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CANCUN, Mexico -- UCLA coach Cori Close was more delighted with Monique Billings performance at the foul line than the career high in points she had. Dani Alves Paris Saint-Germain Jersey .Billings scored 27 points, going 9 for 9 on free throws, to lead the ninth-ranked Bruins to a 78-65 win over Iowa on Thursday night at the Cancun Challenge.Im so excited for Billings, Close said. Im in the business to watch young women grow, and she shot under 50 percent as a freshman and got better as a sophomore. Even a few weeks ago, she had a tough night from the free throw line. Im thrilled for her career high, but most proud of her growth from the free throw line.Billings also made nine of her 12 shots from the field for UCLA (4-1). But the star junior forward was particularly pleased with her perfect night at the foul line.I practiced it this week. Struggled last week, Billings said. I tried to get better at it and happy I finished.UCLA led by four at halftime and Iowa (4-2) cut the margin to two early in the third quarter, but was unable to get any closer.Compliments to Iowa. I think they are such a fundamentally sound basketball team, Close said. They know who they are. They play hard. They are really focused to get what they want.Jordin Canada and Kennedy Burke each added 13 points for UCLA.Ally Disterhoft scored 16 points and Megan Gustafson added 15 to lead the Hawkeyes.They went mostly zone against us. Surprised how much that really hurt us, Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. We werent able to get the ball inside. Megan was doing a great job inside.After a back-and-forth first half, UCLA led 42-38 at the break. Trailing 35-30, the Bruins went on a 12-3 run to close the opening 20 minutes.We competed with them. Knock down some shots and take care of the ball better and theres always that what if? Bluder added.BIG PICTUREUCLA: After falling one assist short of a second consecutive triple-double on Sunday, Canada had two rebounds and six assists in this one. ... For the first time since 1999-2000 and the third time in program history, UCLA was picked to win the Pac-12.Iowa: The Hawkeyes fell to 7-2 all-time in Cancun. ... Coming into the game, the Hawkeyes led the nation in rebounds with 239 in five games. ... Disterhoft has reached double figures in 84 of her 90 career starts.STELLAR SOPHOMOREIowa sophomore Hannah Stewart tied a career high with 10 points and added six rebounds. Her effort impressed Bluder.Hannah did a really good job for us, the coach said. We need to have more people put the ball in the hole from the outside for us.UP NEXTUCLA plays Toledo in its final game in Cancun.Iowa faces James Madison on Friday in its tournament finale. Kevin Rimane Paris Saint-Germain Jersey . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. Paris Saint-Germain Jerseys . LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. http:///...aint-Germain-Jersey/ . The Croatian served 21 aces and hit 42 winners against Sijsling, who double-faulted to give Cilic a 4-3 lead in the deciding set. "All the players, they know me and they were really happy to see me and they were really happy that this is over for me," Cilic said. Alex Morgan and Christen Press missed penalties in a shootout and the United States womens soccer team crashed out of the Olympics without a medal after losing to Sweden in the quarterfinals on Friday.Morgans 77th-minute goal had canceled out Stina Blackstenius opener for Sweden before the game went to penalties at 1-1, where Sweden won 4-3 and eliminated the three-time defending gold medalists.After the U.S. failed to medal for the first time since womens soccer became an Olympic sport in 1996, goalkeeper Hope Solo criticized Swedens defensive style of play.I thought that we played a courageous game, Solo said. I thought that we had many opportunities on goal. I think we showed a lot of heart. We came back from a goal down, Im very proud of this team.I also think we played a bunch of cowards. But, you know, the best team did not win today; I strongly, firmly believe that. I think you saw Americas heart. You saw us give everything that we had today. Unfortunately the better team didnt win.Told about Solos comments, Sweden coach Pia Sundhage said: Its OK to be a coward if you win.The U.S. threatened three minutes into the game when Morgans header was cleared off the line, and?Morgan Brians follow-up attempt was tipped over the bar by Sweden keeper?Hedvig Lindahl.Morgan started another U.S. charge in the 27th minute when she carried the ball wide of the goal then cut back for Carli Lloyd, whose first-time shot was saved.The Americans best chance in the first half came just before the break when Mallory Pugh played through Lloyd, but?Lindahl came off her line to make a good save.Lloyd came close again as the second half began, but her free kick sailed over the bar.Sweden, led by former U.S. Sundhage, took the lead in the 61st minute when?Lisa Dahlkvist split the U.S. center-backs with a long through ball from within her own half. Substitute Blackstenius ran onto the ball, took one touch and sent a low shot past Solo inside the far post.The U.S. pushed for an equalizer and came close 10 minutes later when substitute?Crystal Dunn squared the ball to a sliding Morgan, who could not keep a shot on target, and Lloyds follow-up went wide.With Sweden packing defenders into the box, Pughs shot went high, before Brians header drifted wide of the post.But the U.S. were back level in the 77th minute when Dunn flicked on a long pass with a header that caromed off the face of Swedens?Jessica Samuelsson and fell to Morgan, who slotted home with her first touch from 10 yards.Lloyd nearly found a winner moments later, but her shot from just inside the box was sent wide with the slightest of deflections from a defender.With the game still level at the end of 90 minutes, the game went to extra time, where in the 101st minute Morgan tried to round the keeper, but again?Lindahl was there to save a shot from a tight angle.Lloyd thought she had scored a winner in the closing stages, but her goal was ruled out for a foul before her header.And moments later the U.S. was lucky not be behind as Lotta Schelins goal for Sweden was controversially ruled offside after the U.S. defenders failed to clear a cross.The U.S. controlled the large majority of possession for the rest of the extra 30 minutes but could not find a winner, and the game went to penalties for the first time in Olympic history.Morgan opened the shootout but saw her penalty saved by a diving?Lindahl, and Sweden was ahead until Solo tipped?Linda Sembrants attempt over the bar in the third round. Alec Georgen Paris Saint-Germain Jersey. But Press fired her shot in the fifth and final round over the bar, and Dahlkvist fired past Solo as Sweden, ranked sixth in the world,?advanced to the semifinals for the first time in its history.Brazil 0 (7), Australia 0 (6)The Brazilian womens team maintained a perfect record at the 2016 Rio games, beating Australia 7-6 on penalties after the match finished 0-0 after 120 minutes to advance to the semifinals of the competition.With the shootout level at 4-4, Australia goalkeeper Lydia Williams saved Martas penalty to open the door for her team, but Barbara saved the potential match-winner from?Katrina-Lee Gorry and the shootout continued until?Alanna Kennedys penalty was parried away to give Brazil the 7-6 win.Both teams were on the attack from the start, but it was the Brazilians that would have the first real chance of the match. Bia Zaneratto found herself on the end of a set-piece cross from Tamires, but her headed effort from outside the box just missed to the left.Minutes later, Debinha had a great chance on the counter-attack, but her right footed shot from outside the box was saved by Williams.Australia were pressing high and creating turnovers and chances against the Brazil defense. The best of the first half came in the 28th minute when Samantha Kerr headed a pass to Kennedy only to have her right-footed shot saved by Barbara.Just before half-time, Debinha picked up a lovely through ball in the penalty area, cut to her right and shot toward goal only to see her right-footed effort sail over the crossbar.Brazil opened the second half on the front foot and had an early chance in the 52nd minute. A long counter-attack started with a pass over the top of the Australian defense that landed on the foot of?Andressa Alves, but Williams broke up her cross to Deborah in front of the goalmouth.The back-and-forth match continued into extra time after the score was still tied 0-0 after 90 minutes plus injury time.Alves had the best chance in extra time with a free kick from just outside the penalty area, but her curling effort went over the Australia goal.Martas 118th minute chance on the counter from close range was blocked away by Williams and the game went to penalties after 120 minutes of scoreless play where the hosts prevailed.Brazil will play Sweden in the semifinal.Canada 1, France 0The United States North American neighbors Canada advanced to the semifinals with a 1-0 defeat of France in Sao Paulo.Sophie Schmidt got on the end of a Janine Beckie cross and powerfully placed the ball into the roof of the French net in the 56th minute for the games only goal.Canadas win sets up a rematch with Group F opponents Germany in the last four. Canada won the first match 2-1.Germany 1, China 0Melanie Behringer scored to help Germany reach the semifinals with a tight win over China.Chinas Wang Shanshan came on as a half-time substitute but was sent off for a second yellow card 12 minutes later, before Behringer hit a bouncing ball into the back of the net from 25 yards for the only goal in the 76th minute.China had a chance to level the score when Leonie Maier brought down Wang Shuang in the 83rd minute, but the striker hit the resulting penalty off the post. ' ' '
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