The USA Basketball women’s national team started off their journey in the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup on the right note with an 87-72 win over Belgium on Thursday morning in Sydney, Australia.
Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins got the start and scored 7 -points on 3-of-7 shooting while center Shakira Austin scored 4 points off the bench in 11 minutes. Breanna Stewart led Team USA with 22 points. The highlights can be seen below.
Belgium came into this tournament with a chance to be the second-best team in the standings on paper.