Pan Am Team is Golden
Congratulations to head coach Dawn Staley; her coaching staff; and the players for winning the gold medal Tuesday night in the 2007 Pan Am Games with a 79 to 66 victory over Brazil -- in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and in front of 13,000 screaming Brazilian fans clad in Brazil's national colors of yellow and green.
Rutgers' guard Matee Ajavon scored a game-high 27 points to help the USA Women's Pan American Games Team erase a four point third quarter deficit and outscore 30 to 13 in the fourth period.
The 2007 squad did what three USA teams that came before it were unable to do - win the gold. Since claiming gold in 1987, the USA had earned silver once (2003) and bronze twice (1991 and 1999) (note-the women’s basketball competition was canceled for 1995 Pan American Games).
Rutgers' guard Matee Ajavon scored a game-high 27 points to help the USA Women's Pan American Games Team erase a four point third quarter deficit and outscore 30 to 13 in the fourth period.
The 2007 squad did what three USA teams that came before it were unable to do - win the gold. Since claiming gold in 1987, the USA had earned silver once (2003) and bronze twice (1991 and 1999) (note-the women’s basketball competition was canceled for 1995 Pan American Games).
posted by Kris G @ 6:59 AM
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