Live WILC U.S. vs. Canada blog: Canada wins, 15-10

2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, International, U.S. Indoor Lacrosse

Live WILC U.S. vs. Canada blog: Canada wins, 15-10

May 27th, 2011 by Craig Rybczynski

Canada wins 15-10 over the U.S. in the WILC Semifinal. Here is the live game blog, courtesy of @USALacrosse on Twitter.

Jeff Moleski scores an empty-netter for Canada – 15-10 in final minute

»14-10 – Paul Rabil with his first at 12:28

Jeff Zywicki answered for Canada 10 seconds later (14-9)

2 straight by Powell – 13-9 – Henhawk back into the game after the goal. Powell scored his fourth moments later to cut the gap to 13-9.

13-7 Dawson scores his fourth at 8:36 »

Dawson for his third on the PP on an inside catch and shoot at 5:29 – 12-7

Doyle scores 11-7 Canada at 4:12

Canada PP with 12:30 to play

fourth quarter – US Mundorf scores 24 second in to cut the deficit to 3 – 10-7

Update after third quarter:

Canada broke open the game in the third quarter, as Duch had a quarter to remember. The Washington Stealth forward scored three times to pull his country ahead 10-6. The Canadians stormed back with two goals from Duch and John Grant Jr just 41 seconds apart to break the 5-5 tie. Those two goals chased goalie Jake Henhawk for starter Miller. Matt Alrich got the Americans within one with a turnaround shot assisted by Powell. Duch, however, joined Grant Jr with his third of the night from outside at 6:40 for a 9-6 advantage. Duch then hit for his fourth at 13:42 on a nice cross-crease feed from Jordan Hall.

Fourth quarter coming up

10-6 Canada Rhys Duch scores his fourth at 13:42

Canada outscoring US 4-1 in the third

Colin Doyle goes five-hole to match biggest Canada lead of the night… 9-6 Canada at 10:42

Under 5 to go… Iroquois players are here watching as they prepare for Czechs tonight…

Duch scores his third at 6:40 for an 8-6 Canada lead

9:07 left in the third

Matt Alrich from Powell and a pretty turn around shot at 3:34… 7-6

Erik Miller back in goal for USA

Canada takes a 7-5 lead with second goal in 41 seconds

Duch scores 35 seconds in – 6-5 Canada

Next goal will be huge – Canada trying to stop 3-0 US run…. Americans trying to take their first lead of the game

Halftime update (5-5):

The big guns for Team Canada came out firing to kick off the first two quarters. John Grant Jr. struck twice in the first quarter, including a behind-the-back goal from long range, to give Canada a 3-2 lead after one. Casey Powell and Kevin Buchanan netted goals for the US to even the game. Twice Canada led only to have the Americans tie the game. Rhys Duch netted a goal with 39 seconds left in the first for a 3-2 Canada advantage. He beat Erik Miller five-hole after shacking off a defender.

Dan Dawson opened the second with two straight goals, including a shorthanded marker, in less than a minute. Both goals were quick strikes from in tight. The Americans ended the 3-0 Canada run with an outside laser from Powell at 6:09. That goal sparked a 3-0 US run as Brendan Mundorf sneaked a shot past Vinc at 11:15 and then Buchanan added his second 59 seconds later to tie the game at five.

Grant Jr and Dawson with 2 each; US has 2 from Powell and Buchanan

28 seconds to go in the first half – 5-5 US-Canada

Mundorf and Buchanan score 59 seconds apart – game tied at 5

Powell scores – 5-3 CAN

Dan Dawson comes out on a mission as he scores two goals in less than a minute – Canada 5-2 with under 10 to go… Henhawk in goal

3-2 Canada after one – US on 5-on-3 PP to start the second

Duch with 39 seconds left – 3-2 Canada – US on 4-on-3 PP

Canada on PP with under 2 to play

Buchanan drives net and beats Vinc 2-2

11:23 – Grant Jr behind-the-back for a 2-1 Canada lead

Powell answers for USA 1-1 at 10:47

Canada 1-0 at 9:15 – John Grant Jr

Make sure to go to usildonation.org to own a piece of US lacrosse history – game-worn and replica jerseys unveiled here in Prague

Mundorf off the post with just over 10:00 left in first…

Miller robs Duch at 11:50

3:00 minutes in – no score

US to start Erik Miller… Canada Matt Vinc

US to wear blue 1980 replicas like the US hockey team did when they beat the Soviets at Lake Placid…

Rybczynski currently works as the play-by-play broadcaster and Vice President of Communications for the National Lacrosse League’s Rochester Knighthawks. His role also includes managing the communications for the Rochester Americans hockey club and the Hamilton Nationals (MLL) media relations, as well as serving as Team USA's WILC media relations manager.

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