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Joey Villar - The Philippine Star
March 12, 2025 | 12:00am
Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty celebrates her3-point basket against the Minnesota Lynx in the fourth quarter during Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at the Target Center on October 16, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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MANILA, Philippines — Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion Sabrina Ionescu was in the Philippines as part of her Nike Tour.
And amid the buzz, the New York Liberty star drove down memory lane – her college days at the University of Oregon and friendship with PVL standout Brooke Van Sickle of Petro Gazz.
“We came in together at Oregon, so it’s been, you know, we were able to kind of go through that learning period together,” said Ionescu during yesterday’s media interviews at The Peninsula Manila Hotel.
“She played volleyball, I played basketball but we shared the same arena and I think that’s something that kind of helped us grow,” she added.
Of course, Van Sickle was Ionescu’s former classmate and both played for the Ducks with the former for the volleyball team and the latter for the basketball squad.
She said Van Sickle‘s journey from the US NCAA to the PVL is something to be impressed about.
“Obviously, being able to see how she’s done in her career is really inspiring as well,” said Ionescu.
