Georgia Nanscawen dives for the ball under pressure from Julia Reinprecht of the United States. Picture: Daniel Berehulak, Getty Images
ESSENDON Hockey Club product Georgia Nanscawen was a prominent part of Australia's 1-0 win against USA on Thursday night.
The Hockeyroos moved into second place on the Group B table with two wins and one loss after Anna Flanagan's first-half goal separated the two teams.
Nanscawen played a forward role and was a influential in her half of the pitch as part of Australia's busy bench rotation.
Group B remains wide open and Australia's next opponent is the one outlier, last-placed South Africa, from 5.30pm on Saturday (Melbourne Time).