerins Photography |
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- For the second
straight day the United States started slow before posting a
convincing win in the Federation of International Lacrosse World
Cup. The U.S. women trailed Canada 4-3 at the half, but blanked the
Canadians in the second half to rally for an 11-4 victory to
improve to 2-0 in the tournament.
Lindsey Munday (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Northwestern ‘06) led
the Americans with three goals and three assists, while teammate
Erica LaGrow (Skaneateles, N.Y./North Carolina '08) also
contributed a hat trick.
Canada's zone defense frustrated the U.S. for the first half, as
the Canadians dominated on draw controls and gained an early 2-0
lead. LaGrow struck first for the Americans at 18:58 on a low
bounce shot that beat goalie Kristen Haldeman. Canada responded
less than a minute later when Abbey Friend (1g) beat goalie Devon
Wills (Denver, Colo./Dartmouth '06) on a soft change-up shot.
Munday and LaGrow scored back-to-back goals for Team USA to tie the
game at 3-3, but Crysti Foote (1g) gave Canada its 4-3 halftime
lead on an assist from Mandy Friend (2g).
While the U.S. never led in the first half, the team came out
firing in the second period. Munday tied the game at 4-4 on a neat
pass from Caroline Cryer (2g, 2a) (Centennial, Colo./Duke '09) on a
free position. Munday also scored the go-ahead goal on a
give-and-go from Katie Rowan (1a) (Delmar, N.Y./Syracuse '09). The
Americans never looked back after gaining the lead, despite a
driving rainstorm and aggressive play from the Canadian team.
Four different players scored for Canada; Mandy Friend was the
team's points leader with two assists. Former University of
Maryland standout Dana Dobbie was held to zero points. Team Canada
picked up four yellow cards during the course of the game. Mandy
Friend picked up a red card for unsportsmanlike conduct for a blind
hit on Rowan in the final seconds of the game and will thus be
disqualified from tomorrow's match versus England.
U.S. defender Regina Oliver (Pottstown, Pa./Ohio State '05) won
Player of the Match honors for her effort in preserving the
second-half shut out.
The U.S., which was tied with England 6-6 at the half on Thursday
before pulling away from a 17-8 victory, will play Japan on
Saturday at 2:30 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. EST).
OTHER SCORES
Pool
United States 11, Canada 4
Australia 24, Japan 6
Pool B
Scotland 18, Germany 3
Wales, New Zeland 11:30 a.m. EST
Pool C
Haudenosaunee 20, Austria 0
Ireland, Netherlands 10:00 a.m. EST
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