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Harding Qualifies for 2016 Olympics with Belarus
6/19/2016 11:41:00 AM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. – With a game-high 17 points, Duke alumna Lindsey Harding helped lead Belarus to a 56-39 victory over Korea Sunday to advance to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
With Harding advancing to Rio, she becomes the first Duke women's basketball player in school history to compete in the Olympic games. Former Blue Devil head coach Gail Goestenkors was an assistant coach on the 2004 United States gold medal squad.
“I'm so excited to be able to play in the Olympics,” commented Harding. “This was a lifelong goal of mine and to be able to achieve it is a wonderful feeling. We worked so hard to get here and it has paid off. Rio here we come!”
Harding, a 2007 Duke graduate, guided Belarus to a 1-1 record in the group phase, before dropping an 84-70 decision to China in the quarterfinals. Belarus had to win the next two contests in back-to-back days for a trip to Rio. Harding and the Belarus squad downed Argentina, 84-44, on Saturday and then knocked off Korea Sunday.
Other teams advancing through qualifying were France, Turkey, China and Spain. The Olympic games will take place from August 5-21.
Harding also competed with Belarus last summer in the EuroBasket Championship and had been competing with the New York Liberty in the WNBA prior to heading to Olympic qualifying.
As a senior at Duke, Harding earned Naismith National Player of the Year, WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year, ESPN.com National Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, John R. Wooden All-America, USBWA All-America, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, Nancy Lieberman Award, Frances Pomeory Award, received the Robin Roberts/WBCA Broadcasting Scholarship and was a finalist for numerous National Player of the Year accolades. She averaged 13.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals in 34 games for the Blue Devils.
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With Harding advancing to Rio, she becomes the first Duke women's basketball player in school history to compete in the Olympic games. Former Blue Devil head coach Gail Goestenkors was an assistant coach on the 2004 United States gold medal squad.
“I'm so excited to be able to play in the Olympics,” commented Harding. “This was a lifelong goal of mine and to be able to achieve it is a wonderful feeling. We worked so hard to get here and it has paid off. Rio here we come!”
Harding, a 2007 Duke graduate, guided Belarus to a 1-1 record in the group phase, before dropping an 84-70 decision to China in the quarterfinals. Belarus had to win the next two contests in back-to-back days for a trip to Rio. Harding and the Belarus squad downed Argentina, 84-44, on Saturday and then knocked off Korea Sunday.
Other teams advancing through qualifying were France, Turkey, China and Spain. The Olympic games will take place from August 5-21.
Harding also competed with Belarus last summer in the EuroBasket Championship and had been competing with the New York Liberty in the WNBA prior to heading to Olympic qualifying.
As a senior at Duke, Harding earned Naismith National Player of the Year, WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year, ESPN.com National Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, John R. Wooden All-America, USBWA All-America, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, Nancy Lieberman Award, Frances Pomeory Award, received the Robin Roberts/WBCA Broadcasting Scholarship and was a finalist for numerous National Player of the Year accolades. She averaged 13.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals in 34 games for the Blue Devils.
#GoDuke
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