U.S. Cruises Previous Scotland, 20-1

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By USA Lacrosse Staff

It was a sight that any Long Island lacrosse fan who watched Kylie Ohlmiller during her historic career at Stony Brook was quite familiar with.

Ohlmiller streaked through the Scotland defense Friday night at Johnny Unitas Stadium, cutting in from the right wing toward the middle. From goal line extended, Sam Apuzzo fed and hit Ohlmiller in stride.

What happened next is what earned the title of “BTB Queen” on the US Women’s National Team Twitter account. Ohlmiller received the pass at her body, took a few steps and left the ground off her left foot. She whipped the head of her stick over her left shoulder and behind her head as she soared through the air from right to left, perfectly tucking the ball over the left shoulder of Scotland’s goalie.

Ohlmiller scored three times, as did her Stony Brook counterpart Ally Kennedy, in a 20-1 win for the US in the second game of Pool A play at the 2022 World Championship. Now 2-0, the US plays Australia on Saturday at 7:30 pm ET.

Kennedy scored twice in the first half — both on free position chances — and Ohlmiller did all of her damage in the second quarter. She scored three straight US tallies, taking a 9-1 lead and making it 12-1 in the span of six-plus minutes.

Kennedy added her third with 7:19 left in the third quarter off a feed from Kayla Treanor, making the score 17-1.

The Tar Heels once again impressed in a late Friday night game. Marie McCool (’18) had another hat trick – her second in as many games – and an assist while Molly Hendrick (’17) tallied two goals and one assist. Ally Mastroianni (’21) added a goal of her own for Team USA with Caylee Waters (’17) recording a pair of saves in net.

Even in a lopsided affair, the cheers grew louder during the night hours. Originally scheduled for 8 pm, weather pushed the start time to 9:30. The delay did little to effect the size of the crowd — a sign of the game’s growth and the steadfast support of the team.

Led by US Women’s National Team head coach Jenny Levy, Team USA has a quick turnaround for tomorrow’s 7:30 pm matchup, which will be streamed on ESPNU. The six Carolina players on Levy’s 18-person squad are the most of any school in the nation.

Also competing this week in Maryland is rising sophomore defender Brooklyn Walker-Welch, who recorded two ground balls for Canada in its 9-5 win over Australia in their World Championship debut. She’ll return to action on July 3 for an 8 pm matchup with England, going head-to-head with rising senior defender Emily Nalls.