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	Pat Harris and the USA men will take on #10 Malaysia in Preparation for May's Pan American Cup.

USA Men to Tour Malaysia

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The USA men's field hockey team will continue its preparations for May's Pan American Cup with a six-game tour of Malaysia, April 2-14 in Kuala Lumpur.

The USA will face the world's 10th ranked Malaysia team in games April 7,8, 11 while taking on the Malaysia Junior Team in matches April 5 and 10. A final contest against either the senior or junior team is scheduled for April 13.

The U.S. men will use the tour to prepare for the Pan American Cup, May 12-23 in London Ontario. The Pan American Cup serves as the continental qualifier for the 2006 World Cup with the winner earning the automatic spot in the sport's premier event.

In Kuala Lumpus, the USA will face a Malaysian senior team that placed 8th at the 2002 World Cup and earned an 11th place finish at the 2000 Olympic Games. The Malaysian Junior team captured a 12th place finish at the 2001 Junior World Cup.

In addition to the Malaysia Tour, the USA men are tentatively scheduled to host Trinidad & tobago in a pre-Pan Am Cup series May 1-8 in Moorpark, Calif. The team will also attempt to defend its title at the Guru Nanak Tournament, July 2-4 in Moorpark.

April 7 at Kuala Lumpur
USA vs Malaysia Senior Team

April 8 at Kuala Lumpur
USA vs Malaysia Senior Team

April 10 at Kuala Lumpur
USA vs Malaysia Junior Team

April 11 at Kuala Lumpur
USA vs Malaysia Senior Team

April 13 at Kuala Lumpur
USA vs Malaysia Junior/Senior Team

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