Kizer, USA Roll Past Slovakia
8/15/2011 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Aug. 15, 2011
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Maryland women's basketball senior Lynetta Kizer (Woodbridge, Va./Potomac High School) and Team USA rolled past Slovakia 114-68 Sunday in their second game of the Women's World University Games in Shenzhen, China. Kizer added seven points and four rebounds in her 12 minutes on the floor.
The Americans led wire-to-wire as Nneka Ogwumike got the game's scoring started with a jumper at 9:49 and her sister, Chiney, hit a bucket on the USA's next possession. After Slovakia got on the board, the U.S. strung together eight unanswered points and it looked as if the game would be put away early. Slovakia began countering the USA's attack, however, and at the end of the first quarter the Europeans trailed by just 10, 30-20.
By halftime the Americans were in command 60-34. Outscoring Slovakia 25-19 in the third, the U.S. won the fourth quarter 29-15 for the final.
Leading the balanced effort with 14 points apiece were Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame/South Bend, Ind.), Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Stanford/Cypress, Texas) and Devereaux Peters (Notre Dame/Chicago, Ill.); while Chiney Ogwumike (Stanford/Cypress, Texas) scored 13 points and Elena Delle Donne (Delaware / Wilmington, Del.) and Odyssey Sims (Baylor/Irving, Texas) had 10 apiece. Delle Donne, who shot 3-of-4 from beyond the arc, produced the game's only double-double after securing 10 boards; while Sims was credited with game-highs of five assists and three steals.
The USA (2-0) will close preliminary play on Aug. 16 (6:00 a.m. EDT) against Great Britain (1-0), which plays Brazil (0-1) this afternoon. Medal quarterfinals are slated for Aug. 18, semifinals will be played Aug. 19 and the finals will be held on Aug. 21.
For a full box score from the USA-Slovakia game, please click http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/worlduniversity/11_wwug_game_02_box.html.
For highlights from Team USA's win over Brazil, click here.
2011 USA Women's World University Games Schedule
| Date | Local Time/EDT | Event | Site |
| Aug. 15 | 10 a.m./Aug. 14 @ 10 p.m. | USA-Slovakia | Universiade Main Gym |
| Aug. 16 | 6 p.m./6 a.m. | USA-Great Britain | Universiade Main Gym |
| Aug. 18 | TBD/TBD | Quarterfinals | Universiade Main Gym |
| Aug. 19 | TBD/TBD | Semifinals | Universiade Main Gym |
| Aug. 21 | TBD/TBD | Finals | Universiade Main Gym |
