When the U.S. girls’s 3×3 staff fell 0-3 in pool play, repeating as Olympic gold medalists appeared like a distant chance. It appeared a scarcity of chemistry and expertise may show an excessive amount of to beat — Cameron Brink was a late scratch because of an ACL tear, and Rhyne Howard missed the few weeks of previous to the Olympics nursing an ankle sprain.
However, three days later they’re proper the place they need to be: headed to the semi-finals and in place to contend for a medal.
Hailey Van Lith the best way within the remaining pool play sport of the day with a game-high 6 factors (on 4-9 FG) in opposition to China. That gave the U.S. the #3 seed within the event, which superior them to the play-in spherical. Dearica Hamby added 4 factors on 4-8 capturing in that one.
Within the play-in sport — a single-elimination contest additionally in opposition to China — it was Dearica Hamby who took over. Hamby hit back-to-back photographs from past the arc (every value two factors) to offer USA an early lead, and completed with a game-high 9 factors, together with 3-3 from two-point vary. Cierra Burdick and Rhyne Howard every added 5 factors. Burdick grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds.
The medal video games will happen on Monday, August fifth. Germany will face Canada at 11:30am, and Spain will face the United at 12:30pm ET. The winners of the 2 video games will face off within the Gold Medal Closing at 4pm, whereas the losers will compete for the bronze medal at 3pm ET.
