Two days after USA Water Polo’s loss to Hungary — their first loss in 13 years — captain Maggie Steffens stepped up and made her mark on Olympic history.
Steffens, a two-time gold medalist playing in her third Olympics, scored four goals in the Americans’ dominant 18-5 win over the Russian Olympic Committee on Friday.
With her 48th career goal, she became the sport’s all-time leading scorer in the Olympics, surpassing Italy’s Tania Di Mario. Steffens did it all with a broken nose, which she sustained during Wednesday’s loss.
Steffens and Team USA stand atop the women’s tournament Group B after going 3-1 through the preliminary round. They’ll next play in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, with a chance to compete for their third straight Olympic gold medal in Tokyo.
🚨HISTORY MADE!🚨With her third goal of the match against ROC, @maggiesteffens is now the all-time leading scorer in Olympic women's water polo history! She has 48 career goals and counting. Congratulations Maggie!#waterpolo #Olympics @TeamUSA @NBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/AMcOus2mZD— USA Water Polo (@USAWP) July 30, 2021
🚨HISTORY MADE!🚨With her third goal of the match against ROC, @maggiesteffens is now the all-time leading scorer in Olympic women's water polo history! She has 48 career goals and counting. Congratulations Maggie!#waterpolo #Olympics @TeamUSA @NBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/AMcOus2mZD