The Team USA Women’s Basketball University World Games had no problems once again as they easily took care of business with a 93-59 win over Great Britain on Wednesday afternoon in Belgrade, Serbia.
UConn Huskies sophomore Tiffany Hayes had 9 points and 5 rebounds in 19 minutes of action. UConn senior Tina Charles had 6 points, 3 rebounds and a blocked shot in 13 minutes.
UConn junior Maya Moore sat out again due to a sore knee and is listed as day-to-day.
Team USA has one more game in the preliminary round as they will take on the host nation Serbia tomorrow.
Here are some quotes from Hayes courtesy of USA Basketball:
Do you think the team continued to improve in your second game?
I think we improve every time we play, just getting better as a team and coming together. The little things get better as time goes by.What did Coach Tuner Thorne have you focused on before the game?
She basically told us to work on our rebounding and to out-hustle the other team and don’t give in because they came back on Serbia late and won.Do you think you accomplished those goals?
I think we did. We slacked off a little bit in the third quarter, but we got it back together. We had a bad little stretch and they had a little run, so we had to get it back together and keep our heads together.
USA Women’s World University Games Team Downs Great Britain 93-59 [USA Basketball]
