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Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble on the United States victory over China for its fourth consecutive gold medal and 11th championship overall. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/10/2022-wwc-vs-chn-final.aspx

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Sarah Lounsbury on the contributions of Kelsey Plum to the fourth straight United States gold medal victory. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/10/wwc-plum-feature.aspx

It’s prime time at the Sydney Superdome on Friday night. China and Australia are playing for a spot in the final of the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup and the stadium is packed with equal parts Australia fans and China fans. The crowd is announced as 11,916, but there is much more noise than that. …

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble describes the overwhelming defensive effort that led the United States to a semifinal victory over Canada and a fourth consecutive final. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/wwc-defense-feature.aspx

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Sarah Lounsbury on the United States’ semifinal victory over Canada to advance to a fourth consecutive final. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/2022-wwc-vs-can.aspx

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Sarah Lounsbury describes the United States quarterfinal victory over Serbia. The USA will play for a medal for a 12th consecutive tournament, dating back to 1979. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/2022-wwc-vs-srb.aspx

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble on the impact of A’ja Wilson. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/wwc-wilson-feature.aspx

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble describes the evolution of the USA Women’s National Team, with its patience, endurance and adaptability. The USA will enter the quarterfinal round against Serbia on Thursday with a program-record 27-game winning streak in World Cup …

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Sarah Lounsbury on the perseverance and competitiveness of Alyssa Thomas. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/wwc-thomas-feature.aspx

There’s a commercial that plays on the big screen inside the Sydney Superdome at the FIBA World Cup. It’s focused on young girls and why they love playing basketball. Some typical responses include, “it’s fun,” or “I like to be competitive and win.” One response in particular stuck out to me when one young girl …