deserved it.” Stewart’s 152 points lists as the
all-time USA U19 scoring record, surpassing the 147 points scored by Maya Moore in 2007. She also boasts of the highest 3-point percentage of any USA U19 team member in history after shooting a sizzling 58.3 percent (14-24 3pt FGs), eclipsing the 57.1 percent shot beyond the arc by Cappie Pondexter in 2001.
Jones also earned a place in the
USA U19 record book after dishing out 29 assists to tie with Ariel Massengale (2011) for the top spot in that category, while Harper finished ranked No. 4 with 32 assists and Jefferson is No. 5 with 31. Coffey’s perfect 11-of-11 from the line takes the top spot among all-time USA U19 free throw percentage leaders, Jones is No. 2 (.933) and Stewart is No. 5 (.897). Tuck now sits No. 9 among all-time USA U19 single-competition scoring leaders with 118 points; Wilson’s 71 rebounds lists at No. 3; while her 15
USA 113, Lithuania 47 July 18, 2013
LTU MIN FG FT R A PF PTS
Kraujunaite 24 2- 7 1- 1 3 31 5 Sirsinaityte 14 0- 1 0- 0 0 10 0 Mizgeryte 28 4-14 0- 0 3 12 8 Belickaite 30 1- 9 6- 7 5 23 8 Sarauskaite 24 1- 4 0- 0 2 04 2 Dobrovolskyte 5 0- 1 0- 0 1 01 0 Vitunskaite 7 1- 1 0- 0 1 11 2 Mauraite
Tamasauskaite27 1- 4 2- 2 0 01 4 Zelnyte
3 0- 1 0- 0 0 00 0 14 2- 7 0- 0 0 14 4
Kazlauskaite 17 6-10 0- 0 2 03 14 Matuzonyte 7 0- 2 0- 2 2 10 0 Totals
USA
Stewart Tuck
Graves Harper Plum Green Turner Coffey Wilson Agee
Totals
Lithuania USA
Jefferson 17 4- 9 0- 0 2 32 8 Jones
20 8-11 8- 8 5 21 26 21 8-12 1- 2 5 61 18 21 5- 7 3- 4 7 20 13 20 3- 8 1- 4 4 40 7 16 3- 4 0- 0 6 31 7 14 1- 3 0- 0 1 11 3 14 2- 6 0- 2 7 14 4 12 3- 4 4- 4 3 02 10 18 3- 8 3- 4 7 01 9 6 1- 2 0- 2 2 01 2 200 44-80 20-30 60 25 15 113
15 16 97 -- 47 38 29 31 15 -- 113
3-PT FGs-Lithuania (2-9): Kazlauskaite 2-3, Belickaite 0-4, Zelnyte 0-1, Mauraite 0-1; USA (5-11): Stewart 2-3, Plum 1-2, Tuck 1-2, Green 1-3, Jones 0-1. TO-Lithuania 29, USA 16; BLKS- Lithuania 5, USA 8; STLS- Lithuania 1, USA 21.
USA Basketball News
200 18-61 9-12 23 10 20 47 MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 21 3- 6 0- 0 4 31 6
Morgan Tuck, one of three USA players to repeat on a USA U19 squad, averaged a team second best 13.1 points and 4.7 rebounds, while recording a team best 2.1 steals a game.
blocked shots ties with Stewart’s 15 from 2011 for the No. 3 spot. Originally known as the FIBA
Junior World Championship, the tourna- ment was held every four years starting in 1985. FIBA changed its calendar in 2006 and now conducts the U19 World Championship every other year. USA women’s teams are now 66-12 in the U19/Junior World Championships. The U.S. has claimed six of the last seven U19/Junior World Championship gold medals and boasts a 54-4 record over that span.
USA 113, Lithuania 47 Stewart, who shot a perfect 6-of-6
and scored 19 of her game-high 26 points in the first quarter, led the USA to a 113-47 victory over host Lithuania in its FIBA U19 World Championship opener. In a game that saw all 12 players
score, the USA had four players finish in double digits, including Tuck, who scored 18 points, added five boards and dished out a game-high six assists. Graves scored 13 points and hauled in a
team-high (tie) seven rebounds, while USA Basketball rookie Coffey scored 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting from the floor and 4-of-4 from the line. “Our starting lineup, our
veterans showed their experience to start that game,” said Meier. “It was an awesome display. They really were sharp, shared the ball, talked through defensive assign- ments and schemes. So, I was very pleased. “The bright lights, she knows
when it’s time to shine and she was just …,” added Meier, who trailed off when talking about Stewart’s performance. “Her efficiency, too. She only missed two shots in the first half. She missed one three and one jumper. Her stroke was perfect and what I love about this team is that they were saying, ‘we’ll get it to Stewie. We have to feed Stewie.’ When she’s hitting her jumper, she’s very hard to guard. She was stroking it tonight.” Jefferson, who finished with
eight points and three assists, put the U.S. on the board 29 seconds
into the contest and the U.S. never trailed. Stewart followed with a pair of buckets as the USA went up 6-0 to start its 14-2 opening run. By the time Lithuania scored again –
getting three in a single trip to the line – the Americans had five steals and the tempo of the game was being fully dictated by the U.S. By the 6:55 mark, all five starters had scored and when the second wave came in at 5:37, the game was well in hand, 22-7. At the end of the period the USA
was up 38-15, already had six of its 21 steals, and scored 17 points off of eight Lithuanian turnovers. By halftime the USA’s lead was up
to 67-31. The American women outscored Lithuania 31-9 in the third quarter and 15-7 in the fourth, to close the night with the lopsided victory. In addition to the double-digit scor-
ers, Wilson recorded nine points, seven boards and four blocked shots; while Harper and Plum chipped in seven points apiece.
Stewart finished the night making 49
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