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LIMA, Peru – Michaela Onyenwere and the U.S. Pan American Games Women's Basketball Team will begin action at the 2019 Pan American Games when the team faces Argentina on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. PT on ESPN3.
"We need to win a gold medal," said Onyenwere, who recently helped USA knock off Canada, 68-60, in an unofficial scrimmage. "I think that we've been stressing that, and we've kind of been pounding in our heads that we're working hard for a common goal. We are going to Peru to win a gold medal."
USA's matchup with Argentina will be the first of three games this week that complete the preliminary round. USA will continue play on Wednesday, Aug. 7 against U.S. Virgin Islands at 4 p.m. and then wrap up the prelims against Colombia on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 11:30 a.m.
Following the preliminary round, the top two teams from each pool will meet in the semifinals on Friday, Aug. 9, while the No. 5 and No. 6 teams will play for fifth and seventh places, respectively.
The bronze (4 p.m.) and gold medal games (7 p.m.) will be played on Saturday, Aug. 10.
To view the complete schedule, click here.
Five of the USA's team members – Bella Alarie (Princeton/Bethesda, Md.), Chennedy Carter (Texas A&M/Mansfield, Texas), Tyasha Harris (South Carolina/Noblesville, Ind.), Taylor Mikesell (Maryland/Massillon, Ohio) and Beatrice Mompremier (Miami/Miami, Fla.) – previously have competed for USA Basketball in international competition.
Seven athletes, including Onyenwere, Brittany Brewer (Texas Tech/Abilene, Texas), Kathleen Doyle (Iowa/Lagrange Park, Ill.), Mikayla Pivec (Oregon State/Lynnwood, Wash.), Lindsey Pulliam (Northwestern/Silver Spring, Md.), Kiana Williams (Stanford/San Antonio, Texas) and Peyton Williams (Kansas State/Topeka, Kan.), will be playing in their first FIBA-sanctioned event.
The USA head coach is Suzy Merchant (Michigan State), with USA assistant coaches Felisha Legette-Jack (Buffalo) and Vic Schaefer (Mississippi State).
LIMA, Peru – Michaela Onyenwere and the U.S. Pan American Games Women's Basketball Team will begin action at the 2019 Pan American Games when the team faces Argentina on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. PT on ESPN3.
"We need to win a gold medal," said Onyenwere, who recently helped USA knock off Canada, 68-60, in an unofficial scrimmage. "I think that we've been stressing that, and we've kind of been pounding in our heads that we're working hard for a common goal. We are going to Peru to win a gold medal."
USA's matchup with Argentina will be the first of three games this week that complete the preliminary round. USA will continue play on Wednesday, Aug. 7 against U.S. Virgin Islands at 4 p.m. and then wrap up the prelims against Colombia on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 11:30 a.m.
Following the preliminary round, the top two teams from each pool will meet in the semifinals on Friday, Aug. 9, while the No. 5 and No. 6 teams will play for fifth and seventh places, respectively.
The bronze (4 p.m.) and gold medal games (7 p.m.) will be played on Saturday, Aug. 10.
To view the complete schedule, click here.
Five of the USA's team members – Bella Alarie (Princeton/Bethesda, Md.), Chennedy Carter (Texas A&M/Mansfield, Texas), Tyasha Harris (South Carolina/Noblesville, Ind.), Taylor Mikesell (Maryland/Massillon, Ohio) and Beatrice Mompremier (Miami/Miami, Fla.) – previously have competed for USA Basketball in international competition.
Seven athletes, including Onyenwere, Brittany Brewer (Texas Tech/Abilene, Texas), Kathleen Doyle (Iowa/Lagrange Park, Ill.), Mikayla Pivec (Oregon State/Lynnwood, Wash.), Lindsey Pulliam (Northwestern/Silver Spring, Md.), Kiana Williams (Stanford/San Antonio, Texas) and Peyton Williams (Kansas State/Topeka, Kan.), will be playing in their first FIBA-sanctioned event.
The USA head coach is Suzy Merchant (Michigan State), with USA assistant coaches Felisha Legette-Jack (Buffalo) and Vic Schaefer (Mississippi State).