January 15, 2005
Canada Red beats
Canada White for gold at Pan Am youth championships.
MEXICO CITY-
Candice Philipe of Vancouver scored the only goal of the game on a
penalty shot in the final minute as Canada Red defeated Canada White
1-0 to win the gold medal in women's play at the Pan American youth
championships in water polo.
''Defensive play is
really emphasized for players our age and it showed tonight,'' said
Saara Majuri of Vancouver, the tournament's top scorer with Philipe
at 14 goals each. ''The goaltenders were great as well. This was a
fantastic tournament for us just for the fact we got to know other
players from across Canada, players we might play with for years to
come at major international tournaments.''
Two other Canada
Red players also received major awards. Emily Csikos of Calgary was
named the tournament MVP and Ellen Rafferty of Calgary was named the
top goaltender. Canada Red won its seven games in the tournament
while Canada White lost both its games to its compatriots.
On the men's side,
Canada East won the silver medal after a 12-2 loss to the U.S., in
the championship final. Canada West had placed fifth after beating
Argentina on Friday.
Canada East players
Dusko Dakic of Gatineau, Que., and Devon Diggle of
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que., finished second and third in tournament
scoring with 20 and 17 goals respectively.
Canada East's only
two losses in eight games this week were to the Americans.
Next on the water
polo calendar, is the women's world junior championships set for
Perth, Australia January 24-30. Canada is the defending champion.
Further information:
Heather Kaulbach, Water-polo Canada, (613) 748-5682 /
heatherk@waterpolo.ca
Visit our website : http://www.waterpolo.ca/
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