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USA, Hartley rout Maui in WUG opener
July 8th, 2013 6:56 pm
By Carl Adamec
Bria Hartley had a good feeling as she got prepared for the United States national team’s World University Games opener against Mali Monday.
“Warming up, I was thinking, ‘I like this gym,’ and I was hitting shots,” Hartley said.
The University of Connecticut’s rising senior guard hit all seven of her shots from the floor and finished with 17 points as Team USA routed Maui 120-32 in Kazan, Russia.
Louisville’s Shoni Schimmel added 13 points and nine assists as Team USA was never threatened and 57-20 at halftime.
“Getting some steals and pushing in transition helped us,” Hartley said. “We were able to push the ball up the court. Shoni had some awesome passes. Odyssey (Baylor’s Sims) had some awesome passes. We really shared the ball well.”
Team USA had a Games record 34 assists and shot 66.2 percent from the floor. UConn’s Kaleena
Mosqueda-Lewis chipped in 12 points as the Americans had six players in double figures.
“They really seemed to enjoy making one another look good, which was fun to see, and it’s going to have to be our M.O. throughout this tournament,” Team USA coach Sherri Coale said. “And so it was neat to see all of the assists, and the selflessness on the floor, and the team work and the championship behavior.”
Team USA will face the Czech Republic in pool play Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT.
July 8th, 2013 6:56 pm
By Carl Adamec
Bria Hartley had a good feeling as she got prepared for the United States national team’s World University Games opener against Mali Monday.
“Warming up, I was thinking, ‘I like this gym,’ and I was hitting shots,” Hartley said.
The University of Connecticut’s rising senior guard hit all seven of her shots from the floor and finished with 17 points as Team USA routed Maui 120-32 in Kazan, Russia.
Louisville’s Shoni Schimmel added 13 points and nine assists as Team USA was never threatened and 57-20 at halftime.
“Getting some steals and pushing in transition helped us,” Hartley said. “We were able to push the ball up the court. Shoni had some awesome passes. Odyssey (Baylor’s Sims) had some awesome passes. We really shared the ball well.”
Team USA had a Games record 34 assists and shot 66.2 percent from the floor. UConn’s Kaleena
Mosqueda-Lewis chipped in 12 points as the Americans had six players in double figures.
“They really seemed to enjoy making one another look good, which was fun to see, and it’s going to have to be our M.O. throughout this tournament,” Team USA coach Sherri Coale said. “And so it was neat to see all of the assists, and the selflessness on the floor, and the team work and the championship behavior.”
Team USA will face the Czech Republic in pool play Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT.
