US women win fourth straight gold at World Cup, top China

US women win fourth straight gold at World Cup, top China

AP — Sydney The American team has a new name, but they are still not the best.

The United States defeated China 83-61 on Saturday to win the Women's Basketball World Cup gold medal for the fourth time in a row thanks to Aja Wilson's 19 points and Kelsey Plum's 17 points.

Wilson, who was selected as the competition's MVP, exclaimed, "It feels wonderful." We completed our goal for coming here. We have the gold. We're heading home right now with some hardware. We feel terrific about it. For us, Australia was wonderful. Since we are carrying gold, it is acceptable that I didn't spot any kangaroos.

With 11 gold medals to their name, it was one of the most remarkable World Cup teams in American history. For the first time, he has now taken home four straight gold medals. Beyond the Americans' two victories by 20 points, it was also the largest victory in the gold-medal game.

"Everyone tries to outdo us. "Gold medals and victories are what we have, and everyone wants what we have," remarked Brenna Stewart.

Wilson and Stewart have taken over the initiative that Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi started. The supremacy might last for years to come, with Alyssa Thomas being the oldest player at 30.

As so many great people before us, Wilson stated, "It's been a fantastic adventure to continue to establish that foundation." It's now our turn to stand up and maintain that position.

The Americans excel at both offensive and defensive sides of the court, as they have throughout the entire competition.

The Americas (8-0) finished the World Cup with an average of 98.8 points, almost missing the average of the 1994 squad of 99.1 points. He outscored the team from 2010 by a margin of 40.8 points on average.

The greatest crowd to watch a Women's World Cup game since the tournament's debut in Chile in 1953 attended the sold-out event, which had about 16,000 spectators.

China imposed siege under Li Yueru and Wu Tongtong's direction. Late in the second quarter, the Chinese team was down 33-28 when the US went on a 10-point run, highlighted by a fast-break layup by Stewart and Wilson, to increase their lead to double digits.

After defeating China 25-14 in the third match, America did not allow this reverse to occur. The Americans experienced a frightening moment when Thomas collapsed following a collision with Lee in the lane. She was assisted in leaving the courtroom, but she soon came back.

The Americans, who have not lost since the 2006 semi-final against Russia, played in their 30th straight World Cup game. With 56 consecutive victories from 1959 to 1986, the Soviet Union owns the World Cup record. Only twice in their history have the Americans qualified for four consecutive gold medal events. Additionally, between 1979 and 1990, he was victorious three times.

Even without Brittany Griner, a 6-foot-8 forward, this American squad, which has so many newbies, maintained to rule the paint, outscoring its opponents by a margin of 55-24 on average.

China defeated to America by 14 points in their toughest matchup between the two teams during group play.

Championship A remarkable team that won the World Cup and the WNBA championship in the same year included Pedigree Wilson, Chelsea Gray, and Plum. The total is now 14.

Andreas Zagklis, general secretary of the women's world FIBA, was pleased that five of the twelve head coaches and half of the officials at the competition were female. Women led the teams from China and the US, making it the second time in a row that two female coaches advanced to the gold medal match.

Thomas stated, "As we anticipated, it was a tough game. "By no means is this game easy. We persisted and succeeded.

The group is a rising star in women's basketball and also won silver when China won its first medal since the World Cup in 1994. The squad took a picture with their flag with Yao Ming, the president of the Chinese Basketball Association, after the game.

Wu scored 13 points and Lee finished with 19 points. Wu left the game in the fourth quarter after his knee buckled while driving to the hoop. He needed to be escorted out of court. 

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