USA Women Beat Argentina for Fourth Win at FINA Intercontinental Cup

Lima, Peru - March 10 - The USA Women's Senior National Team won for the fourth day in a row at the FINA Intercontinental Cup in Lima with a 17-3 victory over Argentina. Jenna Flynn scored five goals to lead the United States and Anna Pearson added three of her own. Amanda Longan led the team in net with five saves and Christine Carpenter chipped in four saves. A full replay is available below.
 
Team USA's defense came to play early as the Americans did not allow a single goal in the first half and led 5-0 heading into halftime. The third quarter was a close affair with Team USA winning the frame 3-2 to lead 8-2 going into the fourth. In the final frame, the United States poured in nine goals while Argentina netted one, solidifying the 17-3 victory.
 
Team USA went 5/13 on power plays and 3/4 on penalty shots while Argentina went 1/7 on power plays and 1/1 on penalty shots.
 
Scoring
USA 17 (3, 2, 3, 9) J. Flynn 5, A. Pearson 3, T. Smith 2, R. Gazzaniga 1, E. Woodhead 1, G. Rossi 1, M. Hawkins 1, E. Ausmus 1, M. Netherton 1, A. Knepper 1
ARG 3 (0, 0, 2, 1) L. Ruiz 1, C. Leonard 1, M. Bacigalupo 1
Saves - USA - A. Longan 5, C. Carpenter 4 - ARG - N. Stegmeyer 8, L. Pereira 1
6x5 - USA - 5/13 - ARG - 1/7
Penalties - USA - 3/4 - ARG - 1/1
 
 
 
Team USA returns to the pool tomorrow against Canada at 11:00am et/8:00am pt with live streaming available by clicking here.