Theresa, Team USA roll to opening round victory

Theresa Plaisance came off the bench and scored 6 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and had a team high 3 blocked shots as the 2010 USA Women’s U18 National Team (1-0) made an impressive first step toward earning its own gold medal.

Nine players scored at least six points for the USA, leading the USA to a 91-32 win over Argentina (0-1) on June 23 in each team’s opening game in the preliminary round of the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The USA’s 12 players have been in Colorado Springs training since June 8, when the trials to make the U18 National Team began. Some of the accompanying anxiousness to actually hit the floor showed in the game’s first minute and a half. After settling, though, the USA shot 33-68 from the field (49.0 percent) and out-rebounded Argentina, 62-20.

The USA now plays Brazil (1-0), an 81-35 winner over Costa Rica in its preliminary round opener, at 5:45 p.m. on June 24 on the second of three preliminary round games in Group B. The winner automatically secures one of the top two spots in the group, qualifying for the medal semifinals on Sat., June 26.

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Posted by Bob Starkey