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Home | News/Archive | Roster | Schedule | Support | History | Overview | Hannover 2011<br />
U.S. Rallies Past Australia for FIL U19 Women's World Championship<br />
by Clare Lochary | LaxMagazine.com | Live Blog Replay<br />
HANNOVER, Germany -- The U.S. captured its fourth consecutive Federation of International<br />
Lacrosse Under-19 Women's World Championship Saturday with a 14-11, come-from-behind win<br />
over archrival Australia. Team USA trailed 6-3 midway through the first half, but stormed back to<br />
complete its title run and end the tournament with a perfect 8-0 record.<br />
"Just saying those words – world champions! You can't even get your mind around it and what that<br />
feels like," U.S. head coach Krystin Porcella said. "The excitement of being in the world<br />
championship was so close, and I think it got to us a bit in the beginning. We were nervous, but<br />
we were able to find ourselves."<br />
Attackers Cortney Fortunato and Covie Stanwick led the Americans with three goals each. Midfielder<br />
Tatum Coffey (2g) won player of the match for her tough play between the lines on the fiercely<br />
contested draws.<br />
"The bottom line was we had fun," Coffey said. "We knew we had it, so that's all it took. We<br />
trained for a year, and it came down to that moment."<br />
Team USA had a relatively easy victory over Australia in the round robin, winning 20-7. The<br />
championship game was a different matter. Australia opened scoring on a crease roll by attacker<br />
Sarah Lowe (3g, 1a), and the two teams traded goals until the U.S. went up 3-2 on an unassisted<br />
tally from Mikeala Rix, who dodged through several attackers to give the Americans their first lead<br />
of the day.<br />
Then Australia went on a four-goal run, keyed by Danielle Mollison (5g), that put the score at 6-3.<br />
Australian goalie Elizabeth Hinkes (8 saves) was a stalwart in the cage, frustrating the powerful<br />
American offense. With Australia working from behind the net and prowling the crease to<br />
devastating effect, the Americans were trailing for the first time in tournament play.<br />
Rix stopped the Australian run with another unassisted goal, and Kelly McPartland (1g) scored on a<br />
free position to cut the deficit to 6-5. Mollison added another goal on an assist from Lowe, but<br />
Brigid Smith scored on a free position and Stanwick beat Hinkes on a bounce shot to make the<br />
score 7-7 at the half.<br />
"Looking at the score and seeing it was 7-7, I thought, 'Man, we've got some work to do,'" Porcella<br />
said.<br />
In the second half, the Americans went to work. The defense switched to a high-pressure look that<br />
limited the Australian attack, and Duryea came alive, making seven of her nine saves.<br />
"They scored seven goals on me before I got a save. We'd never experienced that," Duryea said.<br />
"The biggest thing is having a short memory. You go out in the second half and it's a brand new<br />
game. We started to have <strong>more</strong> fun."<br />
The Americans struggled on the draw, winning only 11 of 27 attempts, but thanks to eight caused<br />
turnovers, they had enough possessions to go on a five-goal run that gave them a 12-8 lead that<br />
they never relinquished.<br />
Cortney Fortunato scored three goals, including two<br />
during a game-changing 5-0 run for the U.S. in the<br />
second half, to help the Americans win their fourth<br />
consecutive FIL U19 World Championship with a 14-11<br />
decision over rival Australia in Germany Saturday.<br />
Fortunato, the youngest player on the U.S. squad, was<br />
one of five Americans named to the All-World Team<br />
(below).<br />
©Martin Hebgen<br />
Australia fought until the final possession, though. Lowe scored on an outside shot to cut the American lead to 14-11 with 2:14 to play. Midfielder Darcy Justice Allen<br />
(2g) won the final draw and got the ball to Lowe, whose shot was stopped by Duryea. Mollison tried to press Duryea and stepped in the crease, resulting in a free<br />
possession for the goalkeeper. But then the Americans were whistled for an offsetting foul – too many players on the field – and instead of a free position for Duryea,<br />
it was a toss between Mollison and defender Alyssa Blevins. Mollison won the toss, and Australia had two shots in the last minute – one a pipe, one a save by Duryea<br />
– but the Americans held on for the win. The game is another storied chapter in the history of one of lacrosse's greatest rivalries, with the Americans besting the<br />
Australians for the fourth straight time in five meetings in this FIL U19 gold medal game.<br />
"It's just incredible," said U.S. team captain Taylor Trimble. "We had every reason to freak out. We had never been in that position before, but we were poised, and it<br />
resulted in a victory. Turning around with the world cup and seeing everyone's faces was just so great."<br />
Box Score: USA 14, Australia 11<br />
USA<br />
Goals: Stanwick 3, Fortunato 3, Cook 2, Rix 2, Coffey 1, McPartland 1, Smith 1, Treanor 1<br />
Assists: Acton 1, Coffey 1, Fortunato 1<br />
Saves: Duryea (9 saves, 11GA)<br />
Draw Controls: 11-27<br />
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Goals: Mollison 5, Lowe 3, D. Justice Allen 2, Pickett 1<br />
Assists: Bowland Curtis 1, D. Justice Allen 1, Lowe 1<br />
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