2005 IFWLA World Cup Game Recaps Saturday, July 2, 2005 GOLD MEDAL GAME: No. 1 Australia 14, No. 2 United States 7 Box Score • Scoring Summary ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Australia denied the United States its fifth-straight International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations World Cup by doubling up the U.S. 14-7 on Saturday afternoon before 6,000 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Australia won its second World Cup championship, the first since 1986. Both victories have come on American soil, and the trend of the host nation failing to win the Cup in its seven events continued. Australia's Jen Adams, the Cup's leading scorer, scored four goals and added three assists to lead all scorers. Teammate Sarah Forbes netted a hat trick and added three assists. "We were quite fast. We had a lot of fire in us. When we stepped onto the field, we weren't afraid today, and that was a real key for us," said Adams. "We have a lot of young players. This is their first World Cup and they just stepped up to the plate and were amazing today." Australia (7-0-1) went on a 5-0 run midway through the first half to take a 6-2 lead before heading into halftime up 7-3. In the second half, Australia picked up where it left off by scoring the first two goals of the half. The teams traded goals before Australia netted two straight marks, with the latter coming from Hannah Nielsen at the 12:27 mark. "We play a risky game," said Australian head coach Max Madonia. "We take risks. And if it's out, we're going to take it to the cooker." Australia's defense held the U.S. to only two goals in the final 17 minutes of play. Goalkeeper Suzanne McSolvin recorded eight saves, and was named player of the match. "When that happens, you always make the other team look hot," said U.S. head coach Sue Stahl. "There's no question they're the world champions, but we helped them out a little....It was not our best day. I'll take the blame for that, not having them ready to play. It's my fault." The United States (6-1-1) was led offensively by Quinn Carney and Kate Kaiser, who scored two goals apiece. This was the fifth time the U.S. and Australia have met in the IFWLA World Cup gold medal game, the U.S. has won three times. Australia now holds a 6-5-1 series advantage over the U.S. in World Cup competition. BRONZE MEDAL GAME: No. 3 ENGLAND 11, No. 4 CANADA 8 Box Score • Scoring Summary ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Third-seeded England pulled away from No.4 Canada on Saturday to win 11-8, netting its third straight bronze medal in the IFWLA World Cup before 3,200 at Navy Marine-Corps Memorial Stadium. Brooke McKenzie, Alana Chan and Crysti Foote scored consecutively for Canada that cut the lead to 9-8 with 10:06 remaining. England (5-3) responded, however, with insurance tallies by Suzannah Eul (9:00) and Alisa Stott (2:26). England's Katy Bennett led all scorers with three goals, while Canadian goalkeeper Kristen Haldeman had eight saves in the losing cause. Lucy Lynch with two goals was named the player of the match. "After halftime, they didn't seem that much off the boil," said 38-year-old Sarah Butt, who concluded her fifth World Cup for England. "They let up, we put our foot to the pedal, and that made the difference." Hampered by 26 turnovers, Canada (3-5) faltered down the stretch, which head coach Tracey Coyne attributed to the heightened rigors of World Cup play - which includes eight games in 10 days. Canada has not medaled since earning a bronze at the 1982 World Cup. Over the course of 10 days, six Canadian players sustained injuries, including two who did not play Saturday. "With two major injuries, the pool play we were involved in and the draining nature of the World Cup, today was too much," Coyne said. "England's goal was to run us into the ground. When we got caught up in their running game, we tired out. The IFWLA needs to reevaluate the structure of this tournament to reflect the changing times of women's athletics. There needs to be a day off." Foote, one of the injured players sporting a brace on her left knee, had a game-high four points on two goals and two assists. 5th/6th PLACE GAME: No. 5 JAPAN 12, No. 6 WALES 8 ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Pool B champion Japan ended its most successful IFWLA World Cup with a 12-8 victory over No. 6 Wales in the 5th/6th place game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. This is the fourth World Cup appearance for Japan (6-1) and its first time finishing higher than 7th place. Provided the number of IFWLA teams remains at 10, the Japanese will likely bump Wales from Pool A - which currently includes Australia, Canada, England and the United States - when the next World Cup convenes in 2009. "Our first goal was to be in the top four, which we didn't make," said Japanese attacker Kana Uwai. "But our second goal was to get into Pool A. I am happy to have accomplished that, but very disappointed that we did not make the top four." Wales (0-7) took a 7-6 lead early in the second half as Laura Warren scored twice within a two minute span. Japan answered by scoring six of the final seven goals to end the game. Kinue Kobayashi scored twice in the decisive second-half run to propel Japan to the victory. Kobayashi earned player of the match honors. Japan's Akiko Wada scored a game-high three goals while Uwai and Shiho Tokunaga added two goals apiece. Japan goalie Maki Nishimura made 10 saves in 37 minutes of play while Ayuko Toyoda saved four shots in 23 minutes of play. Wales' veteran Gemma Morgan matched Warren's two-goal effort in the loss. Wales did not record a victory in World Cup play, but finished 6th overall due to seeding. 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