France turns back USA

Much like yesterday's match with Germany, McCormick (Sarnia, Ontario) and teammates Bill Stopera (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.), Martin Sather (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.) and Dean Gemmell (Short Hills, N.J.) held a comfortable lead early but couldn't finish out the game in the second half.

"We need to figure out how to play two halves of a game. Our confidence is fine, but we need to execute more shots," said Stopera, 43, who is playing in his first world championship. The loss drops the U.S. to 0-2 in the 11-game round robin standings. "We have nine more games to figure it out, and hopefully we can do that."

To read the full press release, click on the PDF below.

france_usa.pdf