TIANJIN, China, Aug. 10. THE U.S. Senior National Women\u2019s Water Polo Team claimed its third victory at the FINA World Cup to finish first in Group A over Russia, Greece and China to bypass the quarterfinal round. The U.S. team defeated China, 14-7, in its final preliminary match.<\/p>\n
Lauren Wenger led the U.S. through the first half of the game against China with four goals before halftime. As the game continued on, Team USA\u2019s counterattack and expert ball-handling skills pushed them well past the young Chinese team. In the third quarter, Brenda Villa up to score two penalty goals and went on to score a third goal with 31 seconds left in the period. In the fourth, Patty Cardenas scored the U.S. team\u2019s third penalty to secure the final score, 14-7. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe result was expected,\u201d Team USA head coach Guy Baker said. \u201cThe only disappointment was on two six on fives. They were not listening at the time out. China played really hard, regardless of the score. It\u2019s great that China keeps improving.\u201d<\/p>\n
In other day three games, Russia beat Greece 14-8, Italy led over Canada, 11-9, and Australia defeated Hungary 9-6. <\/p>\n
Current Standings:
\nGROUP A: GROUP B:
\nUSA \u2013 6 points AUS \u2013 6 points
\nRUS \u2013 4 points HUN \u2013 4 points
\nGRE \u2013 2 points ITA \u2013 2 points
\nCHN \u2013 0 points CAN \u2013 0 points<\/p>\n
DAY 3: USA vs. China, 14-7
\nBOX SCORES:
\nUSA \u2013 4 4 3 3 \u2013 14
\nCHN \u2013 1 2 3 1 \u2013 7<\/p>\n
SCORERS:
\nUSA \u2013 Lorenz 2, Villa 3, Wenger 4, Golda 1, Cardenas 1, Gregorka 1, Van Norman 1, Craig 1<\/p>\n
SAVES:
\nUSA \u2013 Armstrong 7<\/p>\n
PLAYER ADVANTAGE:
\nUSA \u2013 6 of 12, 3 of 3 (penalty)
\nCHN \u2013 2 of 7, 1 of 1 (penalty)<\/p>\n
SHOOTING:
\nUSA \u2013 14 of 29
\nCHN \u2013 7 of 21<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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