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Alex Morgan Notches Hat Trick as USWNT Cruises Past Paraguay in 8-0 Friendly Win

The United States women's national team cruised to an 8-0 victory over Paraguay on the strength of an Alex Morgan hat trick on Tuesday at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati.

The USWNT was widely expected to win after dispatching Paraguay 9-0 in their friendly last Thursday. Carli Lloyd accounted for five of those goals on her own, and Vlatko Andonovski's squad had a six-goal lead by halftime.

The players worked even more expediently in the return fixture as the U.S. was up 5-0 by the 15th minute.

Rose Lavelle made the most of her return home. The Cincinnati native fired a header past Alicia Bobadilla in the fourth minute for the United States' first goal.