That performance qualified the USA team for the gold medal game, but it matched them up against undefeated USSR.

The team started out strongly, winning their first three games against West German, Mexico, and China, by more than 30 points each.

The opening game was against Costa Rica, and the USA almost outscored them by triple digits, falling just shy at 132–34.

After beating Poland, they played Czechoslovakia in a game that was close at the half, but the USA team went on to win 86–67.

The USA fell behind by sixteen and could not close the gap—the USSR team won 98–79 to claim the gold medal, leaving the US with the silver.

The game was close, but the USA won by a single point 86–85 to head to a rematch with Romania for the gold medal.

The USA team came back, out scoring their opponents 47–19 in the second half, and won the game, earning the gold medal as a result.

The team won their three preliminary games with ease, beating the People's Republic of Korea, Yugoslavia and Great Britain by more than 25 points each.

Their next game, against China, was much closer, but the USA team had balanced scoring, with five players in double figures for points, and won 83–78.

The USA team played Canada in the semifinal, and again had five players with double-digit scoring, winning 85–61 to advance to the gold medal game against the USSR.

The fourth game was against the USSR, a team often challenging the US for the top spot, but the USA won 106–80 this time.

[26] Sylvia Hatchell was the head coach, with assistants Jim Lewis, Kay James, and Clemette Haskins, of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in Fukuoka, Japan in August and September 1995.

In the semifinal against Russia, the team was behind for much of the first half and held only a two-point lead with under ten minutes to go, but then went on a 25–4 run to take control of the game.

The USA team won their opening two games easily, including a mismatch against South Africa with a final score of 140–32, but lost against Ukraine, 81–70.

After falling behind early, the USA team kept the game close, and got within five points with under two minutes to go, but Spain held on to win the gold medal.

The USA next faced undefeated Russia, and fell behind by twelve points at halftime, but came back and won the game 79–68.

The team record was 4–4, with wins over Canada, Hungary, Thailand, the Czech Republic and losses to China, Italy and two losses to Serbia and Montenegro[3] Kathy Delaney-Smith served as the head coach, with Pokey Chatman and Cathy Inglese as assistant coaches of the USA representative to the World University Games held in Izmir, Turkey in August 2005.

After defeating South Africa, China, and Poland to move on to the quarterfinals, they then beat Taiwan and Russia – each by more than 50 points.

This set up the championship game with Serbia & Montenegro which the USA won 79–63 to complete a 7–0 record and win the gold medal.

[16] Eligibility – The participants must be born between January 1, 1985, and December 31, 1991[32] The twelve-player squad started the official games in Belgrade, Serbia one player down.

The USA won easily 115–30, behind double-digit scoring from five players – Tina Charles (18), Jantel Lavender (16), Jacinta Monroe (16), Tiffany Hayes(15), and Alexis Gray-Lawson (14).

The team was led by Tina Charles, scoring 28 points with 18 rebounds, characterized as a "monster performance" by sportswriters.

Although Brazil tried to come back in the second quarter, the USA scored 17 consecutive points to put the game out of reach.

Both Elena Delle Donne and Devereaux Peters scored 17 points to help lead the USA team to a 96–30 victory.

After hitting a free throw to cut the lead to a single point, the USA team forced a 24-second violation and got the ball back.

Crystal Bradford missed a shot but put back her own rebound to give the USA a slim one-point lead.

Tolo missed a shot which would have given the Aussies the lead, and Odyssey Sims wrested the rebound away from the Australians, but the refs signaled a held ball.

Tolo missed, and this time Sims secured the rebound cleanly, and ran out the clock for a 79–78 win for the USA team.

They were forced to foul; Williams hit two free throws to secure a 102–98 victory and a trip to the gold-medal game.

In the fourth quarter the USA exploded for 34 points to pull out to a large lead, and won the gold-medal with a score of 82–63.