MADISON, Wis. — Team USA came out strong against Sweden in a dominant 6-1 victory on Monday, June 6 to cap the fourth game of the day in the 2022 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.
Laila Edwards (Wisconsin) scored in the first period on the power play to give the Americans an early lead.
Cassie Hall (Wisconsin) netted two back-to-back goals, less than a minute apart, and Minnesota native Josie St. Martin would cap off the first period with a 4-0 lead for the U.S.
Things were quiet in the second period until Elyssa Biederman (Colgate) scored a shorthanded goal to put the Americans ahead 5-0.
Team Sweden netted their lone goal in the third period off a shot from Ebba Hedqvist.
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Tessa Janecke added a power play goal later for the U.S.
Team USA goaltender Annalies Bergmann received the win.
Sydney Morrow (Ohio State), Laila Edwards, and Cassie Hall, all had three point nights. Grace Dwyer (Cornell) and Kirsten Simms (Wisconsin) both tacked on two assists.
Post-game comments from Team USA's Laila Edwards, Cassie Hall, and Josie St. Martin, along with head coach Katie Lachapelle, are available to watch below.
Team USA will be back in action on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT to take on Finland.
Other things to note from the first day of the play included Team Finland, with a 2-0 decision, defeated Canada for the very first time in the history of the tournament. Post-game comments from both of those teams can be found on our YouTube channel .
Meanwhile, Czechia defeated Slovakia, 4-0 and Germany defeated Switzerland 1-0.
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