Cuneo, Italy - January 4 - The USA Men's National Team came up just short against Italy earlier today, falling 10-8 in the second of three matches played in Cuneo.
Luca Cupido (Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy/California/Olympic Club) scored two goals to lead the USA on offense with
Drew Holland (Orinda, CA/Stanford/Olympic Club) recording 10 saves in net. Team USA closes out play in Italy on Sunday when they meet Greece at 1pm et/10am pt. Live streaming is available by
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Team USA took control early building a 5-4 lead after the opening eight minutes. Italy had a strong response outscoring Team USA 2-0 in the second quarter to snag a 6-5 lead at intermission. Italy held a four-minute man advantage in the second quarter following a brutality against Team USA. In the third quarter Italy expanded their lead outscoring Team USA 3-1 to go in front 9-6. Team USA looked to rally in the fourth adding two more goals but couldn't close the gap, losing the match by two.
The United States went 4/8 on power plays and 1/2 on penalties while Italy was 1/1 on power plays and 4/4 on penalties.
Scoring
USA 8 (5, 0, 1, 2) L. Cupido 2, H. Daube 1, J. Ehrhardt 1, J. Hooper 1, B. Hallock 1, B. Stevenson 1, A. Bowen 1
ITA 10 (4, 2, 3, 1)
Saves - USA - D. Holland 10
6x5 - USA - 4/8 - ITA 1/1
Penalties - USA - 1/2 - ITA 4/4
