The American team, contenders for the title, swept their pair from Serbia and accumulated a total of six victories so far.
The United States defeated Serbia 88-55 in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. women’s basketball played in Sydney, Australia, and will play in the semifinals of the championship in search of a decisive match giving them a chance to win a fourth consecutive title.
Serbia held the American rhythm in the first quarter of the gamebut it could not be followed until the breakthat the 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists of Yvonne Anderson.
And it was that by Alyssa Thomaswho achieved a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds and also distributed 7 assists, The USA was not deterred. And despite not getting a figure similar to the disastrous 145 points he scored against South Korea, he was under twenty in the third period (25-23, 25-10, 16-7 and 22-15).
The opponent in the semifinal will be Canadato lose Puerto Rico 79-60. The match will be played on Friday, September 30 at 3:00 (ET).
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