USA plays for Gold
Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck and Team USA earned a spot in the Pan-American Games Gold Medal Game by virtue of a hard-fought 65-64 win over Cuba Sunday afternoon in Toronto. The Stars and Stripes will play for gold Monday at 5:45 against Canada. With the win, the Stars and Stripes has now won all four of its games in the tournament. Former Beaver Ali Gibson (2012-15) wrapped up her Pan-American Games run as a member of the Puerto Rican national team against Argentina in the fifth-place game. Gibson posted four points and five rebounds in the game, to finish the event averaging 7.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 19.3 minutes per contest. Her best performance came against the United States, when she scored 13 points on 4-for-8 shooting.