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Jackson leads Opals into Olympic quarter finals

Posted August 19, 2008 13:00:00

The Opals, captained by Albury's Lauren Jackson, will continue their Olympic campaign in the quarter finals today.

The Australian basketball team take on the Czech Republic after finishing top of their pool with five wins.

Jackson has been a standout for the Opals and is the top scorer at the Beijing Games with an average of 18 points per game.

She has also averaged 7.4 rebounds.

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