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USA enjoys themselves in 5-0 defeat of New Zealand

Starting XI: Alyssa Naeher, Kelley O’Hara, Abby Dahlkemper, Becky Sauerbrunn, Casey Short, Julie Ertz, Samantha Mewis, Rose Lavelle, Mallory Pugh, Christen Press, Megan Rapinoe

Once again the United States got off to an energetic start as they took on New Zealand in the second of two friendlies. There was some rotation in the lineup, with Rose Lavelle returning and getting a pre-planned 30 or so minutes.

Lavelle looked a little rusty, as to be expected from someone who’s been out for several months and only recently started getting very limited minutes for her club team and hasn’t been in with the national team at all until now.