Staff USA Girls’s 5×5 received their second recreation within the Group Part of the Olympic Video games towards Belgium, 87-74. With this win they secured a spot within the Olympic quarterfinals subsequent week.
A’Ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart are proving to be an unstoppable duo. Wilson completed with 23 factors and 13 rebounds whereas Stewart completed with 26 factors. Staff USA went with the identical beginning lineup as final time: Wilson, Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Diana Taurasi and Chelsea Grey. Nobody else on the squad completed in double digit scoring.
For Belgium, Antonia Delaere, Emma Meesseman and Julie Vanloo scored 16, 24 and 11 factors respectively. Belgium’s squad is accustomed to these W gamers. Meesseman received WNBA Finals MVP in 2019 with the Washington Mystics whereas enjoying within the W from 2013 to 2022. She then left the league to attempt to develop the sport of basketball in her residence nation. In the meantime that is Vanloo’s first season within the W.
Staff USA will play Germany within the closing recreation of the Group Part on August 4 at 11:15am EDT. The 2 confronted one another previous to the Olympics on July 23 for an exhibition recreation in London. USA beat Germany 84-57.
3×3 Gaining Momentum
The Girls’s 3×3 group misplaced their first three video games earlier than successful their subsequent three video games this Olympics. They face China on August 3 for the ultimate Pool Play match. The play-in video games are additionally on August 3 with the semifinals and bronze medal recreation on August 5.
The squad is made up of Cierra Burdick, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard and Hailey Van Lith. Van Lith is the one collegiate athlete on the group.
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