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World Cup Qualifying Santo Domingo February 13th-14th

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Russia was finally able to make their debut in the tournament on Sunday in the Dominican Republic, although they had something quite different than their hoped for roster.  Belgium ended their tournament on a winning note behind Emma Meesseman 66-43.  That left the situation pretty clear for Monday’s game with the winner taking the last spot on the world stage.  There was not much drama in that game as Raisa Musina and Russia took the lead early on their way to a 102-68 win over Jazmon Gwathmey and company.

February 13, 2022

Russia vs. Belgium 43-66 RUS Frolkina 10 Maiga 7 Musina 6 Glonti 5 Goldyreva 5 Kozik 4 Shtanko 2 Komarova 2 Levchenko 1 Ogun 1 Shabanova 0 Repnikova 0 BEL Meesseman 20 Linskens 14/6r Allemand 13/6r/6a Massey 6/6r Lisowa Mbaka 4 Resimont 3 Geldof 2 Ben Abdelkader 2 Delaere 2 Ramette 0 Mestdagh 0 Joris 0

February 14, 2022

Puerto Rico vs. Russia 68-102 PUR Gwathmey 27/9r Quinones 17 Guirantes 10 O’Neill 7/6a Jones 5 Hilaire 2 Rosado 0 Roma 0 Placido DNP Addison DNP Flores DNP Gonzalez DNP RUS Musina 20/17r Glonti 18/9r/7a Komarova 18/7a Frolkina 13 Kozik 12 Levchenko 11/6a Maiga 10/7r Goldyreva 0 Ogun 0 Repnikova 0 Shtanko DNP Shabanova DNP

Standings: United States 2-0, Belgium 2-1, Russia 1-1, Puerto Rico 0-3

World Cup Qualifying Belgrade Tournaments Game 3 February 13th

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February 13, 2022

Group A:

Everything in this group was already settled before the final games on Sunday.  Australia finished with a 79-61 win over South Korea with both teams going deep into their rotations.  Serbia ended the day at home by completing a perfect tournament with a 76-70 win over Brazil behind Yvonne Anderson.

Australia vs. South Korea 79-61 AUS George 15/8r Whitcomb 12 Garbin 11/9r Talbot 11/8r Smith 7 Rocci 5 Tolo 4 Wallace 3 Allen 3 Heal 3 Madgen 3 Blicavs 2 KOR An 18/7r Park J-H 10 Heo 9/7a Yoon 9 Lee S-H 5 Lee H-R 4 Bae 3 Kang 3 Kim 0 Park H-J 0 Choi 0 Park J-S DNP

Serbia vs. Brazil 76-70 SRB Anderson 25/6a Krajisnik 15/6r Cado 10 Crvendakic 8 Nogic 6 Skoric 5 Raca 3 Djordjevic 2 Mandic 2 Katanic 0 Topuzovic 0 Stankovic DNP BRA Carvalho 18 Cardoso 17/13r Paixao 14/7a Soares 6/6r De Souza 5 Goncalo 4 Ramona 2 Costa 2 Teixeira 2 Monteiro 0 Moura 0 Silva 0

Standings: Serbia 3-0, Australia 2-1, South Korea 1-2, Brazil 0-3

Group B:

The first game of the day would determine the final team from Belgrade to qualify as Nigeria knew that a win would seal their place.  Mali started well knowing that they would be eliminated with a loss, but fell behind by a large margin before they made one last surge in the final quarter to lose 73-69.  Huang Sijing and China breezed past France 103-70 to take the top spot in the group.

Nigeria vs. Mali 73-69 NGR Okonkwo 14 Nyingifa 11/8r Enabosi 11/8r Amukamara 10/8a Chidom 9/6a Macaulay 8/6r Elonu 8 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 2 Akaraiwe 0 Musa 0 Ibekwe DNP MLI N’Diaye 16 Kone 14/13r Tirera 10 K. Coulibaly 8 Dabou 7 N. Traore 6 A. Coulibaly 2/6r As. Traore 2 Gandega 2 Am. Traore 2 Sangare DNP Sissoko DNP

France vs. China 70-103 FRA Johannes 16 Williams 14/8r Rupert 9 Chartereau 8 Toure 5 Chevaugeon 5 Chery 4 Berkani 3 Badiane 2 Fauthoux 2 Ciak 2 Epoupa DNP CHN Huang 30/7r/6a Yang 14 Han 12 Li M 11 Wang 10/8r/15a Li YR 10/7r Zhang 10 Jin 6 Pan 0 Wu 0 Li Y DNP Gao DNP

Standings: China 3-0, Nigeria 2-1, France 1-2, Mali 0-3

World Cup Qualifying Tournament Osaka February 10th-13th

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The news before the tournament that Belarus would not be able to make the trip due to a virus outbreak left the other three teams qualifying automatically, but still playing each other.  The first game on Thursday still had plenty of excitement as Canada had a big lead at halftime, but hosts Japan roared back to force overtime and then win 86-79.  Canada recovered on Saturday with Bridget Carleton and Natalie Achonwa leading them to a big 96-64 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.  The last game on Sunday also had its fun with Jonquel Jones at her best to help Bosnia and Herzegovina finish an 87-82 comeback win over Saki Hayashi and Japan.

February 10, 2022

Japan vs. Canada 86-79(OT) JPN Mawuli 18 Akaho 15 Tokashiki 12/8r Yamamoto 12 Miyoshi 8 Miyazaki 7 Hayashi 5/6r Takada 5 Okoye 2 Motohashi 2 Tanimura DNP Kondo DNP CAN Fields 19 Alexander 12/8r Carleton 12 Achonwa 11/10r Colley 7 Amihere 6 Konig 6 Plouffe 2/8r Scott 2 Russell 2 Dornstauder DNP Brown DNP

February 12, 2022

Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 96-64 CAN Carleton 28/6r Achonwa 21/8r/6a Alexander 14/7r Colley 11 Amihere 6 Russell 5 Fields 4/7r/6a Plouffe 4 Konig 3 Dornstauder 0 Brown 0 Scott 0 BIH Babic 16 Jones 15 Dzebo 9/6r Dzombeta 8 Deura 7 A. Delic 4 N. Delic 3 Tavic 2 Heljic 0 Domuzin 0 Halilovic 0 Gajic DNP

February 13, 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Japan 87-82 BIH Jones 36/23r Babic 15 Tavic 15 Dzebo 14 A. Delic 5/6a Heljic 2 Deura 0 N. Delic 0 Dzombeta 0 Domuzin 0 Gajic DNP Halilovic DNP JPN Hayashi 21 Akaho 14/7r Takada 10 Okoye 9 Mawuli 8/7r Yamamoto 8 Miyoshi 5 Miyazaki 4/6a Kondo 3 Tokashiki 0 Motohashi 0 Tanimura 0

Standings: Canada 1-1, Japan 1-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1

World Cup Qualifying Washington February 10th-12th

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Issues with getting Russia into the United States meant that only three of the teams could actually play at the chosen site.  The tournament was scheduled differently than the others with the United States automatically qualifying and then Belgium and Puerto Rico needing time to travel to Santo Domingo for their games against Russia.  Those two teams opened the tournament on Thursday with Belgium pressing their advantage in the paint and feeding the ball to Kyara Linskens in a 98-65 win, although Puerto Rico was happy to see Arella Guirantes integrate well into the lineup now that she is available for them.  A new look United States team took the court on Friday and looked solid in an 84-75 win over Belgium.  Saturday’s game held no surprises as the United States built a big lead early and then cruised to a 93-55 win to finish their tournament with Puerto Rico needing to hit the road for their last game.

February 10, 2022

Puerto Rico vs. Belgium 65-98 PUR Guirantes 25 Gwathmey 18 Hilaire 8 Jones 6 O’Neill 5 Quinones 3 Rosado 0 Roma 0 Gonzalez 0 Placido 0 Addison DNP Flores DNP BEL Linskens 26/10r Meesseman 19/7r/7a Ben Abdelkader 16 Allemand 13 Lisowa Mbaka 10 Ramette 4 Delaere 3/7a Resimont 3 Massey 2 Joris 2 Mestdagh 0 Geldof 0

February 11, 2022

Belgium vs. United States 75-84 BEL Ben Abdelkader 17 Meesseman 15/10r Linskens 9/6r Lisowa Mbaka 9 Massey 8/8r Allemand 6/6a Resimont 5 Delaere 4 Geldof 2 Ramette 0 Joris 0 Mestdagh DNP USA Plum 16 Jones 14/6r C. Gray 10/8a Hamby 9 A. Gray 7 Atkins 7 Thomas 6/6a McBride 6 Loyd 6 Dolson 3 Howard 0 Mitchell 0

February 12, 2022

United States vs. Puerto Rico 93-55 USA Atkins 14 A. Gray 13 Brio. Jones 12/6r Hamby 10/6r Loyd 10 Mitchell 10 Howard 7/8r Thomas 6 McBride 5 Plum 4 Dolson 2 C. Gray 0 PUR Quinones 12 Gwathmey 11 Guirantes 9/7r/7a Bria. Jones 9 O’Neill 7/6a Placido 3 Rosado 2 Gonzalez 2 Roma 0 Flores 0 Hilaire 0 Addison 0

World Cup Qualifying Belgrade Tournaments Game 2 February 11th-12th

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Group B:

February 11, 2022

The second games in Belgrade were spread out over two days with this group playing on Friday.  China looked strong again as Li Yueru led them past Mali 84-64.  While the start was not ideal for Nigeria, they controlled the rest of the game for a 67-65 win over France.  China qualified by picking up a second win and France qualifies regardless of what happens in their game on Sunday as they would come out on top in the event of a tiebreaker.  Mali needs a win to avoid elimination and Nigeria will want to win to avoid having their fate determined by the other two teams in the group.

Mali vs. China 64-84 MLI A. Coulibaly 15 Dabou 12 Kone 10/9r K. Coulibaly 8/6r Tirera 4 N’Diaye 4 Gandega 4 Am. Traore 3 N. Traore 2 Sissoko 2 As. Traore 0 Sangare DNP CHN Li YR 21/11r Li M 15/6a Yang 13 Huang 11/14r/8a Wu 9 Pan 6 Li Y 5/7a Han 2 Wang 2 Jin 0 Gao 0 Zhang 0

Nigeria vs. France 67-65 NGR Macaulay 19 Chidom 13/6r Amukamara 10 Elonu 10 Okonkwo 8 Enabosi 5 Nyingifa 2 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 0 Akaraiwe DNP Musa DNP Ibekwe DNP FRA Johannes 18 Chartereau 12 Chevaugeon 10 Williams 8 Ciak 6/7r Fauthoux 5 Rupert 4 Badiane 2 Epoupa 0 Toure 0 Berkani 0 Chery 0

Group A:

February 12, 2022

Games in this group continued on Saturday and the first one was excellent with the presumption that it would be the key game for qualification.  Scoring picked up in the final quarter as the teams went back and forth and it was Kang Lee-Seul’s range and Park Ji-Su’s triple-double that got them past Brazil 76-74.  After trailing narrowly for a large portion of the game, Serbia rallied in the fourth quarter for a 78-71 win over Australia behind Yvonne Anderson to help them and South Korea qualify.

Brazil vs. South Korea 74-76 BRA Carvalho 13 Cardoso 11/10r Paixao 11/8a De Souza 10/7r Goncalo 10 Ramona 7 Silva 3 Costa 3 Soares 2 Monteiro 2 Teixeira 2 Moura DNP KOR Kang 21 Park J-S 20/13r/10b Park H-J 12 Kim 10/7r/10a Park J-H 4/6r Jin 4 Yoon 3 Bae 2 Choi 0 Heo DNP Lee S-H DNP Lee H-R DNP

Serbia vs. Australia 78-71 SRB Anderson 30/6r Crvendakic 12 Krajisnik 11/7r Cado 9 Nogic 6 Skoric 4 Raca 2 Djordjevic 2 Mandic 2 Topuzovic 0 Katanic 0 Stankovic DNP AUS Whitcomb 18/6a Allen 15/8r/6a Tolo 8/6r Garbin 7 Madgen 6 Talbot 6 George 5 Blicavs 4 Rocci 2 Smith 0 Heal 0 Wallace DNP

World Cup Qualifying Belgrade Tournaments Game 1 February 10th

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February 10, 2022

Group A:

Since there were not enough willing hosts, Belgrade welcomed two different groups.  Australia automatically qualifies since they are hosting the main tournament, but still played and started Thursday with a 65-52 win over Brazil.  The last game of the day was also in this group and ended up being the best opener as Serbia fended off one final late charge from South Korea to win 65-62 at home.

Australia vs. Brazil 65-52 AUS Allen 16/6s Tolo 12 Whitcomb 11 Smith 7 Garbin 6/6r George 4/8r Talbot 3/7r Blicavs 3 Heal 3 Madgen 0 Wallace 0 Rocci 0 BRA Carvalho 13 Paixao 9 Cardoso 6 Goncalo 5 De Souza 4/9r Ramona 4 Monteiro 4 Silva 4 Costa 2 Teixeira 1 Soares 0 Moura DNP

South Korea vs. Serbia 62-65 KOR Kim 16 Park J-H 10 Park H-J 9 Park J-S 8/12r Choi 7 Bae 5 Kang 3 Jin 2 Yoon 2 Heo DNP Lee S-H DNP Lee H-R DNP SRB Anderson 13/9r/7a Nogic 13 Stankovic 10/10r Crvendakic 8/8r Cado 7 Topuzovic 6/7r Krajisnik 6 Djordjevic 2 Skoric 0 Katanic 0 Raca 0 Mandic DNP

Group B:

With the chaos in other groups and format of the tournaments, this group is the only one that has a semblance of normalcy as the top three teams will qualify.  China used a fast start to roll past Nigeria 90-76.  Sika Kone made an impression on everyone as she was given a higher level responsibility by Mali and they kept it close all game long before losing to France 77-66.

China vs. Nigeria 90-76 CHN Li YR 19/6r Li M 19 Han 15 Huang 8/6a Pan 7 Li Y 6/7a Wang 5/7a Gao 4 Yang 3 Zhang 2 Jin 2 Wu 0 NGR Okonkwo 15 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 12 Elonu 12 Amukamara 10 Nyingifa 9 Chidom 8 Enabosi 4 Musa 4 Macaulay 2 Akaraiwe 0 Ibekwe DNP

France vs. Mali 77-66 FRA Toure 14 Rupert 13 Williams 11 Chartereau 11 Johannes 11 Ciak 10 Badiane 4 Berkani 3 Epoupa 0 Chery 0 Fauthoux 0 Chevaugeon 0 MLI Kone 26/9r N’Diaye 12 Tirera 8 Gandega 5/6a A. Coulibaly 5 K. Coulibaly 4 Sangare 2 N. Traore 2 Am. Traore 2 As. Traore 0 Sissoko DNP Dabou DNP

2022 World Cup Qualifying Draw

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After the host cities were announced last week, the draw was conducted on Tuesday for the four qualifying groups that will play in February to determine the rest of the field for the main tournament in Australia in September.

Australia qualifies as hosts and the United States qualifies as Olympic champions, but both will still play in these tournaments.  The top two teams besides them in their groups will qualify while the top three teams in the other groups will qualify.  Belgrade will host two tournaments with hosts Serbia welcoming Australia along with Brazil and South Korea, whose game figures to be critical for the third spot in the group.  The other group there features France and China.  Nigeria and Mali were drawn in the group as well with the two African teams automatically being placed together so that each region has representation in the final tournament.  Japan will host a group in Osaka and will host a Canada team in transition while the two surprise European teams from Eurobasket, Belarus and Bosnia and Herzegovina, were also drawn there.  In the Washington, D.C. group, Puerto Rico faces a very tough task even if they might have a mild geographical advantage as the United States will take one spot and Belgium and Russia figure to join them.

2021 AmeriCup Final June 19th

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June 19, 2021

3rd Place:

The first game of the final day of competition was for the bronze medal and it ended up being a great one.  Brazil surged out of halftime to take a big lead, but Laeticia Amihere and Canada fought back in the last quarter to force overtime.  A second extra period was needed, but Brazil prevailed eventually 87-82.

Canada vs. Brazil 82-87(2OT) CAN Amihere 22/11r Alexander 13 Pellington 12 Konig 11/8a Scott 9/9r Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Colley 4/7r Edwards 2 Hill 0 Ayim 0 Russell DNP Fields DNP BRA Dos Santos 19/8r Paixao 19/7a De Souza 10/10r Costa 10/6a Teixeira 10 Cardoso 8 Silva 6 Goncalo 5 Carcavalli 0 Monteiro 0 Carvalho DNP Dias DNP

Final:

The last game of the day saw Puerto Rico take the lead early with their crowd behind them, but Rhyne Howard helped the United States build a lead in the second half.  The game took a dramatic turn near the end when the lights went out, but after a delay, the United States finished defending their crown with a 74-59 win.

Puerto Rico vs. United States 59-74 PUR O’Neill 18 Quinones 13 Gwathmey 13 Salaman 4 Melendez 3 Rosado 2/8r Gibson 2 Lozada 2 Pagan 2 Benitez 0 Stinson DNP Gonzalez DNP USA Howard 22 Boston 17/19r Cunane 12/6r Hillmon 8/12r Owusu 8 Burton 5/7r Jones 2 Prince 0 Berger 0 Brown-Turner 0 Henderson 0 Miller DNP

2021 AmeriCup Semifinals June 18th

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June 18, 2021

With only the championship left on the minds of the teams, the semifinals were played on Friday.  Brazil’s height and experience stifled the United States early, but the younger team surged out of halftime to take the lead on their way to a 71-60 win.  Puerto Rico had a good start in front of the home fans in the second game, but Canada tied it by the break, leading to an excellent second half where the hosts built a lead and then held it in dramatic fashion late to win 65-61.

United States vs. Brazil 71-60 USA Cunane 19/8r Hillmon 12/8r Howard 12 Jones 8 Boston 6/6r Burton 5/6a Owusu 4/6r Henderson 3 Miller 2 Prince 0 Berger 0 Brown-Turner DNP BRA Silva 14/6r Dos Santos 12/7r Paixao 12 Costa 8 Teixeira 6 Cardoso 4/10r De Souza 2/7r Goncalo 2 Monteiro 0 Carcavalli 0 Carvalho DNP Dias DNP

Canada vs. Puerto Rico 61-65 CAN Fields 14 Amihere 12/11r Alexander 11/8r Pellington 8 Konig 5 Raincock-Ekunwe 3/7r Colley 3 Edwards 3 Hill 2 Ayim 0 Scott 0 Russell DNP PUR Gwathmey 17 O’Neill 15 Gibson 11 Rosado 7/7r Lozada 5 Melendez 4 Quinones 2 Salaman 2 Benitez 2 Pagan 0 Stinson DNP Gonzalez DNP

2021 AmeriCup Quarterfinals June 17th

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June 17, 2021

The quarterfinals were played on Thursday with winners clinching spots in world championship qualifying in addition to continuing in the tournament.  The first game of the day had a rare matchup of sisters as the United States breezed past the US Virgin Islands 97-46.  Ace Konig fired Canada past the Dominican Republic 90-53 in the next game.  Brazil stifled Venezuela early on their way to a 90-59 win.  There had been fears that none of the games would be competitive, but Colombia got in a rhythm early with Narlyn Mosquera and gave Puerto Rico everything they could handle before the hosts rallied behind Jazmon Gwathmey to win 77-69.

United States vs. US Virgin Islands 97-46 USA Hillmon 17/6r Cunane 13/9r Berger 13 Ali. Boston 12/8r Howard 7 Henderson 7/8a Brown-Turner 7 Prince 6/7r Burton 6/6r Owusu 6 H. Jones 3/9r Miller DNP ISV Tate 18/7r Williams 10 George 6 Matthew 4 Ngongba 3 Bough 2 Francis 2 T. Jones 1 Day 0/6r Richards 0 Barry 0 Ale. Boston 0

Canada vs. Dominican Republic 90-53 CAN Konig 23 Amihere 17/11r Scott 8 Colley 8 Pellington 8 Alexander 6/6r Hill 6 Fields 5/6r Edwards 4/6r Raincock-Ekunwe 3 Ayim 2 Russell 0 DOM Morton 18 Colome 12 Monsac 7 Reynoso 7 Arias 4 Evangelista 3 Abreu 2 Rojas 0 Jones 0 Zapata 0 Soto DNP

Brazil vs. Venezuela 90-59 BRA Silva 15/8r Carcavalli 14 Cardoso 12/9r Dos Santos 10 Carvalho 8 Teixeira 8 Paixao 7 De Souza 6/8r Goncalo 4 Dias 2 Monteiro 2 Costa 2 VEN Rivera 15 Corrales 12 Wallen 11 Fajardo 11 Perez 7/12r/7a Diaz 3 Marcano 0 Polanco 0 Zapata 0 Chile DNP Arias DNP Veliz DNP

Puerto Rico vs. Colombia 77-69 PUR Gwathmey 29/7r O’Neill 19 Melendez 9 Quinones 7/8r Benitez 7 Gibson 5/6r Rosado 1/8r Salaman 0 Pagan 0 Lozada 0 M. Gonzalez 0 Stinson DNP COL Mosquera 21/15r Arias 19/7r Rios 14/13a Martinez 10/6r Palacio 3 Caicedo 2 Lopez 0 D. Gonzalez 0 Paz DNP Vente DNP Asprilla DNP