Wisconsin's Jolene Anderson scored seven points on 3-for-3 shooting as the United States rolled past Russia 98-65 in the first round of the women's U-19 world basketball championship in Tunis, Tunisia. Tennessee's Nikki Anosike and Maryland's Crystal Langhorne led the way with 16 points each and North Carolina's Erlana Larkins added 14 in the opening round win.

“I was really proud of our defensive effort as a team. Everybody came in an contributed and we really set the tone with our defense,” USA head coach Gail Goestenkors said.

The United States broke the game open early with a 16-2 run that put Team USA up 24-7. Anosike keyed the run, scoring seven consecutive points, and the Americans never looked back. Team USA continues preliminary play Saturday against Congo.

Badgers invited to USA hockey tryouts: Recent UW graduate Molly Engstrom and 2003 grad Kerry Weiland will join 38 national standouts at the 2005 USA Hockey National Women's Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y Aug. 18-25. Twenty of the 40 players invited to Lake Placid will represent the United States in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. Engstrom and Weiland are two of 13 players from the WCHA making the trip to Lake Placid. Twenty of the 40 players competing at the festival were members of the 2005 US national team, including Engstrom, and 11 players enter Lake Placid with Olympic experience. The tryouts will consist of daily practices and a round-robin tournament, for which the players will be divided into two teams of 20. USA Hockey will release its national team roster on the final day of competition, Aug. 25. Those selected will train and compete in exhibitions around the country in preparation for the 2006 Olympics.

Schuman wins state golf title: UW men's golf coach Jim Schuman won the Wisconsin PGA Championship Tuesday for the third time in his career. Schuman shot a 3-under 213 to capture the title at The Bull at Pinehurst Farms in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. After logging a 75 on day one Monday, Schuman shot a 70 Tuesday morning and finished with a 4-under 68 in the afternoon to win the championship by nine strokes.

Meanwhile, Schuman's sophomore standout Garrett Jones is a finalist in the US Amateur Public Links Championship. Jones set a UW record this past season with a season average of 72.72 strokes per round.

Duerst names new assistant: Former Kalamazoo College star Nick Carlin-Voigt will join the UW women's soccer team as an assistant coach, head coach Dean Duerst announced last week. At Kalamazoo College, Carlin-Voigt was the goaltender for a Hornets squad that won three Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championships. The star goalkeeper was named Kalamazoo's top male athlete in his senior season. "Nick will make an incredible addition to the current staff," Duerst said in a release. "He has a very well-rounded background and is very passionate about the game. His strength is in the defensive aspects of the game and goalkeeping. Nick had a very successful academic and athletic career and Carrie Barker and I are very eager to begin working with him."

After graduating from Kalamazoo, Carlin-Voigt trained at the IMG Soccer Academy in Florida and with Cruz Azul Oaxaca in Mexico. He then returned to his alma mater in 2004 as an assistant coach for the men's soccer team. He has also coached goalkeepers at Western Michigan.

— UW Athletic Communications contributed to this report