SYDNEY: Seattle ahead Breanna Stewart drilled a game-high 17 factors and grabbed eight rebounds as medical reigning champions america crushed Canada 83-43 to comb into the ladies’s basketball World Cup last on Friday.
They opened with 15 unanswered factors and by no means relented, extending their wonderful World Cup win streak to 29 video games to arrange a gold-medal showdown in Sydney in opposition to Australia or China, who play later.
Ever-dangerous Las Vegas Aces’ star A’ja Wilson added 15 factors and 12 rebounds for the US as they zero in on a fourth straight title and eleventh general. Laeticia Amihere scored eight factors to guide a deflated Canada.
The USA have been all the time overwhelming favourites of their tenth consecutive World Cup semi-final, having by no means failed to succeed in the final 4 for the reason that knockout stage was launched in 1986.
In distinction, world quantity 4 Canada had bought this far simply as soon as earlier than, in 1986, when additionally they crashed to the USA.
The People’ depth, protection and scoring expertise was on full show as soon as once more.
They’ve killed it inside all match, sinking 55 factors a recreation within the paint forward of the semi-final, whereas punishing errors.
It was an identical situation in opposition to Canada, who’ve taken massive strides beneath coach Victor Lapena however struggled in opposition to the pace of their opponents.
The USA’s 15 straight factors at the beginning gave them a direct stranglehold and Canada by no means recovered, needing 5 minutes to get off the mark.
Whereas the US shot 79 p.c, Canada may solely handle 11 p.c as they fell 27-7 behind after the primary quarter.
The margin solely grew within the second body to 45-21, with Stewart on the forefront.
They placed on one other 22 factors within the third quarter to construct an enormous 38-point buffer going into the ultimate stretch earlier than cruising house for an emphatic win.
They opened with 15 unanswered factors and by no means relented, extending their wonderful World Cup win streak to 29 video games to arrange a gold-medal showdown in Sydney in opposition to Australia or China, who play later.
Ever-dangerous Las Vegas Aces’ star A’ja Wilson added 15 factors and 12 rebounds for the US as they zero in on a fourth straight title and eleventh general. Laeticia Amihere scored eight factors to guide a deflated Canada.
The USA have been all the time overwhelming favourites of their tenth consecutive World Cup semi-final, having by no means failed to succeed in the final 4 for the reason that knockout stage was launched in 1986.
In distinction, world quantity 4 Canada had bought this far simply as soon as earlier than, in 1986, when additionally they crashed to the USA.
The People’ depth, protection and scoring expertise was on full show as soon as once more.
They’ve killed it inside all match, sinking 55 factors a recreation within the paint forward of the semi-final, whereas punishing errors.
It was an identical situation in opposition to Canada, who’ve taken massive strides beneath coach Victor Lapena however struggled in opposition to the pace of their opponents.
The USA’s 15 straight factors at the beginning gave them a direct stranglehold and Canada by no means recovered, needing 5 minutes to get off the mark.
Whereas the US shot 79 p.c, Canada may solely handle 11 p.c as they fell 27-7 behind after the primary quarter.
The margin solely grew within the second body to 45-21, with Stewart on the forefront.
They placed on one other 22 factors within the third quarter to construct an enormous 38-point buffer going into the ultimate stretch earlier than cruising house for an emphatic win.