GAMEDAY

Kendall Coyne Schofield (Palos Heights, Ill.) and Lee Stecklein (Roseville, Minn.) each scored twice, and 15 more members of Team USA reached the score sheet as the U.S. downed Russia, 10-0, here tonight in its final preliminary-round game of the 2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship.

With the win, the U.S. finishes the preliminary round with a perfect record for the fourth consecutive IIHF Women’s World Championship and will advance to take on Japan in Thursday’s quarterfinal match-up.

“We were excited to see so many players getting involved tonight, especially our defenders, who have had a tremendous impact so far in this tournament,” said Bob Corkum (Salisbury, Mass.). “While we will enjoy this victory tonight, we know we have our work cut out for us as we head into the playoff round and we’ll be ready for the next challenge.”

Alex Rigsby (Delafield, Wis.) made 12 stops in net for Team USA, earning her third win of the tournament thus far. 

The U.S. (4-0-0-0/W-OTW-OTL-L) will meet Japan in the quarterfinals Thursday (April 11). That game, along with every U.S. tournament game, will be televised live in the United States on NHL Network.

To view the full recap, click here.