USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S U17 WORLD CUP TEAM 2016 RESULTS
ZARAGOZA, SPAIN • JUNE 22-JULY 2, 2016
The USA overpowered South Korea 104-45 and set four records in its first game. Aquira DeCosta (12 points) set a record with 17 rebounds, and the USA set team marks for rebounds (85) and free throws made (31) and attempted (43). Destanni Henderson, had 10. Charli Collier added 22 points and 12 boards and Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 21 points and 10 boards. Janelle Bailey had 17 points and 10 rebounds. The USA fought off Czech Republic for a 72-63 win. The USA was up by 15 points in the second, but Czech came within three points with 6:56 left. DeCosta and Nelson-Ododa scored to give the USA a 63-56 lead, and after a Henderson 3, the USA led 68-58 at 3:51. Williams had 12 points, Bailey added 10 points and nine boards and DeCosta finished with 16 rebounds. A late 12-0 run helped propel the USA past Italy 59-55. Trailing for more than half the game, the USA had a 41-40 edge after the third. Wil- liams, who had 20 points, ignited a run to start the fourth, and the USA led 53-40 at 6:20. Outscoring Brazil 25-15 in the third, the USA took control in the second half and went on to a 79-62 victory. Bailey and Williams led the USA with 19 points apiece. Bailey added nine rebounds and Williams had 10 rebounds and was 7-of-7 from the free throw line to tie the USA U17 women’s record for free throw percentage. Clinging to a three-point lead with 6:03 left, the USA held France scoreless the rest of the way and rolled on to a 56-45 win in the quarterfi- nals. Williams led the USA with 17 points, six rebounds and three steals; Dodson and Nelson-Ododa each had nine points; and Bailey finished with 10 rebounds. In a semifinal matchup of undefeateds, the USA lost to Australia 73-60. Despite several comeback attempts, the USA never led. Henderson finished with 11 points. Dodson grabbed 13 rebounds to go with seven points and Bailey added 10 points and 11 rebounds. In the bronze medal game, the U.S. held China scoreless for the last 3:34 to earn a 65-50 victory. Ahead by 10 points at half, the lead was 50- 48 with 5:33 left. Taylor Mikesell made a 3 and Dodson converted a three-point play to give the USA a 56-48 edge. The U.S. made four stops while Mikesell hit another 3 and Bailey made free throws to give the USA a 65-50 win. Mikesell had 15 points (5-9 3FG); Dodson added 12 points; Nelson-Ododa finished with nine points and 10 boards; and Bailey had 11 rebounds and six points. DeCosta set a competition record for rebounds (71) and Williams was 15-of-15 from the free throw line to set a free throw percentage record.
2016 USA WOMEN’S U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ROSTER
2016 USA RESULTS (6-1)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
South Korea
W, 104-45 W, 72-63 W, 59-55 W, 79-62 W, 56-45 L, 60-73 W, 65-50
Czech Republic
Janelle Bailey Jenna Brown
C G
6-3
200 150 165 185 168 145 133 135 152 198 150 157
17 15 15 16 16 17 17 16 15 16 16 16
Providence Day School The Lovett School William Monroe H.S. Barbers Hill H.S. St. Mary’s H.S. St. Francis H.S. Fort Myers H.S. Jackson H.S. Liberty Hill H.S. Lakota West H.S. Winder-Barrow H.S.
Matthews, NC Marietta, GA Ruckersville, VA Mont Belvieu, TX Stockton, CA Alpharetta, GA Fort Myers, FL Massillon, OH
5-10
Italy
Samantha Brunelle Charli Collier Aquira DeCosta Maya Dodson Destanni Henderson Olivia Nelson-Ododa Sedona Prince Abby Prohaska Christyn Williams Taylor Mikesell
F F F F
6-2 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-8 5-9 6-4 6-7
Brazil
France
Australia
G G C C G G
China
Winder, GA
Liberty Hill, TX
FINAL STANDINGS
5-10 5-10
Liberty Township, OH
Central Arkansas Christian School
Little Rock, AR
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Australia (6-0)
HEAD COACH: Dori Oldaker, Mt. Lebanon High School (PA) ASSISTANT COACH: Dianne Lewis, Thomas Edison High School (VA) ASSISTANT COACH: Samantha Quigley, University of St. Francis (IL) TEAM PHYSICIAN: Geoffrey Doner, Colorado Springs (CO) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Rachael Waddle, UNLV
Italy (5-2)
United States (6-1)
China (4-3)
Czech Republic (4-3)
Spain (5-2) Canada (5-2) France (2-5)
2016 USA WOMEN’S U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
9. Japan (4-2) 10. Latvia (3-3) 11. Mali (3-4) 12. Portugal (1-5)
NAME G/S FGM-A PCT
3PM-A PCT
FTM-A PCT
REB
PTS
A
BLK
STL
Nelson-Ododa 7/7 33-58 Williams 7/7 29-77
.569 .377 .400 .246 .392 .321 .452 .409 .304 .308 .250 .154
0-2
.000 .313
18-35 15-15 17-20 13-17 10-17 10-14 12-14
.514
66/ 9.4 28/ 4.0 64/ 9.1 31/ 4.4 37/ 5.3 25/ 3.6 6/ 1.2 11/ 1.6 6/ 1.0 14/ 2.8 11/ 1.6
84/ 12.0 83/ 11.9 65/ 9.3 50/ 7.1 50/ 7.1 40/ 5.7 25/ 5.0 22/ 3.1 12/ 2.0 8/ 1.6 10/ 1.4
7 9 3
12
5 9 5
13. Brazil (2-4) 14. Mexico (1-6) 15. South Korea (0-6) 16. Nigeria (DNC)
10-32
1.000
2 2 1
Bailey
7/7 24-60
0-0 3-19 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-15 3-13 2-7 0-0 0-2
.---
.850 .765 .588 .714 .857 .625 .500 .800 .500 .---
Henderson7/7 17-69
.158
35 11
14
Dodson
7/7 20-51
.--- .--- .---
10 14
6
DeCosta 7/0 18-56
71/ 10.1 46/ 6.6
4 4 4 0 0 7
10
Collier Mikesell
7/0 14-31 5/0 9-22
2 1 0 1 1 1
4 2 4 0 1 2
.467 .231 .286 .000 .278 .223 .---
0-0 5-8 2-4 4-5 6-12
Prohaska 7/0 7-23 Brunelle 6/0 4-13
14
Prince Brown
5/0 2-8 7/0 2-13
USA OPP.
7 7
179-481 .372 144-498 .289
25-90 37-166
112-161 .696
419/59.9 495/70.7 266/38.0 393/56.1
98 77
47 22
62 79
68-113
.602
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