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U.S. Under-19 Team Wins Third Straight IFLWA Crown
8/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
PETERBOROUGH, Ontario - The United States women's lacrosse team won their third consecutive under-19 world championship over the weekend, culminating in an 18-3 victory over archrival Australia on Saturday in the final. Duke has three incoming freshmen on the team: midfielder Sarah Bullard (Needham, Mass./Buckingham, Browne & Nichols), attacker/midfielder Emma Hamm (Wayne, Pa./Baldwin) and attacker Virginia Crotty (Bernardsville, N.J./Oak Knoll). The tournament was held at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.
After going 3-0 in pool play early last week, the U.S. squad took on Scotland in the quarterfinals and came away with a 19-1 victory. All 16 position players scored for the U.S., and Crotty was named the player of the match after scoring a goal and an assist in the game. She was the second Duke player to take home such honors in the tournament, as Hamm did it in the team's final game of pool play against Australia. Against Scotland, Bullard and Hamm each tallied a goal and an assist.
In the semifinal match on Friday, the U.S. beat England for the second time in the tournament with an 18-3 triumph. After falling behind 1-0 only 34 seconds into the match, the U.S. bounced back with eight straight goals to put the game out of reach. The U.S. outshot England 44-4, as Bullard, Hamm and Crotty all scored one goal apiece. Hamm also added an assist to the offensive effort.
Facing Australia for the second time in the tournament, the U.S. dominated from the outset, winning the final 18-3 in front of 1,100 fans. It was a great way to go out for head coach Wendy Kridel, who said it would be her final tour with the U.S. Hamm scored one goal and one assist, Bullard added a goal and Crotty tacked on one assist. All told, the Blue Devil trio scored 16 goals and eight assists in six games.
Coaching the squad as an assistant is Lindsay Mulhern, sister of Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel. Mulhern is the head coach at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa. Adding to the sisterly vibe on the U-19 team is Karri Ellen Johnson (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck ?07), sister of Duke senior midfielder/attacker Allie Johnson. Karri Ellen tallied five goals and five assists in the U.S.'s six games.
The U.S., now the three-time defending world champion, has won 18 straight games in IFWLA U-19 play since losing to Australia in the 1995 championship game. They outscored their opponents 108-24 in their six games in Peterborough.
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