By Geoff
Team USA competes for the gold medal against a tough Brazilian team, which is led by former South Carolina and Chicago Sky center Kamilla Cardoso and Indiana Fever center Damiris Dantas.Kara Lawson and her squad rolled past their opponents in Santiago, sweeping the group phase and dominating Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals. They went into a tough fight with Canada in the semifinals before a 14-5 fourth-quarter spurt handed the Americans a final spot.On the other hand, the Brazilians breezed past the opposition in the group phase and outplayed Mexico and Argentina in the knockout phase to make the gold-medal game on Sunday at the Centro de Deportes Collectivos in Santiago, Chile.USA vs Brazil box scoresQuarterscoresteamQ1Q2Q3Q4TOTALBrazil2225USA2520Brazil5Ayla McDowell00:0000/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)00000000008Bella Nascimento16:16133/4(75%)1/2(50%)2/2(100%)5/5(100%)00020100-61310Kamilla Cardoso05:5183/3(100%)3/3(100%)0/0(0%)2/3(66.67%)0221320111911Emanuely De Oliveira05:3800/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)011000008112Damiris Dantas20:00207/8(87.5%)7/8(87.5%)0/0(0%)6/7(85.71%)0552111022517Caca Martins08:5700/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)0002112012318Aline Moura13:5910/3(0%)0/2(0%)0/1(0%)1/2(50%)11232110-9221Manu Alves00:1000/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)000000000022Vitoria Marcelino14:2252/3(66.67%)1/1(100%)1/2(50%)0/0(0%)02211001-6824Alina Goncalo11:0300/3(0%)0/1(0%)0/2(0%)0/0(0%)00011311-10-326Thayna Silva00:0000/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)000000000030Catarina Ferreira03:4400/1(0%)0/1(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)0110100080Team/Coaches0110059TOTAL1004715/25(60%)12/18(66.67%)3/7(42.86%)14/17(82.35%)11314121095359USA#PlayersMINPTSFG2PT FG3PT FGFTOREBDREBREBASTPFTOSTLBLK+/-EFF4Flau’jae Johnson00:0000/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)00000000005Olivia Miles11:0240/1(0%)0/1(0%)0/0(0%)4/4(100%)02261200196Hannah Hidalgo08:2541/8(12.5%)1/5(20%)0/3(0%)2/2(100%)02212120-117Mikayla Blakes14:22187/13(53.85%)6/9(66.67%)1/4(25%)3/4(75%)213010206168Madison Booker14:2252/5(40%)1/3(33.33%)1/2(50%)0/0(0%)31400100659Gianna Kneepkens05:3800/1(0%)0/1(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)00001100-8-210Hannah Stuelke08:5421/1(100%)1/1(100%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)01111000-6411Kennedy Smith06:1100/2(0%)0/2(0%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)00001000-10-212Joyce Edwards09:3020/1(0%)0/1(0%)0/0(0%)2/2(100%)31402000-2513Raegan Beers03:4541/2(50%)1/2(50%)0/0(0%)2/2(100%)101020101514Grace Van Slooten12:2021/3(33.33%)1/3(33.33%)0/0(0%)0/0(0%)033110117615Audi Crooks05:3141/1(100%)1/1(100%)0/0(0%)2/2(100%)10100000-45Team/Coaches1010053TOTAL1004514/38(36.84%)12/29(41.38%)2/9(22.22%)15/16(93.75%)11112291256153