ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Meghan Duggan (Danvers, Mass.) scored twice and Molly Schaus (Natick, Mass.) turned aside all 22 shots she faced in leading the U.S. Women's Select Team to a 4-0 victory over Finland here tonight at Mile One Centre. With the win, the U.S. remains unbeaten in the tournament with one round-robin game left against Sweden on Friday (Nov. 12).

"We played with a lot more energy and conviction tonight," said Katey Stone, head coach for Team USA. "We forced a lot of turnovers and capitalized on Finland's mistakes - overall we had a much better team effort tonight."

Team USA controlled play throughout the majority of the opening frame, holding a 15-5 advantage in shots and gaining a 2-0 lead over the Finns. Jocelyne Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.) was first to score for the Americans, as she dove in front of the net to knock in Haley Skarupa's (Rockville, Md.) rebound at 4:08. Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.) doubled the U.S. lead at 14:59 when she flipped the puck past Finnish netminder Maija Hassinen from the goalmouth at 14:59.

Duggan scored her pair of goals in the second period to extend the U.S. advantage to 4-0. Her first came at 3:24 from Decker, then she followed it up with a one-timer at 10:58 off a feed from Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho).

The 4-0 score held through the remaining frame, as Team USA killed off Finland's third power play of the night and Schaus made seven saves to preserve her shutout in net.

NOTES: Team USA outshot Finland, 40-22 ... Brianna Decker, who totaled a goal and two assists, was named the U.S. Player of the Game ... The U.S. was 0-for-1 on the power play, while Finland was 0-for-3 ... Molly Schaus' shutout was the fifth of her U.S. career.

GAME SUMMARY

Scoring By Period

USA 2 2 0 -- 4
FIN 0 0 0 -- 0

First Period - Scoring: 1, USA, Lamoureux (Skarupa, Lawler), 4:08; 2, USA, Decker (unassisted). Penalties: USA, Schleper (delay of game), 11:26.

Second Period - Scoring: 3, USA, Duggan (Decker), 3:24; 4, USA, Duggan (Knight, Decker), 10:58. Penalties: FIN, Tuomanen (holding), 11:20; USA, Duggan (hooking), 16:23.

Third Period - Scoring: None. Penalties: USA, Pucci (body checking), 15:02.

Shots by Period

Total
USA 15 16 9 40
FIN 5 10 7 22
         
Goaltenders (SH/SV) 1 2 3 Total
USA, Schaus, 60:00 5-5 10-10 7-7 22-22
FIN, Hassinen, 60:00 15-13 16-14 9-9 40-36

Power Play: USA 0-1; FIN 0-3
Penalties: USA 3-6; FIN 1-2
Officials: Referee-Mary Anne Gage; Linesmen-Meagan Boyle, Haley Wieler