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USA Field Hockey U21 Women Down Barbados, 6-0, at Pan Am Junior Championships

San Juan, Puerto Rico — Lauren Crandall (Doyelstown, Pa.), Katie O'Donnell (Blue Bell, Pa.) and Katie Grant (Lehighton, Pa.) scored two goals each to lift the USA Under-21 team to a 6-0 victory over Barbados at the Pan american Junior Championships.

The win lifts the USA to 2-0 at the tournament while Barbados falls to 1-1.

The USA women jumped out ot an early lead as Grant opened the scoring in the 4th minute and added her second gaol at the 21-minute mark for a 2-0 USA lead. Crandall added to the lead one minute later with a penalty corner goal at the 22nd minute mark  for a 3-0 halftime lead.

O'Donnell opened the scoring three minutes into the second half with a field goal before Crandall converted a penalty stroke at the 47 minute mark. O'Donnell concluded the scoring with a field goal in the last minute of the game.

The tournament serves as a qualifying event for the Women's Junior World Cup scheduled for Sept. 14-25 in Santiago, Chile. The top three teams from the tournament, as well as Junior World Cup host Chile, will qualify for September's event.

The USA returns to action on Saturday against rival Canada.

USA 6, Barbados 0
USA: Katie Grant (FG, 4:00)
USA: Katie Grant (FG, 21:00)
USA: Lauren Crandall (PC, 22:00)
USA: Katie O'Donnell (FG, 38:00)
USA: Lauren Crandall (PS, 17:00)
USA: Katie O'Donnell (FG, 70:00)

USA Starters: Katherine Blair (GK), Lauren Crandall, Rachel Dawson, Katelyn Flagowski, Katie Grant, Lori Hillman, CAra-Lynn Lopresti, Katie O'Donnell, Lauren Powley, Heather Schnepf, Amy Stopford.
Subs: Laree Beans, Heather Kendall, Mia Link, Brooke Miller. Jamie Whitten
Coach: Tracey Fuchs