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Women's Basketball's Taylor, USA win gold medal at FIBA U19 World Cup

BANGKOK, Thailand – Freshman Texas women's basketball player Celeste Taylor and the United States U19 team defeated Australia, 74-70 [OT], on Sunday to claim the gold medal at the 2019 FIBA Women's U19 World Cup at Bangkok, Thailand.

It was the eighth gold medal for the United States [7-0], which improved to 86-13 all-time in U19/Junior World Cups.

Taylor scored five points and brought down six rebounds in 19 minutes in the title tilt. It marked the third gold medal for Taylor with USA Basketball, as she also struck gold at the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup and the 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.