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Captain <strong>Maggie Steffens<\/strong> scored four goals and was named player of the match. <strong>Maddie Musselman<\/strong> and <strong>Rachel Fattal<\/strong> added three goals each to bolster the offense. Ashleigh Johnson did the job in net, turning away five shots. Now Team USA Water Polo returns home prior to Head Coach <strong>Adam Krikorian<\/strong> announcing the nominations to the U.S. Olympic Team roster this Wednesday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA Water Polo started off in strong fashion as Steffens delivered the first two goals of the game followed by the first from Musselman for a 3-0 lead. Hungary answered with two straight but<strong>\u00a0Paige Hauschild<\/strong>\u00a0closed the scoring in the period to build a 4-2 advantage. Hungary drew to within one midway through the second quarter at 4-3, but Steffens and Fattal followed with goals to take a 6-3 lead into halftime.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/water-polo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More water polo news<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hungary kept battling into the second half as they mounted a comeback. After Steffens put Team USA up 7-4 early in the third, former Cal Bear standout <strong>Dora Antal<\/strong> brought Hungary to within two. Not long after\u00a0<strong>Makenzie Fischer\u00a0<\/strong>put the United States ahead by four with under four minutes to play in the third but Hungary rallied again scoring two straight to close the period.<\/p>\n<p>Trailing 9-7 to open the fourth, Hungary turned to captain <strong>Rita Keszthelyi<\/strong> who connected for one of her two goals on the night to make it a 9-8 game with 5:01 to play in the match. That was apparently the wake-up call the United States needed as they responded with authority. Five straight Team USA Water Polo goals followed, started by Fattal. Fischer was up next with a cross-cage connect that ricocheted in off the post. Fattal came back for another, for a 12-8 lead with 3:27 to play. Alys Williams added a goal with a minute left in the match and then Musselman closed things out on a goal with no time remaining to secure the 14-8 win.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA went 7\/12 on power plays and 1\/1 on penalties while Hungary went 3\/11 on power plays and did not attempt a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Complete tourney stats are available by\u00a0clicking here, game replays and photos are available by\u00a0clicking here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scoring &#8211;\u00a0Stats<\/strong><br \/>\nUSA Water Polo 14 (4, 2, 3, 5) M. Steffens 4, M. Musselman 3, R. Fattal 3, M. Fischer 2, A. Williams 1, P. Hauschild 1<br \/>\nHUN 8 (2, 1, 4, 1) G. Gurisatti 2, D. Leimeter 2, R. Keszthelyi 2, N. 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