U.S. Women’s Hoops Team Captures 3-on-3 Olympic Gold
Jul 28, 2021, 7:58 AM | Updated: 2:07 pm
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. team of Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young have won the first women’s gold medal in the new Olympic sport of 3-on-3 basketball.
Plum scored all five of her points early to help the Americans take the lead, and they held on for an 18-15 win over the team representing the Russian Olympic Committee.
That's GOLD and #OlympicHERstory for @usab3x3 as they take the win over the ROC 🥇 pic.twitter.com/YOQzzdZwWJ
— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) July 28, 2021
Plum, the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history, led all scorers in this tournament, too. She finished with 55 points over the course of the five-day event, in which the U.S. played nine games and only lost one.
Earlier, China beat France 16-14 for the bronze medal and Serbia defeated Belgium 21-10 in the men’s third-place game.
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