They may be young, but the players on the United States Under-18 Team continue to show that they are very capable of competing against anyone.

On Sunday afternoon at the World Arena, a week after winning the 2009 Five Nations Tournament in Sweden, they pulled off what no other opponent has done against Colorado College all season.

Third-period goals by Jeremy Morin and Ryan Bourque rallied the visiting USA squad from a 2-1 deficit after 40 minutes of play and lifted them to a come-from-behind 3-2 exhibition victory over the Tigers.

Fortunately, the loss doesn't count for CC, which officially remains undefeated (11-0-6) this 2008-09 campaign when ahead entering the third period.

Tallies by freshman right wing David Civitarese just 1:16 into the contest and senior center Chad Rau with 2:15 left in the middle frame staked the Tigers to leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in this one.

But, after Morin pulled Team USA even for the second time at 7:40 of the final stanza, Bourque beat sophomore goaltender Tyler O'Brien with a quick wrist shot after a steal at the blue line by A.J. Treais. The game winner came with 4:43 remaining in regulation.

Colorado College pulled O'Brien with a little more than a minute to play, but could not strike for the equalizer. O'Brien made 23 saves in the game while Under-18 net minder Adam Murray finished with 44, including 18 in the third period.

Morin and Drew Shore combined to set up a power-play goal by Nick Mattson that tied the score at 1-1 midway through the second period. Shore also assisted on Morin's red lighter as Team USA improved to 7-9-1 against NCAA Division I opponents in '08-09.

The loss was CC's first ever against the Under-18 Team after four consecutive victories dating back to February 2003.