Lima, Peru - March 8 - The USA Water Polo Women's National Team picked up their second straight win at the FINA Intercontinental Cup with a 21-2 victory over Cuba. Jenna Flynn scored five goals and Taylor Smith added four in the victory.
Amanda Longan led the way in net with 6 saves. A full replay is available below. Team USA returns to action tomorrow against Brazil at 9:30am et/6:30am pt. Live streaming is available and can be accessed by
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Team USA jumped out to a quick start with a 4-0 lead after the first quarter and an 8-1 lead at halftime. The United States left no doubt piling up 10 unanswered goals in the third quarter to secure an 18-1 edge going to the fourth quarter. The offense slowed a bit in the final period as Cuba held Team USA to three goals while adding one of their own to end things at 21-2. Team USA went 2/5 on power plays and 1/3 on penalties while Cuba went 1/5 on power plays and 1/1 on penalties.Â
Stats
USA 21 (4, 4, 10, 3) J. Flynn 5, T. Smith 4, E. Ausmus 3, A. Stryker 3, M. Hawkins 2, M. Netherton 2, A. Pearson 2
CUB 2 (0, 1, 0, 1) D. Grau
Saves - USA - A. Longan 6 - CUB - L. Wilson 9, A. Ramos 8
6x5 - USA - 2/5 - CUB - 1/5
Penalties - USA - 1/3 - CUB 1/1
