Japan finished atop the standings at a Four Nations Cup held in Hungary with Japan, Hungary, France, and Slovakia competing.
Japan was the top finisher at the Four Nations Cup held in Budapest, Hungary this week. Japan beat Hungary and Slovakia, while narrowly falling to France.
Japan beat Hungary 2-1 and Slovakia 9-0, but fell 2-1 to France. The Japanese squad was led by Akane Shiga who had two goals and three points, and her sister Aoi Shiga who had a goal and two assists. Haruka Toko, one of the top scorers in Sweden's SDHL finished with two goals.
The host Hungarian squad fell to Japan, but beat France 2-0 and Slovakia 4-0, while France beat Slovakia 6-1 and Japan 2-1.
Fanni Garat-Gasparics was Hungary’s top scorer in the tournament with a goal and two assists. Taylor Baker, Emma Kreisz, Regina Metzler, and Lotti Odnoga all had a pair of points for Hungary, while Estelle Duvin and Lisa Cedelle were France's top producers with three points each, followed by Chloe Aurard who had a pair.