The U.S. women's water polo team will be back in the pool on Friday, hungry for a second consecutive Olympic gold medal.The women made it to the gold medal match after a decisive victory Wednesday against Hungary in the semifinals.I watched that game with the mother of not one, but two players on Team USA.Leslie Fischer of Laguna Beach, Calif., was sitting poolside, watching anxiously as the Hungarian players beat up on the U.S. team, including her daughters: Makenzie, 19, and Aria, 17, who's still in high school and the youngest player on the U.S. roster.Leslie was wearing an American flag towel around her neck. She had a big U.S. flag to wave, and a very well-worn flag scarf tied around her handbag. She has brought it to every tournament since the girls were kids."A lot of us have some sort of little something, especially the moms, that (we) bring as good luck," she said.Fischer greeted each U.S. goal with a joyous whoop, and each Hungarian goal with a groan."Go, go, go, go, go!" she
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