tant thing for our kids at that point was to be sure, and so we stuck with what we had been doing and got them to take a tough shot and came up with the rebound somehow. We've been given a gift.” The USA found itself in that
position following a furious come- back by Australia. After Australia had already chipped in to what was a 17-point lead, Sims made a lay-up with 3:51 to play to put the USA ahead 76-66. Australia then scored seven unanswered points before Alice Kunek hit a 3-point- er with 1:57 to play to tie the game. The streak would continue to a 12-0 run for Australia as it took a 78-76 lead after two free throws by Tolo with 1:08 to play. Bradford drew a foul with 54
seconds left and made one-of-two free throws to bring the U.S. deficit to 78-77. On Australia’s ensuing possession, the USA forced a shot clock violation to set the stage for Bradford’s heroics. The USA built its cushion with an
outstanding third quarter led by the play of Sims, who celebrated her 21st birth-
USA 79, Australia 78 July 13, 2013
USA Sims
Hartley
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 33 8-16 4- 4 6 43 20 35 4-13 5- 6 1 53 14
Ellenberg 17 2- 6 2- 2 1 01 7 M.-Lewis 35 4-12 3- 4 11 23 12 Harberts 19 1- 4 0- 0 2 02 2 Massengale 11 0- 2 0- 0 1 01 0 Bradford 15 4- 8 1- 2 3 01 9 Hooper Gray
Liston
11 2- 3 1- 2 5 02 5 1 0- 0 0- 0 0 02 0 8 0- 3 0- 0 1 11 0
Plaisance 15 3- 5 3- 4 3 05 10 Harberts Totals
DNP AUS
200 28-72 19-24 34 12 24 79 MIN FG FT R A PF PTS
Cumming 35 3-12 2- 3 4 23 9 Madgen 36 5-14 2- 2 5 62 12 Kunek Ebzery Tolo
Lavey Burton Blicavs Totals
USA Australia
37 5-16 8- 8 9 14 20 29 3- 5 4- 5 8 22 10 22 5-10 6- 7 7 14 16 16 1- 3 0- 0 1 11 2 8 1- 1 2- 2 1 02 4 17 1- 6 3- 4 7 13 5 200 24-67 27-31 42 14 21 78
13 19 30 17 -- 79 20 13 16 29 -- 78
3-PT FGs- USA (4-19): Hartley 1-5, Mosqueda- Lewis 1-5, Ellenberg 1-3, Plaisance 1-1, Sims 0-2, Massengale 0-1, Bradford 0-1, Liston 0-1; Australia (3-11): Kunek 2-6, Cumming 1-1, Madgen 0-3, Lavey 0-1. TO-USA 13, Australia 13; BLKS-USA 3, Australia 4; STLS-USA 8, Australia 4.
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while Mosqueda-Lewis posted a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Plaisance contributed 10 points, and Bradford finished with nine points. The USA shot 38.9 per-
cent from the field (28-72 FGs) and 79.2 percent from the line (19-24 FTs), while Australia posted a field goal percentage of 35.8 (24-67 FGs) and shot 87.1 from the line (27-31 FTs). Australia started fast out
Aaryn Ellenberg scored in double figures in the USA’s first three games and tallied a USA high 19 points on 5-of-9 3-point shooting versus Brazil. Averaging 9.2 points a game, the 5’7” guard tied for the USA lead for made 3- point shots with nine.
day by leading the USA in scoring with 20 points, including 12 in the third period. Trailing 33-32 coming out of half-
time, the USA netted 12 fast break points in the third quarter and outscored Australia 30-16 overall for the period to take a 62-49 lead into the final frame. “Definitely after the first half, we
thought we had to come together, every- one had to get a pace, and I think we did a better job of boxing out in that third quarter,: said Hartley on how the USA built its lead. “We got rebounds and we were able to push in transition. I thought Odyssey did a great job of getting to the basket. That was part of our game plan. We knew they really couldn't keep us in front because we are more athletic than them, so Odyssey did a great job of breaking her man down off the dribble and finishing.” The USA continued to stretch its
advantage at the start of the fourth, taking the largest lead of the game at 71-54 on a lay-up by Sims with 7:07 to play. In addition to scoring a team-high
20 points, Sims also recorded six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Hartley added 14 points and five assists,
of the gates, taking an early lead of 17-6 before heading into the first quarter break with a 20-13 advantage. Australia would lead for all but 19 seconds of the first half, and Mosqueda-Lewis finally gave the USA its first lead at 32-31 with 54 seconds to play in the second quarter. Australia scored with 35 seconds remaining, however, to take a lead of 33-32 into halftime.
USA 90, Russia 71 Behind an outstanding defensive
performance, the USA never trailed and kept Russia at a distance for most of the second half on its way to claiming the gold medal with a 90-71 victory. Hartley led the charge for the USA,
scoring a game-high 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. Bradford and Mosqueda-Lewis added 16 and 15 points, respectively, while Sims, who was named co-MVP of the World University Games, contributed 10 points and three assists. The USA limited Russia to just 41.6
percent shooting (27-65 FGs) and 31.4 percent in the first half (11-35 FGs), and forced 20 turnovers, which led to 27 U.S. points.
“We had a defensive game plan that
our kids executed beautifully,” said Coale. “They did a tremendous job defensively against a team that is very hard to guard.” “Coach Coale told us there were
three things we were going to have to do defensively,” detailed Mosqueda-Lewis on the USA’s defensive game plan. “That
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