Germany hands Hungary fourth straight loss at women’s worlds
Germany handed Hungary a fourth straight loss at the women’s hockey world championship, winning 4-1 on Monday to ensure its opponent will be relegated back to the lower division.
CESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic — Germany handed Hungary a fourth straight loss at the women’s hockey world championship, winning 4-1 on Monday to ensure its opponent will be relegated back to the lower division.
Nicola Hadraschek scored twice, Laura Kluge had a goal and two assists and Katarina Jobst-Smith also scored to give Germany a second win in Group B.
Emma Kreisz scored Hungary’s first goal of the tournament.
Germany will play its final group stage game against Japan on Tuesday.
Later Monday, defending champion Canada hopes to recover from a 2-1 loss to the United States in a Group A game against host Czech Republic and Finland plays Switzerland.
