ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Matthew Anders (Boulder, Colo./University of Colorado) netted a hat-trick and Joey Breslin (Centerville, Ohio/Ohio University) scored twice to lead the U.S. Men’s National University Team to a 10-1 victory over Great Britain in its final preliminary-round game at the 2017 Winter World University Games.
Michael Cummings (San Bernadino, Calif./Arizona State University) opened the scoring for Team USA 3:14 into the contest before J.T. Hall (Lake Grove, N.Y./Stony Brook University) doubled the U.S. advantage exactly one minute later.
Anders’ first tally of the game made the score 3-0 with 4:17 remaining in the opening period. Great Britain scored its lone goal 1:19 later to cut Team USA’s lead to 3-1 entering the first intermission.
The U.S. took control of the contest with four second-period goals, including markers by Tyler Groat (Wyandotte, Mich./University of Michigan-Dearborn), Breslin, Anders and James McGing (Chicago, Ill./University of Illinois).
Taylor Herndon (Oklahoma City, Okla./University of Central Oklahoma) and Breslin each found the back of the net in the final stanza before Anders completed the hat-trick with 5:45 to play.
Jordan Gluck (Scarsdale, N.Y./Arizona State University) made 13 saves to earn the victory in net for the U.S.
Team USA will continue play in the 2017 Winter World University Games this weekend. Time and opponent for its next matchup are still to be determined. Visit teamusa.usahockey.com for updates.
NOTES: At the 2017 Winter World University Games, Team USA is competing in Group B alongside Canada, Great Britain and Slovakia. All games will be played at Halyk Arena … For complete coverage of the U.S. at the 2017 Winter World University Games, click here.
Date | Opponent | TIme (Local/ET)/Result | Stream | Live Stats |
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Tues., Dec. 27 | Holy Cross (Exhibition) | L, 1-10 | N/A | N/A |
Wed., Dec. 28 | EHL All-Stars (Exhibition) | W, 2-0 | N/A | N/A |
Thurs., Dec. 29 | EHL All-Stars (Exhibition) | W, 10-2 | N/A | N/A |
Mon., Jan. 30 | Canada | L, 0-6 | LIVEFISU.TV | Live Stats |
Tues., Jan. 31 | Slovakia | L, 1-4 | LIVEFISU.TV | Live Stats |
Thurs., Feb. 2 | Great Britain | W, 10-1 | N/A | Live Stats |
Sat., Feb. 4 | China Classification Round |
W, 17-1 | N/A | Live Stats |
Mon., Feb 6 | Great Britain Classification Round |
W, 10-1 | N/A | Live Stats |
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