PORTLAND, Ore. --- University of Portland women's basketball alum Natalie Day was named the tournament MVP as she led the Virgin Islands to the gold medal at the Women's Centrobasket Championship 2017, which concluded on Sunday in St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands finished the tournament with a 4-1 record, and Day averaged a double-double with per game marks of 18.6 points and 11 rebounds.
The Virgin Islands now advance to participate in the AmeriCup 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which is scheduled for August 6-13.
Day, whose mother was born and raised on the Virgin Island of St.