USA Women’s Water Polo Beats Australia, 10-9

SANTA CRUZ DEL TENENFE, Spain, June 10. THE USA Women's Senior National Team opened the 2008 FINA World League Super Final with a bang as they defeated Australia 10-9. It was a close game throughout as the score was tied after the first and second quarters and Australia led by a goal after three. In the first quarter Natalie Golda found the net followed by Heather Petri on a counter attack. In the meantime Australia has scored three of their own but then with just fifteen seconds left in the period Jessica Steffens scored to tie the game.

In the second stanza the Aussies put up three more scores but so did the Americans as Petri hit again joined by Lauren Wenger and Elsie Windes. In addition goalie Betsey Armstrong stopped a penalty shot to keep things close. The third quarter saw Australia build a one goal lead at 8-7 as the only USA score came from Petri, her third of the day.

Team USA battled back in the fourth with scores from Natalie Golda, Brenda Villa, and Patty Cardenas to take the lead at 10-9. Betsey Armstrong was huge in net coming up with two crucial man-down saves in the final two minutes. "We are off to a good start. However, today was just the first game and we will have five more games to go. We play Russia tomorrow which will be another very difficult game," said USA Head Coach Guy Baker after the win.

Special thanks to USA Water Polo for contributing this report.

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