Milan ¨C The United States sent a message with a resounding 5-0 win over depleted rival Canada in the Milano Cortina group stage on Tuesday, handing the defending Olympic champion its first-ever shutout at the Games.
Forward Hannah Bilka ?scored twice while forward Kirsten Simms and defenders Caroline Harvey and Laila Edwards added goals at Santagiulia ?Arena for ?the United States¡¯ fourth consecutive win of the Games to clinch the top ?spot in Group A.
¡°Our players are just kind of honing in on our little details and playing really well together, doing things together, battling together, and just doing it for each other,¡± said Abbey Murphy, who ?notched three assists for the U.S. ¡°That¡¯s the most important part.¡±
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