Driessen leads FIBA 3x3 World Cup Women’s Team of the Tournament

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    Driessen leads FIBA 3x3 World Cup Women’s Team of the Tournament

    MONGOLIA – The Netherlands’ number-one-ranked player in the world, Noortje Driessen, lived up to the billing during a thrilling week of FIBA 3x3 World Cup action in Ulaanbaatar as she secured MVP honours at the tournament’s conclusion.

    Driessen was unstoppable for the Dutch – the number one seeds in the competition – and delivered at every opportunity when called upon as she helped power her nation to their first-ever 3x3 World Cup gold.

    In a Final showdown against the host side, Mongolia, the top-scored with six points – all coming at clutch moments – to end their opponents’ fairytale run in the competition.

    Joining Driessen in the Team of the Tournament was her opponent in the final, the ‘warrior princess’ herself Khulan Onolbaatar, who helped steer Mongolia to an unprecedented silver medal, and Canada’s Saicha Grant-Allen as the North American side secured bronze in the competition.

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