USA 10 - Aus 9
The australians started out very strong and very aggresive. In the first two minutes of the game the australians scored on their first two possessions and we struggled a bit. Petie opened up our scoring with a great cross cage skip shot and that got us going... The first quarter ended up 3-3.
The second quarter saw a bit of a US surge..We lead 6-4 in the middle of the second quarter but were not able to maintain ball control and we let the australian back in the end. At half time the game was tied once again..
The third quarter saw some inconsistent play from us.. We had a couple 6on5 opportunities that we did not convert. The Aussies on the other hand connected on two of their 6on5 opportunities. The third quarter ended up with the Aussies with a one goal advantage....
We come out in the fourth quarter with a mentality that we had no option..we had to win this game.. We had three natural goals in the fourth quarter and missed a couple 6 on5 opportunities but our defense and Betsey come through to secure our win..With 40 sec left in the game Australia earned an ejection and Betsey come up with a great save which meant in we could control the ball for 20 seconds we would walk away with the win..The australians received the ball back with 1.5 seconds left but that was not enough time for them..
Tomorrow we play Russia same time...
USA: 10 (3, 3, 1, 3) H. Petri 3, N. Golda 2, L. Wenger 1, B. Villa 1, P. Cardenas 1, J. Steffens 1, E. Windes 1
AUS: 9 (3, 3, 2, 3)
6x5 -- USA 3-8 -- AUS 3-6 -- Penalty - AUS 0-1
Saves: B. Armstrong - 11
OTHER SCORES: RUSSIA 15 CANADA 7, SPAIN 6 CHINA 6 ( SPAIN WINS IN SHOOT OUT)..
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