The Americans started off on the right note. The USA Basketball women’s national team started off their journey in the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup on the right note with an 87-72 win over Belgium on Thursday morning in Sydney, Australia. Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins got the start and scored 7 -points on 3-of-7 shooting while center Shakira Austin scored 4 points off the bench in 11 minutes. Breanna Stewart led Team USA with 22 points. The highlights can be seen below. Belgium came into this tournament with a chance to be the second-best team in the standings on…