UConn products lead U.S. to exhibition game victory

Source: elmcitytoeaglevillenhr.blogspot.com --- Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Former UConn star Tina Charles shoots over former Connecticut Sun forward Elizabeth Williams in Monday night's exhibition game in Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of USA Basketball) The U.S. women's Olympic team was in danger of dropping its first game when a trio of former UConn stars took control. The U.S. Select team, a group of young WNBA players, held a two-point lead with a minute to go. Breanna Stewart hit a layup off an assist from Tina Charles to tie the game. Charles also had a pair of key rebounds while Maya Moore was 4 for 4 from a foul line in the final 39.3 seconds to lead the U.S. to an 88-84 victory. "We were trying to accomplish a lot," said Moore, who tied for the team lead with 11 points. We were putting different lineups out there on the court, trying different schemes, trying to see what we could do…and the Select Team was very aggressive in terms of those moments when we weren’t completely on the same page. But we were able to respond and finish the game the right way. Hey, we could have easily lost this game. So I’m glad we were able to come through and build some momentum for the next game." Moore also had three rebounds and three assists while Elena Delle Donne also had 11 points. Lindsay Whalen and Angel McCoughtry had nine points each, Stewart had six of her eight points in the fourth quarter, Charles had eight points and four rebounds. Diana Taurasi had seven points and a team-high five assists while Sue B ...

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