Teresa, Team USA storm into semifinals

The USA Women’s U18 National Team (3-0) hit a record-tying 31 free throws and received double-figure point production from eight players as the Americans rolled past Puerto Rico (0-3), 108-44, on June 25 in the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Theresa Plaisance scored 6 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and blocked 2 shots in the winning effort.

A night after setting a tournament record with an 88.2 shooting percentage from the free-throw line, the USA went to the line a USA-record 46 times, connecting on 31 shots, which ties a USA U18 record. After shooting 20-of-21 from the charity stripe in the first half, the USA was on pace to rewrite the books again for highest percentage, but six consecutive misses to start the half led to an 11-of-25 performance from the line in the second half.

With the win, the USA finished the preliminary round as the No. 1 seed in Group B. It will face Chile (2-1), who defeated Mexico (1-2) 65-63 on Friday, in the semifinals on Saturday at 5:45 p.m. (all times MDT).

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Posted by Bob Starkey