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US wins again in women's World Games

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) ? Oklahoma's Danielle Robinson scored five points and had four rebounds as the U.S. improved to 2-0 by beating Great Britain in the 2009 World University Games in Serbia.

Robinson added two assists and two steals as the U.S. rolled to a 93-59 win Thursday.

Jantel Lavender of Ohio State led the Americans with 17 points and eight rebounds.

The U.S. will play host Serbia on Friday as pool play continues.

US wins again in women's World Games - USATODAY.com

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USA Women Crush Czech Republic 115-78, Advance To Medal Semifinals As Undefeated No. 1 Seed Save Email Print
Jul 7, 2009

BELGRADE, Serbia (July 7, 2009) - Led by 20 points from Tina Charles (Connecticut / Jamaica, N.Y.), the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team (5-0) featured five players in double figures as it crushed Czech Republic (4-1) 115-78 on Tuesday afternoon in Belgrade, Serbia.

The USA advances to the medal semifinals as Group E's No. 1 seed, and will play No. 2 seeded Australia (4-1) at 5:30 p.m. local time (11:30 a.m. EDT) on Thursday, July 9. Also today, Russia (5-0) beat Australia (4-1) to secure Group F's No. 1 seed and will play Czech Republic at 8:00 p.m. on July 9th. The two semifinal winners will meet in the July 11th gold medal game at 3:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. EDT), while the semifinal losers will battle for the bronze medal at 12:30 p.m. on the 11th.

"This was much better; it was a big improvement over Poland," said USA and Arizona State University head coach Charli Turner Thorne. "Anytime you can outrebound a team by 30, you're going to be happy. I thought we controlled the boards and we controlled the game. They responded well after the Poland game. They really came back with a greater sense of urgency, better focus, better energy. I think that if we can carry this into the medal round, we're going to be in great shape."

In addition to Charles, who reached her game high 20 points in 18 minutes, Tiffany Hayes (Connecticut / Lakeland, Fla.) was 4-of-6 from 3-point to tally 16 points, Danielle McCray (Kansas / Olathe, Kan.) added 15 points and seven rebounds, Ashley Houts (Georgia / Trenton, Ga.) contributed 13 points and Jantel Lavender (Ohio State / Cleveland, Ohio) scored 10 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out a game-high four assists.

USA Women Crush Czech Republic 115-78, Advance To Medal Semifinals As Undefeated No. 1 Seed

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WBK: USA Women Advance To World University Games Gold Medal Game
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Release: 07/09/2009


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Jantel Lavender grabbed six rebounds to go with her five points.

BELGRADE, Serbia - Down 13-9 with 4:53 remaining in the first quarter, the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team (6-0) launched a 25-0 run that established an insurmountable U.S. lead and helped propel the USA past Australia (4-2) 81-66 on Thursday evening in Belgrade, Serbia.
The USA advances undefeated to the 2009 World University Games gold medal game, where it will meet the winner of also unbeaten Russia (6-0) and Czech Republic (4-2) at 3:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. EDT) on Saturday, July 11 at Belgrade Arena. The loser of the Russia versus Czech Republic game will face Australia in the bronze medal contest at 12:30 p.m. (6:30 a.m. EDT).

"I think we came out, got a little run and then we let up," said USA and Arizona State University head coach Charli Turner Thorne. "As a coach I don't understand that. We always want everybody to go out and work hard every possession. You have to credit Australia. They're a tough, physical team. They play hard every possession. Our team can learn from that. We take possessions off and every time we took a possession off in the second half, they capitalized."

The red, white and blue was led by Danielle McCray (Kansas / Olathe, Kan.) with 15 points and five rebounds; Tina Charles (Connecticut / Jamaica, N.Y.) tallied a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double; and Danielle Robinson (Oklahoma / San Jose, Calif.), who dished out a game-high four assists, and Alexis Gray-Lawson (California / Oakland, Calif.), who shot 4-of-5 from the field and grabbed five rebounds, each contributed 10 points.

WBK: USA Women Advance To World University Games Gold Medal Game - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

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WBK: Lavender's 14 Points Helps USA WUG Team to Gold Medal
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 07/11/2009



A monster 28-point, 18-rebound performance from Tina Charles (Connecticut / Jamaica, N.Y.) helped propel the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team (7-0) past a determined Russia (6-1) 83-64 and on to an undefeated gold medal at the 2009 World University Games on Saturday afternoon in Belgrade, Serbia.

"I'm really proud of this team," said USA and Arizona State University head coach Charli Turner Thorne. "They stayed tough, kept working hard. These are some of the best college players in the country, and they showed it tonight. That Russian team has been playing together for years. I coached against them two years ago (at the 2007 FIBA U21 World Championship). For these young ladies to come together in a couple of weeks, be so responsive to what we asked them to do as coaches, to give everything they have for their country, that was awesome."

Also today, Australia (5-2) defeated Czech Republic (4-3) 88-77 to take home the bronze medal.

The USA dominated the glass, outrebounding Russia 52-32 and scoring 22 second-chance points to Russia's four. Jantel Lavender (Ohio State / Cleveland, Ohio) added 14 points, and Kayla Pedersen (Stanford / Fountain Hills, Ariz.) contributed 11 points and nine rebounds.

WBK: Lavender's 14 Points Helps USA WUG Team to Gold Medal - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

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OSU women's basketball: Lavender returns with gold medal, new perspectives as player, American
Thursday, July 23, 2009
By Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Basketball as played beyond the borders of the United States provided Jantel Lavender with life lessons about patience, teamwork and coaching styles while giving her an overall appreciation for what she has at home and at Ohio State.

Lavender played a key role on the USA women's team that won the gold medal at the World University Games this month in Belgrade, Serbia. It was her third experience in international basketball for the U.S.

"It's a humbling experience," said Lavender, a two-time Big Ten player of the year and All-American center for the Buckeyes. "Everybody on the team is good, and you might not get as many minutes as you get (in college). I just wanted to come out and do whatever I could for my team."

Lavender started the first four games and came off the bench in the final three, which was a new experience. She scored 14 points in an 83-64 win over Russia in the gold-medal game and averaged 10.4 points and 7.1 rebounds.

She enjoyed being around the other American teams competing at the Games.

"We had so much more support than we usually do," she said. "It was great meeting with all the other teams. We were all in this one little village. You couldn't help but to get close with the other teams. It made for a better experience. We made friends with a lot of different teams."

The physical style of play tested her.

"Some of the fouls they were committing would have been technical fouls in the U.S.," Lavender said. "The game against Serbia was like a war. We got punched. Some of our teammates were getting slammed. It is a lot more physical."

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Women's basketball: Ohio State's Lavender named to AP All-America team
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Ohio State junior center Jantel Lavender added a second preseason honor to her resume yesterday by being voted to the Associated Press All-America team.

Last week, Big Ten media and coaches chose Lavender as the preseason conference player of the year.

"When you're an All-America as a sophomore, and seniors graduate, it's probably expected," OSU coach Jim Foster said. "But I think that really competitive kids that are results-oriented are more focused in what comes at the end of the year."

BuckeyeXtra - Women's basketball: Ohio State's Lavender named to AP All-America team

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OSU women's basketball: Lavender slows tempo of her game
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
By Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

On one hand, Ohio State center Jantel Lavender appears to be playing basketball for the third-ranked Buckeyes (2-0) through the first two games of the season the way that she always has.

She leads the team in scoring (23.5) and rebounding (13.5) and remains a formidable presence on the block and in transition. But a subtle change has occurred for Lavender.

While the Buckeyes have picked up the pace at which they play, the junior All-American is working on slowing down portions of her own game. She has three turnovers in two games and two of those were offensive fouls.

"Last year, I caught myself rushing a lot," said Lavender, who committed 119 turnovers as a sophomore. "This year, I'm taking my time more and trying to focus on where I'm throwing the ball. A lot of times on rebounds when I have to take dribbles, I do instead of trying to find the guard. That's making my turnovers go down."

OSU women's basketball: Lavender slows tempo of her game | BuckeyeXtra

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Junior center Jantel Lavender has scored in double-figures in all 69 career games, the longest streak in Division I among active players according to STATS, Inc.
Jantel Lavender's 39 career double-doubles is the most among active Big Ten players. Lavender had a Big Ten-best 24 in 2008-09 and two so far this year. The Buckeyes are 33-6 overall in her career when she records a double-double.
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