Ambre Ballenghien, in white, scored twice as Belgium beat the United States 6-1 ©Getty Images

Belgium thrashed the winless United States 6-1 to ensure they finished the two-game Hockey Pro League series with the minimum six points.

Having won 3-0 yesterday, the Belgian women had to be patient in Antwerp today, but once the first goal came it opened the floodgates.

Ambre Ballenghien opened the scoring after 16 minutes, and that began a 20-minute stretch where the Red Panthers scored six times.

Stephanie Vanden Borre - from a short corner - and Shaunda Ikegwuonu also netted before half-time.

Ballenghien and Vanden Borre - again from a short corner - grew Belgium's lead shortly after the interval with their second goals.

Lucie Breyne made it 6-0 with just 35 minutes played.

Stephanie Vanden Borre, left, also scored a brace for Belgium ©Getty Images
Stephanie Vanden Borre, left, also scored a brace for Belgium ©Getty Images

Linnea Gonzales scored a late consolation goal for the Americans, who before yesterday had not played a Pro League match since February 2020.

This is Belgium's third win of the season, from 11 games, and they now have a 39.39 points percentage but remain seventh in the nine-team league.

The US, with no points from eight games, are bottom.

In response to fixture disruption cause by the coronavirus pandemic, the International Hockey Federation adopted points percentage rather than total points as the mechanism to decide the standings.

The US are due to head to Britain to face the Olympic champions in a doubleheader next weekend (May 22 and 23), while Belgium's next fixture is against the table-topping Dutch - who are also world and European champions - on May 30.