With the victory, Team USA advances to the gold medal game and will face the Czech Republic on Sunday (January 14) at 7:00 PM CET (1:00 PM ET). The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and broadcast on tape delay on the NHL Network at 7 p.m. ET.
The U.S. team won gold medals in 15 of the 16 U-18 Women’s World Championships held.
“I’m really glad we won,” he said. liz keedy norton (Boston, Massachusetts), head coach of the 2024 U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team. “I was really proud of our effort. I thought the players really responded to what we asked for.”
josie st martin Stillwater, Minn.) put the rebound into an open net to give the Americans a 1-0 lead just 4 minutes, 55 seconds into the game. The goal came from a shot by Jordyn Petry (Lincoln, Nebraska). She picked up the puck behind the U.S. net, slid across the ice and fired a backhand shot over the Finnish goalie.
Finland tied the score on a power play at 11:36 into the second half. After a turnover in neutral territory, Tinja Tapani He fired a shot from between the faceoff circle and over the glove of the U.S. goaltender.
Just minutes later, the U.S. turned it around with a power-play goal of its own. Mary Dellenbacher (Raleigh, N.C.) cleaned up a rebound from the left side after a scramble in front of the net.
The USA and Finland traded goals at the end of the second, with the USA heading back to the locker room with the score 3-2. Maggie Scannell (Wynantskill, N.Y.) grabbed the rebound for Team USA’s third goal of the game. Just two minutes later, Finland got one back on a screen on a late power play.
At the beginning of the third inning, goalie Leila Hemp (Chanhassen, Minn.) made a sliding save on a breakaway to maintain the U.S. one-point lead.
saint martin He scored his second goal of the game as time expired in the final period, giving Team USA a 4-2 victory.
Hemp made 14 saves in net for the game.
Notes: Josie St. Martin (Stillwater, Minn.) was named Team USA’s Player of the Game… maggie scannell (Winantskill, New York), josie st martin (Stillwater, MN) and Layla Hemp (Chanhassen, Minn.) was named one of Team USA’s three Most Valuable Players…USA defeated Finland 44-16.