DURHAM, N.C. – With a game-high 17 points, Duke alumna Lindsey Harding helped lead Belarus to a 56-39 victory over Korea Sunday to advance to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
With Harding advancing to Rio, she becomes the first Duke women’s basketball player in school history to compete in the Olympic games. Former Blue Devil head coach Gail Goestenkors was an assistant coach on the 2004 United States gold medal squad.
“I'm so excited to be able to play in the Olympics,” commented Harding. “This was a lifelong goal of mine and to be able to achieve it is a wonderful feeling.