The U.S. Women's National Team cruised to victory in their first of two tune-up friendlies before the 2015 Women's World Cup, dispatching rivals Mexico 5-1 Sunday night at StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Braces from Sydney Leroux and Abby Wambach paved the way for the Americans, who scored four second-half goals in a momentum-building performance that may be a sign of things to come in Canada. Lori Chalupny also netted a goal for the winning side.
USA improved to 31-1-1 all-time against their North American rivals. A dominating first-half performance from Mexico goalkeeper Cecilia Santiago—who finished with six saves—and a 39th-minute equalizer put that in jeopardy only briefly, before the U.