Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy - July 19 - The USA Men's Cadet National Team wrapped up their competition in Europe last week finish at the Volturno Cup in Italy. Team USA dropped all three matches including losses to Italy 16-10, Hungary 12-9 and Croatia 11-5. See below for stats and information from each match.
USA 10 (2, 2, 3, 2) ITA 16 (2, 5, 6, 3)
USA Goals: L. Puhl 2, C. Peters 2, G. Verdegaal 2, J. Rozolis-Hill 1, R. Pantaleon 1, B. Larsen 1, W. Fosselman 1
6x5: USA 4/13 ITA 5/6
Penalties: USA 1/1 ITA 1/1
Team USA opened the Volturno Cup with a game against the host team from Italy. The USA team was often the aggressor in the game, drawing 13 exclusions against the host. But failure to convert 6 on 5 opportunities and stop Italy's man-up proved to be the story of the game.
USA 9 (0, 3, 3, 3) HUN 12 (2, 4, 4, 2)
USA Goals: J. Rozolis-Hill 3, W. Fosselman 2, Z. Crenshaw 2, M. Szatmary 2
6x5: USA 2/6 HUN 5/10
Penalties: USA 1/1 HUN 2/2
Team USA played a solid game against a very strong team from Hungary, keeping it close enough to mount some consistent threats in the game. But the Hungarians used some strong individual efforts to maintain a margin that the US was unable to overcome.
USA 5 (1, 0, 3, 1) CRO 11 (5, 2, 1, 3)
USA Goals: J. Rozolis-Hill 1, L. Puhl 1, C. Peters 1, R. Panteleon 1, Z Crenshaw 1
6x5: USA 1/6 CRO 3/5
Penalties: USA 1/1 CRO 1/1
Croatia built a 7-1 first half advantage and maintained a comfortable margin to win the game versus team USA. In the third quarter, the USA began to build some momentum, but Croatia took it back in the fourth quarter.
