The U.S. women’s national hockey team is one step closer to winning back-to-back gold medals at the 2026 Women’s World Championship in Denmark after advancing to the quarterfinal round with an undefeated record.
Team USA will face host nation Denmark in the quarterfinal round on Friday, Nov. 13, with the American's 25th consecutive trip to the semifinals on the line.
Veteran forward Hilary Knight powered USA to a perfect 4-0 preliminary record with a hat trick in the team's 8-1 win over Czechia on Wednesday to close out round-robin play on top of Group A.
"I think we played really well in the group phase, and we'll just have to keep concentrated and motivated going into the next phase of the tournament," said Knight, who's appearing in her 16th
Women's World Championship. "It'll be fun to be up against Denmark in the quarters. Hopefully we'll meet a packed arena in Herning."
USA has outscored its opponents 31-2 through four games, ranking first in scoring efficiency and penalty kills. Caroline Harvey leads the tournament in total points with nine (six assists, three goals), while Knight (six goals) and Taylor Fox (eight assists) lead in goals and assists, respectively.
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