{"id":1047579,"date":"2026-09-06T20:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1047579\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:50:12","slug":"jackie-young-leads-a-gritty-us-escape-in-a-tight-55-52-womens-world-cup-win-over-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1047579\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackie Young leads a gritty US escape in a tight 55-52 women’s World Cup win over Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

BERLIN<\/strong> \u2013 Jackie Young scored 10 points and the U.S. survived its toughest test in the women’s basketball World Cup in two decades with a 55-52 victory over Italy on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has won 32 straight World Cup games dating back to a loss to Russia in the 2006 semifinals. Only one team had come within single digits of the Americans before Sunday during this run, when Australia lost by eight in 2010.<\/p>\n

The Americans (2-0) had to work hard for this victory, putting up the lowest point total in a preliminary-round game since 1971, when they had 51 against France.<\/p>\n

The U.S. trailed 50-48 with 4:29 left before going on a 7-0 run. Breanna Stewart, who missed her first eight shots, scored her first basket of the game to put the Americans up 51-50. Young then hit a layup after the U.S. got an offensive foul against Italy on its next possession.<\/p>\n

The Americans then got another defensive stop and Chelsea Gray hit a jumper to make it a five-point game.<\/p>\n

Matilde Villa scored to get Italy back within three with less than a minute to go.<\/p>\n

The U.S. had a couple of chances to make it a two-possession lead but couldn’t convert. <\/p>\n

Italy (1-1) had one last chance to tie it, but Cecilia Zandalasini’s 3-pointer was off at the buzzer.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

\nSee AP\u2019s full WNBA coverage here<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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