Daily Ducks Olympic Digest: July 31
07/31/24 | General, Women's Basketball
A daily recap and preview of current and former UO athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Games.
The Day That Was …
One thing you can count on is an entertaining and thrilling game whenever Spain hits the court in these 2024 Paris Games. UO alum Maite Cazorla and Team Spain secured a spot in the quarterfinal round with a second straight one-point victory, a 63-62 win over Puerto Rico in Group A.
Cazorla, who started for the second straight game in her second Olympic Games, hauled in four rebounds with two assists and two points in helping her side remain unbeaten. Spain owned a 39-25 lead at halftime, only to see Puerto Rico rally and even the score, 44-44, after three quarters.
A pair of clutch free throws with one second remaining on the clock from Cazorla's teammate Laura Gil gave Spain a 63-62 victory. Cazorla's lone field goal came in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter, giving her team a 46-44 lead.
Also on the court Wednesday was current UO women's basketball player Elisa Mevius, who helped Germany to an upset over Team USA on the opening day of the women's 3x3 event. On Wednesday, Germany was handed a 21-19 defeat by Australia, who won on a buzzer-beating two-pointer by Alex Wilson.
Mevius finished with six points (second on team), going 5-of-8 from the field, along with four rebounds. She was 1-for-3 from deep while connecting on all four one-point shot attempts.
Additionally, former UO athlete Claire Michel competed in the women's triathlon and finished in 38th with a total time of 2:02:02 in the field of 55 athletes.
A Look Ahead …
It will be another full day of women's basketball Ducks competing on Thursday, first with Mevius and Germany with a 3x3 doubleheader against Canada (12:30 a.m. PT) and Azerbaijan (9:30 a.m. PT). The games will mark the third and fourth of seven pool-round contests, with the top six advancing to either the play-in games or semifinals.
Team USA and Sabrina Ionescu look to make it 57 straight Olympic victories when they take on Belgium in Group C action at 12 p.m. PT. Ionescu scored 11 points to go with five assists and three rebounds in the U.S.'s 102-76 victory over Japan on Monday to open the Games.
Nyara Sabally and Satou Sabally, who helped Germany to a win over Belgium in its first-ever Olympic Games on Monday, will look to improve to 2-0 against Japan at 2 a.m. PT in Group C. Germany and the U.S. will complete group play against each other on Sunday at 8:15 a.m. PT.
2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and Team USA begin the first round of the men's golf tournament at Le Golf National Thursday. Clark will tee off at approximately 12:44 a.m. PT and is paired with Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) and Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain).
One thing you can count on is an entertaining and thrilling game whenever Spain hits the court in these 2024 Paris Games. UO alum Maite Cazorla and Team Spain secured a spot in the quarterfinal round with a second straight one-point victory, a 63-62 win over Puerto Rico in Group A.
Cazorla, who started for the second straight game in her second Olympic Games, hauled in four rebounds with two assists and two points in helping her side remain unbeaten. Spain owned a 39-25 lead at halftime, only to see Puerto Rico rally and even the score, 44-44, after three quarters.
A pair of clutch free throws with one second remaining on the clock from Cazorla's teammate Laura Gil gave Spain a 63-62 victory. Cazorla's lone field goal came in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter, giving her team a 46-44 lead.
Also on the court Wednesday was current UO women's basketball player Elisa Mevius, who helped Germany to an upset over Team USA on the opening day of the women's 3x3 event. On Wednesday, Germany was handed a 21-19 defeat by Australia, who won on a buzzer-beating two-pointer by Alex Wilson.
Mevius finished with six points (second on team), going 5-of-8 from the field, along with four rebounds. She was 1-for-3 from deep while connecting on all four one-point shot attempts.
Additionally, former UO athlete Claire Michel competed in the women's triathlon and finished in 38th with a total time of 2:02:02 in the field of 55 athletes.
A Look Ahead …
It will be another full day of women's basketball Ducks competing on Thursday, first with Mevius and Germany with a 3x3 doubleheader against Canada (12:30 a.m. PT) and Azerbaijan (9:30 a.m. PT). The games will mark the third and fourth of seven pool-round contests, with the top six advancing to either the play-in games or semifinals.
Team USA and Sabrina Ionescu look to make it 57 straight Olympic victories when they take on Belgium in Group C action at 12 p.m. PT. Ionescu scored 11 points to go with five assists and three rebounds in the U.S.'s 102-76 victory over Japan on Monday to open the Games.
Nyara Sabally and Satou Sabally, who helped Germany to a win over Belgium in its first-ever Olympic Games on Monday, will look to improve to 2-0 against Japan at 2 a.m. PT in Group C. Germany and the U.S. will complete group play against each other on Sunday at 8:15 a.m. PT.
2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and Team USA begin the first round of the men's golf tournament at Le Golf National Thursday. Clark will tee off at approximately 12:44 a.m. PT and is paired with Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) and Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain).
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