Emma Sears has a hat trick in a 6-0 USWNT victory over New Zealand

KANSAS CITY Mo AP Emma Sears scored three goals and Catarina Macario added twp as the U S women s national crew routed New Zealand - on Wednesday night It was the the greater part goals scored by the United States in a match under coach Emma Hayes Michelle Cooper had a pair of assists Cooper sent Lily Yohannes backheel pass over to Sears who scored her first goal in the eighth minute to give the U S the early lead Macario who plays for Chelsea doubled the lead with her first goal in the th minute and Rose Lavelle scored a curling shot into the side netting from distance to make in - before halftime It was Lavelle s th career goal Sears who plays for Racing Louisville in the National Women s Soccer League scored her second in the th again with an assist from Cooper Macario added her second in the th to make it - Macario has four two-goal games for the United States Sears got her third in the th for the national organization s first hat trick since Sophia Wilson did it against Uzbekistan in Defender Kennedy Wesley started in her debut becoming the th competitor to earn her first cap under Hayes The backline of Wednesday s starting lineup had just combined appearances for the national squad It was the gang s third match of the international window The United States had days off before falling to Portugal - in the opener last week in Pennsylvania then won - in the second match in East Hartford Connecticut on Sunday The loss in the first match to Portugal was just the group s third under Hayes New Zealand lost both of its friendly games during the international window both to Mexico The match was played at CPKC stadium the first purpose-built women s soccer stadium in the world which is home to the NWSL s Kansas City Current Cooper plays for the Current Before the event the New Zealand squad honored former captain Ali Riley who has retired from professional soccer Riley played matches for the club The United States has played without a large number of of the stars that won the gold medal at the Olympics Trinity Rodman has a right MCL injury while Wilson and Mallory Swanson are on maternity leave The United States went into the match with a - - record against New Zealand The two teams last met ahead of the Women s World Cup with the U S winning both in Auckland The United States plays its final matches of the year against Italy on Nov in Orlando Florida and on Dec in Fort Lauderdale AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source