Doha, Qatar - February 4 - The USA
Women's National Team opened play at the 2024 World Aquatics World
Championships with a 10-8 victory over the Netherlands in Group A competition.
Rachel Fattal was named player of the match and scored two goals in the
victory. She was aided on the offensive end by Tara Prentice and Jordan Raney
who also scored two goals while Ashleigh Johnson added six saves in net. Team
USA returns to play on Tuesday when they meet Brazil at 12:30pm et/9:30am pt.
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It was another back and forth battle
between Team USA and the Netherlands in World Championship play as the Dutch
struck early in the first for a 1-0 edge. Ryann Neushul got Team USA on the
board moments later before the Netherlands retook the lead on their next
possession at the midway point of the opening period. Team USA delivered the
next two goals with Fattal and Emily Ausmus hitting to secure a 3-2 edge after
one. The offense kept clicking in the second period with Maddie Musselman and
Fattal finding the cage to expand the lead to 5-2 with 3:54 left in the half.
After the Netherlands scored two straight to claw back within one, Raney
converted on the power play with 1:21 left to make it 6-4. The Netherlands had
the final word as Simone van de Kraats had one of her four goals on the day,
making it a 6-5 game at intermission.
The third quarter made a major
difference as the United States outscored the Netherlands 3-1. Prentice and
Raney opened the scoring in the period to build an 8-5 edge. The Netherlands
scored on a power play near the five minute mark but Team USA had a response
ready. A few minutes later it was Maggie Steffens hitting on the 6x5 out of a
timeout for a 9-6 lead going to the fourth. The first half of the fourth was a
scoreless affair, Prentice changed that with her second tally of the day with
3:46 to go for a 10-6 lead. The Netherlands looked to stage a rally but could
only get two goals back and would get no closer than 10-8 as Team USA took the
victory.
The United States went 5/8 on power
plays with no penalties taken while the Netherlands went 4/9 on power plays and
1/1 on penalties.
Scoring - Scoresheet
USA 10 (3, 3, 3, 1) R. Fattal 2, T.
Prentice 2, J. Raney 2, R. Neushul 1, E. Ausmus 1, M. Musselman 1, M. Steffens
1
NED 8 (2, 3, 1, 2) S. van de Kraats
4, K. Joustra 2, L. Rogge 1, C. van der Sloot 1
6x5 - USA - 5/8 - NED - 4/9
Penalties - USA - 0/0 - NED 1/1
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