20220623 Kazakhstan v United States Of America - Drew Holland
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USA Men Defeat Kazakhstan 17-4 in Second Match at FINA World Championships

Drew Holland piled up 19 saves in the win over Kazakhstan today
Szeged, Hungary - June 23 - The USA Men's National Team continued play at the FINA World Championships with a 17-4 win over Kazakhstan earlier today in Hungary. Max Irving led Team USA with four goals scored while Ben Hallock and Alex Bowen added three goals each. Drew Holland recorded nineteen saves in net. Team USA returns to play on Saturday against Australia at 1:30pm et/10:30am pt. Live streaming is available via the FINA YouTube page by clicking here. For those in Europe, live streaming can be accessed by clicking here. Post game stats will be available by clicking here.

Team USA opened up a 7-1 lead after the first quarter powered by seven different scorers. Bowen started the scoring with a penalty shot and Ben Stevenson ended the quarter with a penalty shot to build an early six-goal lead. In the second quarter, the United States got goals from Hallock, Bowen, and Irving to take a 10-3 lead into halftime. Irving and Chase Dodd found the back of the net in the third quarter to head to the fourth up 12-4. Team USA left no doubt in the fourth quarter as Bowen, Irving, Hallock, Tommy Gruwell, and Marko Vavic all tacked on goals in the final frame on the way to the 17-4 victory.

The United States went 7/11 on power plays and 5/5 on penalty shots while Kazakhstan went 2/10 on power plays with no penalty shots attempted.

Scoring - Stats
USA 17 (7, 3, 2, 5) M. Irving 4, B. Hallock 3, A. Bowen 3, C. Dodd 1, M. Vavic 1, T. Gruwell 1, H. Daube 1, J. Ehrhardt 1, B. Stevenson 1, M. Farmer 1
KAZ 4 (1, 2, 1, 0) M. Shakenov 2, M. Lamayev 1, A. Shmider 1
Saves - USA - D. Holland 19 - KAZ - M. Makhmetov 5
6x5 - USA - 7/11 - KAZ - 2/10
Penalties - USA - 5/5 - KAZ - 0/0

 
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Players Mentioned

Alex Bowen

Alex Bowen

Attacker
6' 5"
Professional
Ben Hallock

Ben Hallock

Center
6' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Drew Holland

Drew Holland

Goalkeeper
6' 5"
Professional
Max Irving

Max Irving

Attacker
6' 0"
Professional
Ben Stevenson

Ben Stevenson

Attacker
6' 4"
Professional
Marko Vavic

Marko Vavic

Attacker
6' 5"
Professional
Chase Dodd

Chase Dodd

Attacker
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
UCLA / Vanguard Aquatics

Players Mentioned

Alex Bowen

Alex Bowen

6' 5"
Professional
Attacker
Ben Hallock

Ben Hallock

6' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Center
Drew Holland

Drew Holland

6' 5"
Professional
Goalkeeper
Max Irving

Max Irving

6' 0"
Professional
Attacker
Ben Stevenson

Ben Stevenson

6' 4"
Professional
Attacker
Marko Vavic

Marko Vavic

6' 5"
Professional
Attacker
Chase Dodd

Chase Dodd

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
UCLA / Vanguard Aquatics
Attacker