Lima, Peru - August 4 - The USA Women's National Team opened play at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru with a 23-3 victory over Puerto Rico.
Stephania Haralabidis (Athens, Greece/USC/NYAC) scored six goals to lead the attack on offense that saw every field player score.
Ashleigh Johnson (Miami, FL/Princeton/NYAC) recorded 10 saves in net. Team USA returns to action on Monday when they meet Brazil at 11am local time/9am pacific. No live streaming is available but fans can follow @USAWP on Twitter for match updates. For more on the Pan American Games including schedules and results,
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Team USA got on the board quick thanks to a
Rachel Fattal (Seal Beach, CA/UCLA/SOCAL) a little over a minute into the match.
Melissa Seidemann (Walnut Creek, CA/Stanford/NYAC) and
Makenzie Fischer (Laguna Beach, CA/Stanford/SET) followed with goals and it was a 3-0 lead for the United States. Haralabidis closed out the scoring in the first with two goals in the span of 35 seconds for a 5-0 lead after one.
Six more goals followed in the second quarter as the USA lead ballooned to 11-0.
Jamie Neushul (Isla Vista, CA/Stanford/Santa Barbara 805) scored two straight to make it 8-0 and then
Alys Williams (Huntington Beach, CA/UCLA/Huntington Beach WPF) did likewise for a 10-0 lead. Puerto Rico got on the board with two goals in the third but Team USA delivered five more of their own including two from Haralabidis for a 16-2 lead. The United States closed things out with seven more goals in the fourth to take the match 23-3 as
Makenzie Fischer scored the final two of the game.
Team USA went 5/5 on power plays and 2/2 on penalties while Puerto Rico went 0/3 on power plays but did not attempt any penalties.
Scoring -
Stats
USA 23 (5, 6, 5, 7) S. Haralabidis 6, J. Neushul 3, A. Williams 3, M. Fischer 3, R. Fattal 2, M. Steffens 2, A. Fischer 2, K. Neushul 1, M. Seidemann 1
PUR 3 (0, 0, 2, 1) O. Colon 1, P. Maldonado 1, M. Ortiz 1
Saves - USA - A. Johnson 10 - N. Morales 3
6x5 - USA - 5/5 - PUR - 0/3
Penalties - USA - 2-2 - PUR - 0/0
