USA women's hockey team off to fast start at Four Nations Cup

November 4, 10:04 PMOlympics ExaminerTom Burke

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USA Women's Hockey Team

(Courtesy Olympic Proportions)

Behind the  shooting finesse of Monique Lamoreux, Team USA has swept past Finland and Sweden in the Four Nations Cup in Finland this week. 

Lamoreux, who has a twin sister on this U.S. National Team, scored a goal in the 4-0 whitewash over Finland yesterday, and in the 3-2 edging over Sweden (the Torino 2006 Olympics silver medalist) today.

Against Finland, the 20-year old Hilary Knight contributed with a goal and two assists. Benefactors of Knight's quickness, a University of Wisconsin teammate, Erika Lawler, chipped in a shot , before Jinelle Zaugg-Siergie landed a score.

In the close Sweden game, USA jumped out with a 2-0 lead with Lamoreux and two-time Olympian, Natalie Darwitz, finding the netting in the first period.  Darwitz then slapped a shot in from the faceoff circle to begin the third period.

The US stickwomen averaged over 50 shots on goal, almost tripling the average of their opponents.

The 23-women team faces nemesis Canada (the Olympics 2006 gold medalist) in the last match-up of the round-robin series on Friday.