The USA Ladies’s Nationwide Workforce claimed gold on the 2024 World Aquatics World Championships with a 8-7 win over Hungary.
Rachel Fattal led the scoring with three objectives whereas Maggie Steffens added two within the win. Ashleigh Johnson had a complete of 12 saves for Workforce USA and was named prime goalkeeper of the tourney.
The victory marks the eighth world championship title in program historical past, by far essentially the most of any program on the planet in males’s or girls’s water polo. It joins Workforce USA titles in 2003, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022.
Within the first quarter, Steffens, Jordan Raney and Fattal every scored unanswered objectives within the opening six minutes of play. Hungary added two late objectives to make the rating 3-2 on the finish of the primary quarter. Fattal opened the scoring within the second quarter however Hungary was fast to reply, maintaining the rating shut, 4-3. Maddie Musselman would rating with 5:26 left to go within the half, then Hungary would shut out the primary half with one further purpose to make it 5-4 in favor of Workforce USA at halftime.
The third quarter proved to be a extremely defensive affair as Workforce USA didn’t get any objectives and Hungary earned one to tie the sport at 5. Veterans Steffens and Fattal every scored objectives to make the rating 7-5 with 4:37 left within the sport. Hungary tried to get on the scoreboard once more, however Johnson was there for one in every of her 12 stops on the day. Within the waning moments, Ryann Neushul would rating the ultimate purpose of the sport incomes Workforce USA the gold medal.
With the win, Maggie Steffens, Rachel Fattal and Maddie Musselman all earned their fifth World Championship title. It additionally marks the primary senior World Championship titles within the careers of Emily Ausmus, Jenna Flynn, Jewel Roemer and Jovana Sekulic. Head Coach Adam Krikorian has now led Workforce USA to 6 World Championship crowns.
America went 3/10 on energy performs whereas Hungary was 2/6 on energy performs and neither group tried a penalty.
Scoring – ScoresheetUSA 8 (3, 2, 0, 3) R. Fattal 3, M. Steffens 2, M. Musselman 1, R. Neushul 1, J. Raney 1HUN 7 (2, 2, 1, 2) Ok. Garda 2, R. Keszthelyi 2, Ok. Farago 1, G. Gurisatti 1, R. Parkes 1Saves – USA – A. Johnson 12 – HUN – A. Magyari 1, B. Neszmely 46×5 – USA – 3/10 – HUN 2/6Penalties – USA – 0/0 – HUN – 0/0
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