DWBB: Summer of 2025

From a DWBB email.

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We're Going To Paris!​

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The Blue Devils are set to open the 2025-26 campaign on the international stage in the Oui-Play Paris 2025 event, as announced by Complete Sports Management. Duke will tip off the season against the Baylor Bears on Monday, Nov. 3 at Adidas Arena in Paris, France. Tipoff time will be announced at a later date.
The Blue Devils, who finished the year ranked seventh nationally, return four starters and 10 letterwinners from a season ago – including All-ACC performers Jadyn Donovan, Toby Fournier and Ashlon Jackson. Duke also welcomes the nation’s No. 4 recruit Emilee Skinner into the fold, as Lawson enters her sixth season at the helm.
FAN PACKAGE:
Blue Devil fans looking to make the trek to Paris, France can purchase a special Duke VIP Fan Package at the link HERE. Come enjoy a week of immersion in the city’s culture and art, while helping cheer the Blue Devils on to victory against Baylor!
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for 2025 Oui-Play go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 20, 2025 at 1 p.m., ET and can be purchased by visiting the Paris Basket ticket website HERE. For additional information and courtside seating availability, please contact Mallory Shurtz at mallory.shurtz@cs-mgmt.com.

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DU82 said:
Are they allowed to have both Hidalgo and Miles on the same court?
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That's going to be one of head coach Kara Lawson's challenges now. Both were named to the 12-player Women's AmeriCup Team.

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USA Basketball Announces 2025 Women’s AmeriCup Team - USA Basketball

USA Basketball announced today the 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team roster following three days of trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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USA Basketball announced today the 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team roster following three days of trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team will compete at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup from June 28-July 6 in Santiago, Chile...

The 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team includes Raegan Beers, Mikayla Blakes, Madison Booker, Audi Crooks, Joyce Edwards, Hannah Hidalgo, Flau’jae Johnson, Gianna Kneepkens, Olivia Miles, Kennedy Smith, Hannah Stuelke and Grace VanSlooten...

Kara Lawson (Duke University) will serve as head coach with assistant coaches DeLisha Milton-Jones (Old Dominion University) and Jennie Baranczyk (University of Oklahoma).

The 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team will open Group B with host nation Chile, followed by Colombia, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The full schedule is available here. The winner of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup will earn a berth to the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup, set to be held in Berlin next summer.
 
brevity said:
That's going to be one of head coach Kara Lawson's challenges now. Both were named to the 12-player Women's AmeriCup Team.

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USA Basketball Announces 2025 Women’s AmeriCup Team - USA Basketball

USA Basketball announced today the 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team roster following three days of trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
www.usab.com www.usab.com

USA Basketball announced today the 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team roster following three days of trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team will compete at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup from June 28-July 6 in Santiago, Chile...

The 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team includes Raegan Beers, Mikayla Blakes, Madison Booker, Audi Crooks, Joyce Edwards, Hannah Hidalgo, Flau’jae Johnson, Gianna Kneepkens, Olivia Miles, Kennedy Smith, Hannah Stuelke and Grace VanSlooten...

Kara Lawson (Duke University) will serve as head coach with assistant coaches DeLisha Milton-Jones (Old Dominion University) and Jennie Baranczyk (University of Oklahoma).

The 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team will open Group B with host nation Chile, followed by Colombia, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The full schedule is available here. The winner of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup will earn a berth to the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup, set to be held in Berlin next summer.
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Gee, Hidalgo is the only one not smiling.
 
brevity said:
That's going to be one of head coach Kara Lawson's challenges now. Both were named to the 12-player Women's AmeriCup Team.

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USA Basketball Announces 2025 Women’s AmeriCup Team - USA Basketball

USA Basketball announced today the 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team roster following three days of trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
www.usab.com www.usab.com

USA Basketball announced today the 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team roster following three days of trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team will compete at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup from June 28-July 6 in Santiago, Chile...

The 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team includes Raegan Beers, Mikayla Blakes, Madison Booker, Audi Crooks, Joyce Edwards, Hannah Hidalgo, Flau’jae Johnson, Gianna Kneepkens, Olivia Miles, Kennedy Smith, Hannah Stuelke and Grace VanSlooten...

Kara Lawson (Duke University) will serve as head coach with assistant coaches DeLisha Milton-Jones (Old Dominion University) and Jennie Baranczyk (University of Oklahoma).

The 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team will open Group B with host nation Chile, followed by Colombia, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The full schedule is available here. The winner of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup will earn a berth to the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup, set to be held in Berlin next summer.
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Raegan over Reigan
 
Bluedvlfan1 said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1936232095224824160
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Ok Emilee, recruit Kate. Geez, they're almost twins! Confuse the heck out of opposing defenses for 3 years.

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2025 Women's U19 National Team Roster - 5x5 U19 Women's World Cup - USA Basketball

USA Basketball is the National Governing Body for the sport of basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), USA Basketball is...
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Okay, so to keep things clear, there are two Team USA women's events with Duke connections to follow in this thread this summer. Fortunately, the events don't overlap.

FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2025 in Chile (June 28-July 6) -- Kara Lawson is head coach

FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup 2025 in Czechia (July 12-20) -- Emilee Skinner is on the player roster


Coach Lawson got a win in her team's debut on Saturday. Unlike many FIBA events, it doesn't look like this one has a free livestream -- you'd have to subscribe to something called Courtside 1891 -- so no full replays.

USA 108, Chile 47 (recap, box score, highlights, presser)

Raegan Beers led the United States in scoring with 22 points, while Joyce Edwards notched 19 points. Mikayla Blakes, Hannah Hidalgo and Gianna Kneepkens also scored in double digits. Beers led the team with 7 rebounds and Olivia Miles led the team with 7 assists...

“I thought it was a complete team effort,” USA head coach Kara Lawson said. “One of the strengths of our team is our depth. We feel like players one through 12 can all impact the game on both ends...”

“I thought offensively we executed well,” Lawson said. “We got a lot of different players in double figures. Then I thought defensively, in the fourth quarter specifically, to hold them to two points and stay locked in with the margin what it was, I’m really proud of the focus of the group.”


 
Coach Lawson and Team USA picked up their second win Sunday night.

USA 80, Colombia 43 (recap, box score, highlights, presser)

The United States continued their hot start at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup, handling Colombia 80-43 on Sunday night in Santiago, Chile. The Americans used strong first-half defense to generate runs and build a commanding lead at the halftime break, taking the advantage all the way to the final buzzer.

Olivia Miles stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, 8 rebounds and a team-high 8 assists. Leading the scoring were Mikayla Blakes and Joyce Edwards with 15 and 13 points, respectively, while Edwards and Raegan Beers pulled down 9 boards each...

“I thought the first quarter was our best quarter,” USA head coach Kara Lawson said. “I thought we started with great purpose and great intensity. You know, that group got us off to a really good start on both ends.”




USA Basketball has an article and video today about the reunion of AmeriCup head coach Kara Lawson and assistant coach DeLisha Milton-Jones (who is the head coach at Old Dominion). The two won gold as Team USA players in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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Lawson and Milton-Jones Reunited with Women’s AmeriCup Team - USA Basketball

Seventeen years after winning a gold medal together at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Kara Lawson and DeLisha Milton-Jones are joining forces once again.
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Coach Lawson and Team USA are now 3-0 in AmeriCup play.

USA 80, Puerto Rico 62 (recap, box score, highlights, presser)

Gianna Kneepkens led the U.S. with 14 points on 4-of-5 (80%) shooting from 3-point range.. Hannah Hidalgo was also in double figures with 10 points and Olivia Miles once again had an all-around performance — notching 9 points and team highs of 8 assists and 7 rebounds.

“I was proud of the response more than anything,” USA head coach Kara Lawson said. “We were tested. We didn’t play our best in the first 20 minutes and our response in the second half was really good.”

DU82 said:
Note that former Blue Devil Sofia Roma (Class of 2019, transferred from Wagner) is playing on the Puerto Rico team in the Americup. goDuke.com included her in the press release about the tournament a couple of days ago.
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Sofia Roma was scoreless in 13 minutes off the bench for Puerto Rico, missing her only attempted shot, a 3-pointer. She did have 2 rebounds.


 
USA 104, Mexico 48 (recap, box score, highlights, presser)

The United States made quick work of Mexico in their final game of group play at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup in Santiago, Chile. After making big runs in the first two quarters, the Americans wore down Mexico to cruise to a 104-48 win, moving to 4-0 and winning Group B...

Gianna Kneepkens led the USA in scoring for a second straight game, scoring 15 second-half points on her way to 20 in the game. Olivia Miles set a USA record for the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup with 10 assists, while tying Raegan Beers and Grace VanSlooten for the team-high with 6 rebounds...

“I told the team, I’m really proud of their focus and their effort in all four pool play games,” USA head coach Kara Lawson said. “We’re very excited to finish the pool number one, finish the group as the number one seed going into the medal round.”



FIBA just posted the quarterfinal matchups that will take place on Friday. Team USA will face the Dominican Republic.
 
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