Debrecen, Hungary - June 24 - The USA
Women's National Team concluded a perfect run through group play at the FINA
World Championship following a 23-3 win over Argentina earlier today in
Hungary. It was a big day for Women of Troy on the squad as USC Trojans'
Stephania Haralabidis, Denise Mammolito, and Bayley Weber all scored four goals
in the win. Amanda Longan recorded 10 saves in net for the Americans. Team USA
finishes Group B play undefeated and earns a bye to quarterfinal action on
Tuesday in Budapest at 10am et/7am pt. The opponent is TBD following Sunday's
crossover round, with more details to follow. Live streaming is expected to be
available via the FINA YouTube page by clicking here. For those in Europe, live
streaming can be accessed by clicking here. Post game stats will be available
by clicking here.
Team USA's defense came to play
throughout the game, allowing just three goals in total. Rachel Fattal got
things started offensively in a first quarter that saw the United States jump
out to an early 6-0 lead. Mammolito scored twice, joined by Jordan Raney, Ryann
Neushul, and Haralabidis all finding the cage in the opening eight minutes.
Team USA began the second quarter right where they left off the first.
Haralabidis, Weber, Maddie Musselman, Neushul, and Mammolito paced the
Americans with five goals in the period to extend the lead to 11-0 at halftime.
Maggie Steffens, Tara Prentice, and Musselman scored to open the third quarter
and make the score 14-0 before Anahi Bacigalupo finally got one past Longan
with 3:33 remaining in the quarter. Weber, Neushul, and Haralabidis found the
back of the net to close the quarter and send Team USA to the fourth with a
17-2 lead. The Americans closed strong with six goals in the final frame to
Argentina's one for the 23-3 victory.
The United States went 6/10 on power
plays and 2/3 on penalty shots while Argentina went 1/4 on power plays and 0/1
on penalty shots.
Scoring - Stats
USA 23 (6, 5, 6, 6) S.Haralabidis 4,
D. Mammolito 4, B. Weber 4, R. Neushul 3, M. Musselman 2, J. Raney 2, T.
Prentice 1, R. Fattal 1, Av. Johnson 1, M. Steffens 1
ARG 3 (0, 0, 2, 1) L. Ruiz Castellani
1, C. Comba 1, A. Bacigalupo 1
Saves - USA - A. Longan 10 - ARG - N.
Stegmayer 7, L. Canales 1
6x5 - USA - 6/10 - ARG - 1/4
Penalties - USA - 2/3 - ARG - 0/1
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