[USA UNDER-17 WOMEN] Mallory Pugh scored her third goal in two games and added two assists as the U.S. under-17women’s national team followed up on its 6-0 win over England with a 5-0 win to wrap up its summer trip to England.

In addition to Pugh, who leads the USA in scoring this year withseven goals in all matches, including five in international games, Kelcie Hedge, Madison Haley, Michelle Xiao and Anika Rodriguez also scored for the USA, whose preparations for 2014 Under-17 World Cup qualifying have beenaccelerated because the Concacaf tournament takes place Oct. 30-Nov. 9 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Two domestic camps will be held before qualifying starts.

Aug. 28 in Burton upon Trent
England 0 USA 5. Goals: Hedge 10, Madison 25, Pugh 37, Xiao 54, Rodriguez 68.
USA — Macias (Rood,46); McGrady (Cook, 70), Jacobs, Otto (Xiao, 46), Gyau; Racioppi (Canales, 46), Morse, Pugh (Tagliaferri, 70);  Bailey, Haley (Schultz, 70), Hedge (Rodriguez, 46).

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