Ostrava, Czech Republic - Lindsay Whalen scored 16 points to lead the United States to a 87-46 win over Canada on Monday night in the second round of the women's basketball world championship.

Swin Cash and Asjha Jones each added 10 for the Americans (4-0). The U.S. will face Belarus today.

For the second straight game the U.S. got off to a slow start as Canada jumped out to an 11-5 lead with 4:27 left in the first quarter. It was the biggest deficit the Americans had faced in the tournament. Coach Geno Auriemma put in his second group led by Whalen, of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx and a former member of the Connecticut Sun, Angel McCoughtry and ex-UConn standout Tina Charles, and they provided an immediate spark, blowing the game open.

Janelle Bekkering and Kim Smith scored eight points to lead Canada (1-3).

The second unit got four straight turnovers on the way to a 12-0 run. The U.S. forced Canada into 32 turnovers in the game.

On one play, McCoughtry stole the ball from Kaela Chapdelaine, made a move to the basket causing the Canadian guard to fall down, and then scored an easy hoop.

Bekkering finally ended the spurt, hitting a 3-pointer to make it 17-14. Bekkering was one of three college players in the game. She is a fifth-year senior at Gonzaga. Her Canadian teammate Natalie Achonwa is a freshman at Notre Dame. Connecticut's Maya Moore is the Americans' lone college player.

Bekkering's basket didn't stem the tide for long. The U.S. held Canada without a basket for the next 7 minutes and went on a 16-3 run to make it 33-17. Charles had five points during the spurt, including a three-point play on a drive from the foul line.

By the time the half ended, the U.S. led 47-25.

While Sylvia Fowles had another quiet game, scoring just two points, she did answer any lingering questions about the health of her left knee.