"The starting lineup is going to change, the rotation is going to change. As a coach, I am still in fact-finding mode. Not in terms of who they are ... but trying to find some chemistry and see what combinations work together."
"Lawson highlighted her second unit -- Clark, Rhyne Howard, Plum, Kiki Iriafen and Monique Billings -- as the group she believed gave the team an offensive spark. She brought that group in midway through the first quarter."
Team USA's women's basketball team opened its FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament with a dominant 110-46 victory over Senegal in Puerto Rico. The game marked the debut of six senior national team members, notably including 2024 and 2025 WNBA No. 1 picks Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers, along with 2024 No. 7 pick Angel Reese. These newcomers joined returning veterans like Kelsey Plum, Chelsea Gray, and Jackie Young. Since the United States has already qualified for the World Cup in September in Germany, coach Kara Lawson is using the remaining four qualifying games in Puerto Rico to develop team chemistry and implement her coaching system. Lawson emphasized that both the starting lineup and rotation will continue to evolve as she explores different player combinations.
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