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Strong Scoring Performance Gives Indoor USWNT Win Over Australia in First Match

Sept. 30, 2017, 8:23 p.m. (ET)

SPRING CITY, Pa. - September 30, 2017 - The U.S. Women's National Indoor Team got off to a good start in the first of their six-games by beating the visiting Australia's Women's National Indoor Development Team, 9-0.

Goals came at regular intervals in the first half through Mary Beth Barham (Fairfax, Va.) (2), Katherine Gerzabek (Springfield, Pa.) (2 PC), Ali Campbell (Boyertown, Pa.) (1 PC) and Samantha Popper (Blue Bell, Pa.) (1 PC). Paityn Wirth (Thompsontown, Pa.) scored an individual goal in the 24th minute, Gerzabeck added her third off a rebound in the 28th minute and Wirth rounded out the scoring with four minutes to go.

The second game of the Indoor USWNT against Australia's Development Team will take place tomorrow, Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. ET at the Training Center in Spring City, Pa. Admission is free to all matches so come out and support Team USA.

Goal Scoring Summary:

Team Minute Player Action Score
 USA  3  #3 Barham  FG  1 - 0
 USA  5  #3 Barham  FG  2 - 0
 USA  6  #4 Gerzabek  PC  3 - 0
 USA  7  #30 Campbell  PC  4 - 0
 USA  11  #13 Popper  PC  5 - 0
 USA  14  #4 Gerzabek  FG  6 - 0
 USA  24  #19 Wirth  FG  7 - 0
 USA  28  #4 Gerzabek  FG  8 - 0
 USA  36  #19 Wirth FG  9 - 0