The U.S. routed Germany, 100-46, in a FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup group phase game Sunday in Madrid.
The team (2-0) never trailed, leading 24-11 after one quarter, 45-29 at halftime and 68-35 after three quarters.
Forward Joyce Edwards, a senior at Camden High School in Camden, S.C., led five Americans in double figures with a game-high 21 points in 21:55 off the bench.
La Jolla Country Day School graduate Breya Cunningham scored two points for the U.S. U19 team and pulled down seven rebounds. She made one of five shots in 16 minutes, 25 seconds off the bench in a game in which no American played more than 24 minutes.
Players in the tournament must be born on or after Jan. 1, 2004.
The U.S. stands in first in the FIBA girls rankings based on recent performances in international tournaments. Germany ranks 13th.
Cunningham was a late addition to the team, replacing LSU freshman Aaliyah Del Rosario.
The 6-foot, 4-inch forward was a McDonald’s All-American as she led the La Jolla Country Day to the 2023 CIF San Diego Section Open Division girls’ basketball championship.
Cunningham was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. teams in the 2021 FIBA Women’s U16 Americas Championship and 2022 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup.
The U.S. will conclude Group B play on Tuesday against Chinese Taipei in a game set to begin at 9:15 a.m. PST. It will stream at YouTube.com/FIBA.
Chinese Taipei (0-2) lost to Germany, 67-59, Saturday, and Mali, 83- 68, Sunday. The U.S. defeated Mali, 85-66, Saturday.
Chinese Taipei is ranked 28th.
– City News Service
