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Two goals in the span of nine minutes gave the U.S. a fourth Women’s World Cup title as the USWNT edged out the Netherlands in the final at Lyon, France, and a pair of Penn Staters earned gold in the process.
Two former Nittany Lions featured in the game, with Alyssa Naeher starting in goal and Ali Krieger coming on as a sub at halftime. Both players claimed their second World Cup wins after featuring on the 2015 squad as well.
Naeher claimed her fourth clean sheet of the tournament.
The first half, despite being goalless, was a tense affair.