USA Men Thump Kazakhstan 14-5 In Italy
7/22/2010 12:00:00 AM
Syracuse, Italy - July 22 - The USA Men's Senior National Team hammered Kazakhstan 14-5 on day two of the eight nations tourney in Italy. Three goals by Peter Varellas (Moraga, CA/Olympic Club) led the offensive attack while Jeff Tyrrell (Granite Bay, CA/NYAC), Ryan Bailey (Long Beach, CA/Newport WPF), and JW Krumpholz (Santa Ana, CA/NYAC) all added two goals each.
A close first half that was tied 3-3 after the first and 5-5 at halftime gave way to USA domination in the second half. The United states blanked Kazakhstan in the second half while posting 9 goals to come away winners at 14-5. Merrill Moses (Palos Verdes, CA/NYAC) recorded seven saves including a blocked penalty shot and was later relieved by Andy Stevens (Villa Park, CA/NYAC) who logged one save.
The United States was 5/9 on power plays and 2/2 on penalty shots while Kazakhstan 2/5 on power plays.
Scoring
USA 14 (3, 2, 4, 5) P. Varellas 3, J. Tyrrell 2, R. Bailey 2, J. Krumpholz 2
KAZ 5 (3, 2, 0, 0)
Saves - USA - M. Moses 7 - A. Stevens 1
6x5 - USA 5/9 - KAZ 2/5
Penalties - USA 2/2
Women's National Team