Ellen Estes netted the winning goal in the final period.
After silver in Sydney, the U.S. women had high hopes for Athens. And although it's not the medal they wanted, the Americans claimed bronze Thursday after beating defending Olympic champ Australia 6-5 on Ellen Estes' three goals.
U.S. men upset Italy for seventh; Hungary repeats
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