{"id":634705,"date":"2026-01-13T11:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=634705"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:59:26","slug":"u-s-womens-water-polo-tops-netherlands-in-two-game-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-womens-water-polo-tops-netherlands-in-two-game-series\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Women\u2019s Water Polo Tops Netherlands in Two-Game Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Women\u2019s Water Polo Tops Netherlands in Two-Game Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. women\u2019s water polo team picked up a pair of wins<\/a> in the Netherlands, defeating the Dutch 12-6 on Jan. 8 and 16-9 on Jan. 9.<\/p>\n

Rachel Fattal, Ryann Neushul<\/strong> and Jewel Roemer<\/strong> each scored hat tricks in the opening match<\/a> in Ede. Isabel Williams<\/strong> stopped 13 shots as the U.S. led 6-1 at halftime. The Dutch got within three goals after three periods, but Fattal scored twice in the fourth to hold off the charge.<\/p>\n

Lola Moolhuijzen<\/strong> scored twice to lead the Dutch, who are tuning up for the European Championships later this month.<\/p>\n

A day later<\/a> in Rotterdam, the Dutch leapt out to a 5-2 lead in the first quarter, but the U.S. rallied to lead 7-6 at half with five unanswered goals in the second quarter, then scored six times in the third.<\/p>\n

Ava Stryker<\/strong> struck for two three of her five goals in the second quarter to pace the fightback. Paige Hauschild,<\/strong> who also scored five goals, netted twice in the third period, and Stryker added two more tallies in the fourth to seal it. Christine Carpenter<\/strong> bounced back to make nine saves.<\/p>\n

Bente Rogge<\/strong> and Simone van<\/strong> de Kraats<\/strong> scored three times each for the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

The match in Ede served as a farewell to the retiring Iris Wolves.<\/strong> She represented the Netherlands at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and Paris in 2024, winning bronze at the latter. The 31-year-old center forward was also part of the World Championships squad in Fukuoka that won gold<\/a> and the European Champions in 2018 and 2024.<\/p>\n

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