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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Freedom 2, CyberRays 0
Saturday April 19, 2003
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- First-half goals by Mia Hamm and Lori
Lindsey sparked the first-place Washington Freedom to a 2-0 victory
over the San Jose CyberRays on Saturday afternoon in Women's United
Soccer Association action.
Hamm, the WUSA's second-leading scorer with seven points, scored
on a penalty kick in the ninth minute, putting the ball into the
far right corner.
Lindsey scored on a nice header less than a minute before
halftime. Jacqui Little made a crossing pass from the right side to
Lindsey, who was about even with the left post. Lindsey then headed
the ball into the right side of the net past diving San Jose
goalkeeper LaKeysia Beene.
San Jose's best chance to score came in the 29th minute when
Brandi Chastain's header from 10 yards out went over the goal. The
CyberRays had only two shots on goal in the first half, while
Washington had five.
Washington improved its record to 3-0 for the first time in
franchise history and moved into first place in the WUSA ahead of
Atlanta, which is 2-0. The CyperRays fell to 1-1.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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