U.S. Men’s Water Polo Falls to Canada, 6-5

BUDAPEST, Hungary, February 25. THE USA Men's Senior National Team fell to Canada 6-5 in the second match of the Volvo Cup today in Hungary. After defeating Australia 9-4 earlier in the day Team USA came up short against the Canadians. Team captain Tony Azevedo (Long Beach, CA/NYAC) and JP MacDonnell (Redwood City, CA/Sharks) led the way on offense scoring twice while Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/NYAC) denied six shots in net.

Canada got off to the early start in this match posting a 2-1 lead after the first period. In the second frame defense was on display with each team failing to score a goal for a 2-1 Canada advantage at halftime. In the third period the United States battled back outscoring Canada 3-2 to tie the game up at 4-4 going into the fourth quarter. In the last quarter Canada proved to be one goal better and came away with the 6-5 victory.

The United States went 1/6 on power plays. "We came out really flat and were not able to recover against a very physical Canadian team," said USA Head Coach Terry Schroeder.

Scoring
USA 5 (1, 0, 3, 1) T. Azevedo 2, J. MacDonnell 2, S. Davidson 1
CAN 6 (2, 0, 2, 2)

Saves – USA – M. Moses 6

6×5 – USA 1/6

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