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Saturday, August 01, 2009

Faris, U.S. go for gold

South Carolina incoming freshman Kelsey Bone had 16 points to lead four players in double figures as the United States easily dispatched of Canada 82-51 to advance to the gold-medal game in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women.

Stanford rising sophomore Nneka Ogwumike had 12 points while Notre Dame incoming freshman Skylar Diggins and Ohio State rising sophomore Samantha Prahalis added 11 points each.

UConn incoming freshman Kelly Faris missed all three of her field-goal attempts and did not score but had two rebounds, one steal and one block.

The victory set up a rematch with Spain in Sunday's 7 a.m. championship game. Spain defeated the U.S. 90-86 in the tournament opener for both teams.

Spain reached the finals with a 67-49 win over Argentina. Marta Tudanca hit four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points to lead Spain while Marta Xargay Casademont had 13 points for Spain, the only undefeated team in the tournament.

ENGELN, CAL SWISH WIN NIKE NATIONALS
UConn commit Lauren Engeln had eight points to help her Cal Swish Black team defeat Boo Williams 46-40 in the championship game of the prestigious Nike Nationals in North Augusta, S.C.

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