FERREIRAS, Portugal -- Goalkeeper Hope Solo got her second shutout of the tournament as the United States beat Sweden 2-0 on Monday at the Algarve Cup in Ferreiras, Portugal.
The Richland native and her U.S. teammates will play Germany in the final. The defending world champion routed China 5-0.
Lauren Cheney, a second-half substitute, scored both goals for the Americans.
Cheney entered at the start of the second half and gave the U.S. the lead in the 56th minute when she ran onto a pass from Casey Nogueira, rounded the goalkeeper and slotted home from a tight angle.
Cheney added her third goal of the tournament in the 87th minute on a powerful shot into the top left corner.
The United States (3-0) has won the title six times in nine years and will be in its eighth straight Algarve final.
In other games, Norway beat Iceland 3-2 and Denmark defeated Finland 2-1.
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Brannan, a Kamiakin graduate, broke two EWU career records Saturday -- collecting her 45th career point and 140th shot -- in a 3-0 win over Weber State.
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How did Alex Morgan feel about her reduced role at forward during much of the Olympic qualifying tournament? Especially when Sundhage seemed to favor the young reserve Sydney Leroux?
"I don't think you want that answer," Morgan, 22, replied the other day.
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Saturday's state cross country meet at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco had it all, plus more than a dash of local flavor to make the 2011 edition a big hit.
Anthony Armstrong, Kamiakin's standout senior who had won just about everything but a state cross country crown, finally got that elusive win in the day's most thrilling race.
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The junior earned victories in the 100-yard breaststroke, winning in 1 minute, 10.82 seconds, and the 100 butterfly -- perhaps the day's most exciting event.
Rankin beat Hanford's Melissa Merrill to the wall by one-hundredth of a second, lowering her state-qualifying time to a lifetime-best 1:00.93.
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