U.S. stunned by Dutch, miss out on women's water polo medal - ESPN

Sabrina van der Sloot scored with less than a second on the clock as the Netherlands stunned the United States 11-10 for bronze in women's water polo on Saturday to deny the Americans a medal for the first time at the Olympics.

Van der Sloot's winner capped an incredible comeback by the Dutch, who trailed 9-6 in the final quarter but tallied five goals to topple the three-time champions at Paris La Defense Arena.

The Netherlands secured their first medal in 16 years, having beaten the Americans 9-8 for gold in the 2008 final in Beijing.

«I'm a little bit in shock,» said U.S. attacker Maddie Musselman. «It just shows the importance of staying in the moment, and we weren't able to capitalize on that today.»

The U.S. had finished on the medal podium at every Olympics since the debut of the women's event at the 2000 Sydney Games.

U.S. coach Adam Krikorian said he felt «sadness» for his team but was incredibly proud of them.

«They worked their butts off today. They did everything they could,» he said. «Holland obviously was the better team today.… It's going to hurt for a while.»

The U.S. team's most vocal backer and sponsor Flavor Flav, the rapper and founding member of Public Enemy, consoled the team on social media.

I love my girls,,, and imma so proud of them. We introduced Water Polo to a new audience and we just getting started,,, We headed to LA28.

Van der Sloot carried the Netherlands to victory with six goals from seven shots and two in the last quarter.

With the score locked at 10-10, the Netherlands staff called a timeout with eight seconds left after forcing a turnover.

In possession after the restart, Van der Sloot confronted a crowded U.S. goalmouth before winding up and launching a rocket that skipped off the