{"id":532824,"date":"2023-07-23T00:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T07:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=532824"},"modified":"2023-07-23T00:54:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T07:54:07","slug":"worlds-water-polo-hannes-daube-scores-7-goals-as-u-s-reaches-quarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/worlds-water-polo-hannes-daube-scores-7-goals-as-u-s-reaches-quarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Worlds Water Polo: Hannes Daube Scores 7 Goals as U.S. Reaches Quarters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Worlds Water Polo: Hannes Daube Scores 7 Goals as U.S. Reaches Quarters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hannes Daube<\/strong> was magnificent Sunday for the United States, scoring seven goals to power a 13-10 win over Canada in the crossover round at the World Aquatics Championships.<\/p>\n

Daube was 7-for-8 shooting at the Marine Messe Hall in Fukuoka, Japan. That included four penalty conversions to break down a sturdy Canada defense. The win moves the U.S., which finished second in Group A, into the quarterfinals against Group C champ Hungary. Canada, third in Group B, heads to placement games.<\/p>\n

The U.S. dropped into crossover play after falling to Greece in its final group game Friday<\/a>, a 15-14 decision in which it led in the fourth quarter. So when Canada got within 10-8 with 4:20 to play Sunday and then 11-9 with 2:12 remaining, the U.S. drew on lessons of the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough game against Greece, but when it comes down to it, we just want to focus on ourselves,\u201d Daube said. \u201cWe know that we\u2019re in control of everything. It\u2019s just our own mistakes that give games away or cause missed opportunities. We always feel like we\u2019re in control and can continue doing great things when we\u2019re thinking about ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n