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By Eric Velazquez<\/p>\n

Years spent and sacrifices made. But when the crowds had quieted, the lights had dimmed, and the waters had settled at the Sydney International Aquatic Center yesterday, it was silver, not gold, that draped around the necks of the 13 members of the U.S. women\u2019s water polo team\u2026a remarkable achievement, but not the ending that Coach Baker and company had scripted over the last
\nfew months.<\/p>\n

When the final horn sounded in last night\u2019s gold medal game, there was no changing the unsettling fact, no denying the scoreboard. Australia had come out on the top end of a game that will go down in the annals of water polo history. The first gold medals ever handed out in women\u2019s water polo went to the host country, their Red, White, and Blue clad guests watching from only feet away.<\/p>\n

Glancing over the faces of the players, the occasional tear-moistened eye painfully captured the disappointment of the end result. But gradually,
\nthese remarkable women began to realize something\u2026they had succeeded beyond anyone\u2019s wildest expectations. They were a part of history.<\/p>\n

At the start of the summer, the U.S. women were merely known as a \u201clast-ditch qualifier\u201d, with hardly a shot of medalling in Sydney. But that would soon change. Enter the Holiday Cup, where these athletes, led by coach Guy Baker, showed the world their entitlement to be mentioned in the gold-medal rumor mill. Team USA welcomed, defeated, and sent home the whole of the Olympic field, ousting North American rival Canada twice in the process. The U.S. had declared its arrival to the critics.<\/p>\n

In Sydney, the team was no less than brilliant. The U.S. lost only one game in preliminary play, to Australia, and finished second in the standings.
\nHowever, one tie managed to dot the U.S. record. Playing against Canada, the U.S. scored three goals over a stretch of 1:50 in the fourth quarter, with
\nRobin Beauregard beating the clock to secure a tie.<\/p>\n

It was that big-game mentality and penchant for pulling out tight games that propelled Team USA into the gold medal game with Australia. Unfortunately,
\nthe arm of Yvette Higgins had the final say in who would walk away with the prize.<\/p>\n

But silver is hardly something to look down on. They are an amazingly talented group of women who waited their turn to secure their spot in the books\u2026women whose aquatic skill is only outdone by their bright eyes, luminous smiles, upright character, unrelenting fortitude, and unbelievable persistence. Their cloud definitely has a silver lining.<\/p>\n

And a good portion of them will be back for Athens in 2004.<\/p>\n

The End of an Era:<\/B><\/p>\n

Saturday night not only marked the end of America\u2019s gold medal bid, but the end of an era, as well. Water polo\u2019s most storied woman ever, Maureen O\u2019Toole, finally called it quits after a brilliant career that has spanned three decades.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Toole, regarded as the best female water polo player of all time, will finally rest her swimsuit and cap to make up for lost time with work and family.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Toole has not only been a joy to watch in these Games, but a fantastic ambassador for the sport, at times being just as concerned with the potential impact of the Olympics on women\u2019s water polo as she was with the games themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is so great\u2026just look at this crowd,\u201d she said, following last night\u2019s gold medal game. \u201cI hope that all the little girls in America were watching and want to play water polo.\u201d<\/p>\n

A particularly tender moment came just following the gold medal game, when Maureen was met by her eight-year-old daughter, Kelly, who had been brought down to the pool deck as a surprise. Maureen, fighting tears after a painful loss, took glance of a smiling Kelly and swept her up in an embrace for the ages.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always said that no matter how this turns out, it\u2019s still just a water polo game,\u201d she said. \u201cI love this game, but it\u2019s not life. I will look back
\non this as an incredibly great experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Was this the way that she wanted to leave her career, though?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll probably be back in 2004 since we didn\u2019t win the gold,\u201d she said, leaving a room full of reporters and coach Baker speechless. \u201cJust kidding. This was it for sure.\u201d And with that, she left the podium, all smiles after an unspeakably decorated career.<\/p>\n

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