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Basketball WBB: Niele Ivey, Leah Macy win gold with Team USA at FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup

Tyler James

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The domination for USA Basketball Women's U18 National Team continued Sunday with Notre Dame head coach Niele Ivey and 2025 Irish commit Leah Macy on the sideline.

Macy didn't play in Team USA's 80-69 victory over Canada at Coliseo Bicentenario in Bucaramanga, Colombia, but she averaged 6.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals in 13.2 minutes across the first five games for the U.S. Ivey worked as an assistant coach for head coach Teri Moren, who's also the head coach at Indiana.

The U.S. won all six of its game with an average margin of victory of 67.8 points. The U18 team has won 11 consecutive gold medals at events since 2000 and has only lost twice in 73 games all-time.

Macy, who will turn 18 on Nov. 30, committed to Notre Dame in May. She will be a senior at Bardstown (Ky.) Bethlehem this fall. ESPNW ranks Macy as the No. 12 overall recruit in the 2025 class. The five-star recruit is Notre Dame's lone commitment in the class.



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Photo credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports
Pictured: Niele Ivey
 
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