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Six players scored and 13 skaters recorded at least one point to help the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team beat Switzerland, 9-0, today in its second preliminary round game of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Shayba Arena.<\/strong> With the win, Team USA guarantees itself a spot in a semifinal on Monday (Feb. 17).<\/p>\n

After back-and-forth action in the opening minutes of the first period, Team USA scored five goals in a 6:22 span midway through the frame to break the game open.<\/p>\n

Monique Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.) started the record-breaking scoring outburst at 9:20 when she took a pass from behind the net and slipped a shot through Swiss goaltender Florence Schelling’s five-hole. Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.) doubled the U.S. lead just 47 seconds later by converting on a rebound at the edge of the crease. Then, eight seconds after Decker’s goal, Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.) flew down the far-side boards, cut to the slot and scored on a low wrist shot to give Team USA a 3-0 edge. Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho) made it 4-0 when she batted home a loose puck at 14:23 before Kessel one-timed a Decker pass under Schelling’s blocker for a power-play marker at 15:42 to give the United States a 5-0 advantage after the first frame.<\/p>\n

The U.S. pushed its lead to 6-0 at 13:26 of the middle stanza when Lamoureux netted her second of the game with a quick shot from the bottom of the right circle that found its way between Schelling’s glove and body.<\/p>\n

Kendall Coyne (Palos Heights, Ill.) made it 7-0 just 49 seconds into the third period.<\/strong> After skating to the front of the net, Coyne batted away at a loose puck until it trickled through Schelling and over the goal line. Then, at 3:59, Coyne found the back of the net again, this time sliding a rebound through Schelling’s five-hole to give Team USA an 8-0 lead. Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass.) connected on a breakaway at 15:39 to close the scoring.<\/p>\n

Coyne and Kessel both finished the contest with four points.<\/strong> Kelli Stack (Brooklyn Heights, Ohio), Jocelyne Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.), Decker and Knight all recorded multi-point games.<\/p>\n

Goaltender Molly Schaus (Natick, Mass.) recorded 10 saves for the shutout.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team will conclude group play Wednesday (Feb. 12) when it squares off with Canada.<\/strong> Puck-drop is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. ET and can be viewed live on NBC Sports Network.<\/p>\n

NOTES:<\/strong> Team USA broke an Olympic record by scoring three goals in 55 seconds in the opening stanza … Also, the U.S. set a team record for fastest five goals in an Olympic contest, scoring five times over a 6:22 span in the first period … The U.S. was 1-for-4 on the power play and was 2-for-2 on the penalty kill … Through two games, Kendall Coyne, Amanda Kessel and Hilary Knight are tied for the U.S. points lead (4) … The U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team has medaled in all four Olympic appearances to date (gold-1998, silver-2002 and 2010, bronze-2006) … The 2014 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team is under the direction of General Manager Reagan Carey (Colorado Springs, Colo.) … Katey Stone (Arlington, Mass.) was named head coach on June 8, 2012, and is the first female to serve as head coach of a U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team … USA Hockey’s international council, chaired by Gavin Regan (Potsdam, N.Y.), vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. Olympic Teams.<\/p>\n

Source NBC<\/em>
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