PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea—University of Hawai'i women's basketball player
Destiny King helped to lead American Samoa to a silver medal at the 2015 Pacific Games hosted by Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
King , who will be a senior for the 2015-16 Rainbow Wahine squad, averaged almost 16 points a game for American Samoa. King and her teammates went 4-2 overall, with both losses coming at eventual gold medal winner, Fiji. It was a marked improvement for American Samoa, who had recorded an 0-6 record in the 2011 Pacific Games held in Noumea, New Caledonia.
King scored a personal game-high 19 points twice in the tournament—both times against Fiji.
2015 Pacific Games – Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaAmerican Samoa Women's Basketball Results (July 5-11)July 5 – American Samoa 80, Solomon Islands 44
Box Score Destiny King: 18 pts
July 6 – American Samoa 79, New Caledonia, 62
Box Score Destiny King: 13 pts
July 7 – Fiji 81, American Samoa 73
Box Score Destny King: 19 pts
July 9 – American Samoa 75, Tahiti -63 vs. – 13 points (Quarterfinals)
Box Score Destiny King: 13 pts
July 10 – American Samoa 71, Papua New Guinea 55 (Semifinals)
Box Score Destiny King: 12 pts
July 11 - Fiji 75, American Samoa 61 (Finals)
Destiny King: 19 pts
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