BRIDGEPORT Pa. — Princeton University alumna/United States National Team goalkeeper and Miami, Fla., native Ashleigh Johnson appeared on CBS This Morning on Wednesday, August 11.
In the Gold Medal game on August 7, she stopped 11-of-15 shots as the United States three-peated in women’s water polo action at the Olympics with a lopsided 14-5 defeat of Spain at the Tatsumi Water Polo Centre in Tokyo.
Johnson – who played until being relieved by back-up netminder Amanda Longan with 2:35 left on the fourth quarter and the United States holding a 13-4 lead – concluded the Tokyo Olympics with 80 saves on 124 shots against.
She previously stopped eight-of-19 shots as Team USA overcame ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) in the semifinals, 15-11, on Thursday, August 5, after playing the first three quarters and stopping 14-of-17 shots with three goals allowed during a 16-5 quarterfinal win over Canada on August 3, dominated throughout the tournament.
The now two-time Olympic Gold Medalist after anchoring Team USA to the 2016 Gold Medal in Rio de Janeiro, started the Tokyo Olympics by posting 15 saves on 19 shots in downing Japan on July 24 (25-4 W), swatting away seven-of-14 shots versus China on July 26 (12-7 W), turning back nine-of-19 scoring tries against Hungary on July 28 (10-9 L) and stopping 16-of-21 shots in a 15-9 handling of ROC on July 30.
Overall, it marked not only the third Gold Medal won by the United States in women’s water polo – but also the third claimed by a former Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) goalie. CWPA Hall of Fame member/University of Michigan goalie Betsey Armstrong helped the United States claim a Silver Medal in 2008 (Beijing) prior to returning to power the United States to the Gold Medal in 2012 at the London games.
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