Sept. 29, 2009

Eight netminders attended the Team USA tryouts in June, and three survived. The battle for the last two spots figures to be intense and tight between Maryland graduate Brian Dougherty, Navy grad Mickey Jarboe and Army grad Adam Fullerton.

"I think they are all number one, number two and number three," Pressler said. "There is no agenda here. We are going to evaluate every position, including goal, on the three weekends. There is no preconceived idea who is one, two or three. I made that very clear to them. All three are off to a good start."

"It's a tight, tight battle," said defense candidate Jack Reid. "I never would have wanted to step in the pipes and eat rubber all day, and I certainly don't now with the shots they are facing. They did a tremendous job. They are the ones who are talking to us and we carry it out from there."

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