The USA Men’s National Team advanced to the final of the FINA Intercontinental Tournament with a 13-6 win over China. Bret Bonanni (Huntington Beach, CA/Stanford/Stanford) scored three goals to lead the offense while McQuin Baron (North Tustin, CA/Mater Dei HS/United) and Jon Sibley (Lafayette, CA/California/Lamorinda) combined for 10 saves. Team USA will take on Brazil on Sunday in the final at 4:20pm local time/1:20 am pacific time.
The match was close after the first period with Team USA ahead just one at 3-2. They blew the game open in the second quarter outscoring China 4-0 to grab a 7-2 lead at halftime. They continued to hold the advantage outscoring China 3-2 in both the third and fourth period to come away with the 13-6 win.
The United States went 4/8 on power plays and 1/1 on penalty shots while China was 2/7 on power plays and did not attempt a penalty.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Team USA will head to Northern California where they will host Serbia in a four game exhibition series from June 4-8. Tickets for all four matches are currently on sale and can be purchased by clicking here.
Scoring
USA 13 (3, 4, 3, 3) B. Bonanni 3, A. Daboub 2, A. Bowen 2, N. McConnell 2, J. Mann 1, J. Samuels 1, C. Cleary 1, M. Rosenthal 1
CHN 6 (2, 0, 2, 2)
Saves – USA – M. Baron – 7, J. Sibley – 3
6×5 – USA – 4/8 – CHN – 2/7
Penalties – USA – 1/1 – CHN – 0/0
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