Dash's Lydia Williams relishes Australia's tournament title

The women's soccer world seemed surprised by Australia's convincing romp through the Tournament of Nations.

Everyone, that is, except the Matildas – especially Dash goalkeeper Lydia Williams.

Australia won all three games at the round-robin competition hosted by the U.S. women's national team. The Matildas opened with a 1-0 win over the U.S. and then scored 10 goals in victories over Japan and Brazil.

The U.S. had a glimmer of hope of coming back for the tournament title on the final night, but Australia crushed those aspirations by scoring six times against one of last summer's Olympic semifinalists.

Williams has been a regular with Australia. She said the performance at the Tournament of…