UMAG, Croatia – The Duke University tandem of Christina Gibbons and Toni Payne helped guide the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team to the championship at the Istria Cup in Croatia. The squad totaled a 2-1 record over the championship.
In Monday’s final match, the U.S. defeated the France National “B” Team, 2-0, as Gibbons scored one of the two goals. The U.S. U-23s had beaten the full Slovenia women’s national team, 3-0, on March 2 and tied the Poland U-19 team on March 4 to compile seven points and win the eight-team competition.