WALNUT, Calif. – June 12 – The U.S. Men’s National Team won the first game of a two-game series against Montenegro, 16-11, on Wednesday night. Hannes Daube He scored four goals for the U.S. national team. Alex Obert and Ryder Dodd I added three of each. Drew Holland He made six saves inside the cage. Team USA and Montenegro will meet again on Friday night at 9pm ET/6pm PST at UC San Diego. Live streaming is available on Overnght with live stats from 6-8 Sports.
The match between the USA and Montenegro was closely fought throughout. The visitors scored two early goals, but the USA quickly fought back and scored a goal. Max Irving and Ryder Dodd With the man advantage, it was 2-2. From there, the U.S. added three more points at the end of the opening frame. Chase Dodd, Johnny Hooperand Dylan Woodhead Leading 5-2, Aubert earned a penalty in the second period and converted a five-meter shot to start the game. A minute later, Aubert scored again for the U.S., giving Montenegro three goals in the period and a 7-5 halftime lead in favor of the home team.
Doub came out strong in the second half, scoring two goals in the first two minutes of the third period. Hooper put Team USA up by four on a counterattack before Montenegro scored two more goals. Aubert converted his second penalty kick of the night and Doub scored on a man-up kick to give the USA a 12-8 lead heading into the final period. Montenegro scored three goals in the fourth period. Ryder Dodd (2) Chase DoddDove sealed the victory for Team USA with a 16-11 score.
The U.S. was successful on 7 of 13 power plays and 2 of 4 penalties, while Montenegro was successful on 4 of 11 power plays and had no penalties attempted.
Scores – Statistics
USA 16 (5, 2, 5, 4) H. Dove 4, R. Dodd 3, A. Obert 3, C. Dodd 2, J. Hooper 2, M. Irving 1, D. Woodhead 1
MNE 11 (2, 3, 3, 3) M. Mršić 2, A. Mčić 2, V. Popadić 2, S. Vidović 2, D. Matkovic 2, B. Djurjic 1
6×5 – USA – 7/13 – MNE – 4/11
Penalties – USA – 2/4 – MNE 0/0
Saves – USA – D. Holland 6, B. Herzer 1 – MNE – D. Lazovic 5, P. Tesanovic 3
