Tough Day For Team USA, Deja Kelly In AmeriCup Loss To Brazil

Posted Jul 5, 2023
It was a challenging Tuesday at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup for a United States team that faced another team full of older professional players, this time Brazil. The Brazilians beat the No. 1-ranked Americans 67–54 in León, Mexico, to snap the USA’s 19-game win streak in the competition. For the first time in three games, UNC guard Deja Kelly didn’t start. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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