Isaac
Years ago
Opals beat USA in friendly
No LJ.
The Jayco Australian Opals have overpowered the United States, 87-72, in a 'friendly' scrimmage in Connecticut, USA overnight.
The Jayco Opals were without star Lauren Jackson who is still recovering from a concussion suffered in a WNBA game on July 3.
Despite the absence of Jackson, the Australians were able to pull off the victory, a result they have not been able to achieve against the USA in official tournaments in recent years.
With both teams ensconced in training camps this week, and the USA playing against a WNBA All-Star team the previous night, both coaches ran out their full squads, 15 players per team, in the encounter.
1: USA 23 AUS 22Boxscore
H: USA 43 AUS 41 (20-19)
3: AUS 63 USA 59 (22-16)
F: AUS 87 USA 72 (24-13)
AUSTRALIA 87 (J O'Hea 20, B Snell 13, A Bishop 11) def
USA 72 (D Taurasi 11, C Dupree 10, M Moore 8)
At Uncasville, Connecticut
