The USA Women won four of their last five games to end the 2015 China Tour by defeating host China 67-53. With the win they became the undefeated champions of the second city of the tour. Points in the paint reigned supreme as Cierra Warren put up a trip high 26 points on a China […]
Great Defense Leads USA Over Canada
A rolling team USA knocked Team Canada out of the ranks of the unbeaten on Saturday. A hot start by Cierra Warren (San Diego St.) helped the USA get out to an early lead & hold on for a 63-48 victory. Warren was key in the game plan to pull Canada’s 6’6 center away from the […]
USA Women Click On All Cylinders, Beat Czech Republic
It was only a matter of time before the USA would hit all cylinders. A deep & talented roster put on a show for the new crowd in the first game of the second city of the 2015 China Tour by beating the Czech Republic 82-55. A complete game on offense & defense allowed the […]
Canada Improves to 3-0, Beats USA in Defensive Battle
The final night of the first city of the China tour for the Americans was a tightly contested defensive battle resulting in a 61-48 loss to Team Canada. The positives the USA will take with them to the second city of the tour from the Canada game include identifying a team defensive identity & the […]
USA Women Bounce Back, Beat Czech’s
Night two of the USA NetScouts Basketball All-Stars 2015 China tour versus the Czech Republic was a night for the Americans to grab the elusive momentum that escaped them the night before. They were able to come out to a fast start and maintain the lead for the wire to wire 64-53 victory. The American […]
USA Women Drop Opener to China
For the fans the opening game of the 2015 China tour was thrilling contest with many lead changes. Neither team pulled ahead by more than 5 for the entire game. While fun for the fans, it was frustrating for the USA team who couldn’t hold onto to momentum for long enough to pull away due […]
“All-Four Nations” NetScouts Basketball China Tour All-Tournament Teams
“All-Four Nations” Tournament Final Standings USA 7-2 AUSTRALIA 5-4 CHINA 5-4 BRAZIL 1-8 ALL-TOURNAMENT DONG XIANG EVENT MVP: Kate Thompson, 6’4 G/F, USA – Her shooting opened things up for the USA offense, had 14 points against Australia and again vs. China in the finale. Casey Samuels, 6’0 G, Australia – Outstanding shooter who led […]
NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars Win “Four Nations” Title With Victory Over China
The NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars have won both the Dong Xiang leg and the overall “Four Nations” tournament championship with an overall record of 7-2. The USA defeated China 66-61 in a great game in front of a sellout crowd of 6,500 partisan Chinese fans in Dong Xiang Arena. The Americans led early and held […]
USA Shoots past Aussies on NetScouts Basketball Women’s China Tour
We will have a separate article tomorrow on our “Useful Community Activity” which was a visit to a High School (yes, on Sunday). It was a lot of fun and we have some great pictures. Australia beat China last night 58-51. The Aussies jumped out to a 21-9 1st quarter lead and then held on […]