Team USA – World University Games

The U.S Men’s National University Team is facing off against Slovakia in the fifth-place game of the 2011 Winter World University Games.

U.S. Men Roster

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Goal USA with just 18 seconds left on the clock. Scored by #4 Lassik
USA ends the tournament with a hard fought loss to Slovakia 4-3. They place 6 overall in the games
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Penalty SVK at 3:27 remaining in the game for holding
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Slovakia answers with a goal at 8:33
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Goal USA scored by #10 Obrien on the power play at 9:00
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Penalty to SVK at 9:45 for interference
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Goal USA at 11:05 by #6 Dionne
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Another penalty to SVK at 12:43 for interference to keep USA on the advantage
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Penalty SVK at 14:50 in the third #18 interference
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Goal for Slovakia with just 9 seconds remaining in the period. That will take the game into the third period with SVK up 3-0 over USA
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Penalty USA at 1:14 #4 Lassik
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Penalty assessed to both teams at 7:36. SVK with an additional call at 6:57 to put USA up by one player
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Good chances for USA on the power play
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Penalty SVK at 10:11 for hooking puts USA on another power play
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Penalty SVK at 13:18 for hooking
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Penalty USA at 16:48 #15 Krannich for hooking
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Goal SVK at 17:59 in the second
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Penalty SVK with 27 seconds left in the first for hooking
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Penalty USA #25 Pilmore elbowing at 3:50
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Slovakia with their second penalty at 7:30 to put USA on the advantage
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Slovakia has taken an early 1-0 lead.
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Puck drop underway…

USA loses a tough game to SVK 3-1 but ends on a positive note. Impressive showing for the first USA women’s appearance at the World University Games.
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Penalty USA with 9 seconds remaining on #16 Arcibal
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Penalty SVK with just 20 seconds left in the game
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Penalty SVK at 1:44. USA goal at 1:28 scored by #3 Crawford, assisted by Winters and Nelson
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Penalty SVK delay of game at 4:56
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Penalties assessed to USA #12 Ducie charging and #3 Crawford for delay of game
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Goal SVK at 8:15
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Penalty USA #25 Hoium at 8:55 tripping.
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Penalty USA 16:56 #25 Hoium for holding
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Penalty SVK at 17:05 tripping
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Goal SVK just 41 seconds into the third period to put them up by 2 goals.
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A strong period for both teams leaves the score at 1-0 heading into the third.
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Penalty SVK hooking at 3:52. The teams are looking pretty evenly matched in this period
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Penalty SVK tripping at 13:59
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End of the first SVK up over USA 1-0. Shots are lopsided strongly in favor of USA
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USA with a couple of breakaways both stopped by the goaltender
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Penalty USA #11 Wynn hooking at 5:18
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Goal SVK at 9:09 in the first. Scored by #17
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Team USA with a strong start. Called for a hand pass at 15:40 deep into the SVK zone at 15:39
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The US Women are warming up to face-off against Slovakia in the bronze medal game of the 2011 World University Games in Turkey this morning

Final score Canada up over USA 8-1. The US women will play in the bronze medal game at 9:30 am Saturday Feb 5th
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Penalty USA #3 Crawford at 2:01, CAN goal at 1:48
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Penalty USA #19 Weaver at 5:32 hooking
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Penalty USA at 8:42 #30 Rossi for charging
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Goal CAN just as the penalty expires to put them up 7-1
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Penalty USA #3 Crawford delay of game at 14:32
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USA full strength at 15:51.
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Penalty USA #11 Wynn slashing
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Goal at 19:21 Canada
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At the end of the second, Canada remains up 5-1
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Goal CAN at 2:11, USA getting caught in their d zone
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USA continuing to play a very physical game.
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Goal CAN #18, assisted by #24 at 8:48
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CAN with a very aggressive kill to put them back at full strength and controlling the majority of play
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Penalty CAN #25 elbowing at 14:19
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USA comes out flying in the second but Canada scores at 19:05
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End of the first Canada is up 2-1 over USA. The refs are letting them play so it’s a physical game
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Goal USA #25 Hoium , assisted by #6 Reihl at 4:21. Great offensive rush by USA
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Goal CAN at 7:14 scored by #21 on the power play
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Payne blocks a shot and clears the zone. CAN with a quick rush back in
USA penalty called on #4 Winters at 9:16 for crosschecking to put Canada up two players for the second time in the game
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Penalty USA #19 Weaver at 10:57 for checking
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Penalty USA #9 Black for checking at 15:19
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Penalty USA #12 Ducie at 17:00 delay of game after sending the puck out of the rink
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Goal CAN at 18:10
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The US women’s game against Canada is underway

The U.S. Women’s National University Team is set to faceoff against Canada in the semifinals at 8 p.m. local/1 p.m. EST.

U.S. Women Roster |  By The Numbers
USA-Canada Lineups

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U.S. Men Roster |  By The Numbers

USA finishes a strong game and wins 5-3. They will move on to play in the 5th place game tomorrow (Saturday, February 5th). No matter what, the U.S. will garner its highest finish at the Winter World University Games.
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Penalty JPN at 2:39
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Goal USA just 14 seconds into their power play. #11 Kranker walks in and scores on a pass from #16
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Penalty JPN for interference at 6:55
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Goal JPN at 10:20. USA full strength
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Penalty USA #8 Balint hooking at 10:49
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Goal JPN at 12:08 just as USA gets to full strength
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Penalty USA at 14:19 #12 Macari for hooking.
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Another Shorthanded goal for USA #24 Sheehan assisted by #19 at 14:37
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Penalty USA at 15:40 into the third #15 Krannich slashing
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Goal USA with just 38 seconds remaining in the period on a 2 on 1. #10 Obrien assisted by #18 and #25. JPN penalty on #15 at 6 seconds remaining. USA in control for the majority of the second half of the period and will go into the third up 3-1 over JPN with a man advantage. Shots in the period in favor of Japan 10-6
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Goal USA at 4:53 #6 Dionne after a big push to the net
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Penalty USA for sending the puck out of the rink, delay of game. JPN scores within seconds. Score at 1-1
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Penalty USA 11:16 on #4 Lassik, given a 2 and 10 for roughing
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USA full strength
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Great kill by USA as Pilmore keeps it away from JPN deep into their zone, USA now has 4 men on the ice
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Penalty USA #11 Kranker elbow on at 13:58 puts Japan up 3 on 5
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Penalty USA tripping on #2 Loecher at 14:57
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Japan has come into the second period flying. Couple of big shots, one deflected off Hudson and hits the crossbar.
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End of the first and USA is up 1-0 over a very quick Japanese team.
Shots are 15-7 in favor of Japan.
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Penalty JPN hooking at 3:06 remaining in the first
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Stoppage of play in the USA end with the puck held up along the boards
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Penalty JPN at 9:13 #16 hooking
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USA with a shorthanded goal at 13:21. Breakaway and a shot from the top of the circle by #9 Lepre, assisted by #5 Hoffman
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Penalty USA at 15:13 in the first. Hookig called on #4 Lassik
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The US Men are facing off against Japan at 3 pm local time

FINAL: Belarus 6, USA 3
Full recap at USAHockey.com
Complete Box Score

U.S. Men Roster | “By The Numbers”

The U.S. men will next face Japan tomorrow (Feb. 4) at 3 p.m. local/8 a.m. EST. The winner of USA-Japan will advance to the fifth-place game.
Note: The highest the U.S. has ever finished at the World University Games is 2009′s seventh-place finish in Harbin, China.

Tim O'Brien tied the game in the second period.

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Final score puts Belarus up over USA 6-3.

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Goal BLR at the 37.4 second mark.
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USA pulls the goalie and Belarus chips it into the zone for a goal at 1:12 remaining in the game.
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Big stops for USA on the kill.
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Penalty USA #22 Collar at 7:04 for slashing
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Halfway mark in the third and the score remains at 4-3 BLR
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Goal BLR at the beginning of the third on a 5 on 3
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End of the second and the score remains tied at 3. USA will begin the third period short 2 players.
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Penalty USA #4 Lassik slashing with 39.3 left in the second
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USA #11 Kranker called for a highstick at 1:14, called to serve for 4 minutes
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Penalty BLR at 3:24 crosschecking
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Belarus full strength
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Belarus with a big short handed breakaway and shoots high
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Penalties USA and BLR, the teams have 4 and 5 players in their respective penalty boxes at 7:38. USA has a 5 on 3 for a minute and fifteen
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Goal USA #10 Obrien at 8:24 to tie it up at 3-3. USA remains on a power play after another penalty is assessed to BLR
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3 players in the box for both teams Roughing called on all players after a big collision in front of the net.
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Goal for USA #6 Dionne at 9:43

Alan Dionne

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BLR goal just after the penalty expires. #10, assisted by #30 at 10:47
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Penalty BLR at 12:57 puts USA on the power play
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Goal BLR at 13:01 #16, assisted by #7
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USA kills the penalty and a big save for goaltender Pyne.
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2nd period is underway. Penalty USA #19 Contratto at 16:35 for tripping
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The score after one is 1-1
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USA with some good opportunities on net and another coincidental call for roughing at 4:38 USA #22, BLR #9 with an additional 2 mins on the BLR team
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Big shot by Belarus from the point off the crossbar and USA is at full strength
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Penalty USA #6 Dionne for checking at 7:27
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Penalty USA #23 Telfer at 9:38 for slashing
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Both teams full strength with 10:02 remaining in the first
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Coincidental penalties for roughing at 12:03 after a scrum in front of the Belarus net
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Michael Macari

Goal USA #12 Macari, assisted by #23 Collar 12:22 in the first
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Power play goal BLR #3
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USA penalty #25 at 16:07 in the first. USA playing a very physical game.

With the day’s games finished, it has been confirmed that the U.S. women will face Canada in the semifinals on Friday (Feb. 4) at 8 p.m. local/1 p.m. EST.

U.S. Women’s Roster | “By the Numbers”

Complete Box Score
Full recap available later at USAHockey.com.

USA wins with a final score of 8-1 over Spain to put them into the semi-final round.
Ramey Weaver (Eagle River, Alaska/Robert Morris University Illinois) records the game-winning goal.

Ramey Weaver

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Goal USA #8 Jensen with 5:55 remaining in the game. That puts USA up 8-1 over GBR.

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Great Britain is floating 2 forwards high, giving the U.S. women lots of room to move the puck around in the zone.

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USA with a great penalty kill, back at full strength.

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Penalty USA #25 at 15:13 for slashing

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Goal USA #5 Young from the point at 17:13 in the third.

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Power play goal USA #25 Hoium, assisted by #6 Reihl at 18:01

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Penalty GBR #11 hooking at 19:31 to put USA on the power play

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End of the second and USA is up 5-1 over GBR. Great period by team USA.

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Goal USA #14 Payne assisted by #20 Minnie

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Ashley Rumsey recorded a goal and an assist in Team USA's 8-1 win over Great Britain.

Goal USA #21 Rumsey off a rebound shot by #16 Arcibal 8:01 in the 2nd

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Goal USA #3 Crawford during 4 on 4 play after coincidental penalties on USA and GBR.

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Halfway through the 2nd period, no goals for either team. USA controlling most of the play and keeping the puck in the offensive end.

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Goal GBR #8 at 17:33

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USA with a great penalty kill, looking stronger than they have yet in the games. At the end of the 1st period, USA is up 2-0 over GBR.

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Penalty USA #25 Hoium high sticking at 6:18

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Goal USA #19 Weaver assisted by #21 Rumsey

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Penalty USA #20 Minnie at 13:59

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Goal USA #4 Winters, assisted #19 Weaver at 19:14 in the first. Great slapshot from the top of the circles gives USA a 1-0 lead early in the game.

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Penalty GBR #9 tripping at 19:42 in the first.

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The US women are ready to faceoff against Great Britain.  Currently USA sits just above GBR in the standings, although both teams are 1-3.