Rio 2016: Defense Wins U.S. Redemption Over Canada

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Team USA finished second in their group yesterday and were matched up with Canada in the quarterfinals, who finished third. The two teams have a long history of playing each other in friendly and competitive tournaments. Their most recent international meeting was in Toronto last August at the Para Pan American Games where Team USA finished in second place, ahead of Canada. Both nations have participated in the Paralympic Games since 1980 but it was their last game at the London 2012 Paralympic Games that left a lasting impression on the U.S. Women’s goalball team. U.S. Women lost to Canada… Read More

Rio 2016: U.S. Men’s Goalball Earns Toughest Win So Far

Though U.S. Men lost to Turkey on Monday in their final game of preliminary play, they had already secured a spot in the quarterfinals with a 4th place finish ahead of Finland, reigning Paralympic Champions. On Tuesday afternoon, Finland beat China (11-7), moving U.S. Men into 3rd place going into quarterfinals. Then, Lithuania’s win over Tukey (5-3) later Tuesday night moved U.S. Men into second place, which put them against Germany, who took 3rd place during preliminary play in Group A. Quarterfinals serve as a single elimination round at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games; and since both American and German… Read More

Rio 2016: U.S. Women’s Goalball Advance to Rio 2016 Quarterfinals

U.S. Women’s Goalball is in second place with a 3-1 record in their group going into quarterfinals, which begin tomorrow. Team USA finished up preliminary play against Israel this morning. U.S. Women allowed the first goal 2 minutes into the first half but Amanda Dennis tied it up 1-1 at 6:27. Israel slid a second goal past U.S. Women with 30 seconds left in the first half to which Asya Miller answered with a fast pitch into the left corner. At halftime, the score was tied 2-2. Israel committed two long ball penalties at the beginning of the second half but U.S. Women were… Read More

Rio 2016: U.S. Men’s Goalball Advance to Quarterfinals in Rio

Last night, U.S. Men’s Goalball secured a spot in the quarterfinals after beating Finland, the defending Paralympic champions, 6-2. Tonight’s game against Turkey was an opportunity to sweeten their ranking position but unfortunately, Team USA came up short. Full of medal contenders, the U.S. has emerged from a difficult preliminary schedule with a 2-2 record, losing 8-7 to Lithuania and 6-3 to Turkey. The first 10 minutes were clean with only one long ball penalty from Turkey. Tyler Merren threw to the right corner, just outside the post, keeping the score 0-0. With two minutes left in the first half, Turkey scored and John Kusku answered… Read More

Rio 2016: Dynamic Defense Helps U.S. Men’s Goalball Defeat Finland

At the 2014 IBSA World Goalball Championships, both U.S. and Finland’s Men’s teams qualified for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, taking bronze and silver respectively (Brazil won gold). Though the teams have competed against each other in the two year lead up, this was their first meeting during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Like Team USA, Finland is a medal contender in Rio. The reigning Paralympic champions have appeared in eight Paralympic Games and have two Paralympic medals – gold from Atlanta 1996 and silver from Barcelona 1992. But none of that clouded Team USA players' minds when they took… Read More

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