MEIKAYLA MOORE

A perfect hat trick entirely in the first half: left foot, right foot and header. “She had a tough day at the office," New Zealand coach Jitka Klimkova said after the Americans won 5-0 in Sunday's SheBelieves Cup match. Ashley Hatch and Mallory Pugh scored second-half goals for the U.S., which is preparing for World Cup qualifying in July. Moore, a 25-year-old Liverpool defender, was on New Zealand's 2015 World Cup roster but didn't get into a match, then missed the 2019 World Cup following an Achilles injury. The U.S. had only twice received two own goals, in a February 2014 exhibition against Russia and from New Zealand at the Olympics last July.

The U.S. played to a scoreless draw against the Czech Republic on Thursday night but bounced back against the Football Ferns. The three own goals by Moore is the first time that has happened in a U.S. women's national team match. The Americans were able to break New Zealand's press often in the first half and forced own goals by Moore, who was making her 50th international appearance. Pugh would score in stoppage time, splitting two defenders and scoring on a breakaway in the 93rd minute. New Zealand's best opportunity came in the 32nd minute when Olivia Chance's shot in the box went wide left.

Meikayla Moore scored a hat trick against the U.S. — of own goals.

Meikayla Moore scored a hat trick against the U.S. — of own goals. “She had a tough day at the office," New Zealand coach Jitka Klimkova said after the Americans won 5-0 in Sunday's SheBelieves Cup match. Ashley Hatch and Mallory Pugh scored second-half goals for the U.S., which is preparing for World Cup qualifying in July.