Tag: Olympic Women’s Basketball

USA women’s basketball and former Blue Devil Chelsea Gray reach Olympic gold medal match

Chelsea Gray, who played for the Duke Blue Devils from 2010-14, will play for a second Olympic gold medal on Sunday.

Former Duke basketball star [autotag]Chelsea Gray[/autotag] gets her shot at a second consecutive Olympic gold medal on Sunday.

The United States, in search of an eighth consecutive gold in women’s basketball, defeated Australia 85-64 in the Olympic semifinals on Friday. The Americans held their opponents to 11 second-quarter points, surging out to an 18-point lead at the midway mark.

Gray finished with five points, five assists, and three rebounds for the game. The famed point guard played her role perfectly, dealing more assists than field goals attempted (four).

Gray has already won three WNBA championships, including each of the last two with the Las Vegas Aces. With a WNBA Finals MVP, an All-WNBA First Team nomination, and four All-Stars on her resume, a second gold medal would make her one of the century’s most accomplished players from any school, not just the Blue Devils.

The United States plays the winner of Friday’s second semifinal game between Belgium and France.

[autotag]Jayson Tatum[/autotag], another former Duke basketball player on Team USA, will try for a second consecutive gold medal of his own during Saturday’s title game against France in the men’s bracket.