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Liberty veteran Marine Johannes says FIBA World Cup loss still on her mind

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Arnold, C. (2026, September 18). Liberty veteran Marine Johannes says FIBA World Cup loss still on her mind. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/sports/liberty-veteran-marine-johannes-says-fiba-world-cup-loss-still-on-her-mind/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-18 · by Christian Arnold

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Marine Johannes, a veteran guard for the New York Liberty, expressed lingering disappointment over France's loss to the United States in the FIBA World Cup gold medal game. She highlighted her personal performance with 14 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while emphasizing the historic nature of France reaching the final round for the first time ever. The article also touches on WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s announcement of her retirement at the end of 2026, acknowledging both the challenges and achievements during her tenure.
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Marine Johannes, a veteran Liberty player, is still reflecting on her team's performance during the recent FIBA World Cup. Despite being part of the French squad that reached the final for the first time ever and narrowly losing to the United States in the gold medal game (97-79), Johannes expresses lingering disappointment. She returned to New York only Tuesday, and her mind is still on the tournament's events. During the World Cup, Johannes was second on the French team in points per game with 14.0 and rebounds with 3.3. Despite the loss, she remains optimistic about France’s young squad for future competitions.

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Johannes PERSON · 5× Liberty ORG · 4× France GPE · 3× WNBA ORG · 3× Engelbert PERSON · 2× French NORP · 2× Stewart PERSON · 2× Americans NORP · 1× Marine Johannes’ PERSON · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced she would be retiring at the end of 2026 while the FIBA World Cup was going on, and Breanna Stewart said that she had no idea at first about the news, indicating it had come out while Team USA was playing.
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🔮 WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced she would be retiring at the end of 2026 while the FIBA World Cup was going on, and Breanna Stewart said that she had no idea at first about the news, indicating it had come out while Team USA was playing.
2026-09-18 · New York Post
Liberty veteran Marine Johannes says FIBA World Cup loss still on her mind · assertive framing

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There was still a sting in Marine Johannes’ voice when she discussed turning the page from the FIBA World Cup back to the Liberty season. asserted
she → be → season
Johannes had been part of the French squad that fell to the United States in the gold medal game. asserted
that → fall → game
France had dominated its way to the final, looking like it was on the path to gold. asserted
it → dominate → gold
But a 97-79 loss to the Americans put a halt to that. asserted
loss → put → that
And Johannes still felt a bit of sadness over it. asserted
Johannes → feel → it
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you → get → things
, it’s not easy,” Johannes said of World Cup loss. asserted
Johannes → ’ → loss
“We just got back Tuesday here. asserted
We → get → ?
We had something to do in Paris for the French Federation, so it’s hard. asserted
it → have → Federation
Like, you are thinking about the tournament.” asserted
you → think → tournament
The Liberty guard can have a sense of pride in her effort during the tournament in Germany. asserted
guard → have → Germany
Johannes finished second on the French squad in points per game with 14.0 and rebounds with 3.3. asserted
Johannes → finish → 3.3
France reached the final at the World Cup for the first time in history, and Johannes was happy with the “good young group” France has. asserted
France → reach → group
“It’s pretty positive, actually,” she said. asserted
she → ’ → ?
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced she would be retiring at the end of 2026 while the FIBA World Cup was going on, and Breanna Stewart said that she had no idea at first about the news, indicating it had come out while Team USA was playing. asserted
USA → announce → news
Engelbert’s reign as commissioner has faced its challenges, especially recently, with some of the discourse that has engulfed the league, but Stewart wanted to give the outgoing commish her due credit as well. asserted
Stewart → face → credit
“I would just continue to kind of express gratitude towards Cathy,” Stewart said. asserted
Stewart → continue → Cathy
“I know it wasn’t all sparkly and great and good and all of that. asserted
it → know → that
But in the end, she was also one that helped create a historic CBA deal. asserted
that → help → deal
Can’t forget to give her those flowers and we’ll see who’s going to come up next.” asserted
who → forget → flowers
The WNBA has not indicated who will take over the role after Engelbert retires. asserted
Engelbert → indicate → role
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