Less than two weeks before the start of the Tokyo Games, Team USA's series of exhibition games has been interrupted.
Friday's exhibition game against Australia has been canceled, Team USA announced via Twitter on Thursday. The team did not provide a precise reason, other than the decision was made, "out of an abundance of caution."
Team USA's health and safety protocols forced the game's cancelation, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The squad's final exhibition game before the Olympics, scheduled for Sunday against Spain, is currently expected to continue as planned.
The women's U.