U.S. Men’s U-19 Lacrosse Team Defeats England 24-4
(July 7, 2008) - Attacker Dean Gibbons (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City HS/Harvard) led all scorers with 5 goals and 3 assists, and Matt MacKrides (Newtown Square, Pa/Malvern Prep/Penn State) added five goals as the United States raced to a fifth consecutive victory at the ILF World Championship with the 24-4 win over England on Monday.
The U.S. U-19 team completes pool play with a 5-0 mark and improved to 34-0 all-time in international competition.
The American defense shut out the English, 11-0 in the first half, and held them scoreless for 36:10, until Zac Guy broke through with an unassisted goal in the third quarter.
U.S. face off specialist Matt Dolente (Phoenixville, Pa/Malvern Prep/Johns Hopkins) had an excellent day, winning 15 of 18 attempts, while Ryan Young (Manhasset, N.Y./ Manhasset HS/Maryland) contributed two goals and three assists.
Starting goalie Tyler Fiorito (Phoenix, Md/McDonogh HS/Princeton) made two saves in the first half, and Adam Ghitelman (Syosset, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor HS/Virginia) contributed three saves in the second half.
English goalie Daniel Grime made 26 saves in a losing effort. In addition to Guy, England got goals from Matt Lord, Sam Russell and Edward Dolan.
With a 5-0 record, the U.S. has secured the No. 1 seed in the Blue Division and a spot in Thursday’s semifinal round. The Americans will face the winner of a play-in game between the Blue Division’s No. 4 Seed and the Red Division’s No. 1 seed (Germany) on July 10 at 4 p.m. PST.
U.S. Goals: Dean Gibbons 5, Matt MacKrides 5, Andrew Feinberg 2, Craig Dowd 2, Anthony Mendes 2, Ryan Young 2, Jack McBride 1, James Green 1, Nick Elsmo 1, Josh Amidon 1, C.J. Costabile 1, Brian Shemesh 1.
U.S. Assists: Gibbons 3, Young 3, Green 1, Feinberg 1.
Monday's Results - July 7, 2008
Blue Division
United States 24, England 4
Iroquois 16, Australia 14
Canada 26, Japan 3
Red Division
Germany 21, Finland 5
Bermuda 8, South Korea 4
Wales 9, Scotland 8
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