Playing for the U.S. team was captain Jennifer Armbruster (Birmingham, Ala.), Asya Miller (Battle Creek, Mich.), Lisa Banta (Boonton, N.J.), and Stacie Jenkins (St.Augustine, Fla.).

Going into the championship game, the U.S. team and the Canadian team had both posted 5-1 records. Canada had lost to the Netherlands 2-1, while the U.S. team dropped their first game of the tournament to Finland, 5-2. In route to the finals, the U.S. defeated Denmark, Spain, England, Netherlands, and Sweden. Armbruster was the high scorer of the tournament with 16 goals and Miller was tied for second with 13 goals.

"I am very pleased with the progress and performance of our team," said National Team Coach Ken Armbruster (Colorado Springs, Colo.). "Defense was the key as we gave up only one goal in the last three games leading up to the finals. Banta's strong defense complimented by the offense of teammates Armbruster and Miller gave our team the advantage it needed to beat Canada."

About USABA: A member organization of the U.S. Olympic Committee, USABA is a non-profit organization that provides training for blind and visually impaired athletes for competition in nine sports. USABA members range from blind children developing sports skills to elite athletes who train for competitions such as the Paralympic Games, the world's second largest athletic competition that draws more than 4,000 disabled athletes. For more information visit http://www.usaba.org/.