Wolf, Gurenlian, Adams, Durkin help US dominate Denver at USA Spring Premiere; McCool helps lead US women past Syracuse

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 1/11/16

Jordan Wolf (Lower Merion, Duke) scored four goals and Greg Gurenlian (Springfield-Delco, Penn State) won 13 of 16 face-offs while Drew Adams (Springfield-Delco. Penn State) yielded just one goal and Tucker Durkin (La Salle, Johns Hopkins) led the defense as the US Men’s National team whipped nationalchampion Denver, 22-6, Sunday in an exhibition as part of the Team USA Spring Premiere before a crowd of 1,250 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL

Durkin had a groundball and Adams had three saves in a half of play.

Denver was playing without 11 players due to injuries, illness and academic issues. The US led, 14-1, at halftime.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
Team USA Spring Premiere (Men’s)
Denver vs United States (Jan 10, 2016 at Bradenton, Fla.)

Denver vs. United States
Date: Jan 10, 2016 Attendance: 1250

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Total
Denver 1 0 2 3 6
United States 5 9 4 4 22

Denver SCORING: GOALS: MARANO, Nate 2; BOMBERRY, Brendan 1; FRENCH, Austin 1; WOOLFORD, Colin 1; FLYNN, Connor 1. ASSISTS: BOBZIEN, Jack 1; CANNIZZARO, Connor 1.

United States SCORING: GOALS: Matt Danowski 4; Jordan Wolf (Lower Merion) 4; Marcus Holman 3; Casey Powell 2; Tom Schreiber (Princeton) 2; Ned Crotty 1; Rob Pannell 1; Jeremy Sieverts 1; David Lawson 1; John Haus 1; Drew Snider 1; Kyle Hartzell 1. ASSISTS: Matt Danowski 3; Casey Powell 3; Ned Crotty 2; Rob Pannell 2; Jake Bernhardt 1; David Lawson 1; Tom Schreiber 1; Jeremy Sieverts 1; Justin Turri 1.

Penalties – Denver 1/0:30; United States 7/6:00.

30-second Goals/Warnings (Violations) – Denver 0/0 (0); United States 0/0 (0).

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Earlier Sunday, the United States women’s national lacrosse team toppled No. 3 Syracuse 20-8 to finish 2-0 at the Spring Premiere at IMG Academy.

Marie McCool, the Phillylacrosse.com Co-Player of the Year in 2014 for Moorestown High and one of the youngest players on Team USA, had a goal.

The U.S. is preparing for the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse World Championship in Guildford, England.

Syracuse vs. United States
Date: Jan 10, 2016 Attendance:
Weather:

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Total
Syracuse 4 4 8
United States 8 12 20

Syracuse SCORING: GOALS: Riley Donahue 4; Nicole Levy 3; Erica Bodt 1. ASSISTS: Halle Majorana 2; Riley Donahue 1; Neena Merola 1.

United States SCORING: GOALS: Shannon Gilroy 4; Katie Schwarzmann 3; Alyssa Murray 2; Brooke Griffin 2; Katie Webster 2; Becky Lynch 1; Laura Zimmerman 1; Alex Aust 1; Taylor Cummings 1; Danielle Estrasco 1; Marie McCool (Moorestown) 1; Maddie Crutchfield 1. ASSISTS: Becky Lynch 2; Kayla Treanor 2; Alyssa Murray 1; Kelly Rabil 1.

Penalties – Syracuse 2/4:00; United States 1/2:00.

30-second Goals/Warnings (Violations) – Syracuse 0/0 (0); United States 0/0 (0).