# USWNT coach: Team needed to be ‘more ruthless’ in Gold Cup

**CARSON, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 20:** Olivia Moultrie #13 of the United States celebrates scoring with teammate Lynn Williams #6 during the first half of the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup Group A match against the Dominican Republic at Dignity Health Sports Park on February 20, 2024 in Carson, California. The goal was later disallowed following a VAR review. (Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)

**Feb 21, 2024**  
Emma Hruby  
U.S. women’s national team interim head coach Twila Kilgore wants to see more out of her squad as they move through the Concacaf W Gold Cup.

The team won 5-0 on Tuesday night, thanks in part due to a brace from Olivia Moultrie and a pair of assists from Midge Purce. But Kilgore still thinks that the team left some things out on the table.

> “I’m looking at our team, and the team is looking at me, and we understand that we need to be more ruthless and that there were opportunities and goals left on the table,” Kilgore said of the team’s performance.

Both Moultrie and Jenna Nighswonger got their first USWNT goals, which was a plus. And for Kilgore, seeing Alex Morgan hand Nighswonger the penalty ball that would lead to her first goal was a nice moment, as Nighswonger proceeded to bury the kick.

> “You actually saw Alex [Morgan] hand the ball to Jenna [Nighswonger], which was a good moment,” Kilgore said. “And capitalizing is a really big thing.”

The USWNT’s next game is against Argentina on Friday.