Team USA set multiple Women’s World Cup quarterfinal records and kept its unbeaten run, with Dream teammates contributing on both ends before returning to WNBA playoff prep.
Team USA beat Hungary 108-56 in the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup quarterfinals and advanced to the semifinals.
Atlanta Dream guards Rhyne Howard and Angel Reese combined for six steals, eight rebounds, and scored 15 and 9 points respectively.
BERLIN — Team USA moved to the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup semifinals with a dominant quarterfinal win over Hungary, 108-56. The result kept the U.S. unbeaten in the tournament and produced several record-setting marks for a women's World Cup quarterfinal game.
USA led 59-30 at halftime and finished with the tournament's highest-ever quarterfinal point total for a single team: 108. Every player on the 12-person roster scored in the game. The team recorded more than 30 assists in the quarterfinal, another first in Women's World Cup quarterfinal history.
Two Atlanta Dream players were part of the U.S. rotation. Rhyne Howard and Angel Reese combined for six steals and eight rebounds. Howard scored 15 points and Reese scored 9 in the quarterfinal. Howard, noted in coverage as the WNBA's current steals leader, drew fan attention and social media nicknames for her defensive activity.
What's next for Team USA and the Dream players
USA will face Spain in the World Cup semifinals, continuing the knockout phase. The semifinal game was scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on Saturday.
The WNBA released the playoff schedule: the first round will begin Sunday, Sept. 27, with games televised on ABC.
The quarterfinal performance reinforced USA's offensive depth — every player scored — and playmaking, as shown by the unusually high assist total for a knockout game. For the Atlanta Dream, having two players active and productive for Team USA matters for both roster momentum and workload management as the WNBA enters its postseason window.
For fans tracking both the World Cup and the WNBA: expect quick transitions for Howard and Reese between international play and their club season, with the Dream needing them back in time to finish regular-season games and prepare for the Sept. 27 playoff start.
Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard and forward Angel Reese are bringing home the gold after Team USA secured their fifth consecutive title.
For the first time, two Atlanta players—Rhyne Howard and Angel Reese—from the Atlanta Dream will play in the women's basketball World Cup. But, they'll have to play alongside their fiercest rivals to win. The post Atlanta’s Dream duo must play with their fiercest rivals to earn Team USA gold appeared first on Atlanta M
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The United States delivered its strongest performance of the FIBA World Cup, defeating Hungary 108-56 in the quarterfinals behind a tournament-record 108 points and 31 assists. Napheesa Collier led all scorers with a personal-best 19 points for the senior national team, followed by 15 from Rhyne Howard and 10 apiece fr
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