Sophia Smith became the youngest player in 22 years to score a hat trick for the U.S. women’s national team, which routed Uzbekistan 9-1 on Saturday and extended its unbeaten streak on American soil to 66 games.
PUBLISHED 1:05 PM EDT Apr. 10, 2022COLUMBUS, Ohio — At 21 years, 242 days, Sophia Smith became the youngest player in 22 years to score a hat trick for the USWNT
Aziza Norboeva scored for 48th-ranked Uzbekistan, the first goal the U.S. has conceded on home soil since March 11, 2020, against Japan. A series of three headers, from Lindsey Horan to Alana Cook to Sullivan for the goal, gave the United States the early lead in the 26th minute. Pugh scored just seconds later to make it 2-0. It was her 22nd international goal.
Howell added a goal for the Americans in the 64th, before Norboeva scored for Uzbekistan in the 70th to avoid the shutout. Hatch and Sanchez added late goals. Kelley O’Hara, the team’s most experienced player making her 151st appearance, wore the captain’s armband.
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