WATER POLO USA Teams Through To Pan American Games With Semifinals

 

The USA Women's National Team confirmed their place in the semifinal round at the Pan American Games with a 32-1 victory over Mexico earlier today. Captain Maggie Steffens piled up seven goals with Jenna Flynn adding six scores. Ashleigh Johnson and Amanda Longan split time in net combining for eight saves. Team USA now advances to the semifinals where they will meet Argentina on Friday at 10am et/7am pt. Live streaming will be available by clicking here.

Team USA had their sights clearly set on the semifinal round, racing out to an 8-0 lead behind four goals from Steffens. Mexico stopped the tear with their lone goal of the day and Team USA responded with two more for a  10-1 lead after one. The offensive onslaught continued in the second quarter with Flynn, Ava Johnson and Emily Ausmus all making big contributions on the way to a 21-1 lead at the break. The offense downshifted a bit in the third quarter but still delivered six goals, including two from Jewel Roemer for a 27-1 advantage. The United States added five more in the fourth to close things out.

The United States went 6/8 on power plays and 4/4 on penalties while Mexico was 0/5 on power plays and did not attempt a penalty.

Scoring - Scoresheet

USA 32 (10, 11, 6, 5) M. Steffens 7, J. Flynn 6, J. Roemer 5, E. Ausmus 4, A. Johnson 2, K. Gilchrist 2, R. Fattal 2, J. Raney 1, R. Neushul 1, B. Weber 1

MEX 1 (1, 0, 0, 0) A. Ramirez 1

Saves - USA - A. Johnson 4, A. Longan 4 - MEX - L. Patino 3, A. Luna 1

6x5 - USA - 6/8 - MEX - 0/5

Penalties - USA - 4/4 - MEX - 0/0

 

USA Men 28 Chile 2

Santiago, Chile - November 2 - The USA Men's National Team defeated Chile 28-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Pan American Games. Ryder Dodd led the offense with an eight-goal outburst while Drew Holland and Adrian Weinberg joined forces in cage to collect nine saves. Team USA now prepares for Argentina on Friday at 6:30pm et/3:30pm pt.

The United States opened with a four-goal lead in the first behind four different scorers as Dodd, Hannes Daube, Johnny Hooper and Max Irving all contributed. Nine more unanswered goals followed in the second quarter as Team USA built a 13-0 edge at halftime. Chile broke through with a goal in the third quarter, much to the delight of the home crowd, but the United States responded with four more goals to lead 17-1 after three. Daube opened up a high-scoring fourth period with two straight goals as Team USA would connect for 11 scores in the final frame. Ben Hallock finished things off with a score to close out the match.

Team USA went 7/10 on power plays and 1/1 on penalties while Chile did not attempt a power play or penalty shot.

Scoring - Scoresheet

USA 28 (4, 9, 4, 11) R. Dodd 8, M. Irving 5, H. Daube 4, A. Bowen 3, B. Hallock 2, Q. Woodhead 2, C. Dodd 2, J. Hooper 1, D. Woodhead 1

CHI 2 (0, 0, 1, 1) R. Bruno 1, G. Illino 1

Saves - USA - D. Holland 6, A. Weinberg 3 CHI - L. Gonzalez 10

6x5 - USA - 7/10 - CHI - 0/0

Penalties - USA- 1/1 - CHI - 0/0