Candice leads USA U21 team into world championship

GoStanford.com reports:

Candice Wiggins has looked impressive in guiding the 2007 USA Basketball Women's U21 World Championship team through exhibition competition.

In three contests against the France U21 National Team, Wiggins helped lead the USA squad to three double-digit victories. In addition to posting game-high scoring honors twice, Wiggins was the team leader in multiple categories: minutes played (25.0), field goals (12), free throws (11-12, 91.7-percent), steals (10) and scoring (12.3 ppg).

Here are accounts of those three games against France:

• USA Women's U21 World Championship Team Passes First Test With 82-59 Victory Over French U21 Squad
• USA U21 Women Overtake French In Fourth Quarter For 81-68 Win
• USA U21 Women Claim Sweep Of French U21 Women With Third Win, 71-57

Here is an entry from the team diary, with quotes from each of the players.

The team is in Moscow now. They spent yesterday afternoon riding the Moscow Metro, walking around Red Square and finishing up with dinner at TGI Friday's. Much fun was had by all, including several tourists -- some from the USA -- who stopped the team for pictures. Here is a photo gallery.

They play their first game of the championship series tomorrow against Australia, which also swept its exhibition tournament.