Team USA Crushes Czechia 105-64 to Finish 3-0 as Stewart Sparks 33rd Straight World Cup Win
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 8
Team USA Crushes Czechia 105-64 to Finish 3-0 as Stewart Sparks 33rd Straight World Cup Win
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Sep 8
Summary
105-64 over Czechia sent Team USA into the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals at 3-0, capping a Group D sweep with its largest win of the tournament.
Breanna Stewart led the response to Sunday’s 55-52 scare against Italy with 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 17 minutes, while six Americans scored in double figures and every player scored.
Kara Lawson’s challenge on effort and intensity showed up early: the U.S. opened with three straight 3-pointers, finished 7-for-25 from deep after going 1-for-12 against Italy, and dominated the glass 55-35.
Kiki Iriafen turned a DNP against Italy into five points and 11 rebounds in eight minutes, though the Americans still committed 11 second-half turnovers that Czechia converted into 11 points.
The 41-point win extended the U.S. streak to 33 straight World Cup victories dating to 2006; next comes a Sept. 10 quarterfinal against the winner of Japan-Hungary.