The two forwards have vastly different experience levels, but both were unstoppable as the USWNT rolled to 4-0 win
If you needed any more evidence of the depth of the U.S. women's national team attack, just re-watch Tuesday's easy win over Jamaica. Four goals, two from a newcomer and two from a veteran. This may have been a USWNT group missing several of its best players but, make no mistake: with or without them, this attack is one of the best in the world.
Ally Sentnor scored a first-half brace before Lynn Biyendolo added two of her own as a second-half supersub, sealing a 4-0 win against a wildly overmatched Jamaica team. From the opening whistle, this match was only going in one direction. The game was played on a tilted field, with Jamaica mustering under 20 percent of the possession against an energized and rampant USWNT side.
The USWNT has never lost to Jamaica, have never scored fewer than four goals in any of their six meetings and – remarkably – the Reggae Girlz have never scored against the U.S. The USWNT won 10-0 in 1994, 6-0 in 2008, 6-0 in 2018, 4-0 in 2021 and 5-0 in 2022 – clinching a World Cup spot – and then 4-0 Tuesday.
And this one was as much about hunger as it was about quality. Emma Hayes turned to a younger starting XI – one with the second-fewest number of caps for the USWNT in 24 years – and they rewarded her with an obscene amount of energy and effort.
Lily Yoahnnes ran the show from midfield, while Sam Coffey made her presence felt all over the pitch. Sentnor and Alyssa Thompson routinely ran past Jamaica defenders, while newcomer Kerry Abello made that left-hand side her own in her first senior cap. From minute one to minute 90, the USWNT never let up. Hayes will love that, won't she?
Sentnor, the 2024 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year, scored a 10-minute first half brace, her first with the USWNT senior team.
"Lily played just an absolutely dime of a ball to Foxy [Emily Fox] and she had absolutely the perfect set," she said on TNT. "I didn’t have to do much. So, really, just all them – and I’m just happy to be able to put it away. We’ve been working on moving the ball. They’re really easy to play with and move the ball – I’m still trying to work to get better for them."
Make it two wins from two this window, both dominant and both impressive. These weren't the strongest teams on the USWNT schedule, but they were the strongest performances from several of the players Hayes will need to count on.
A rising star in Sentnor stepped up again, while a veteran in Biyendolo raised the bar even higher with her own performance. And that's important, because the competition becomes fiercer and fiercer. Tuesday's win is a good reminder of the level that continues to define this USWNT.
GOAL rates the USWNT's players from Energizer Park.
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Phallon Tullis-Joyce (6/10):
Could have played this game in an Adirondack chair with a book in hand.
Kerry Abello (7/10):
One hell of a first impression in her senior debut. Came out with obvious fire and that energy never dropped, as she did a little bit of everything on that left-hand side. Hard to judge on just one performance, but this is the type of game that earns a player more chances.
Tara McKeown (7/10):
Wasn't threatened defensively, but was fantastic on the ball, playing several line-breaking passes to drive the USWNT forward.
Naomi Girma (7/10):
Felt right that she wore the captain's armband for a game honoring former teammate Becky Sauerbrunn. This one, though, was far too easy as Jamaica did almost nothing to challenge the star center-back.
Emily Fox (8/10):
A fantastic one-touch assist on the opening goal. A great way to cap off what has been a good week-and-a-half for the Champions League winner.
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Sam Coffey (8/10):
Was absolutely everywhere from the opening whistle. Coffey has taken a major leap this camp, one seemingly spurred on by a new level of confidence. The midfielder is now truly attacking the game, which is a welcome sight for the USWNT.
Lily Yohannes (9/10):
A fantastic cross-field pass to set up Sentnor's opening goal and she was oh-so-close to poking in the second one, too. This was her fifth start and, despite still being a teenager – she turns 18 later this month – Yohannes continues to be as cool as anyone on the field as she truly ran the game from her spot in midfield.
Claire Hutton (6/10):
Was a little bit tentative early, but that can be expected from a 19-year-old. Didn't have a bad game by any stretch, but the level her two midfield partners played at didn't help her cause!
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Alyssa Thompson (7/10):
Everyone knows how fast she is, but she seemingly hit a different gear a few times in the first half. Unfortunately, she didn't break through alone on goal, but she had a few good moments, for sure.
Catarina Macario (6/10):
Had a few moments of quality, but there was more energy than dynamism. No worries there after her big game against China, but this performance definitely wasn't as strong.
Ally Sentnor (9/10):
Goals, goals and more goals – that's what you can expect when Sentnor puts on a USWNT shirt. That's four this year in four starts for the 21-year-old attacker, who continues to provide exactly what this team needs, particularly when you take into account the absences of Sophia Wilson, Mallory Swanson and Trinity Rodman.
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Lindsey Heaps(7/10):
The USWNT definitely didn't need her to come into the game given the way things were trending, but she more than justified her inclusion by really taking over the game almost immediately.
Lo'eau LaBonta (6/10):
No easy task coming into that midfield considering how much the starters were cooking. Did OK, but nothing special. Still a big week for the the oldest debutant in USWNT history.
Lynn Biyendolo(9/10):
The best supersub in the pool right now. She showed that again on Tuesday, netting with one of her first few touches to make the game 3-0 before adding another late to make it a brace.
Olivia Moultrie (6/10):
Drove forward fairly well, as she so often does. Was interestingly out wide on the right more often than not, which was a fun wrinkle.
Michelle Cooper (6/10):
Not as dynamic as she was over the weekend, but that level would be tough to match.
Avery Patterson (8/10):
An absolutely lovely assist on Biyendolo's second. Wasn't given much time, but she sure made the most of it.
Emma Hayes (7/10):
A pretty straightforward win that included plenty of younger players. Could have been a bit more adventurous in some spots, but that's nitpicking.
