In a friendly that saw few genuine scoring opportunities for both teams, Sam Mewis provided the magic touch for the USWNT on Sunday as her brace gave the Americans a 3-0 win over South Africa.
The USWNT got behind the South African defense quite a few times but found good shots and accurate passes hard to come by for much of the game. That didn't seem to be a problem for Mewis, who—in a game that featured a strike force of Tobin Heath, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe—proved to be the Americans' most dangerous attacker.
After a frustrating first half in which the U.