U.S. Women's Olympic Team-New Zealand Game Morning

The U.S. women play New Zealand at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday on MSNBC with a quarterfinal berth on the line.

A win will clinch the second spot in the group behind Norway for the U.S., although a tie will be enough if Norway beats Japan.

The last time the two nations met, just before the 2007 Women's World Cup, the U.S. won 6-1.

Group G
Team W L T Pts GF GA GD
NOR 2 0 0 6 3 0 +3
USA 1 1 0 3 1 2 -1
NZL 0 1 1 1 2 3 -1
JPN 0 1 1 1 2 3 -1

Notable:
*Torrance's Shannon Boxx will play her 99th U.S. game against New Zealand.
*New Zealand striker Ali Riley is from Pacific Palisades and attends Stanford University.
*New Zealand defender Rebecca Smith, a star at Duke, is from Rolling Hills.
*Heading into the final day of group matches in the women's Olympic tournament, no team has been mathematically eliminated from the competition.

Quotable:
From Torrance's Shannon Boxx:

"We've seen how New Zealand has performed and that is what's great about the women's side, every team is getting better. We know that nothing has been decided as far as where teams will finish in the group so we will definitely be ready to battle for a win."