USA V Germany, Women. USA basketball showcase. – Source: Getty
After a chippy matchup versus Germany’s women’s national team, A’ja Wilson and Team USA will move to the Olympic quarterfinals following an 87-68 win, advancing to 3-0 in Olympic play.
A’ja Wilson poked fun at Germany on Instagram following the physical win with a witty caption.
A’ja Wilson backed up her talk against Germany by notching up 14 points, two assists, three rebounds, three steals and two blocks, anchoring the post for Team USA defensively.
Jackie Young led Team USA in scoring off the bench, adding 19 points while shooting 5/8 from behind the arc. Breanna Stewart scored 13 points as Team USA’s third and final double-digit scorer.
In a strong defensive effort, Team USA forced 23 turnovers against Germany after allowing 83 points versus Puerto Rico in a closer matchup than the team would have preferred.
A’ja Wilson and Team USA win 58th straight Olympic game
With their win over Germany, Team USA extended their win streak to 58 games, with A’ja Wilson leading the charge in Paris.
Through Team USA’s first three games, Wilson has led the way, filling the stat sheet with 20.3 points, 2.7 assists and 9.7 rebounds per game, shooting 57 percent from the field and adding two blocks a night on the defensive end.
With their win over Germany, the United States women’s national team will move to the Olympic quarterfinals.
Team USA is hunting for their 10th gold medal and their eighth straight, dating back to the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Their win streak of 58 games goes back to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where the women’s national team won their lone bronze medal.
The United States has dominated women’s basketball throughout Olympic history, winning the gold in nine of 12 Games that have had women’s basketball, with just two other countries securing gold besides Team USA.
The Soviet Union has won two gold medals and the Unified Team won the third that Team USA didn’t claim. The United States’ only non-gold finishes came in 1976, when they won silver in 1980, when they withdrew, and in 1992, when they won bronze.
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