{"id":9335,"date":"2023-07-02T01:18:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T06:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=9335"},"modified":"2023-07-02T01:18:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T06:18:46","slug":"duke-star-brennan-oneill-torches-canada-nets-five-goals-as-usa-takes-gold-at-world-lacrosse-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/duke-star-brennan-oneill-torches-canada-nets-five-goals-as-usa-takes-gold-at-world-lacrosse-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke star Brennan O\u2019Neill torches Canada, nets five goals as USA takes gold at World Lacrosse Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Duke<\/a><\/strong> attack Brennan O\u2019Neill<\/strong> left an indelible mark on his national team career on Saturday night. The United States took home gold at the World Lacrosse Championships<\/a>, defeating Canada, 10-7, behind five goals from O\u2019Neill.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a second-straight gold medal for Team USA and caps off an undefeated run through the tournament for the Americans. And on top of O\u2019Neill\u2019s performance, the United States got a stellar performance from Blaze Riorden<\/strong> in cage, taming the potent Canada attack.<\/p>\n

Making O\u2019Neill\u2019s five-goal outburst for the national team in a gold medal game even more impressive: He\u2019s the only player on the roster going back to college next season.<\/p>\n

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WE ARE WITNESSING HISTORY <\/p>\n

Brennan O’Neill simply can NOT be stopped today @USAMLax<\/a> <\/p>\n

(via @WorldLacrosse<\/a>, ESPNU) pic.twitter.com\/YH4EztdnKd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TLN (@LacrosseNetwork) July 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

One of his former Duke teammates, Michael Sowers<\/strong>, scored the dagger goal in the final seconds of the game. A number of former Duke players dotted other positions on the roster. And the national team is coached by Duke head coach John Danowski<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

But only one player on the field on Saturday for the Americans will be playing college lacrosse in 2024.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill starred for Duke in 2023, as the Blue Devils made it all the way to the national championship game. He scored 55 goals and added 42 assists for a cool 97 points in 19 games. For his efforts, he won the Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the best player in college lacrosse. <\/p>\n

And his penchant for scoring was big for the United State on Saturday, as the offense was otherwise difficult to come by.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill brought it in a variety of ways, too. He scored his fifth and final goal while dodging to his left and firing a shot on the run, as seen above. But he took some punishment to score, too. <\/p>\n

To score his fourth goal, O\u2019Neill drove to the front of the cage as a quartet of defenders converged. He fired a shot overhand past the goalie as a thicket of arms and lacrosse sticks beat him to the ground. After getting up slow and coming back to the bench for a period, he came right back out and scored his fifth, and final, goal.<\/p>\n

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BRENNAN O’NEILL IS A MAN ON A MISSION <\/p>\n

He has 5\u20e3 goals against Canada, and four of them are UNASSISTED @USAMLax<\/a> <\/p>\n

(via @WorldLacrosse<\/a>, ESPN2) pic.twitter.com\/yZ5uN3DNZ7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TLN (@LacrosseNetwork) July 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

With a gold medal and some national pride on the line in a tight, hard-fought final, O\u2019Neill wasn\u2019t letting defenders, the goalie or even some rough-and-tumble play keep him from the glory. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a performance for his country that he won\u2019t soon forget. Nor will the college defenders across the ACC tasked with stopping him next season.<\/p>\n

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