Hoop Gurlz writes about Theresa and Team USA's Gold
From an article by Lindsay Schnell of HoopGurlz
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- At the conclusion of the FIBA Americas U18 Championship gold medal game on Sunday night between the U.S. and Brazil -- another cakewalk win for the Americans -- the U.S. team rose and politely applauded its 81-38 victory.
There was no big celebration, no whooping and hollering. After all, it ended just like everyone expected. In this hemisphere, the U.S. is first and Brazil is a distant second.
It took a while to get going, yes -- the U.S. held a 22-7 first-quarter lead before reeling off 10 unanswered points on its way to a 43-16 halftime lead -- but when the Americans get rolling, there is no stopping them.
Theresa Plaisance delighted the crowd with four blocks to go with 11 points. Brazil, who had two players with nine points each, didn't have much to counter with.
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