Team USA Women’s survived a hard-fought match to earn the win against Belgium, 87-74, and go up 2-0 in pool play at the Paris 2024 Olympics in France. 

After playing near-dominant and perfect basketball for over 20 years resulting in seven straight gold medals, Team USA got into a near scare against Belgium. This was also the same Belgian team that the Americans barely beat in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, if not for a Breanna Stewart putback that gave Team USA the victory. 

According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, this was Team USA Women’s 57th straight Olympic win, which has assured them a quarterfinal spot next week.

Las Vegas superstar A’Ja Wilson once again led the Americans with 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals while partner-in-crime Breanna Stewart had 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists.

The Americans will close out the group phase in a showdown vs Germany and stake their claim of the top 2 seeds heading into the knockout rounds.