U.S. women’s 3×3 basketball wins bronze medal [Video]

PARIS, France — The U.S. women’s 3×3 team won the Olympic bronze medal after beating Canada 16-13 on Monday.

The team automatically advanced to the bronze medal game after a loss to Spain 18-16 in the semifinals.

Team member and Butler High School alum Cierra Burdick scored three points and had three rebounds during the bronze medal game. Wake Forest University Dearica Hamby scored three points and had six rebounds.

In the tournament, Germany took gold and Spain took silver.

There was some concern when the U.S. team dropped its first three games in the Paris Olympics, and just not with the players.

“USA basketball is not used to losing,” Burdick said. “So, when you lose three in a row, it’s like everybody is kind of shocked and everybody’s rooting against us.”

But Burdick and teammates Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard and Hailey Van Lith stayed focused after …