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July 28, 2008
Faris Solid And U.S. Is Perfect
UConn recruit Skylar Diggins had 11 points, four rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes Sunday night to lead the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team to an 81-37 rout of Argentina in its fifth and final game at the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Women in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The U.S. (5-0) won the gold medal and was only unbeaten team in the six-team field.
``Winning a gold medal kind of makes you speechless,’’ UConn-bound recruit Kelly Faris said. ``Not only did we win the gold medal for us, but every person who saw us wanted us to win it for them too. It’s an accomplishment that a lot of people don’t have a chance to experience, and it feels good.’’
UConn recruit Kelsey Bone had 12 points and nine rebounds in 14 minutes. Faris had eight points, six rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes.
The U.S. qualified for the 2009 FIBA U-19 World Championship, along with runner-up Canada (4-1), third place Brazil (3-2) and fourth place Argentina (2-3).
Diggins averaged 10.8 points (10th overall), 3.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists (2nd), 2.0 steals (8th, tie) and shot 50 percent from the field in 23.2 minutes in the tournament. Bone averaged 10.6 points (11th), 6.6 rebounds (No. 8) and 1.0 blocks (3rd, tie) in 14.8 minutes. Faris averaged 4.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists (3rd, tie) in 18.0 minutes.
Rich
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July 26, 2008
U.S. Clinches Gold Medal
UConn recruit Skylar Diggins had 13 points, six rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes today to lead the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team to a 96-51 rout of Brazil in its fourth game at the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Women in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The U.S. (4-0) clinched the gold medal with the win. It is the lone unbeaten team in the six-team field.
UConn recruit Kelsey Bone had eight points and six rebounds in 14 minutes. UConn-bound recruit Kelly Faris had five points, three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes.
``We’re not satisfied yet,’’ Faris said. ``Winning the gold medal was our ultimate goal, but we still have one more game. We want to make a statement and show everyone that we are here to finish what we started. It’s not as fun or satisfying to end with an ok performance. We want to go out with a bang.’’
The U.S. will wrap up the tournament Sunday against Argentina at 6 p.m.
Rich
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Faris Impressive In Win
UConn-bound recruit Kelly Faris had six points, six rebounds, a game-high six assists and three steals in 21 minutes Friday to lead the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team to a 116-36 rout of Puerto Rico in its third game at the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Women in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The U.S. (3-0) is the only unbeaten team in the six-team field.
UConn recruit Skylar Diggins finished with 12 points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals in 19 minutes, while fellow recruit Kelsey Bone had eight points and three rebounds in nine minutes.
The U.S. will play Brazil (2-1) today at 4 p.m.
Rich
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July 24, 2008
Bone Leads U.S.
UConn recruit Kelsey Bone had 13 points and nine rebounds in 20 minutes Thursday to lead the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team to a 72-56 victory over Canada in its second game of the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Women in Buenos Aires, Argentina. By winning its first two games the U.S. is assured of finishing among the Top 4 teams in the tournament and will earn a berth to the 2009 FIBA U-19 World Championship.
UConn-bound recruit Kelly Faris had two rebounds and one steal in 10 scoreless minutes off the bench. Huskies’ recruit Skylar Diggins tallied seven points and two steals in 23 minutes.
The U.S. will play Puerto Rico (0-2) today.
Rich
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Faris Does Her Part In U-18 Opener
UConn-bound recruit Kelly Faris, a 5-foot-11 guard from Plainfield, Ind., showed off her all-around game Wednesday as the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team pounded Venezuela 112-49 in its opener in the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Women in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She finished with four points (2-of-4 FG), three rebounds, six assists and two steals in 21 minutes off the bench.
UConn recruit Kelsey Bone, a 6-5 center from Stafford, Texas, shared team-high scoring honors with 13 points and also added six rebounds and two blocks in 14 minutes. Skylar Diggins, a 5-8 guard from South Bend, Ind. who is also being targeted by the Huskies, added 11 points, six assists and three steals in 24 minutes.
The U.S. will play Canada (1-0) today.
Rich
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