US Wins Another Women’s Water Polo World Title, Beating Hungary 8-7 For Gold

DOHA, Qatar: The United States held off Hungary 8-7 on Friday to seize the ladies’s water polo title for the fifth time within the final six championships and eighth time total.

Rachel Fattal scored three objectives and goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson made 10 saves to steer the Americans, who’re three-time reigning Olympic champions.

The U.S. bounced again from a quarterfinal loss finally yr’s world championships in Fukuoka. Rallying from an 8-5 deficit within the remaining quarter, Hungary got here up simply wanting its first ladies’s world title since 2005.

Spain defeated Greece 10-9 for the bronze medal.

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