Carli Lloyd led the US to a dominating win over Japan. (USATSI) After the game, Lloyd was announced to have won the Golden Ball award and US goalkeeper Hope Solo took home the Golden Glove award.

In a frenetic Women’s World Cup final, Carli Lloyd pounced on a loose pass midway inside her own half. The US was 3-0 up inside the opening 15 minutes in its match against Japan, and the game ...

Carli Lloyd scored twice. Lauren Holiday scored again to put the U.S. up 3-0. Lloyd then added a fourth goal from midfield! So much for the USWNT struggling to score from open play.

Lloyd scored three goals in the first 16 minutes of the United States' 5-2 victory over Japan in the final of the Women's World Cup last summer. She was named FIFA Player of the Year.

It was the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final in Vancouver, and the U.S. women's national team were playing Japan. Carli Lloyd, 33 at the time, had scored a goal in every game of the knockout stage.

VANCOUVER, BC - JULY 05: Carli Lloyd #10 of the United States celebrates scoring the opening goal against Japan in the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 Final at BC Place Stadium on July 5, 2015 ...

Lloyd, who made her first appearance with the senior national team in 2005, is probably best known for her hat trick that led the United States to a 5-2 victory over Japan in the 2015 World Cup final.

Carli Lloyd has scored the fastest hat trick in World Cup history as the United States took a stunning 4-0 lead over Japan after 16 minutes in a finale in Vancouver, British Columbia.Yuki Ogmi scor… ...