NINETEENTH WORLD CUP -- 2022
Sydney, Australia • September 22-October 1, 2022
The 2022 USA Women's World Cup Team carried an unblemished 8-0 record en route to the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup gold medal. The title also means that the U.S. is qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
The Americans set several impressive milestones in Sydney, notably winning their fourth straight Women's World Cup gold medal by a record 22-points over China in the Sydney Superdome. Overall, the USA has earned 11 gold medals over the 19 editions of the event.
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2022 WORLD CUP FINAL STANDINGS
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The U.S. opened Group play with an 87-72 victory over Belgium. The Americans raced to a 12-0 lead and never looked back. Breanna Stewart scored a game-high 22 points in the game.
Against Puerto Rico, the U.S. had six players score in double figures led by Shakira Austin's 19 points. The 106-42 final score would be the first of three games where the Americans would score over 100 points.
In a preview of the gold medal game, the USA handled a physical China team 77-63. This was the first game at the World Cup for the trio of Las Vegas Aces, who joined the team after capturing the WNBA title a few days earlier. A'ja Wilson (20), Chelsea Gray (12) and Kelsey Plum (8) accounted for 40 of the USA's 77 points.
The Americans scored over the century mark in their next two games to close the Group Phase. The USA set their record for the largest margin (76) of victory against Korea in a 145-69 victory (previous was 75 points, 119-44, vs. Angola on 9/30/14). Plum's 20 points led the USA over Bosnia & Herzegovina, 121-59.
In the quarterfinals against Serbia, the U.S. has a standout performance from Alyssa Thomas. The forward's 13 points and 14 rebound double-double kickstarted a USA 20-0 run in the second quarter, which provide enough separation for the 88-55 victory.
A wire-to-wire 83-43 victory over Canada in the semifinals set the stage for a rematch against China. Defense was the story of the game as the USA held Canada scoreless for the first six minutes of the contest. The U.S. became the first team in Women's World Cup history to hold an opponent under 50 points in a semifinal game.
The gold medal game was the American's 30th straight victory in a Women's World Cup event. The U.S. would lead 43-33 at halftime and maintain the double-digit lead for the remainder of the game. Gray was named the Player of the Game after having 10 points, eight assists and three steals.
After the game, Wilson was named the Women's World Cup MVP. Additionally, Wilson and Stewart were named to the competition's All-Star Five along with Han Xu (China), Steph Talbot (Australia) and Bridget Carleton (Canada).
Stewart becomes the eighth American to win three gold medals at a Women's World Cup (2022, 2018, 2014).
Australia topped Canada 95-65 for the bronze medal.
2022 USA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP TEAM ROSTER
| NAME | POS | HGT | WGT | AGE | AFFILIATION/SCHOOL | HOMETOWN |
| Ariel Atkins | G | 5-8 | 167 | 26 | Washington Mystics/Texas | Duncanville, TX |
| Shakira Austin | C/F | 6-5 | 190 | 22 | Washington Mystics/Mississippi | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| Kahleah Copper | F/G | 6-1 | 155 | 28 | Chicago Sky/Rutgers | Philadelphia, PA |
| Chelsea Gray | G | 5-11 | 170 | 29 | Las Vegas Aces/Duke | Manteca, CA |
| Sabrina Ionescu | G | 5-11 | 165 | 24 | New York Liberty/Oregon | Walnut Creek, CA |
| Brionna Jones | F | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Connecticut Sun/Maryland | Havre de Grace, MD |
| Betnijah Laney | G/F | 6-0 | 166 | 28 | New York Liberty/Rutgers | Clayton, DE |
| Jewell Loyd | G | 5-10 | 150 | 28 | Seattle Storm/Notre Dame | Lincolnwood, IL |
| Kelsey Plum | G | 5-8 | 145 | 28 | Las Vegas Aces/Washington | Poway, CA |
| Breanna Stewart | F/C | 6-4 | 170 | 28 | Seattle Storm/Connecticut | North Syracuse, NY |
| Alyssa Thomas | F | 6-2 | 190 | 30 | Connecticut Sun/Maryland | Harrisburg, PA |
| A’ja Wilson | F | 6-5 | 197 | 26 | Las Vegas Aces/South Carolina | Hopkins, SC |
| HEAD COACH: Cheryl Reeve, Minnesota Lynx | ||||||
| ASSISTANT COACH: Mike Thibault, Washington Mystics | ||||||
| ASSISTANT COACH: Kara Lawson, Duke University | ||||||
| ASSISTANT COACH: Joni Taylor, Texas A&M University | ||||||
| TEAM PHYSICIAN: Nancy Cummings | ||||||
| ATHLETIC TRAINER: Courtney Watson, Los Angeles Sparks | ||||||
2022 USA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
| NAME | G/S |
MIN |
FGM-A |
PCT |
3PM-A | PCT | FTM-A | PCT | REB | PTS | AT | TO | BK | ST |
| Loyd | 7/0 | 163/23.3 | 20-56 | .357 | 11-29 | .379 | 8-9 | .889 | 11/1.6 | 59/8.4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Plum | 6/0 | 141/23.5 | 32-62 | .516 | 12-30 | .400 | 19-21 | .905 | 11/1.8 | 95/15.8 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Ionescu | 7/0 | 90/12.8 | 6-22 | .273 | 4-13 | .308 | 5-6 | .833 | 21/3.0 | 21/3.0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Atkins | 8/0 | 140/17.4 | 17-39 | .436 | 7-17 | .412 | 3-4 | .750 | 13/1.6 | 44/5.5 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| Gray | 6/0 | 117/19.5 | 22-38 | .579 | 8-17 | .471 | 3-3 | 1.000 | 14/2.3 | 55/9.2 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Wilson | 6/0 | 129/21.5 | 41-62 | .661 | 0-0 | .--- | 21-22 | .955 | 45/7.5 | 103/17.2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| Stewart | 8/8 | 180/22.4 | 26-57 | .456 | 13-30 | .433 | 11-14 | .786 | 53/6.6 | 102/12.8 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| Copper | 60 | 111/18.5 | 22-40 | .550 | 5-12 | .417 | 8-15 | .533 | 25/4.2 | 57/9.5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Thomas | 8/0 | 184/23.0 | 33-51 | .647 | 0-0 | .--- | 13-16 | .813 | 56/7.0 | 79/9.9 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 |
| Austin | 7/0 | 92/13.1 | 22-41 | .537 | 0-0 | .--- | 16-19 | .842 | 34/4.9 | 60/8.6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Laney | 8/0 | 122/15.2 | 14-34 | .412 | 5-10 | .500 | 9-13 | .692 | 20/2.5 | 42/5.3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Jones | 7/0 | 132/18.9 | 31-49 | .633 | 0-0 | .--- | 11-12 | .917 | 39/5.6 | 73/10.4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| USA | 8 | 1600 | 299-581 | .515 | 65-158 | .411 | 127-154 | .824 | 375/46.9 | 790/98.8 | 208 | 94 | 40 | 94 |
| OPP. | 8 | 1600 | 182-518 | .351 | 50-179 | .279 | 50-62 | .806 | 248/31.0 | 464/58.0 | 115 | 158 | 17 | 47 |
