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Olivia Moultrie Scores 2 Goals in 3-1 USWNT Victory Over Portugal

Olivia Moultrie scored two goals and the U.S. women's national team bounced back against Portugal with a 3-1 victory on Sunday after honoring former goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.

The United States was coming off a 2-1 loss to Portugal in the first game of the international window on Thursday in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was Portugal's first victory over the U.S. and just the third loss for the national team under coach Emma Hayes.

The team's goal was to be unified after the last performance, which came 113 days after the group was last together, Moultrie said.

"It wasn't exactly how we wanted that last game, and I think a lot of that has to do with (how) we haven't been together for a long time, and so just getting the chance to completely recommit," Moultrie said. "Emma said before the game, `I don's care what the result is, but no matter what, I want us to feel like we played like us.'"

Moultrie scored just 45 seconds into the game to give the United States the early lead. Portugal leveled in the fifth minute on Jessica Silva's header off a cross from Beatriz Fonseca.

Moultrie added her second in the 10th to put the Americans back in front. The 20-year-old has a pair of two-goal games in 10 international appearances.

Sam Coffey, who came into the game as a substitute in the 77th minute, put the game away with a goal in the 82nd. Coffey and Moultrie are teammates on the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League.

Hayes made eight changes to the starting lineup from the group she started on Thursday.

"I think we did a better job of being compact, not chasing the ball in the wrong moments, that's probably the biggest thing without being too technical," Hayes said about the difference in performances. "The second

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