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Three former Utes lead Team Canada to Gold Medal at PanAm Games

Utah women's basketball has had incredible success with pulling great players out of the great country of Canada. Three of the best Lady Utes of all time are Kim Smith, Michelle Plouffe, and Shona Thorburn - all Canadians. Those three ladies led the Canadian women's basketball team to the countries first ever gold medal at the Pan American Games this past week. Team Canada beat Team USA in the championship game 81-73. According the UtahUtes.com, Team Canada went 5-0 in the event with Smith averaging 7.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest during the tournament. Thorburn dished out 2.