Team USA Captures a Gold, Coached by a Huskie

For the fourth straight year Carol Owens has coached the United States Under 19 National Team to a a Gold Medal. This time she closed out by defeating Spain 88-71 Sunday at the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women in Bangkok, Thailand.

Owens Team exacted revenge on the Spanish team for their fist round defeat when a late 21-1 run gave the Spanish Nationals a huge lead that the USA was unable to overcome. The Americans would not another team to finish close through the rest of the tournament winning by an average nearly 30 points over China, Canada, Russia, Spain, France, Japan and Mali.