U.S. women’s soccer team kicks off Olympics with victory over New Zealand
A statistical look at the U.S. women’s soccer team’s 2-0 victory over New Zealand in its debut at the Rio Games on Wednesday:
1: The U.S. is trying to become the first team to win the Olympics after succeeding at the World Cup.
3: Consecutive Olympics in which Team USA’s Carli Lloyd has scored a goal.
The #USWNT seek to be first reigning Women’s World Cup champion to win Olympic gold medal. #USA-#NZL; 6 PM ET pic.twitter.com/SV8LmJ46TU
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 3, 2016
3: Consecutive Olympic gold medals won by the U.S.
5: The U.S. is trying to win its fifth gold medal since women’s soccer became an Olympic sport in 1996 in Atlanta.
7: Career Olympic goals scored by Lloyd.
Carli Lloyd (USA): Scored her 7th career Olympic goal, 3 shy of breakingAbby Wambach's US Olympic record
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 3, 2016
11: Newcomers on Team USA.
12: Consecutive Olympic victories by the U.S.
United States: won 12 straight Olympic women's soccer games; last loss was to Norway in 1st game of 2008 group stage
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 4, 2016
12: Goals this season by Team USA’s Alex Morgan.
13: Olympic appearances by Lloyd, tied with Hope Solo for the most on the team.
14: Shutout victories by the U.S. during its 16-game unbeaten streak in 2016.
Alex Morgan scores USA's 2nd goal vs New Zealand in the 46th minute; USA's 60th Olympic goal (Most all time)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 3, 2016
18: Age of Mallory Pugh, who became the youngest American women’s player to start in an Olympic match.
89: Goals scored by Lloyd in 225 appearances.
2000: The only time the U.S. didn’t win the Olympics was in 2000 in Sydney, when it lost the final to Norway.
Compiled by Stu Rosenberg
This story was originally published August 3, 2016 at 7:30 PM with the headline "U.S. women’s soccer team kicks off Olympics with victory over New Zealand."