Switzerland shuts out China in women's hockey

Last Updated: Saturday, February 20, 2010 | 8:16 PM ET

The Associated Press

Fengling Jin (left) of China attacks the goal of Florence Schelling of Switzerland during their classification game in Vancouver on Saturday. (Gene J. Puskar/Getty Images)

Stefanie Marty scored four goals and Florence Schelling made 21 saves as Switzerland beat China 6-0 Saturday in a classification game in Olympic women's hockey.

Captain Kathrin Lehmann and Lucrece Nussbaum also scored for the Swiss, who have rebounded from consecutive losses to Sweden and Canada with two high-scoring victories.

Marty is among the tournament's overall scoring leaders with seven goals, all in the last two games.

Chinese goalie Shi Yao threw her stick at the bench in anger when coach Hannu Saintula pulled her after she allowed two goals in a 51-second span of the first period. China is winless in the tournament.

Both teams are out of medal contention and are playing to determine final rankings.

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