Australia’s perfect 6-for-6 showing in a penalty shootout Thursday ended Team U.S.A.’s quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal in women’s water polo at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The final score was 14-13, sending Australia to the championship match against Spain. The Americans will face the Netherlands for the bronze medal at 1:35 a.m. (Pacific time) Saturday.
Ryann Neushul will not be wearing a gold medal like her sisters Kiley (2016) and Jamie (2021), but the former Dos Pueblos High star made plays to keep the national team’s hopes alive in the semifinal match.