University of Oklahoma Athletics

Coale and Junior National Team Capture Bronze Medal

July 25, 2001 | Women's Basketball

By: Athletics Communications

July 23, 2001

S. Coale Audio

BRNO, Czech Republic - In her first assignment with USA Women's Basketball, University of Oklahoma Head Basketball Coach Sherri Coale helped coach the USA Junior World Championship Team to a bronze medal with a 77-72 victory over Australia late Sunday night at Areno Rono in Brno, Czech Republic. The USA's victory over Australia upped the Americans' overall record at the Junior Worlds to 24-10 (70.6 winning percentage).

The USA, the defending FIBA World Champions at the event held every four years, finished the Junior Worlds with a 6-1 mark, with its only loss a 92-88 setback to host Czech Republic in Saturday's (July 21) semifinals. Host Czech Republic (6-1) hit a layup with less than 10 seconds on the clock to win the gold medal with an 82-80 victory over Russia (5-2).

The bronze medal marks the USA's second medal in five competitions, as the U.S. earned the gold in 1997 and finished no better than fifth in the initial three FIBA Junior World Championships.

Diana Taurasi (University Connecticut) and Alana Beard (University of Duke) were named to the All-Junior World Championship Team, along with Russia's Olga Artechina and the Czech Republic's Jana Vesela and Eva Viteckova.

Final Standings: 1. Czech Republic (6-1) 2. Russia (5-2) 3. UNITED STATES (6-1) 4. Australia (5-2) 5. France (5-2) 6. Cuba (3-4) 7. Brazil (4-3) 8. Lithuania (2-5) 9. China (3-4) 10. Poland (2-5) 11. Japan (1-6) 12. Mali (0-7)

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