Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/25/09
From Press Releases
The U.S. defeated England, 20-3, in the semifinal round of the 2009 Federation of International Lacrosse World Cup, and will advance to the gold medal game on Saturday against Australia. The Americans raced to a 7-0 lead before a lightning delay stopped play at 18:36 in the first half.
After the delay, Team USA stayed hot with a 15-2 halftime lead. Katie Rowan (Delmar, N.Y./Syracuse ’09) led all scorers with three goals and five assists. Sarah Bullard (2g) (Needham, Mass./Duke ’11), the youngest player on Team USA, won Player of the Match for her strong play between the lines. Starting goalie Devon Wills (Denver, Colo./ Dartmouth ’06) had three saves in the first half. Keeper Megan Huether (Lutherville, Md./Duke ’06) had one stop in the second half.
Katy Bennett, Charlie Finnigan and Felicity Hermsen each scored for England. Starting English goalie Catherine Gaunt had two saves. Backup Anita Thorose had five stops in the second half.
U.S. will play Australia for the gold on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. EST (3:00 p.m. Prague time). In 2005, Australia beat U.S. in the final game for the World Cup. The final game will be webcast live here: http://videosport.tn.nova.cz/629-Lacrosse-pitch–a.
BOX SCORE
USA: Sarah Albrecht (4g); Katie Rowan (3g, 5a); Caroline Cryer (3g, 2a); Kristen Kjellman (3g); Lindsey Munday (2g, 2a); Sarah Bullard (2g); Michele DeJuliis (1g, 1a); Erica LaGrow (1g); Holly McGarvie (1g); Whitney Douthett (1a); Katie Chrest (1a); Acacia Walker (1a). Devon Wills (3 saves). Megan Huether (1 save).
ENGLAND: Katy Bennett (1g); Charlie Finnigan (1g); Felicity Hermsen (1g). Catherine Gaunt (2 saves); Anita Thorose (5 saves).
OTHER SCORES
Semifinals
United States 20, England 3
Australia 12, Canada 10
Consolation Round
Ireland 15, Japan 13
Wales 11, Scotland 8
Czech Republic 12, Haudenosaunee 7
Netherlands 28, Korea 1
Austria 10, Denmark 9
