Debrecen, Hungary - June 24 - The USA Women's National Team concluded a perfect run through group play at the FINA World Championship following a 23-3 win over Argentina earlier today in Hungary. It was a big day for Women of Troy on the squad as USC Trojans'
Stephania Haralabidis,
Denise Mammolito, and
Bayley Weber all scored four goals in the win.
Amanda Longan recorded 10 saves in net for the Americans. Team USA finishes Group B play undefeated and earns a bye to quarterfinal action on Tuesday in Budapest at 10am et/7am pt. The opponent is TBD following Sunday's crossover round, with more details to follow. Live streaming is expected to be available via the FINA YouTube page by
clicking here. For those in Europe, live streaming can be accessed by
clicking here. Post game stats will be available by
clicking here.
Team USA's defense came to play throughout the game, allowing just three goals in total.
Rachel Fattal got things started offensively in a first quarter that saw the United States jump out to an early 6-0 lead. Mammolito scored twice joined by
Jordan Raney,
Ryann Neushul, and Haralabidis all finding the cage in the opening eight minutes. Team USA began the second quarter right where they left off the first. Haralabidis, Weber,
Maddie Musselman, Neushul, and Mammolito paced the Americans with five goals in the period to extend the lead to 11-0 at halftime.
Maggie Steffens,
Tara Prentice, and Musselman scored to open the third quarter and make the score 14-0 before Anahi Bacigalupo finally got one past Longan with 3:33 remaining in the quarter. Weber, Neushul, and Haralabidis found the back of the net to close the quarter and send Team USA to the fourth with a 17-2 lead. The Americans closed strong with six goals in the final frame to Argentina's one for the 23-3 victory.
The United States went 6/10 on power plays and 2/3 on penalty shots while Argentina went 1/4 on power plays and 0/1 on penalty shots.
Scoring -
Stats
USA 23 (6, 5, 6, 6) S.Haralabidis 4, D. Mammolito 4, B. Weber 4, R. Neushul 3, M. Musselman 2, J. Raney 2, T. Prentice 1, R. Fattal 1, Av. Johnson 1, M. Steffens 1
ARG 3 (0, 0, 2, 1) L. Ruiz Castellani 1, C. Comba 1, A. Bacigalupo 1
Saves - USA - A. Longan 10 - ARG - N. Stegmayer 7, L. Canales 1
6x5 - USA - 6/10 - ARG - 1/4
Penalties - USA - 2/3 - ARG - 0/1
