Before the old folks go to Beijing, the young'uns (U-18) are playing in Argentina in the Americas Champship.

Corral, Diggins, Prahalis, Speed, Faris, Stricklen, Brewer, Kizer, Boothe, Ogwumike, Tinkle, and Bone whumped Venezuela big time, 112-49.

Said head coach Carol Owens:

A win is always good, and I thought we made an improvement from the first to the second half. We got a lot of the kinks out in the first half, and you can only do that through playing. We obviously had the height advantage, and if we don't take advantage of that shame on us. That was our goal going into the game, and it freed up our guards a little bit towards the end.

We made some improvements in terms of transition defense and knowing how to execute with the ball in transition in the second half. So, we're really pleased with the win, but not satisfied of course. We still have a ways to go, and we need to continue to work on our defense and our rebounding, which are things that need to continue to define this team.

Canada is next.