On this Friday of Emma Meesseman week, we will recap Thursday’s game between Belgium and Puerto Rico, where the Cats dominated from start to finish in a 98-65 win. To check out the rest of our pieces this week, click on the link to our stream below the article.
It isn’t often when the United States hosts a FIBA basketball game between two national teams for something besides a friendly tournament, largely because the USA is consistently ranked No. 1 in women’s basketball. And it’s even less often when Washington, D.C. gets to host something like this, especially when the games count for something, especially for a WNBA star player like Meesseman, who played for the Mystics from 2013-20.