GLENDALE, Ariz — Lynn Biyendolo scored 42 seconds into the match, and the U.S. women’s national soccer team beat Australia 2-1 on Sunday in the SheBelieves Cup.
Michelle Cooper scored her first international goal in her second appearance for the United States, which improved to 2-0 in the four-team round-robin tournament.
Biyendolo’s goal was the fastest by a U.S. women’s player since Ashley Hatch scored 24 seconds into a match in November 2021, also against Australia.
Biyendolo, formerly Williams, got married in the offseason. Sunday’s goal was her 22nd in international play.
Cooper’s goal in the 68th minute made it 2-0.