MOSCOW, Russia - Sooner All-American
Courtney
Paris scored 14 points in back-to-back games and
helped lead the USA U21 Team to a pair of double-digit
weekend wins in the 2007 FIBA U21 World Championships
in Moscow, Russia.
Paris tallied 14 points and nine rebounds in a 96-40
trouncing of Brazil on Saturday.
On Sunday, the reigning
AP Player of the Year contributed 14 points, seven
rebounds (five offensive) and three assists in 93-70
win over Hungary.
Paris has scored 14 points in all
three World Championship games for the undefeated (3-0)
USA squad. She
is third on the team in scoring, behind Maryland's
Crystal Langhorne (18.7) and Stanford's Candice Wiggins
(17.0).
Brazil
Recap | Photos | Hungary
Recap | Photos | Cummulative
Stats
She is averaging 7.7 rebounds, which is second on the
team. The junior center is also shooting 59.4
percent from the floor and has made all four of her
free throw attempts.
The
USA U21 Team is the only undefeated squad remaining
Pool A play. In the other pool, Russia and France are
both 3-0.
Following
a day off, the USA resumes preliminary round play on
July 3 against Spain at 1:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. CDT) and
on July 4 the squad will celebrate the country's birthday
with an 11:15 a.m. (2:15 a.m. CDT) tip against Japan.
Quarterfinals are slated for July 6, the semifinals
will be held on July 7 and the finals are scheduled
for July 8.