ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Sean Murphy (Cary, N.C./Arizona State University) 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 to close out play at the 2017 Winter World University Games.
Breslin opened the scoring for the U.S. with 4:14 remaining in the opening period before Team USA took control of the game with six second-period markers.
Murphy netted a pair of markers in the first 9:12 of the middle frame and brothers Jake Uglem (Moorhead, Minn./Iowa State University) and Tony Uglem (Moorhead, Minn./Iowa State University) scored :55 apart in the middle of the period to make the score 5-0.
Breslin increased the U.S. advantage to 6-0 with 2:59 left in the second stanza, and Murphy completed the hat-trick with :38 left in the period to put Team USA ahead 7-0.
Jordan Simmons (Howell, Mich./Davenport University), Nicholas Zern (Auburn, Ind./Minot State University) and Matthew Anders (Boulder, Colo./University of Colorado) each tallied in the final period.
Goaltender Jordan Gluck (Scarsdale, N.Y./Arizona State University) made six saves to earn the victory.
With the win, Team USA (3-0-0-2; W-OTW-OTL-L) finishes the tournament with three-consecutive victories to earn a ninth-place finish overall.
NOTES: At the 2017 Winter World University Games, Team USA competed in Group B alongside Canada, Great Britain and Slovakia. All games were 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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