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Former Stanford All-American Kiley Neushul scored three times to help the United States women’s national water polo team beat Spain 11-6 to win the gold medal at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea on Friday.

Former Cardinal standout Maggie Steffens added a pair of goals for the Americans (22-0, 6-0), who won their third consecutive world championship and sixth overall.

Stanford grad Melissa Seidemann and current Stanford players Makenzie Fischer and Aria Fischer also scored.

Team USA competes at the Pan American Games, an Olympic qualifying tournament, beginning Aug. 4 in Lima, Peru.

Spain and the U.S. were tied 3-3 midway through the second period before Makenzie Fischer scored with 1:33 remaining to play in the first half, sparking a 6-0 American run that also included goals from Seidemann, Aria Fischer, Rachel Fattal and Kiley Neushul, twice.