STANFORD, Calif. – Makenzie Fischer and Maggie Steffens combined for 10 goals and the USA Women's National Team beat Canada, 24-4, to continue its run of dominance with a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
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The victory secured the United States its fifth consecutive Pan Am title and upped the Team USA's winning streak to 59 games.
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Fischer scored six times in the final, Steffens added four, Jamie Neushul had a hat trick and Melissa Seidemann, Kiley Neushul and Aria Fischer each scored once. Stanford accounted for 16 of the U.S. goals in its gold-medal win and 84 of the team's 142 in its six victories in Lima.
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The United States scored at least 20 goals in every win of its 6-0 run through the Pan Am Games, beating Puerto Rico (23-3), Brazil (20-4), Venezuela (23-3), Peru (21-3) and Cuba (31-7) before Saturday's championship against Canada.
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Makenzie Fischer, last season's Cutino Award winner, led the way for the Cardinal contingent with 21 goals, including a five-goal performance in the semifinal prior to her six-score day against Canada. Maggie Steffens scored 15 and Aria Fischer and Jamie Neushul both had 14, while Melissa Seidemann scored 11 and Kiley Neushul nine.
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