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Abby Meyers
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Meyers '22 To Represent U.S. In 2022 Maccabiah Games
July 15, 2022 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Abby Meyers '22 will represent the United States at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel.
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First held in 1932 and now the third-largest sporting event in the world, the Maccabiah Games are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event held quadrennially in Israel.
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The United States gets started on July 17th and 18th vs. Israel before playing Australia on July 20th and 22nd. The gold medal game will be on July 24th.
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Meyers was the unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year during one of the greatest seasons in Princeton Women's Basketball history in 2021-22. The senior captain averaged 17.9 points per game, giving her 538 points overall, the most in a single season in program history. She was ranked among the top 60 players in the entire country in scoring, field goals made and three-pointers made. She also shined in the biggest games of the season, scoring a career high 29 points in the program's second NCAA win ever over SEC Champion Kentucky and registering the game-winning basket against No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast, the team's first win over a ranked opponent in 45 years. She earned AP Honorable Mention All-America status, making her just the third Tiger to earn All-American honors.Â
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First held in 1932 and now the third-largest sporting event in the world, the Maccabiah Games are an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event held quadrennially in Israel.
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The United States gets started on July 17th and 18th vs. Israel before playing Australia on July 20th and 22nd. The gold medal game will be on July 24th.
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Meyers was the unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year during one of the greatest seasons in Princeton Women's Basketball history in 2021-22. The senior captain averaged 17.9 points per game, giving her 538 points overall, the most in a single season in program history. She was ranked among the top 60 players in the entire country in scoring, field goals made and three-pointers made. She also shined in the biggest games of the season, scoring a career high 29 points in the program's second NCAA win ever over SEC Champion Kentucky and registering the game-winning basket against No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast, the team's first win over a ranked opponent in 45 years. She earned AP Honorable Mention All-America status, making her just the third Tiger to earn All-American honors.Â
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