The USA women’s 3×3 basketball team dropped its second game, this time to Azerbaijan, 20-17, on Wednesday. They fell 17-13 to Germany on Tuesday.
Dearica Hamby led the way for the U.S., finishing with 7 points and 5 rebounds, Cierra Burdick contributed 4 points and 4 rebounds, while Hailey Van Lith posted 5 points and 1 rebound. Tiffany Hayes, who plays for the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces and won the game on a wide-open layup, starred for Azerbaijan, putting up 11 points and 7 rebounds.
With their two losses, Team USA sits in eighth place in the 3×3 standings, with Canada, Spain and Australia in the top three spots.
Team USA has its work cut out for it with two games on Thursday, first against Australia at 7 a.m. ET and later against Spain at 3:30 p.m. ET. Pool play will conclude on Saturday, and the tournament will wrap up on Monday with the semifinals, bronze medal and gold medal games.
