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Field Hockey Summer Update: Stone Helps USA to Maccabiah Games Silver Medal
July 21, 2017 | Field Hockey
Rising junior Taylor Stone helps lead U.S. to silver medal
The University of Louisville's Taylor Stone continued to hone her field hockey skills this summer with a trip to Jerusalem where she helped the United States to a silver medal in the 2017 Maccabiah Games.
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Team USA compiled a 3-2 record in the tournament with wins over Holland (twice) and Israel, but fell twice to Argentina, including a 2-0 setback in the championship match.
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The 2017 Maccabiah Games marked an encore appearance for Stone, a rising junior from Herndon, Va., who also participated in the 2013 Maccabiah Games helping Team USA to a Bronze Medal. She is currently a member of USA Field Hockey's Under 21 team and was selected for a three-match test series against England in April 2017. The two-year starter for the Cardinals and is coming off of a sophomore campaign in which she scored four goals while helping Louisville to an ACC-best seven shutouts.
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About the Maccabiah Games
Nearly 7,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries joined 2,500 Israeli athletes in the Olympic-style competition conducted at Teddy Kollek Stadium in Jerusalem. Held every four years, the Jewish multi-sport competition is the world's third-largest sporting event.
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Maccabi USAÂ is a volunteer organization that strives to provide Jewish athletes all over the world the opportunity to share their heritage and customs in competitive athletic settings. Â
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USA Maccabiah 2017 Results
July 4-18, 2017 | Jerusalem
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July 13 - Final: Argentina 2 – USA 0
July 12 – Semifinal: USA 3 – Holland 2
July 10 - Prelims: USA 3 – Holland 2
July 9 – Prelims: Argentina 3 – USA 0
July 5 – Prelims: USA 7 – Israel 0
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Team USA compiled a 3-2 record in the tournament with wins over Holland (twice) and Israel, but fell twice to Argentina, including a 2-0 setback in the championship match.
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The 2017 Maccabiah Games marked an encore appearance for Stone, a rising junior from Herndon, Va., who also participated in the 2013 Maccabiah Games helping Team USA to a Bronze Medal. She is currently a member of USA Field Hockey's Under 21 team and was selected for a three-match test series against England in April 2017. The two-year starter for the Cardinals and is coming off of a sophomore campaign in which she scored four goals while helping Louisville to an ACC-best seven shutouts.
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About the Maccabiah Games
Nearly 7,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries joined 2,500 Israeli athletes in the Olympic-style competition conducted at Teddy Kollek Stadium in Jerusalem. Held every four years, the Jewish multi-sport competition is the world's third-largest sporting event.
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Maccabi USAÂ is a volunteer organization that strives to provide Jewish athletes all over the world the opportunity to share their heritage and customs in competitive athletic settings. Â
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USA Maccabiah 2017 Results
July 4-18, 2017 | Jerusalem
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July 13 - Final: Argentina 2 – USA 0
July 12 – Semifinal: USA 3 – Holland 2
July 10 - Prelims: USA 3 – Holland 2
July 9 – Prelims: Argentina 3 – USA 0
July 5 – Prelims: USA 7 – Israel 0
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