Canadian field hockey women fall to U.S. in semis
Will face Chile for bronze
American midfielder Kelsey Kolojejchick scored twice as the United States beat Canada 3-0 in women's field hockey semifinal action at the Pan American Games on Wednesday.
Canada will play Chile in the bronze medal game on Friday while the Americans will play Argentina for gold.
Argentina defeated Chile 5-0 earlier Wednesday evening earning a berth in Friday's final.
The Americans opened the scoring in the ninth minute on Kolojejchick's sixth goal of the tournament. Kolojejchick put home the rebound off of Michelle Kasold's shot for her first of the night.
The U.S. took a 2-0 lead in the 47th minute on Kolojejchick's second goal of the game as she tapped in the rebound of Rachel Dawson's shot.
Canada thought they'd pulled to within one seconds later, but it was ruled that Stephanie Norlander's shot went in after the whistle had blown for a Canadian penalty corner.
The Americans took a 3-0 lead in the 58th minute on Alyssa Manley's first of the tournament.
The Canadian's best chance of the first half came in the 11th minute. American goaltender Jaclyn Briggs got just enough of Thea Culley's shot to deflect it wide.
Kolojejchick nearly gave the U.S. a 2-0 lead in the 20th minute on a partial break, but Canadian goalkeeper Kaitlyn Williams made a big save to keep it a one-goal game.
Note: Canada's men's field hockey team plays Brazil in the semifinals on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET.