The Olympic roster for Canada’s women’s basketball team has been announced, and Notre Dame will have some fine representation. In fact, two names should be very familiar for Irish fans. One might be more surprising than the other depending on how you look at it.
Not surprising is that [autotag]Natalie Achonwa[/autotag] will play in her fourth straight Olympics, a record for Canada women’s basketball. The other Notre Dame representative will be current Irish guard [autotag]Cassandre Prosper[/autotag], who will make her Olympic debut in Paris. She was injured early this past season and didn’t suit up for the Irish again. Hopefully, this experience will give her confidence for the 2024-25 season.
The Irish also will have two former players representing them for the U.S. in [autotag]Jewell Loyd[/autotag] and [autotag]Jackie Young[/autotag]. Few expect that team not to win gold, so the only real drama for Irish fans here is whether Achonwa and Prosper can help bring Canada its first women’s basketball medal.
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