Tag: Usa

11 JUL

Penalties bring Canada to semi-finals, Rachael Jaffe the heroine: “I simply guessed the right angle”

Thanks to Rachael Jaffe, Canada is the first national team to advance to the women’s water polo semi-finals in the Universiade, expelling the United States from the competition. After the score of 5-5 achieved during regular time, the role of the Canadian goalkeeper was crucial in blocking Denise Mammolito’s penalty. “We have fought during the […]

10 JUL

Kearns and Weber: teammates in California, rivals in Naples

Teammates in college, rivals in the Universiade. It happened to Matilda Kearns (Australia) and Bayley Weber (USA), both coming from Los Angeles’ University of Southern California, facing each other in today’s match between Australia and Unites States, which was won by the Aussies with a score of 11-9. “The team’s performance was excellent – says […]

09 JUL

Football team USA rising up again, Mammolito: “The men’s team helped us with their support from the bleachers…what a cheer!”

Denise Mammolito, 4 goals in the first USA success against China: “It was a very important match for us, we had to win in order to compete for the third position and we made it. We started well, but then there were some defensive mistakes and China moved closer to us. Near the end we […]