The USA Women's National Team opened
play at the 2023 Pan American Games in strong fashion with a 35-0 win over host
Chile earlier today. Maggie Steffens and Jenna Flynn each scored five goals in
the win that saw every Team USA field player find the cage at least once.
Ashleigh Johnson and Amanda Longan split time in net combining for 10 saves.
Team USA returns to play tomorrow against Puerto Rico at 8:30am et/5:30am pt.
Live streaming was not available for today's match and will start November 1 at
PanAmSportsChannel.org. Click here for more information on USA Water Polo at
the Pan American Games.
Team USA silenced a high-energy home
crowd with twelve goals in the opening period to take full control of the
match. They turned that into a 20-0 lead at halftime before closing things out
in the second half. Molly Cahill guided Team USA to the win, with Head Coach
Adam Krikorian out due to illness. Team USA went 5/5 on power plays and 2/3 on
penalty shots while Chile went 0/7 on the player advantage with no penalty
shots attempted.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 35 (12, 8, 8, 7) M. Steffens 5,
J. Flynn 5, R. Fattal 4, T. Prentice 4, R. Neushul 4, A. Johnson 3, J. Roemer
3, E. Ausmus 3, J. Raney 2, K. Gilchrist 1, B. Weber 1
CHI 0 (0, 0, 0, 0)
Saves - USA - A. Johnson 5, A. Longan
5
6x5 - USA - 5/5 - CHI - 0/7
Penalties - USA - 2/3 - CHI - 0/0
USA Men 30 Mexico 2
Santiago, Chile - October 30 - The
USA Men's National Team defeated Mexico 30-2 earlier tonight to open play at
the Pan American Games in Chile. Ryder Dodd scored six goals in his Pan Am
Games debut while Max Irving and Quinn Woodhead scored five each as nine field
players found the cage. Adrian Weinberg and Drew Holland combined for seven
saves in net. Team USA returns to the pool tomorrow to take on Puerto Rico at
2pm et/11am pt. No live streaming is scheduled, but live stats are available by
clicking here. Follow @USAWP on Twitter for real-time updates. Live streaming
is expected to begin on November 1. For more on Team USA at the Pan American
Games, click here.
Team USA roared out of the locker
rooms in this one, posting a 10-goal first quarter to take control of the match
early. Mexico broke through in the second with their first goal of the game but
the United States answered with seven more goals to go in front 17-1 at
intermission. Johnny Hooper scored twice early in the third quarter as Team USA
would blank Mexico 7-0, leading 24-1 after three. Six more goals arrived in the
fourth quarter to close things out.
The United States went 6/7 on power
plays and 3/3 on penalties while Mexico went 1/5 on power plays with no
penalties attempted.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 30 (10, 7, 7, 6) R. Dodd 6, M.
Irving 5, Q. Woodhead 5, J. Hooper 4, H. Daube 3, D. Woodhead 3, B. Hallock 2,
A. Bowen 1. L. Cupido 1
MEX 2 (0, 1, 0, 1) D. Tavera 1, J.
Serrano 1
Saves - USA - A. Weinberg 4, D.
Holland 3 - MEX - A. Cadena 3
6x5 - USA - 6/7 - MEX - 1/5
Penalties - USA - 3/3 - MEX - 0/0
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