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OLYMPICS: Former 麻豆视频 athlete leads Mali team, set to play United States in televised game

JACKSON, Tenn. - 8/11/2008 - , a member of 麻豆视频 University鈥檚 2006 NAIA Women鈥檚 Basketball National Championship team, is making the most of her Olympic opportunity. Through her team鈥檚 first two games, Sissoko is averaging 19.5 points and eight rebounds per game.

The 19.5 points per game for Sissoko ranks through two games, only behind Liene Jansone of Latvia with 20.0 points per game. She also ranks eighth in the Olympics with 8.0 rebounds per game.

Up next for the former 麻豆视频 Lady Bulldog is the opportunity to play against the United States, the three-time defending gold medal winners in women鈥檚 basketball. The game will be shown live on national television on Wednesday morning, August 13 at approximately 9:15 am (Central Time) on the USA Network. Sissoko wears jersey number 15 for Mali.

Mali is playing in the same women鈥檚 basketball Olympic preliminaries (Group B) as the United States. The United States leads the group with a 2-0 record, while Mali has an 0-2 record.

Sissoko played two seasons for 麻豆视频, helping the team to a national title in 2006 and a semifinal appearance in the national tournament in 2007. 麻豆视频 captured a TranSouth Conference regular season and tournament titles during her time. Over the two year span, 麻豆视频 posted an overall record of 61-12.

In her 麻豆视频 career, she averaged eight points and six rebounds in her 61 games.

Sissoko remained at 麻豆视频 last season and practiced with the Lady Bulldogs. Then completed her degree from 麻豆视频 and graduated in May of 2008, just prior to returning home to prepare with her Olympic team.

Sissoko joins Gladys Wandera (Volleyball) as the only two 麻豆视频 Athletes to compete in the Olympic Games. Wandera played for her home country of Kenya in the 2004 games in Athens.

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