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Long Beach, CA – July 28 – The USA Men’s National Team returned to action today at Long Beach State kicking off a two-game set with China by picking up an\u00a011-1<\/a>\u00a0victory.\u00a0Nic Carniglia<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Lodi, CA\/California\/NYAC) led the way on offense with three goals while\u00a0Drew Holland<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Orinda, CA\/Stanford\/Olympic Club) and\u00a0Alex Wolf<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Huntington Beach, CA\/UCLA\/Bruin) combined for 11 saves in net. Team USA returns to action\u00a0tomorrow<\/span><\/span>\u00a0when they meet China at\u00a03pm pt<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at JSerra High School in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Admission is free.<\/p>\n

The teams were quiet early with no goals scored in the first quarter. Team USA changed that in the second period by outscoring China 3-0 to take a three goal lead into intermission. In the third quarter China broke through with their first goal but Team USA answered with three more goals of their own to lead 6-1 going to the fourth. In the final eight minutes Team USA put the game away, outscoring China 5-0 on the way to the\u00a011-1<\/a>\u00a0victory.<\/p>\n

The United States went 2\/11 on power play while China went 0\/6 on the advantage with neither side attempting a penalty.<\/p>\n

Scoring<\/strong>
\nUSA 11 (0, 3, 3, 5) N. Carniglia 3, M. Irving 2, J. Hooper 2, Stevenson 2, D. Woodhead 1, N. Vavic 1
\nCHN 1 (0, 0, 1, 0)
\nSaves – USA – D. Holland 8, A. Wolf 3
\n6×5 – USA – 2\/11 – CHN – 0\/6
\nPenalties – USA – 0\/0 – CHN – 0\/0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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July 29 – USA 13 China 9 – JSerra High School<\/div>\n
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San Juan Capistrano, CA – July 30 – The USA Men’s National Team finished off a two-game exhibition series with China yesterday earning a 13-9 win at JSerra High School.\u00a0Max Irving<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Long Beach, CA\/UCLA\/NYAC) scored three goals to lead the offense with\u00a0McQuin Baron<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(North Tustin, CA\/USC\/NYAC) stopping 11 shots in net.<\/p>\n

The first quarter was a close one with Team USA building a 3-2 lead after the opening eight minutes. In the second quarter they added on four more goals to go ahead 7-4 at halftime. In the second half China came back with three more goals in the third but Team USA answered with three more goals of their to lead 10-7 going to the fourth. In the final period the United States outscored China 3-2 to secure the 13-9 win.<\/p>\n

The United States went 4\/9 on power plays while China was 2\/5 on the advantage with neither side attempting a penalty.<\/p>\n

Scoring
\nUSA 13 (3, 4, 3, 3) M. Irving 3, A. Obert 2, J. Ehrhardt 2, A. Bowen 2, A. Roelse 1, L. Cupido 1, H. Daube 1, C. Ramirez 1
\nCHN 9 (2, 2, 3, 2)
\nSaves – USA – M. Baron 11
\n6×5 – USA – 4\/9 – CHN – 2\/5
\nPenalties – USA – 0\/0 – CHN – 0\/0<\/p>\n

\u2014 The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with the USA Water Polo<\/i>. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact<\/i>\u00a0Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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