COQUITLAM, B.C -- Craig Dowd (East Northport, N.Y./Northport/Georgetown) scored three goals and added two assists, goalkeeper Adam Ghitelman (Syosset, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor/Virginia) made 19 saves to lead the U.S. under-19 men's lacrosse team to a 19-12 victory over Canada in the gold medal match of the 2008 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championships at Percy Perry Stadium on July 12.
Nick Elsmo (Edgewater, Md./Severn/Virginia) and Dean Gibbons (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City/Harvard) added three goals apiece. The U.S., a six-time gold medalist, is now 36-0 all-time in ILF U-19 play dating back to the championships' inception in 1988.
Canada closed within 10-8 at the 16:57 mark in the second half, but the the U.S. responded with three straight goals in the next three minutes by Ryan Young (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset/Maryland), Elsmo and Gibbons to take a 13-8 lead.
Rhamel Bratton (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington/Virginia) scored to put Team USA up 14-10
U.S. Goals
Dean Gibbons 3, Nick Elsmo 3, Craig Dowd 3, Anthony Mendes 2, Tim
Donovan 2, Rhamel Bratton 2, Ryan Young 1, Matthew Dolente 1, Andrew
Feinberg 1, Josh Amidon 1
U.S. Assists
Dowd 2, Young 2, Mendes 1, Donovan 1