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Mark Russell

Ohio State’s Cotie McMahon seals gold medal win for Team USA

Cotie McMahon is good at basketball. The Ohio State freshman broke out for the Buckeyes on the court last year helping lead her team to an appearance in the Elite Eight. She also garnered Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Conference during her first year in Scarlet and Gray.

Now the sophomore-to-be can add gold medalist to her list of accomplishments. McMahon was selected to the Team USA U19 squad as one of 12 players selected for the honor earlier this year.

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Team USA steamrolled its way through the tournament handling every other team with relative ease until the gold medal match with Spain. The Spaniards proved a formidable opponent giving the Stars and Stripes all they could handle right up to the final moments of the game. But that’s when Ohio State’s McMahon stepped in and scored the go-ahead bucket in the final minute to secure the Gold for the United States.

McMahon would score 16 points, add six rebounds and three assists in the championship match. For the tournament, she averaged 8.9 points per game, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists.

The OSU sophomore will be back on the court for the Buckeyes this fall and will be one of the top players in the country.

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