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Jackson and Screen named Opals co-captains
Stars of the 2012 London Olympic Games Lauren Jackson and Jenni Screen will lead the Jayco Australian Opals for the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championships, with the duo today named co-captains.To be voted as co-captain by teammates must be a great moment of pride for Screen.
Together, the pair bring more than 25 years of experience in the women's national team program to the captaincy, sharing six Olympic and five World Championship campaigns between them.
The captains were voted in by their Opals teammates last night ahead of today’s Game One of the FIBA Oceania Championships in Auckland.
A humbled Screen said she was proud to be selected as co-captain alongside Jackson and remains strongly committed to ensuring the on-going success of the Opals program.
"It’s very humbling for me," Screen said.
“I love this program and I love wearing the green and gold. I feel privileged over my career to have done what I’ve done and most of all create the friendships that I’ve had.
“I just want to create an environment where the girls feel welcome, it’s fun, it’s exciting and it’s a winning culture.”
