The U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team earned its record 13th-straight berth in the gold-medal game of the Under-18 Women's World Championship after defeating Russia, 3-0, in a semifinal contest. Lacey Eden was named the U.S. Player of the Game … Kirsten Simms registered two assists to pace all players in today’s game … The U.S. outshot Russia 33-15 … Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill.) had 11 shots on goal to lead all players in the game … Team USA’s shutout today was its 29th all-time in the IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship and second in this year’s championship, both coming against Russia … Lacey Eden, Kiara Zanon (Fairport, N.Y.) and Caroline Harvey (Pelham, N.H.) were named Team USA’s best three players of the tournament following the game.