2013 WOMEN’S WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES
USA Collects Gold At World University Games, U.S. Win Streak Extended To 32 Consecutive Games
the golden showing for the USA women was the fifth consecutive gold medal won at the biannual competition, which was held July 8-15 in Kazan, Russia. The U.S. women have now won 32 consecutive World University Games contests dating back to the 2001 competition. Following three days of trials that
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were held May 16-19 and that included 33 of the nation’s top collegiate athletes, 12 players were selected for the 2013 USA Women’s World University Games Team, including seven previous USA Basketball gold medalists. USA Basketball three-time gold
medalists Ariel Massengale (University of Tennessee/Bolingbrook, Ill.) and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (University of Connecticut/Anaheim Hills, Calif.) were joined by two-time gold medalists Bria Hartley (University of Connecticut/North Babylon, N.Y.); as well as 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship gold medalists Reshanda Gray (University of California/Los Angeles, Calif.), Cassie Harberts (University of Southern California/San Clemente, Calif,) and Theresa Plaisance (Louisiana State University/New Orleans, La.). Returning to her second USA
Basketball World University Games team after helping the USA to gold in 2011 was Odyssey Sims (Baylor University/Irving, Texas); while representing the USA for the first time were Crystal Bradford (Central Michigan University/Detroit, Mich.), Aaryn Ellenberg (University of Oklahoma/Las Vegas, Nev.), Jordan Hooper (University of Nebraska/Alliance, Neb.), Tricia Liston (Duke University/ River Forest, Ill.) and Shoni Schimmel (University of Louisville/Mission, Ore.). Leading the USA contingent was
University of Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale, while assistant coaches for
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Boasting of an 34.9 points a game average margin of victory in its six games, the 2013 USA Women’s World University Games finished 6-0 and won the gold medal, marking the fifth consecutive gold medal the U.S. has won in the competition.
By winning her second gold medal at
the World University Games after helping the USA earn the top placing in 2011 as well, Sims became the first women’s basketball two-time gold medalist for the USA at the World University Games. Organized by the International
University Sports Federation (FISU) and held every other year, the WUGs is a multi-sport competition open to men and women who are between the ages of 17
and 24. The USA women’s team was comprised of U.S. citizens who were enrolled in college and had remaining eligibility. USA Basketball women's teams have
now participated in 17 World University Games and have collected a record nine gold medals, six silvers and one bronze medal. Since 1973, the first year the USA women competed in the WUGs, the United States has compiled a 101-15 record.
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olling to a perfect 6-0 record to capture the 2013 World University Games gold medal,
the USA team were Brian Giorgis of Marist College and Coquese Washington of Penn State University. Sims, who averaged 12.7 points per
game and a competition-best 5.3 assists per game, shared MVP honors with Russia’s Tatiana Grigoryeva. “It means a lot. I came out here and
played, I trusted my teammates, I never gave up, but the gold medal means more to me than MVP,” said Sims, whose 32 assists for the competition broke the previous mark for most assists by a U.S. player at the World University Games.
“I'm so proud of them. This is such a difficult thing. You can say, 'look how good these players are,' and they are, they are very, very talented,
but fitting all that togeth- er in a short amount of time against these
teams that have years of experience together is a real challenge.”
USA Head Coach Sherri Coale
Jenny Maag/USA Basketball
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