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Argentina tops USA Field Hockey women in Three Nation Final

Colorado Springs - Argentina scored three second half goals to defeat the USA Women's Field Hockey Team, 3-0, in the final of a three-nation tournament in Buenos Aires.

After going into halftime tied at 0-0, Argentina's Soledad Garica finally put the host nation on the board in the 46th minute of play.

The world's second-ranked team, Argentina added two more goals in the final ten minutes by Luciana Aymar and Marine Russo to clinch the tournament title.

The USA advanced to the three-nation final with a 4-1 victory over Chile earlier in the tournament.

The tournament marked the final international event of 2005 for the USA women as the team prepares for the World Cup Qualifying Tournament April 26-May 7, 2006 in Rome.

 

ARG: Soledad Garcia (46:00)
ARG: Luciana Aymar (61:00)
ARG: Marine Russo (64:00)


USA Starters: Melissa Leonetti, Kelly Doton, Kelly Dostal, Sara Silvetti, Kate Barber, Dina Rizzo, Barb Weinberg (GK), Katie O'Donnell,  Kelsey Keeran, Claire Laubach, Alex Martirosian

Subs: Sara Dawson, Kelly Dostal, Latelyn Falgowski, April Fronzoni

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