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USA Field Hockey Women, Australia play to 1-1 Draw in Series Finale

Virginia Beach, Va. – The USA Field Hockey national team played to a 1-1 draw with long-time rival Australia in the final game of a four-match series at the USA Field Hockey National Training Center.

After a scoreless first half, Tiffany Snow (Escondio, Calif.) put the USA on top with her fourth goal of the series in the 42nd minute. Snow's field goal gave the USA only a brief advantage however as Teneal Attard answered for Australia just two minutes later as USA goalkeeper Amy Tran and Australia keeper Toni Cronk kept the game scoreless throughout the rest of regulation play.

The draw was the second of the series between the two teams, after the world's No. 3 ranked Australians and the 10th ranked Americans settled for a 3-3 tie in game one in Virginia Beach. Australia won games two and three 4-0 and 4-2.

The series continued the USA's preparations for next month's Rabobank Champions Challenge, July 8-16 in Virginia Beach. England, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain will join the USA in one of the International Hockey Federation's premier events.

USA 1, Australia 1


USA: Tiffany Snow (FG, 42:00)
AUS: Teneal Attard (FG, 44:00)


USA Starters: Melissa Leonetti, Kelly Doton, Robyn Kenney, Tiffany Snow, Lauren Crandall, Sara Silvetti, Carrie Lingo, Kate Barber, Dina Rizzo, Amy Tran (GK), Lauren Powley
Coach: Lee Bodimeade

Reserves: Tara Jelley, Angie Loy, Kelsey Keeran, Katie O'Donnell, Claire Laubach

Australia Starters: Toni Cronk (GK), Karen Smith, Megan Rivers, Susannah Harris, Rebecca Sanders, Kate Hollywood,  Madonna Blyth, Kobie McGurk, Angie Skirving, Melanie Twitt, Teneal Attard
Coach: Frank Murray

Reserves: Suzie Faulkner, Emily Halliday, Nicole Arnold, Ursula Ditton, Sarah Taylor

Cards: Sarah Taylor (AUS) (Y, 46:00)

Umpires: Lurah Hess (USA), Melissa Trivic (AUS)
 

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