UConn commit Breanna Stewart had 15 points (on 7 of 9 shooting) while UConn rising sophomore Stefanie Dolson had 14 points (on 7 of 10 shooting) as the U.S. defeated Italy 94-60 in the FIBA Under-19 World Championships.
Cierra Burdick (17 points, 9 rebounds) and Elizabeth Williams (15 points), incoming freshmen at Tennessee and Duke respectively, also scored in double figures as the U.S. improved to 5-0 in the tournament.
The U.S. will wrap up round-robin play with a game against undefeated Canada on Wednesday. The winner will capture the Group E title while the loser will be the No. 2 seed out of the group headed to the quarterfinals.
Canada is led by talented 5-foot-10 guard Nirra Fields who is averaging 18.6 points, 7 rebounds and 2.2 steals. Fields is actually from South Euclid, Ohio and plays at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. She is also one of the top-rated rising high school seniors in the country - this country.
Australia has put itself in position to win Group F by remaining undefeated with a hard-earned 65-61 win over Spain. Australia meets Brazil, which lost to France on Tuesday, on Wednesday.
Diamond DeShields only played three minutes. Was she hurt? KML went back to sleep with just three points. Oddly inconsistent.
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