{"id":7442,"date":"2004-06-26T17:13:14","date_gmt":"2004-06-26T22:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/uncategorized\/2004\/06\/fina-game-notes-quotes-on-usa-v-russia-womens-water-polo\/"},"modified":"2014-07-25T16:10:53","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T23:10:53","slug":"fina-game-notes-quotes-on-usa-v-russia-womens-water-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-game-notes-quotes-on-usa-v-russia-womens-water-polo\/","title":{"rendered":"FINA Game Notes & Quotes on USA v. Russia Women’s Water Polo"},"content":{"rendered":"

ight: USA vs. RUSSIA<\/b><\/p>\n

USA, 5 – RUSSIA, 10
\n( 1-4, 2-3, 1-1, 1-2 )<\/p>\n

REFEREES: Stephane ROY (CAN) & Atilla NEMETH (HUN)<\/p>\n

COMPOSITION OF TEAMS AND SCORERS:<\/p>\n

USA: 5
\nNicolle PAYNE, Jacqueline FRANK (GK), Heather PETRI, Ericka LORENZ (2), Brenda VILLA (1), Ellen ESTES, Natalie GOLDA, Margaret DINGELDEIN (2), Kelly RULON, Heather MOODY, Robin BEAUREGARD, Amber STACHOWSKI, Thalia MUNRO
\nHEAD COACH: Guy BAKER<\/p>\n

RESULTS SINCE 2000: Silver medal 2000 Olympic Games, fourth place 2001 World Championships, second place 2002 World Cup, Gold Medal 2003 World Championships<\/p>\n

RESULTS OF FINA WATER POLO WORLD LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS:<\/p>\n

Day One: USA defeated KAZAKHSTAN, 10-4
\nTODAY: USA lost to RUSSIA, 5-10<\/p>\n

RUSSIA: 10
\nValentina VORONTSOVA (GK), Natalia SHEPELINA, Ekaterina SALIMOVA, Sofya
\nKONUKH, Elena SMUROVA, Galina ZLOTNIKOVA, Anastasia ZUBKOVA, Svetlana
\nBOGDANOVA, Tatiana PETROVA, Olga TUROVA, Ekaterina SHISHOVA, Ekaterina
\nVASIL'EVA, Maria YAINA, Natalia KUTUZOVA
\nHEAD COACH: Alexander KLEYMENOV<\/p>\n

RESULTS SINCE 2000: Third place 2000 Olympic Games; sixth place 2001 World Championships; fourth place 2002 World Cup, third place 2003 World Championships<\/p>\n

RESULTS OF THE FINA WATER POLO WORLD LEAGUE SUPER FINALS:<\/p>\n

Day One: RUSSIA defeated GREECE, 11-9
\nTODAY: RUSSIA defeated USA, 10-5<\/p>\n

GAME NOTES:
\nRussia had too much firepower for the world champion United States of
\nAmerica. The Russian steamroller stunned the huge crowd as Sofia Konukh rammed in the first two goals, one from well outside and the other with a backhand from two metres but halfway through the first period. Just inside the final minute, Elena Smurova rocketed in a long shot for a staggering 3-0 at 0:58. Ericka Lorenz had two thousand people on their feet when she scored 27 seconds from quarter time. But Russia had the last laugh with Ekaterina Vasileva pushed the ball in on an acute angle on deep left-hand catch, just four seconds from time.<\/p>\n

Lorenz and Dingeldein breathed life into the game for the USA, the former
\nscoring from the top and the latter with a bounce shot from the side. At 4-3 USA was back in town. But then the clouds came over as Konoukh clinched a third from the top and Olga Turova, the highest goal-scorer at last year\u00b9s World Championships in Barcelona, swam the length of the pool with a defender in her wake. She received the pass and screamed the ball past USA goalkeeper Jacqueline Frank. Then Vasileva converted from the penalty line for an amazing 7-3 lead at 0:57.<\/p>\n

In the third period Russia was content to consolidate while the USA was
\ndesperate. Turova helped herself to a second goal down the left and Brenda
\nVilla, the highest profile player in her country, took a superb pass from
\ncaptain Heather Moody to score at 5:44 and 8-4. USA coach Guy Baker drew a
\nyellow card inside the last five minutes. The period was then a shutout
\ndespite some excellent USA shots.<\/p>\n

The USA stepped up a notch in the final quarter Margaret Dingeldein lobbing
\nValentina Vorontsova at 8:01. But Konoukh scored her fourth at 5:31 with an
\neight-metre shot into the top corner. The home team took a timeout and the
\nresultant shot, point blank by Moody, was not cleanly on her hand and it
\nwent over the top when totally clear. Villa and Lorenz combined well on
\ncounter with three passes but Lorenz\u00b9s shot hit wood.<\/p>\n

FLASH QUOTES:
\nUSA(5)
\nCOACH: GUY BAKER<\/p>\n

GAME: \u201cWe had some good opportunities. They just beat us. They were better defensively and offensively.\u201d<\/p>\n

PLAYER # 1: JACKIE FRANK (GOALIE)
\nPERFORMANCE: \u201cAnytime they get double digits I\u2019m not too happy.\u201d
\nOFFENSE: \u201cOur problems stemmed from offense.\u201d
\nON RUSSIA: \u201cThey came out shooting very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

RUSSIA (10)
\n#4: SOFYA KONUKH
\nON THE GAME: \u201cSince it\u2019s 9 minute quarters, both teams went out to save energy. That was our strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

ON THEIR SUCCESS: \u201cWe are really tied to each other, we help each other\u2026for us, it\u2019s fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

ON ATHENS: \u201cWe still have to take into account that many teams are still preparing. The real shape will come in August.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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