Photos: United States Defeats Senegal In First Game Of Group Play
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- A look at tip-off of Team USA’s opener against Senegal.
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- Sue Bird was quite the distributor on Sunday, dishing out a game-high eight assists for Team USA. Her passing was a key component in the United States’ incredible ball movement.
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- Diana Taurasi shot the lights out from downtown, breaking her own 3-point record with five on the afternoon.
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- Sylvia Fowles did damage inside for the US, scoring 15 points in under 15 minutes.
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- Minnesota’s Seimone Augustus gets the United States’ offense rolling with a slick one-hand dish. She had four of the team’s 36 assists in the contest.
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- Maya Moore elevates for the tough finish for two of her nine points against Senegal. Moore shot a game-high 80% from the field.
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- Breanna Stewart was nearly perfect in her Olympics debut, going 5-for-6 from the field and totaling 15 points in 14 minutes off the bench.
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- Brittney Griner, getting the starting nod at center, tied a game-high with seven rebounds to go along with her 14 points.
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- A mainstay in the National Team backcourt, Lindsay Whalen accelerates past her Senegalese defender for the score. Whalen had eight points in the victory.
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- Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, two of the three captains on this USA squad, share a moment of jubilation during the big win in the team’s first game in Rio.
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