Irvine, CA - April 5 - The U.S. Women's Youth National Team bested Chile 24-1 today at the 2023 Pan American Aquatics U17 Championships in Bauru, Brazil. Kirra Pantaleon scored five goals and Natalia Szczerba netted four to lead Team USA as goalkeeper Orli Cooper recorded seven saves. A replay of the game can be accessed here. The USA Women will face the host nation Brazil tomorrow, April 6 at 6:30pm et/3:30pm pt. The game will stream LIVE on the ABDA Bauru YouTube channel.

Team USA came out ready to play from the opening sprint as they put in six goals in the first quarter while stifling the Chilean attack. The United States replicated their offensive output from the opening quarter in the second period while Chile found the back of the net for its lone goal of the contest to make the score 12-1 at halftime. The Americans didn't let up in the third quarter, scoring seven times while playing lockdown defense. In the final frame, the USA Women eased to the finish line with five more goals and another dominant defensive display. Team USA finished the game 24/33 from the field with zero turnovers while holding Chile to 1/22 shooting.

USA 24 (6, 6, 7, 5) K. Pantaleon 5, N. Szczerba 4, C. Minton 3, A. Nowaczek 3, R. Chalupnik 3, R. Weir 2, L. Halland-Ford 1, A. DePrez 1, S. Lowell 1, R. Hassett 1
CHI 1 (0, 1, 0, 0) M. Castro 1
6-on-5: USA 5/6, CHI 0/8
Penalties: USA 3/3, CHI 0/0
Saves: USA 10 (O. Cooper 7, K. Glad 3)