{"id":592610,"date":"2024-07-27T08:48:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T15:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=592610"},"modified":"2024-07-28T00:56:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T07:56:53","slug":"paris-olympics-jenna-flynn-scores-four-as-u-s-womens-water-polo-opens-with-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/paris-olympics-jenna-flynn-scores-four-as-u-s-womens-water-polo-opens-with-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Olympics: Jenna Flynn Scores Four as U.S. Women\u2019s Water Polo Opens with Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris Olympics: Jenna Flynn Scores Four as U.S. Women\u2019s Water Polo Opens with Win<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenna Flynn<\/strong> scored four times as the U.S. women\u2019s water polo team began its defense of gold at the Paris Olympics with a 15-6 win over Greece.<\/p>\n

The U.S. led 9-2 at half and never looked back. It used 11 saves over three quarters from Ashleigh Johnson<\/strong> to hold Greece to just 6-for-32 (19 percent) shooting and a paltry 3-for-12 (25 percent) on power plays.<\/p>\n

Flynn led the Americans with four goals on 4-for-6 shooting. Maggie Steffens<\/strong> scored twice to go with three assists. Tara Prentice<\/strong> and Jovana Sekulic<\/strong> scored twice apiece, and Kaleigh Gilchrist<\/strong> scored with her only shot to go with three helpers.<\/p>\n