USA Women Drop First Match at FINA Intercontinental Cup to Canada

Lima, Peru - March 11 - The USA Women's Senior National Team lost for the first time at the FINA Intercontinental Cup in Peru, 6-5 to Canada. Taylor Smith scored two goals to lead the United States and Amanda Longan captained the defense with 19 saves. A full replay is available below.
 
Team USA and Canada were locked in a tight contest early and the teams entered halftime all square at 2-2. In the third quarter, the Americans scored to take the lead 3-2 going into the final frame. In the fourth quarter, the Canadians put the game away with a 4-2 quarter score, solidifying the 6-5 loss for the United States.
 
Team USA went 3/8 on power plays with no penalty shots attempted while Canada went 4/8 on power plays with no penalty shots attempted.
 
Scoring
USA 5 (1, 1, 1, 2) T. Smith 2, J. Flynn 1, E. Ausmus 1, A. Stryker 1
CAN 6 (1, 1, 0, 4) H. McKelvey 2, G. Sohi 1, V. Bakoc 1, K. Paul 1, S. La Roche 1
Saves - USA - A. Longan 19 - CAN - J. Gaudreault 8
6x5 - USA - 3/8 - CAN - 4/8
Penalties - USA - 0/0 - CAN - 0/0
 
 
 
Team USA returns to the pool on Sunday against Australia at 11:30am et/8:30am pt with live streaming available by clicking here.