BEIJING — Lisa Leslie set a U.S. Olympic record by going 7-for-7 from the field as the women’s team continued its unblemished run through the Beijing Games with a 97-41 victory against Mali.
Leslie finished with 16 points as the U.S. won its 28th straight Olympic contest; the most recent loss was against the Unified Team (formerly USSR) in a semifinal of the 1992 Barcelona Games. The Americans have run over their first three opponents winning by an average of 47 points.
They routed the Czech Republic, China and now Mali.
Katie Smith (2000) and Nikki McCray (1996) held the record for highest field-goal percentage, each going 6-for-6 from the field.
The U.S. (3-0) plays Spain on Friday.
Mali was missing its top player Hamchetou Maiga-Ba of the Houston Comets, who injured her ankle in a loss to the Czech Republic on Monday.
