Santiago, Chile - November 4 - The
USA Women's National Team is headed back to the Olympic Games following a 20-11
victory over Canada in the Pan American Games final. It marks Team USA's sixth
straight Pan Ams crown and will continue their run of appearing in every
Olympic Games to offer women's water polo dating back to the year 2000. Rachel
Fattal and Jenna Flynn scored five goals each to lead the offense with Flynn
ending as the overall leading score in Santiago as she piled up 28 goals on an
85 percent shooting clip. Ashleigh Johnson went the distance in net recording
seven saves.
It was a good battle early on as
Jordan Raney opened the scoring for a 1-0 USA lead. Canada battled back with
two straight to go ahead 2-1. Flynn responded with two of her own to put the
United States ahead 3-2 midway through the quarter. The two sides traded goals
as Canada would draw back within one late in the period at 4-3. Raney finished
what she started, capping the period with a power play strike to take a 5-3
lead into the second quarter. It stayed tight through the early part of the
second quarter, anytime Team USA would try to expand their lead three goals,
Canada would eventually trim it down to two. A goal from Ryann Neushul late in
the period gave Team USA their largest of the day at that point, with a four
goal edge at 10-6. Canada had the last word in the period on a goal from Axelle
Crevier to make it 10-7 at intermission.
In the second half the United States
took control. Fattal opened the quarter with the first two goals for Team USA
and would add another later in the period as the defending champions outscored
Canada 6-2 in the period to take control of the match at 16-9. Canada trimmed
their deficit to six early in the fourth quarter, but they would get no closer.
Flynn came right back with another goal to make it a 17-10 lead for the red,
white and blue. Power play goals from Raney and Jewel Roemer put the match away
and Team USA secured the 20-11 victory.
Team USA went 8/12 on power plays and
3/4 on penalties while Canada went 4/9 on power plays and 1/1 on penalties.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 20 (5, 5, 6, 4) J. Flynn 5, R.
Fattal 5, J. Raney 3, J. Roemer 2, R. Neushul 2, M. Steffens 1, K. Gilchrist 1,
A. Johnson 1
CAN 11 (3, 4, 2, 2) H. McKelvey 4, S.
Browne 3, V. Bakoc 3, A. Crevier 1
Saves - USA - A. Johnson 7 - CAN - J.
Gaudreault 4
6x5 - USA - 8/12 - CAN - 4/9
Penalties - USA - 3/4 - CAN - 1/1
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USA Men 17 Brazil 7
Santiago, Chile - November 4 - The
USA Men's National Team secured their spot at the Paris Olympic Games with a
17-7 victory over Brazil to win gold at the Pan American Games. It's the eighth
straight Pan Am title for Team USA. Alex Bowen and Hannes Daube led the USA
charge on offense scoring five goals each with Drew Holland going the distance
in net recording seven saves. Ryder Dodd ended the competition as the leading
scorer in Santiago connecting for 28 goals on 70% shooting.
It was a low-scoring match to start
as Bowen opened the proceedings with a goal only to see Brazil tie it not long
after. Team USA went in front 2-1, after one, thanks to a power play strike by
Daube. In the second quarter the United States started to create some more
separation. Bowen, Daube and Chase Dodd opened the period with goals for a 5-1
advantage. After Brazil clawed back to within three at 5-2, Team USA turned to
Daube, Max Irving and Luca Cupido for an 8-2 edge. Brazil added one more before
the break but Team USA carried an 8-3 lead into intermission.
Daube scored two straight to open the
third, while Pedro Vergara countered with two of his own for Brazil. Bowen,
Irving and Chase Dodd followed with goals. When the dust settled, Team USA had
a 13-5 lead with action moving to the fourth. Bowen scored two in a row to open
the scoring for Team USA and they cruised to the 10-goal victory.
The United States went 4/10 on power
plays and 2/2 on penalties while Brazil went 3/6 on power plays and 0/1 on
penalties.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 17 (2, 6, 5, 4) H. Daube 5, A.
Bowen 5, C. Dodd 3, M. Irving 2, L. Cupido 1, Q. Woodhead 1
BRA 7 (1, 2, 2, 2) P. Vergara 2, L.
Gomes Da Silva 2, G. De Mendonsa 2, R. Vergara 1
Saves - USA - D. Holland 7 - BRA - G.
Barella 9
6x5 - USA - 4/10 - BRA - 3/6
Penalties - USA - 2/2 - BRA - 0/1
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