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[VAMike23]

KML with a nice seal inside, allowing Sims to penetrate for 2

 

[VAMike23]

KML with 2 fouls

 

[VAMike23]

USA by 4

 

[VAMike23]

Oooh....Tolo with foul #4 !

All ball on the replay, and didn't look like much if any body. Big break for USA

 

[VAMike23]

Sims with transition drive for 2 and 1! USA by 7

 

[Wbbfan1]

Team USA not having Chiney Oguwmike, Stef Dolson and Eliz Williams really hurts on the inside and with rebounding. Having to win with their outside shooting and defense.

USA Up 48-39 in 3rd Qtr.

 

[VAMike23]

Huge block by KML! And she keeps possession, starts transition , Bria to KML for the finish!

USA by 8

 

[Olde Coach]

Oooh....Tolo with foul #4 !

All ball on the replay, and didn't look like much if any body. Big break for USA

USA rebounding STINKS. For the entire 1st half there were 2, 3, or 4 Aussies crashing the boards for every rebound -- and seldom more than one USA rebounder, and often ZERO USA players going for a rebound -- on either end of the court.

If the Americans were making half an effort to get rebounds, they would be leading by 20 points.

Disgusting!

 

[VAMike23]

Wow - Sims saves a ball and behind the back dribble in one move....dishes ahead to Bria in transition for 2+1 !

Sims and Bria with 11, KML with 10

 

[VAMike23]

Bria slips *badly* where one of the big decals is adhered to the floor....lucky not to blow a knee or ankle.....

 

[UConnCat]

Score and time???

 

[VAMike23]

AUS trails by 9, under 2;00 left in 3rd....Sims penetrates baseline for another +1 ! AUS has no answer for Odyssey

USA by 12

Now 14 with 2 more

Sims in transition for 2 more, 16 pts thus far. 60-44

 

[VAMike23]

KML with her 3rd foul....under 1;00 in the 3rd quarter

 

[VAMike23]

Jordan Hooper[sic] with a 3 and USA lead is 15

 

[VAMike23]

62-49 USA at the end of 3.

 

[Wbbfan1]

62-49 USA Leads end of 3rd Qtr. Australia's Best player Tolo out early in 3rd in foul trouble.

 

[VAMike23]

USA rebounding STINKS. For the entire 1st half there were 2, 3, or 4 Aussies crashing the boards for every rebound -- and seldom more than one USA rebounder, and often ZERO USA players going for a rebound -- on either end of the court.

If the Americans were making half an effort to get rebounds, they would be leading by 20 points.

Disgusting!

Outside of the first few minutes, AUS was not crashing for O boards at all. They were falling back in transition D. A little more active again in 2nd half. Plus we are mostly guards and wings - not much length, strength or talent in the middle of our roster. No EW, Dolson etc.

We shot 67% in 3rd Q vs 29% in first half.

 

[VAMike23]

AUS drains a long 3, USA 71-57 under 6 mins

AUS' Tolo back in for the stretch run. She gets fouled and hits 2FT. Now Ariel gets picked, Bria fouls the driving AUS player who gets the roll, and will shoot 1.

Sherri calls TO. Sims in the bench with a mild thigh 'ding' but now returns.

Sims bad pass and turnover - USA lead down to 7.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Better get Sims back in the game is she is able to play.

 

[VAMike23]

Bria with a big bucket and will shoot 1.

Hits it. Lead back to 10

 

[VAMike23]

Dumb backcourt foul by USA, 2FT for AUS. Both teams shooting 2 on all fouls now. USA by 10 again, Sims again...!

Sims POG for sure to this point

 

[VAMike23]

KML with 4 fouls ....on a non-foul

Bad call but their player Tolo got benched on a bad 4th foul call as well.

USA lead is 7 with 3:15 to play.

Sims with 20. KML 12, Bria 14

 

[VAMike23]

AUS with a run, lead us down to 3....

2:21 left

Silly fouls and turnovers killing us

 

[VAMike23]

AUS ties it with a 3

1:50 to go

We miss, AUS can go ahead

 

[Wbbfan1]

What a difference the way this 4th qtr is being called. USA can't draw a foul, and Australia going to the line on almost every possession.