COQUITLAM, B.C. - After dominating the round robin portion of the 2016 U-19 World Games, the stacked USA team looked like a lock to repeat as world champions. No other team had shown any sign of an answer to USA's plethora of dodgers and shooters, as the Iroquois and Canadian teams had fallen way short earlier in the week. So when Canada went into the locker room at halftime of the championship game up 8-2, the lacrosse world was stunned (besides our Box Director Coach Hopper). This was especially shocking given the fact USA beat up on Canada 12-5 in their opener. Canada's All Tournament goalie Kyle Hebert (Stony Brook) stood on his head while their offensive duo of Tre LeClaire (Ohio State) and Jeff Teat (Cornell) continued to play at the high level that they are known for.

For the United States, down at halftime, it would be a long road back to make the game interesting, and one that needed its fair share of highlight-reel plays. Luckily, attackman Alex Roesner (UPenn) was up to the task as he put in this beautiful behind-the-back goal to bring USA within four goals. Going into the fourth Quarter, Team USA Trailed Canada 8-11 but had all the momentum.