{"id":141983,"date":"2015-07-07T14:42:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T21:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=141983"},"modified":"2015-07-07T14:43:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T21:43:12","slug":"usa-water-polo-opens-pan-american-games-with-victory-over-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-water-polo-opens-pan-american-games-with-victory-over-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Water Polo Opens Pan American Games With Victory Over Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Pan American Women&#8217;s Water Polo Team opened up the competition at the Atos Markham Pan Am Centre in strong fashion with a 25-3 victory over Mexico earlier today.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/w-senior\/mtt\/ashley_grossman_901312.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley Grossman<\/a>\u00a0(Santa Monica, CA\/Stanford\/LA Water Polo) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/w-senior\/mtt\/maggie_steffens_833878.html\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie Steffens<\/a>\u00a0(Danville, CA\/Stanford\/Diablo) each scored four goals to lead the offensive outburst while\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/w-senior\/mtt\/sami_hill_833890.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sami Hill<\/a>\u00a0(Santa Barbara, CA\/UCLA\/Santa Barbara) went the distance in net stopping nine shots.\u00a0 Team USA returns to competition <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_656976589\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Wednesday<\/span><\/span> when they meet Cuba at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_656976590\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10am et<\/span><\/span>\/7am pt. Team USA closes out group play <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_656976591\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Saturday<\/span><\/span> when they take on Argentina at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_656976592\"><span class=\"aQJ\">8am et<\/span><\/span>\/5am pt.\u00a0 No live streaming or television coverage is available but you can follow live match updates via Twitter.com\/USAWP. For complete Pan Ams results,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/results.toronto2015.org\/IRS\/en\/water-polo\/schedule-and-results.htm\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA wasted little time getting on the board against Mexico as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/w-senior\/mtt\/courtney_mathewson_833881.html\" target=\"_blank\">Courtney Mathewson<\/a>(Anaheim Hills, CA\/UCLA\/NYAC) found the back of the net just thirty seconds into the contest.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/w-senior\/mtt\/kiley_neushul_846599.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kiley Neushul<\/a>\u00a0(Goleta, CA\/Stanford\/Santa Barbara) followed on a power play goal and Team USA was off to the races.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/w-senior\/mtt\/maggie_steffens_833878.html\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie Steffens<\/a>\u00a0(Danville, CA\/Stanford\/Diablo) got free on the counter attack while Grossman scored the first of her four goals on the day to build a 5-0 lead with 41 seconds left in the first.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/w-senior\/mtt\/maddie_musselman_901334.html\" target=\"_blank\">Maddie Musselman<\/a>\u00a0(Newport Beach, CA\/Corona del Mar HS\/CdM Aquatics) closed the scoring in the first half with a tally for a 6-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>If possible, the Team USA offense found another level in the second quarter as they scored a goal on their first six possessions.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/w-senior\/mtt\/rachel_fattal_846597.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Fattal<\/a>\u00a0(Seal Beach, CA\/UCLA\/SOCAL) scored twice in the run and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/w-senior\/mtt\/melissa_seidemann_833888.html\" target=\"_blank\">Melissa Seidemann<\/a>\u00a0(Walnut Creek, CA\/Stanford\/Stanford) got on the board for a 12-0 lead with <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_656976593\"><span class=\"aQJ\">5:12<\/span><\/span> to play. Mexico broke through with a goal on the next possession connecting on a power play for a 12-1 deficit. That did little to deter Team USA as they piled up four more goals for a 16-1 lead going to the third.<\/p>\n<p>The second half was more of the same as the United States delivered seven more goals to take a 23-1 advantage.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usawaterpolo.org\/sports\/w-senior\/mtt\/kami_craig_833864.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kami Craig<\/a>\u00a0(Santa Barbara, CA\/USC\/Santa Barbara) scored with <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_656976594\"><span class=\"aQJ\">5:02<\/span><\/span> left in the period leaving all 11 field players for Team USA with at least one goal. 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To reach our audience, contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:newsmaster@swimmingworld.com\" target=\"_blank\">newsmaster@swimmingworld.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Pan American Women&#8217;s Water Polo Team opened up the competition at the Atos Markham Pan Am Centre in strong fashion with a 25-3 victory over Mexico earlier 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