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Sunday, June 19, 2011

U.S. U-16 squad roll to title

The United States squad finished off a dominating run by defeating Brazil 73-40 in the championship game of the FIBA Americas U16 Championship.

Linnae Harper led four U.S. players in double figures, scoring 12 points. Jannah Tucker had 11 points and a tournament record seven steals while tournament co-MVP Rebecca Greenwell had 10 points and Mercedes Russell had 10 points and 12 rebounds. UConn recruiting target Taya Reimer had two points, two rebounds and two steals. Reimer, who started all five games, averaged 4.8 points and 5.0 rebounds and had nine assists, six steals and four blocked shots in the tournament.

The U.S., Brazil and Canada all qualified for next year's FIBA U-17 World Championships.

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