{"id":593122,"date":"2024-07-30T01:33:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T08:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=593122"},"modified":"2024-07-30T01:33:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T08:33:27","slug":"olympic-womens-water-polo-spain-tops-u-s-france-edges-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-womens-water-polo-spain-tops-u-s-france-edges-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Women\u2019s Water Polo: Spain Tops U.S.; France Edges Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Olympic Women\u2019s Water Polo: Spain Tops U.S.; France Edges Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spain beat the United States on Monday in women\u2019s water polo at the Olympics on the second day of group-stage play, while France edged Italy in a dramatic opener.<\/p>\n<p>Spain used seven steals to power a 13-11 win over the three-time reigning gold medalists, outscoring them by a 9-6 margin over the middle two quarters. <strong>Bea Ortiz<\/strong> scored four straight goals in the third quarter to power that outburst.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz had five goals and two assists. <strong>Anni Espar<\/strong> scored and dished four assists. <strong>Maica Garcia<\/strong> added two goals. <strong>Martina Terre<\/strong> stopped seven shots.<\/p>\n<p>The United States got within 11-10 with 5:35 to play on <strong>Kaleigh Gilchrist\u2019s<\/strong> goal. <strong>Maggie Steffens<\/strong> had a shot blocked, and Espar answered with a goal to restore the two-score bump. Spain fended off two power plays late to keep that edge.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/total-waterpolo.com\/olympic-games-paris-2024-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paris Olympic Water Polo Hub<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/water-polo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Polo News Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/paris-olympics-jenna-flynn-scores-four-as-u-s-womens-water-polo-opens-with-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic Women\u2019s Water Polo Group Stage Day 1 Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jordan Raney<\/strong> was the only American with multiple goals with two. <strong>Maddie Musselman<\/strong> had a goal and three assists. <strong>Ashleigh Johnson<\/strong> stopped 13 shots and scored a long-range goal.<\/p>\n<p>France trailed going into the final quarter before upending Italy, 9-8. <strong>Lara Andres<\/strong> tied the game at 7, then power-play tallies by <strong>Juliette Dhalluin<\/strong> and <strong>Emma Vernoux<\/strong> were enough for France to withstand a late charge by the Italians.<\/p>\n<p>Dhalluin scored three times to go with two assists. 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