"Croix Bethune, Jameese Joseph and Emily Sams scored their first international goals and the United States went on to beat Chile 5-0 on Tuesday night in Santa Barbara, California. Emma Sears and Trinity Rodman also scored for the US, who haven't conceded a goal in five matches and haven't lost in six. Rodman scored in her second straight match, just five minutes after she came on. Afterward, she ran to the bench and danced, urging coach Emma Hayes to join her, and the coach reluctantly obliged with a laugh."
"Hayes went with a completely different starting lineup than the one she used on Saturday for the team's 6-0 victory over Paraguay. Players on the roster averaged 5.2 national team appearances, the fewest for a lineup since 2001. I think in both games, the team, regardless of its inexperience as a collective, regardless of the connections that are there because they haven't played together before, I think they showed an awful lot of maturity in the performance, and that's all I can ask from them, Hayes said. They always do me proud. But I'm impressed by everybody's approach."
"Bethune, who plays for the Washington Spirit, opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Chile goalkeeper Ryann Torrero came out to stop Bethune, who was rushing at the goal alone, but the strike got past her. Trinity Rodman stays in NWSL, signing record contract with Spirit Joseph, who plays for the Chicago Stars, earned her first start for the US and scored in the 26th minute. Sams, serving as captain, made it 3-0 in the 33rd minute with a goal off a cross from Sears. The US made it 4-0 just 28 seconds into the second half with a goal from Sears that went to the far post and into the upper corner. Rodman scored in the 68th minute."
The United States defeated Chile 5-0 in Santa Barbara, California, with Croix Bethune, Jameese Joseph and Emily Sams scoring their first international goals. Emma Sears and Trinity Rodman also scored, extending the US streak to five matches without conceding and six unbeaten. Coach Emma Hayes started a vastly different lineup that averaged just 5.2 national team appearances, the fewest since 2001, and praised the squad's maturity despite inexperience. Bethune opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Joseph scored in the 26th, Sams in the 33rd, Sears early in the second half, and Rodman added a goal in the 68th minute.
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