and Reimer con- tributed 10 points. While Canada
shot a dismal 17.1 percent (6-35 FGs) in the first half, the USA gave up 11 offensive boards in
the first 20 minutes and 21 overall. By the game’s end, the USA edged Canada in per- sonal rebounds, 47-40, but when you factor in team rebounds actually trailed 52-51. The USA trailed
6-4 before a 3-pointer and a score from DeShields was followed by a score from Turner that put the USA ahead 11-6 at 5:13.
Canada fought
The USA’s starting center in all eight games, 6’5” Mercedes Russell posted averages of 8.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots per game, while shooting a team-best 64.0 percent from the floor.
USA 86, Canada 47 Behind 29 points from DeShields
and a defensive effort that limited Canada to icy 20.8 percent shooting from the field, the USA earned an 86-47 win. Leading by six points at the end of
the first quarter, 18-12, DeShields scored 11 of her 20 first-half points in the second period to help the U.S. outscore Canada 23-12 and take control of the game 41-24 at halftime. DeShields finished the game with a
USA U17 record 21 field goal attempts, bettering the previous mark that was set in the inaugural event in 2010, and her five steals tied the USA record. “Canada has really good size, and
we knew that was going to be a challenge for us on the boards. In the early stages of the game, we responded poorly to that. Certainly in the second quarter we started doing a better job,” said Schneider. “I thought Diamond DeShields had
an amazing first half, and thank good- ness because we were struggling to score early.”
Davis added 14 points and nine rebounds to the USA’s victorious cause, USA Basketball News
back to within one point, 11-10, but Reimer converted a three-point play and
DeShields converted on an offensive rebound to widen the gap to 16-10 at 1:22. After two free throws from Canada, Allen scored with just seconds remaining, and the USA headed into the first break leading 18-12. “We talked through it,” Reimer said
of the USA’s slow start. “We didn't warm up very well, so coach kind of got us back into it, and Diamond was a spark. Obviously, she did so well, and we all just kind of fed off of that.” As the USA forced nine turnovers in
the second period, Canada made just three field goals in the entire quarter. Meanwhile, six U.S. scorers combined for 23 points and the USA’s posted its largest run of the game. The 12-0 spurt began with a score
from DeShields at 7:51 and stretched through to another steal and fast break from DeShields at 2:54 that put the USA up 36-17.
Canada made four free throws in the
last 3:10, while DeShields sank a 3- pointer and McCall scored an offensive rebound to help give the USA a 41-24 margin at the midway point. “For me, I think it started with
CAN Nurse Colley
taking good shots, and when they started falling, I just kept shooting, DeShields said. “And my team had enough confidence to keep feeding me the ball.” Canada managed to slow the USA
down in the third quarter, but could not cut the deficit as the USA took a 58-38 lead.
With the game’s outcome already
decided, the USA took it’s largest lead of the game, 39 points, at the final buzzer, outscoring its opponent 28-9 in the final stanza for the 86-47 win. “Our defense is a big part of our
game,” Davis said. “In the first quarter we struggled, and as coach said, we played defense for 23 seconds and then let it go in the last second. That was one thing we buckled down on, and I think that was a part of why Canada wasn't making shots. I think if we keep focused on defense and start strong, then hopefully we can continue to win games.”
USA 86, Canada 47 August 18, 2012
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 19 2-11 3- 4 621 8 20 1-11 1- 2 112 3
K. Goudreau 17 0- 5 0- 0 302 0 Wolfram 15 0- 2 0- 0 100 0 Grant-Allen 15 2- 4 0- 0 315 4 Buttenham 9 1- 4 0- 0 101 3 Davis
Jardine
20 1- 2 0- 0 102 2 15 2- 8 2- 2 220 7
Dornstauder 13 1- 3 2- 2 400 4 A. Goudreau 20 1- 5 0- 0 701 2 Orum Potter
20 2- 9 3- 4 405 7 17 2- 8 3- 4 702 7
Totals 200 15-72 14-18 52 6 21 47 USA
Allen
Greenwell 25 1- 7 0- 0 422 2 DeShields 26 12-21 2- 4 641 29 Reimer 19 2- 6 6- 7 300 10 Russell 17 3- 4 0- 2 402 6 Harper Davis Turner
16 1- 6 2- 3 312 4 21 6-14 1- 2 902 14 14 2- 3 0- 0 304 4
McCall 14 2- 3 1- 2 612 5 Chidom 12 0- 2 2- 6 403 2 James
12 1- 1 0- 0 100 2
Washington DNP-Injured Totals 200 33-72 16-28 51 12 20 86
Canada USA
12 12 14 9 -- 47 18 23 17 28 -- 86
3-PT FGs-Canada (3-23): Nurse 1-5, Jardine 1-5, Buttenham 1-4, A. Goudreau 0-3, Colley 0-2, K. Goudreau 0-2, Grant-Allen 0-1, Davis 0-1; USA (4-11): DeShields 3-4, Davis 1-3, Greenwell 0-3, Allen 0-1; TO-Canada 35, USA 26; BLKS-Canada 1, USA 4; STLS-Canada 9, USA 20.
77
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 24 3- 5 2- 2 442 8
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