.roselavelle, sammymewy, and ChristenPress all got on the board in the team's qualifying match against Mexico.
sailing a long-range strike into the back of the net in the first five minutes. Nine minutes later, Samantha Mewis scored off a corner kick from forward Megan Rapinoe, floating the ball over the head of goalkeeper Emily Alvarado. The teams traded shots for much of the game, but the US eventually pulled away, with both Mewis and forward Christen Press scoring goals in the second half. They'll face Canada in the finals of the tournament on Sunday at 6 p.m.
Tokyo will be a redemption story for the four-time Olympic gold medalists, who suffered an early loss to Sweden in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Games in Rio. If the team's record in the qualifying tournament is any indication — so far, the Americans have held each of their opponents scoreless — they're most certainly up for the challenge.
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