Tag Archive | Kelsey Plum

USA Advances to the Women’s World Cup Semifinals With Win Against Serbia

Behind Alyssa Thomas‘ double-double (13 points, 14 rebounds), the USA prevailed over Serbia in the quarterfinals at the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Sydney. The game saw the USA trail for the first time (11-7) at the competition but a 20-0 run paved the way for a berth into the semifinals. The victory improves the […]

USA Completes Group Phase Unbeaten at Women’s World Cup

The USA Women’s National Team wrapped up the Group Phase at the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup with a 121-59 victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The U.S. claimed the top spot in Group A with a 5-0 record. The USA scored 100-plus points in three of the five pool play games (106-42 vs. Puerto Rico; […]

USA Holds Off China In Battle of Unbeatens at the Women’s World Cup

The USA (3-0) remains atop Group A at the 2022 FIBA World Cup after a triumphant 77-63 victory over previously undefeated China (2-1) in Sydney. The win makes the U.S. the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals. The Americans held a double-digit lead for most of the game but China was competitive throughout. The […]

Las Vegas Aces Jackie Young named 2022 Most Improved Player

Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young has been named the 2022 Kia WNBA Most Improved Player, the WNBA announced recently. Young is the first player in Aces franchise history to win the award. Young received 32 of 56 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.  New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu finished in […]

U.S. Olympic 3×3 Team Earns Bye Into Semfiinals

After fighting its way to a 17-13 win over Italy (2-4) earlier in the day, a game-winning 2-point shot from Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces/Washington/Poway, Calif.) gave the U.S. Olympic 3×3 Women’s Basketball Team (6-0) a thrilling 21-19 victory over China (4-2) on Monday night at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. With one game left to […]

U.S. Olympic 3×3 Women’s Team Goes 2-0 in Debut of New Olympic Sport

The U.S. Olympic 3×3 Women’s Basketball Team (2-0) topped the world No. 1 ranked women’s federation, France (1-1), 17-10 and followed that up with a 21-9 rout of Mongolia (0-2) on the inaugural day of 3×3 basketball in Olympic history at Aomi Urban Sports Park on Saturday in Tokyo. The USA next will play Romania […]

New York Liberty trumped by Aces for Second Time, 103-76.

The New York Liberty (6-6) closed out their regular season series against the Las Vegas Aces (10-3), falling 103-76. New York finished on 31.3% (26-83) shooting from the field, 26.3% (10-38) from beyond the arc and 73.7% (14-19) at the free throw line. 1495 Sports is proud to bring the following Post Game Video Press Conference, […]