BRUNSWICK, Maine - The U.S. Under-18 National Team scored a pair of shorthanded goals and pulled away late in a 4-1 exhibition win over Bowdoin on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears, who are ranked fourth in the latest Division III national poll, will play against Suffolk at Colby College on Sunday at noon in the second day of the Bowdoin-Colby Faceoff Classic.

Bowdoin got a third-period goal from Kyle Shearer-Hardy off a give-and-go with Ollie Koo. Steve Messina was outstanding in net, making 33 saves in the loss.

After an exciting first period that featured constant up-and-down action, J.T. Miller got Team USA on the board midway through the second period when he converted a 2-on-1 feed from Tyler Biggs at 10:52. The National Team was able to add another before intermission as Biggs ripped a one-timer to the top-right corner at 17:35 to give the visitors a 2-0 lead after two frames.

Rocco Grimaldi netted a pair of third-period scores, sandwiched around Shearer-Hardy's goal to close out the 4-1 final. John Gibson stopped 22 shots in net for the Under-18 squad.

 U.S. Under-18 Team vs. Bowdoin
 Date: Nov 27, 2010  Location: Brunswick, Maine      Arena: Watson Arena
 Attendance:450   Start time:3:30      End time:5:27      Total time:1:57

 Goals by Period       1  2  3  Tot
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 U.S. Under-18 Team..  0  2  2 -  4
 Bowdoin.............  0  0  1 -  1

   1st period - Penalties - Alexander Milley, BOW (boarding) 10:03.

   2nd period - 1, USA, J.T. Miller (Tyler Biggs) 10:52 (sh). 2, USA,
Tyler Biggs (Ryan Haggerty, Charles Orzetti) 17:35. Penalties -
Michael Paliotta, USA (high sticking) 9:48; Rocco Grimaldi, USA
(slashing) 18:23.

   3rd period - 3, USA, Rocco Grimaldi 1:09. 4, BOW, Kyle
Shearer-Hardy (Ollie Koo, Jordan Lalor) 2:37. 5, USA, Rocco Grimaldi
(Jake McCabe, Robbie Russo) 8:20 (sh). Penalties - Alexander Milley,
BOW (tripping) 3:50; Andy Ryan, USA (holding the stick) 7:28; Dan
Carlson, USA (tripping) 14:42; Robert Toczylowski, BOW
(cross-checking) 19:22.

   Shots on goal - USA 13-15-9 37; BOW 9-7-7 23.

   Power plays - USA 0 of 3; BOW 0 of 4.

   Penalties - USA 4 (8 min); BOW 3 (6 min).

   Goalies - USA, John Gibson (60:00 minutes, 23 shots-22 saves); BOW,
Steve Messina (60:00, 37-33).

   Penalty shots - None.

 A-450  T-1:57
 Referee:Starr  Linesman:Anton; Drew
 Win-John Gibson.  Loss-Steve Messina.