Australia's water polo team scored with eight seconds left to send the Olympic bronze medal water polo match against Hungary into overtime, then used the momentum to rally for a 12-11 victory in a shootout.
It was a hard-won medal for the team that finished fourth in Athens and was determined not to do so again.
"Obviously we were all down after the American game," said coach Greg McFadden, who tried to psyche the Australians by predicting a semifinal victory over the Americans. Instead, the U.S. pulled out a 9-8 win that nearly shattered Australia's confidence.
So McFadden called on former gold medal-winning hockey player Danielle …
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