The Australian Opals defeated Angola 70-46 to claim a clean sweep of the Sheffield International Invitational Tournament in the lead-up to the London Olympics.
Liz Cambage top-scored for the game with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Abby Bishop chipped in with 15 points.
Coach Carrie Graf was satisfied with her team's performance as they now move on to France for their final pre-Olympic tournament.
"It was a great way to end the Sheffield leg, we made some good improvements here," Graf said.
"We now head to France for the final phase of our Olympic preparation. There are strong teams in the France tournament so we are looking forward to the match-ups there," she said.
Cambage said the players are thriving on the pre-Games competition.
"This has been a beneficial tournament for us, it was good to get these practice matches in before the Olympics," Cambage said.
"There is a great feeling on court, and I feel like we have done well to step up in the absence of our other bigs," she said.
The Opals' next games will be on July 20, 21 and 22.
Tags: sport, olympics-summer, basketball, england, united-kingdom First posted July 16, 2012 09:58:08
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