RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, November 3. USA left nothing to chance in their third game at the 2006 ASUA Cup, by defeating Puerto Rico, 17-1. Nine different players for the U.S. found the back of the net against Puerto Rico. Dreason Barry and Ryan Bailey led the charge for the U.S. with four goals a piece. Team USA scored early and often by scoring 17 unanswered points. Puerto Rico didn't score until the last few seconds of the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
"Our goal was to come out and work on our 6 on 5's and play strong defense,"
\nsaid USA Head Coach Ricardo Azevedo. "We really accomplished those goals, and played Puerto Rico with much respect."<\/p>\n
The USA defense played extremely well the entire game, but the second and third quarters were most notable. They pressured Puerto Rico into turning the ball over on eight different occasions. Goalkeeper Genai Kerr had a solid game for USA, with 13 saves and 3 steals.<\/p>\n
Team USA finished round robin play a perfect 3-0. They will have Friday, November 3 off and will return to action Saturday, November 4 to face Colombia in the semi-finals. U.S. defeated Colombia earlier in the tournament, 15-3. The other semi-final match will be Canada vs. Brazil. <\/p>\n
SCORING BY QUARTER:
\nUSA \t7 3 4 3 –\t17
\nPUR \t0 0 0 1 –\t1<\/p>\n
INDIVIDUAL SCORING FOR USA:
\nBarry – 4
\nBuckner – 1
\nAlexander – 1
\nHausman – 2
\nWitt – 1
\nBailey – 4
\nHopkins – 1
\nHutten – 2
\nDornin – 1<\/p>\n
6 on 5's:
\nUSA \u2013 8 out of 9
\nPUR \u2013 1 out of 1<\/p>\n
Saves:
\nUSA – Kerr \u2013 13
\nPUR \u2013 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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