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USA Field Hockey Women Down Chile, 4-1

Jessica Coleman

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Jessica Coleman (Oceanport, N.J.)scored three goals to lead the USA Field Hockey women's national team to a 4-1 victory over Chile in the first game of a three nation tournament in Buenos Aires.

The USA will play Argentina in the final game of the three nation tournament on Saturday before taking on Argentina again in the championship game on Sunday. Argentina defeated Chile by the same 4-1 score earlier in the tournament.

Making her first national team appearance since 2003, Coleman put the USA on top in the 17th minute with a penalty corner goal before adding to the lead ten minutes later on another penalty corner flick.

Chile's Sandara Wenz connected on a penalty corner in the 32nd minute to cut the USA lead to 2-1 at halftime.

Coleman completed the hat trick midway through the second half when she added a field goal in the 48th minute. Kelsey Keeran (Columbus, Ohio) completed the scoring with the second international goal of her career in the 63rd minute to seal the victory for the USA.

The USA will meet Argentina on Saturday at 7:10 p.m.

USA 4, Chile 1
USA: Jessica Coleman (PC, 17:00)
USA: Jessica Coleman (PC, 27:00)
CHI: Sandra Wenz (PC, 31:00)
USA: Jessica Coleman (FG, 48:00)
USA: Kelsey Keerna (FG, 63:00)

USA Starters: Melissa Leonetti, Angie Loy, Kelly Doton, Sarah Dawson, Sara Silvetti, Claire Laubach, Kate Barber, Dina Rizzo, Amy Tran (GK), Rachel Dawson, Jessica Coleman

Subs: Kelsey Keeran, Kelly Dostal, April Fronzoni, Katelyn Falgowski, Katie O'Donnell

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