The USWNT returned to action Saturday night in Colorado, and they picked up where they left off with a 3-0 victory over Columbia.
The two sides were scoreless at half, but Sophia Smith led the way in the second half with two goals in six minutes to take a 2-0 lead. Taylor Kornieck added a goal in stoppage time to seal the deal.
Smith now has six goals and three assists in 16 matches for the USWNT, while Kornieck’s goal was her first score in her first international match for the squad.
Head coach Vlatko Andonovski said Columbia’s strategy was to keep the game low scoring, which forces the team to keep getting creative late in games.