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USA Field Hockey Junior Women Draw with Canada

Colorado Springs, Colo. – The USA Field Hockey Junior Women’s team earned its first points of the Chile Four Nation Tournament with a 1-1 draw with Canada in Santiago.

The draw followed a 3-2 loss to Chile in the opening game of the tournament.

The USA posted the game’s first goal on the scoreboard when Katie Grant (Lehighton, Pa./Duke Univ.) connected on a penalty corner to give the U.S. at 1-0 halftime lead. The goal was Grant’s second score of the tournament.

But for the second consecutive game, the young U.S. team saw a second half lead disappear as Canada’s Jessica Denys scored on a penalty corner with five minutes remaining in the game as the USA settled for the 1-1 draw.

The U.S. women continue play in the four nation tournament on Thursday against  Argentina.  After a day off on Wednesday, the USA junior men’s team (0-1) is scheduled to resume play on Thursday against Argentina. The U.S. lost to Chile, 1-0 in the opener of the men’s Three Nation Tournament.

The tournaments serve as a warm-up for next year’s Pan American Junior Champions. The Pan Am events will determine the continental qualifiers for the 2005 Junior World Cups.

Women’s Tournament

Dec. 14 at Santiago

USA  Jr  1, Canada 1

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