TORRANCE, Calif. – April 27 – The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated China 11-7 tonight at the Torrance Aquatic Center to conclude a three-game exhibition series.team captain Maggie Stephens achieved a hat trick rachel fattal and Ryan Neuschl Each added two goals while the goalie ashley johnson He made nine saves inside the cage.
In the first quarter, the defense focused in both directions. The only goal of the first inning came from Steffens, who converted a penalty shot to give Team USA a 1-0 lead.
In the second period, jenna flynn It started by dropping everyone into a pool and aiming for a counterattack goal. For China, Jin Jiang responded before Neuschul doubled their lead. In the middle of the second goal, China was scored by Danhan Xiong, followed by Xiya Yan, and then Steffens. Maddie Musselmanand jordan rainey Team USA led 6-3 at halftime.
The USA started strong in the second half, scoring four consecutive goals and expanding their lead. Kayley Gilchrist, Fattal, Neuschul and Steffens extended the lead to seven points before Xiao Chen scored two goals for China. Fatale scored his second goal of the day on the final possession of the quarter, giving Team USA an 11-5 lead heading into the fourth.
In the final frame, the defense picked itself up again with four minutes without a goal. China got some late points from Yang and Chen, but they were unable to tie the score, and the Americans held on and won 11-7.
The American team was 0/2 on power plays and 2/2 on penalties, while China was 1/8 on power plays and 0/1 on penalties.
Scores – Statistics
USA 11 (1, 5, 5, 0) M. Steffens 3, R. Fattal 2, R. Neuschl 2, M. Musselman 1, J. Flynn 1, J. Rainey 1, K. Gilchrist 1
CHN 7 (0, 3, 2, 2) X. Chen 3, J. Yang 2, S. Yang 1, D. Xiong 1
Save – USA – A. Johnson 9 – CHN – W. Don 7
6×5 – USA – 0/2 – Switzerland – 1/8
Penalties – USA – 2/2 – Switzerland 0/1
