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US Field Hockey U21 Women Edge Spain, 3-2, at

	Abbey Woolley's two goals helped the US down Spain, 3-2, at the Junior World Cup

Junior World Cup

BUENOS AIRES -- USA captain Abbey Woolley's goal at the buzzer lifted the US  women's under-21 field hockey team to a 3-2 Junior World Cup victory over Spain at the High Performance Center.

      "This win was well deserved," said U.S. head coach Tess Ellis, whose team snapped an 11-game Junior World Cup losing streak dating back to 1997. "I'm very happy for all the girls."

      The U.S. controlled play through much of the first half before Woolley scored the first of her two goals off a rebound from Jessica Coleman's penalty corner shot in the 13th minute. 

      After taking the 1-0 lead into halftime, the U.S. added to the margin early in the second half when April Fronzoni knocked in Ilvy Friebe's rebound for a 2-0 USA lead at the 50-minute mark.

      The U.S. lead was short lived however as Spain responded two minutes later on a field goal by Ivet Munoz before Barbara Malda tied the game at 2-2 with four minutes remaining.

      Following four minutes of swarming U.S. pressure, Woolley weaved her way through the middle of the Spanish defense and connected on the game-winner just seconds before the final horn.

      The win leaves the U.S. with a 1-0-2 record in Pool H and a chance at a third place pool finish depending on the outcome of Tuesday's late Russia-Chile game. In the event of a tie between Russia and Chile, the U.S. would drop to fourth in the pool and  would play the 3rd place team in Pool G (Canada, Wales or India) on Thursday.   A win by either Chile or Russia would give the U.S. the third place seed and a bye to Friday's  13th/14th place classification game.

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