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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Heather OReilly scored in her final international game and Carli Lloyd had a hat trick to lead the U.S. womens national team to a 9-0 victory over Thailand on Thursday night.Three of the U.S. teams goals, including OReillys, came within the opening five minutes. OReilly previously announced that she is retiring following a 15-year run with the national team.The match drew attention at the start when midfielder Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem in solidarity with NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is refusing to stand in protest of racial inequality in the United States. Rapinoe came in as a sub to start the second half.The game was also notable because it was the teams first since goalkeeper Hope Solo was suspended for six months. And it was the first game for the U.S. team since it was ousted from the Rio Olympics in the quarterfinals last month.The three-time defending champion Americans were eliminated by Sweden, which advanced on penalty kicks. Afterward, Solo called the Swedes a bunch of cowards for their defensive tactic.Solo was suspended and her contract with the U.S. team terminated shortly after the Games. U.S. Soccer made it clear the suspension was the result of a culmination of incidents with Solo, who also was suspended from the team for 30 days early last year.Ashlyn Harris started in goal in her place.Lloyd headed home a pass from OReilly in the first minute and scored again off a feed from her in the 60th. Her third came in the 81st minute. It was her seventh career hat trick -- she also scored three goals in the World Cup final last year.Alex Morgan scored a pair of goals, while Christen Press, Tobin Heath and Crystal Dunn also scored for the United States.OReillys goal was the 47th of her career. When she was subbed out in the 87th minute, the crowd gave her a standing ovation. OReilly cried as she hugged her teammates.OReilly, who wore the captains band against Thailand, finishes her USWNT career with 231 international appearances, ranking her seventh in national team history.The 31-year-old has three Olympic gold medals with the team as well as last years World Cup title.At the 2004 Athens Olympics, OReilly scored the winning goal in overtime for a 2-1 U.S. semifinal victory over Germany. She was the youngest player on the team.OReilly subbed in for Mia Hamm in her final match in 2004 and wore Hamms No. 9 jersey for the rest of her career.At the 2008 Beijing Games, she scored 40 seconds into a group-stage match against New Zealand. She scored again in the 4-1 semifinal victory over Japan.Probably her most memorable goal came at the 2011 World Cup in Germany against Colombia. Struck at distance, it was a finalist for goal of the year.OReilly was an alternate on the U.S. team that played at the Rio Games. . -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose. . The Australian is competing in his final season in Formula One and still looking for his first win this year. He will look to end Vettels run of six straight race wins on Sunday. Webber, who is fifth in the championship, earned his second pole from the past three races and 13th of his career. . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). Esa Lindell and Rasmus Ristolainen replied for Finland (1-1-0) Lindell opened the scoring for Finland just 41 seconds into the game, but the hosts quickly regained their composure and tied the score less than four minutes later on Wennbergs first of the game. MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- AJ Brodeur scored 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds in his first college game to help Penn beat Robert Morris 67-50 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.Matt Howard added 15 points and 10 rebounds for Penn, which improved to 3-0 all-time against Robert Morris.Brodeur scored six points, including a put-back dunk after an offensive rebound, during a 13-2 run to open the game and Penn led the rest of the way.Braden Burke made a layup to trim Robert Morris deficit to 29-22 early in the second, but Brodeur answered with a layup on the other end to spark a 20-8 run, including two 3-pointers by Howard, that gave the Quakers a 19-point lead with 11 minutes left.ddddddddddddIsaiah Still led Robert Morris with 15 points.The Colonials shot just 29 percent from the field, including 3 of 17 from 3-point range, and 52 percent (13 of 25) from the free-throw line. ' ' '
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