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SPORTS Friday 3 March 2017
U.S. women’s soccer team beats Germany 1-0 to open 2017

DAVE ZEITLIN
Associated Press
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Lynn
Williams scored her sec-
ond career goal and the
U.S. women’s soccer team
kicked off its 2017 slate with
a 1-0 victory over Germa-
ny on Wednesday night in
a matchup of the world’s
top two teams.
Alyssa Naeher made an
early diving save and
earned the shutout for the
top-ranked Americans in
the SheBelieves Cup, a
four-team round-robin tour-
nament that also includes
England and France.
“At every level, we got
tested,” U.S. coach Jill Ellis
said.
“But the confidence I think
our players had on the ball
is a big card to put in our
back pocket as we move
forward.”
In the 56th minute, Chris-
ten Press struck the cross-
bar following a great in-
dividual effort and, after United States’ Lynn Williams, left, celebrates near Germany’s Dzsenifer Marozsan after Williams scored a goal during the second half
Tobin Heath’s follow was of a SheBelieves Cup women’s soccer match, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Chester, Pa. The United States won 1-0.
blocked, Williams pounced Associated Press
on the ball in the box to
score the contest’s only Earlier in the day at Talen The tournament continues France at Washington’s “We want to be playing
goal. Energy Stadium, No. 3 Saturday at Red Bull Arena RFK Stadium on Tuesday, teams like this — this cali-
The 23-year-old Williams France rallied to beat No. 5 in Harrison, New Jersey, with with the winner then de- ber, the best in the world,”
is one of the young play- England 2-1 behind a goal the U.S. facing England. termined based on total Lloyd said. “It’s going to test
ers Ellis is looking to build from Wendie Renard on the The Americans conclude points through the three us. That’s what we need
around as the team begins final touch of the match. SheBelieves Cup play vs. games. ultimately.”q
to look ahead to the 2019
World Cup.
“I happened to be there at Kane’s hat trick helps Hawks to 4-1 win over Penguins
the right time to put in the
goal,” Williams said.
U.S. captain Carli Lloyd, The Associated Press two Stanley Cup winners.
who won the last two FIFA CHICAGO (AP) — Pat- Darling started a second
Women’s Player of the rick Kane had his second straight game in place of
Year awards, was held hat trick in three games Corey Crawford, the No. 1
scoreless in a homecom- and Scott Darling made goalie who has been fight-
ing but created some dan- 36 saves as the Chicago ing an illness. Marc-Andre
gerous chances in her first Blackhawks beat the Pitts- Fleury stopped 25 shots for
game in four months. burgh Penguins 4-1 on Pittsburgh in his first start in
She grew up about 30 Wednesday night for their two weeks.
minutes from Talen Energy fifth straight victory and LIGHTNING 4, HURRICANES
Stadium, home of Major 10th in 11 games. 3, OT
League Soccer’s Philadel- Richard Panik also scored TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Vic-
phia Union, and was greet- to help Chicago pull within tor Hedman scored his sec-
ed by huge cheers from three points of first-place ond goal of the game 46
the crowd of over 16,000. Minnesota in the Central Di- seconds into overtime, and
“I thought we definitely vision and Western Confer- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28
outplayed them,” Lloyd ence. Kane, last season’s saves in Tampa Bay’s vic-
said. “We definitely could MVP, has a team-leading tory over Carolina. Pittsburgh Penguins’ Ron Hainsey (65) checks Chicago Black-
have had three or more 27 goals — scoring 12 times Tyler Johnson and Nikita hawks’ Dennis Rasmussen into the Penguins’ bench during the
four goals.” and adding seven assists in Kucherov also scored first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 1, 2017,
The game pitted the reign- his last 11 games. to help the Lightning im- in Chicago.
ing champions of the last Scott Wilson scored for Pitts- prove to 7-1-2 in their last Associated Press
two marquee tourna- burgh as the Penguins fell 10 games. Noah Hani-
ments. No. 2 Germany took short again after a 3-2 loss fin, Derek Ryan and Jay ricanes are 1-5-3 in their last sion. Kucherov got his
gold at the 2016 Olympics at Dallas on Tuesday night. McClement scored for nine. second assist on the play,
and the U.S. won the 2015 It was the first meeting this Carolina, and Eddie Lack Hedman lifted a shot over and has 12 points over
World Cup. season between the last stopped 12 shots. The Hur- Lack during the extra ses- the last four games.q