Bucharest, Romania - June 14 - The USA Men's Junior National Team advanced at the World Aquatics Junior World Championship with an 11-8 win over Australia in the crossover round. Ryder Dodd piled up five goals in the win with West Temkin posting 11 saves in net. Team USA will now meet Montenegro tomorrow in quarterfinal play at 11am et/8am pt. Live streaming is available by
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The sides were fairly even through two quarters with the match tied at 3-3 after one and 7-7 at intermission. The Team USA defense turned it on in the second half holding Australia to just one goal. The United States outscored Australia 4-1 over the final 16 minutes to secure the victory.
Scoring
USA 11 (3, 4, 1, 3) R. Dodd 5, G. Carson 2, C. Dodd 1, W. Schneider 1, C. McFarland 1, P. Castillo 1
AUS 8 (3, 4, 0, 1) M. Berehulak 6, D. Munk 1, A. Grgurevic 1
Saves - USA - W. Temkin 11 - AUS - L. Barker 9
