The U.S. women's soccer team, which features several players with Bay Area ties, closed the group stage at the Paris Olympics Wednesday with a 2-1 victory over Australia.
Off a corner kick in the final minutes of the first half, former Stanford star Sophia Smith headed a deflected ball down toward the direction of Trinity Rodman, who poked it in for the first goal of the game.
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WATCH HEREThe Americans finished group play with three victories. They will face Japan in the quarterfinals.
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