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7/11/2025 2:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke women's basketball rising freshman Emilee Skinner and former Blue Devil standout Miela (Goodchild) Sowah are gearing up for international play, with the pair set to open action this weekend at their respective FIBA women's basketball events.
Skinner is slated to compete with USA Basketball at the FIBA U19 Women's World Cup (July 12-20) in Brno, Czechia, while Sowah is primed to represent her home country of Australia July 13-20 in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup (Shenzhen, China).
Skinner and USA Basketball, along with Sowah and Australia, will each compete in three pool-play games at their respective events before moving onto the knockout rounds, which are slated for July 18-20.
Emilee Skinner - FIBA U19 Women's World Cup
Embarking on its quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal – and 10th overall - at the event, USA Basketball is set to compete in Group A alongside Hungary, Israel and Korea. The Americans commence FIBA U19 Women's World Cup play July 12 versus Korea, before squaring off against Hungary July 13. Both contests are slated to tip off at 2:15 p.m. ET. Group play wraps against Israel July 15 at 8:30 a.m. ET.
All games will stream live on the official FIBA YouTube account.
Skinner is no stranger to USA Basketball, most recently winning gold with the 2024 USA Women's U17 National Team that competed at the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup. The Providence, Utah standout also played on the 2025 USA Women's Nike Hoop Summit team and put up 13 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals en route to the United States' 90-78 victory over the World Select team.
Melia (Goodchild) Sowah - FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Tapped No. 2 in the world, Sowah and the Seven Consulting Opals team is set to tip off its FIBA Women's Asia Cup campaign Sunday, July 13, with the team looking to build off its bronze-medal finish from 2023. The FIBA Women's Asia Cup is a pivotal step in the Opals' quest to lock up a bid for the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup. Australia earned the draw to Group B, which also features Lebanon, Japan and the Philippines.
After tipping off the event with a tilt against the Philippines, Australia faces off against Lebanon (July 14) before closing group play July 15 with a matchup versus Japan. All contests are slated for a 4:30 a.m., ET start, and can be streamed live on Courtside 1891 ($).
Sowah is making her fifth appearance on the global stage for the Australian national team, having also played at the 2016 FIBA Women's U17 World Championship (gold), 2017 Women's U17 Oceania Championship (gold), 2018 Women's U18 Asian Championship(bronze) and the 2019 U19 Women's World Cup (silver). She played for the WNBL's Perth Lynx during the 2024-25 season where she averaged 15.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Sowah recently spent time with the Brisbane Capitals of the NBL1 North and boasted incredible splits of 37.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 46-percent shooting.
A four-year letterwinner for the Blue Devils from 2019-2022, (Goodchild) Sowah appeared in 93 games for Duke with 51 starts and put up 8.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. The Queensland, Australia product was a 2019 ACC All-Freshman Team honoree and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team three times.
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Skinner is slated to compete with USA Basketball at the FIBA U19 Women's World Cup (July 12-20) in Brno, Czechia, while Sowah is primed to represent her home country of Australia July 13-20 in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup (Shenzhen, China).
Skinner and USA Basketball, along with Sowah and Australia, will each compete in three pool-play games at their respective events before moving onto the knockout rounds, which are slated for July 18-20.
Emilee Skinner - FIBA U19 Women's World Cup
Embarking on its quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal – and 10th overall - at the event, USA Basketball is set to compete in Group A alongside Hungary, Israel and Korea. The Americans commence FIBA U19 Women's World Cup play July 12 versus Korea, before squaring off against Hungary July 13. Both contests are slated to tip off at 2:15 p.m. ET. Group play wraps against Israel July 15 at 8:30 a.m. ET.
All games will stream live on the official FIBA YouTube account.
Skinner is no stranger to USA Basketball, most recently winning gold with the 2024 USA Women's U17 National Team that competed at the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup. The Providence, Utah standout also played on the 2025 USA Women's Nike Hoop Summit team and put up 13 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals en route to the United States' 90-78 victory over the World Select team.
Melia (Goodchild) Sowah - FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Tapped No. 2 in the world, Sowah and the Seven Consulting Opals team is set to tip off its FIBA Women's Asia Cup campaign Sunday, July 13, with the team looking to build off its bronze-medal finish from 2023. The FIBA Women's Asia Cup is a pivotal step in the Opals' quest to lock up a bid for the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup. Australia earned the draw to Group B, which also features Lebanon, Japan and the Philippines.
After tipping off the event with a tilt against the Philippines, Australia faces off against Lebanon (July 14) before closing group play July 15 with a matchup versus Japan. All contests are slated for a 4:30 a.m., ET start, and can be streamed live on Courtside 1891 ($).
Sowah is making her fifth appearance on the global stage for the Australian national team, having also played at the 2016 FIBA Women's U17 World Championship (gold), 2017 Women's U17 Oceania Championship (gold), 2018 Women's U18 Asian Championship(bronze) and the 2019 U19 Women's World Cup (silver). She played for the WNBL's Perth Lynx during the 2024-25 season where she averaged 15.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Sowah recently spent time with the Brisbane Capitals of the NBL1 North and boasted incredible splits of 37.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 46-percent shooting.
A four-year letterwinner for the Blue Devils from 2019-2022, (Goodchild) Sowah appeared in 93 games for Duke with 51 starts and put up 8.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. The Queensland, Australia product was a 2019 ACC All-Freshman Team honoree and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team three times.
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to the YouTube channel by searching "DukeWBB."
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