[U.S. WOMEN] The U.S. women's national team opened a three-game series against South Korea with a 3-1 win on Saturday in Richmond, Va.
Angela Hucles and Heather O'Reilly each scored first-half goals, and Lindsay Tarpley closed out the U.S. scoring with her career-high 12th goal of the year.
"After about the 20th minute, we started to knock the ball around a little bit and today we scored three great goals," said U.S. coach Pia Sundhage. "I think the whole team did a pretty good job today and there is something very positive to be said about every player."
The 2008 Achieve Your Gold Tour continues with USA-South Korea games on Wednesday in Cincinnati and Saturday in Tampa.
GAME SUMMARY:
Nov. 1 in Richmond, Va.
USA 3 South Korea 1. Goals: Hucles 26, O'Reilly 38, Tarpley 48; Han 71.
USA — Barnhart (Scurry, 46), Mitts (Dalmy, 46), Rampone, Markgraf (Buehler, 63), Chalupny (Cox, 63); O'Reilly, Boxx, Lloyd (Wagner, 46), Hucles, Tarpley, Kai (Ellertson, 46).
South Korea — Kim Jung Mi , Yi, Kim Do Yeon (Shim 83), Kim Yoo Mi, Cho (Hwang, 81), Kim Sooyun (Go Taehwa, 57), Kwon, Lee Jang Mi, Lee Eun Mi (Han, 63), Cha (Kim Yunji, 72), Park (Joen, 63)
Referee: Deborah Coleman (USA).
Att.: 3,387.