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USA men take another step foward in water polo

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GENOVA, Italy — The USA men’s senior national water polo team’s bid for a gold medal at the FINA World League Super Final was halted after a 7-3 loss to Serbia on Sunday.

This is the best finish for Team USA at this event and this is the last major tournament prior to the start of the Olympic Games in August.

The final started off evenly for each squad as it was tied 1-1 after the first quarter. In the second Serbia started to inch ahead claiming a one-goal lead as its defense kept Team USA scoreless.

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Coming out of halftime up, 2-1, the Serbians tacked on two more goals. This was countered by two goals from Team USA and the contest remained tight heading to the fourth as Serbia led, 4-3.

In the fourth is where the game was decided. Serbia was able to post three goals while shutting out Team USA. Tony Azevedo led Team USA with two goals and Merrill Moses had nine saves.

“I am very proud of the way the guys played and worked today along with the job they have done all week,” said Team USA Coach Terry Schroeder, whose team will be named on June 30 at 10 a.m. at the L.A. Athletic Club. “We are showing much better consistency overall. We have definitely closed the gap, and we will continue to build from here.”

— From staff reports


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