U.S. edges Italy 55-52 despite lowest World Cup score since 1967
The U.S. women narrowly defeated Italy 55-52 at the FIBA World Cup, surviving its toughest test in two decades as Jackie Young led with 10 points and Chelsea Gray made a pivotal late defensive play that helped spark a 7-0 run to seal the win. The victory extends the U.S. World Cup winning streak to 32 games amid rising international competitiveness in the sport.
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About Kara Lawson
Kara Marie Lawson is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team and the U.S. women's national team. She played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and has also been a basketball television analyst for ESPN and the Washington Wizards. Lawson primarily played as a shooting guard. She won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, a championship with the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2005 WNBA Finals, and coached the United States women's national 3x3 team to gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Lawson retired from the WNBA in 2015 to focus on her broadcasting career. She began her coaching career as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the NBA in 2019.
Everything about Kara Lawson →- Occupation
- basketball player, basketball coach
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 14, 1981