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Gray, Lawson, U.S. Women’s National Team Win FIBA Women’s World Cup Gold
10/1/2022 10:43:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SYDNEY, Australia – Former Duke women's basketball standout Chelsea Gray, current Duke women's basketball head coach Kara Lawson and the U.S. Women's National Team captured the gold medal at the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup via an 83-61 victory over China.
With the win, Team USA earned its fourth straight World Cup gold medal, won its 30th-straight game at the event and qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Additionally, the 22-point differential set the record for the largest margin of victory in a World Cup final, breaking the previous record (20) set by the United States in 2010.
After chipping in four points and eight dimes in the semifinal matchup against Canada, Gray dropped 10 points, eight assists and three steals in the final en route to earning Player of the Game honors along with her second gold medal. Playing in six contests, the Hayward, Calif., product finished the event with averages of 9.2 points, 5.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Gray's eight assists in the gold medal game also tied for the second-highest total in a Women's World Cup Final since 1994 - USA great Diana Taurasi had eight versus Spain in 2014 and former USA Basketball coach Dawn Staley had 12 versus Russia in 1998.
Lawson, who served as an assistant coach for Team USA on head coach Cheryl Reeve's staff, collects her 11th overall gold medal in USA Basketball competition and eighth as a coach (head coach or assistant).
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With the win, Team USA earned its fourth straight World Cup gold medal, won its 30th-straight game at the event and qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Additionally, the 22-point differential set the record for the largest margin of victory in a World Cup final, breaking the previous record (20) set by the United States in 2010.
After chipping in four points and eight dimes in the semifinal matchup against Canada, Gray dropped 10 points, eight assists and three steals in the final en route to earning Player of the Game honors along with her second gold medal. Playing in six contests, the Hayward, Calif., product finished the event with averages of 9.2 points, 5.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Gray's eight assists in the gold medal game also tied for the second-highest total in a Women's World Cup Final since 1994 - USA great Diana Taurasi had eight versus Spain in 2014 and former USA Basketball coach Dawn Staley had 12 versus Russia in 1998.
Lawson, who served as an assistant coach for Team USA on head coach Cheryl Reeve's staff, collects her 11th overall gold medal in USA Basketball competition and eighth as a coach (head coach or assistant).
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWBB."
#GoDuke
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