Carli Lloyd leads United States to World Cup victory
If there was any drama to the women’s World Cup Final, well, Carli Lloyd kicked that out of the way, too. Lloyd decided things quickly, scoring a hat trick in the first 16 minutes of the game. The Americans jumped to a 4-0 lead, then coasted for their first championship in 16 years, beating the defending champions from Japan in a 5-2 victory. Lloyd scored the quickest goal in the history of the finals when she scored three minutes into…