June 12, 2005

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The USA U19 women's basketball team captured the gold medal at the 2005 International Sports Invitational, held at San Diego State University, late Saturday with a 73-57 win over Russia.

The squad, coached by Duke's Gail Goestenkors, finished the tournament with a perfect 4-0 record. Australia beat out China, 83-61, for the bronze.

Virginia sophomore point guard Sharneé Zoll (Marlboro, N.J.) contributed three steals, two points, and two rebounds in 18 minutes of action.

Following the International Sports Invitational, the USA roster will be reduced to the official 12-woman roster for the USA Women's U19 World Championship team. The U.S. team will then train on June 28-July 2 in Colorado Springs, Colo., and on July 3-6 in Washington, D.C., before playing two exhibition games in Hungary. The FIBA U19 World Championship is slated for July 15-24 in Tunis, Tunisia.

Standings

USA            	4-0
Russia          2-2
Australia    	2-2
China           0-4

Wednesday, June 8:
Australia 83, China 70
USA 89, Russia 69

Thursday, June 9:
Russia 81, China 64
USA 82, Australia 74

Friday, June 10:
Russia  93, Australia 81
USA 88, China 50

Saturday, June 11:
Australia 83, China 61- Bronze Medal game
USA 73, Russia 57- Gold Medal game