Defense was key for the U.S. women as they won a second straight Youth Olympic Games gold medal on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The U.S. Youth Olympic Games Women’s Basketball Team remained undefeated with an 18-14 quarterfinal win over Netherlands on Tuesday afternoon in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

U.S. Youth Olympic Games Women’s Basketball Team members Samantha Brunelle and Paige Bueckers took part in the Women’s Shoot-Out Contest, while Carson McCorkle competed in the Men's Dunk Contest on Monday afternoon at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Behind the strong inside presence of 6-foot-4 forward Aliyah Boston, the U.S. Youth Olympic Games Women’s Basketball Team earned a pair of victories and advanced to the YOG quarterfinals.

The USA split its final two games of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games preliminary round, and finished fourth in its pool. Despite being the only team to defeat host Argentina, the USA was eliminated from advancing to the medal round.