| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. France 3. China 4. Belgium 5. Japan 6. Russia 7. Australia 8. Spain 9. Argentina 10. Turkey 11. CANADA 12. Mali | CANADIANS Sophie Beaudry (Chambly, Que.) Erin Chambers (Mission, B.C.) Paige Crozon (Humboldt, Sask.) Lexie Der (Burnaby, B.C.) Shalie Dheensaw (Victoria, B.C.) Nirra Fields (Lachine, Que.) Alexandria Kiss-Rusk (Baie d’Urge, Que.) Vanessa Pickard (Riverview, N.B.) Frederique Potvin (Ste-Julie, Que.) Isidora Purkovic (Calgary, Alta.) Kellie Ring (Ottawa, Ont.) Karly Roser (Hamilton, Ont.) Jacqueline Lavallee – coach Dawn Keith – assistant Mireille Beland – assistant Deb Huband – mentor coach Tracy Blake – physiotherapist Katherine Adam – manager |
| POOL A | USA | FRA | RUS | JPN | TUR | CAN | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 70-45 | 82-38 | 133-71 | 84-55 | 114-57 | (5-0) | ||
| France | 45-70 | —– | 56-53 | 70-67 | 51-54 | 81-60 | (3-2) | ||
| Russia | 38-82 | 53-56 | —– | 93-68 | 51-64 | 76-61 | (2-3) | ||
| Japan | 71-133 | 67-70 | 68-93 | —– | 80-60 | 87-80 | (2-3) | ||
| Turkey | 55-84 | 54-51 | 64-51 | 60-80 | —– | 73-82 | (2-3) | ||
| Canada | 57-114 | 60-81 | 61-76 | 80-87 | 82-73 | —– | (1-4) | ||
| POOL B | BEL | CHN | AUS | SPN | ARG | MLI | Record | ||
| Belgium | —– | 90-80 | 67-61 | 55-54 | 53-55 | 80-27 | (4-1) | ||
| China | 80-90 | —– | 92-75 | 77-58 | 72-54 | 103-54 | (4-1) | ||
| Australia | 61-67 | 75-92 | —– | 58-57 | 77-57 | 88-39 | (3-2) | ||
| Spain | 54-55 | 58-77 | 57-58 | —– | 68-38 | 112-42 | (2-3) | ||
| Argentina | 55-53 | 54-72 | 57-77 | 38-68 | —– | 75-49 | (2-3) | ||
| Mali | 27-80 | 54-103 | 39-88 | 42-112 | 49-75 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| QFs | China 68 Russia 59 | |
| QFs | United States 86 Spain 57 | |
| QFs | Belgium 93 Japan 70 | |
| QFs | France 69 Australia 59 | |
| 9-12th | Turkey 88 Mali 56 | |
| 9-12th | Argentina 59 Canada 51 | |
| 5-8th | Russia 72 Spain 52 | |
| 5-8th | Japan 95 Australia 92 | |
| Semi | United States 97 China 74 | |
| Semi | France 59 Belgium 49 | |
| 11th | Canada 82 Mali 48 | |
| 9th | Argentina 62 Turkey 48 | |
| 7th | Australia 74 Spain 48 | |
| 5th | Japan 74 Russia 68 | |
| Bronze | China 85 Belgium 73 | |
| Final | United States 92 France 62 | |
In their opener, Canada defeated Turkey 82-73. Nirra Fields paced Canada with 25 on 6-12 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Lexie Der added 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Karly Roser notched 10 on 5-9 from the floor and 6 boards. Vanessa Pickard scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Frederique Potvin scored 8 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Alexandria Kiss-Rusk scored 7 on 3-3 from the floor and 1-3 from the line. Kellie Ring added 4 and Paige Crozon 4, along with 5 boards. Isidora Purkovic, Erin Chambers, Sophie Beaudry and Shalie Dheensaw were scoreless. Dheensaw nabbed 10 boards. Canada hit 27-56 (.482) from the floor, 5-13 (.385) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 20 fouls, 19 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks. Ayse Cora paced Turkey with 16 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 3 steals. Merve Aydin added 11 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 4 boards. Betul Kalfali notched 11 on 3-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Ozge Kavurmacioglu scored 11 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Olcay Cakir scored 10 on 3-9 from the floor, 4-7 from the line and 5 boards. Melike Yalcinkaya added 4, Yasemin Koc 4, Bursa Akgun 3 and Gulsah Duman 3, while Pelin Derya Bilgic, Ferda Yildiz and Hande Melis Karasu were scoreless. Turkey hit 15-38 (.395) from the floor, 8-29 (.276) from the arc and 19-31 (.613) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 19 fouls, 11 turnovers, 11 steals and 2 blocks.
Canada then fell 87-80 to Japan as they had little response to gunner Moeko Nagoaka. Japan used their speed to great effect, while the Canadians relied on the traditional low post play, scoring 62 points in the paint. The game was close early on with both teams slow to get their offense going. Nirra Fields made her presence felt especially on Canada’s fastbreaks to keep her team in the game as they trailed 44-38 at the break. But Japan had better scoring balance and Nagaoka was well seconded by Yuki Miyazawa and they led 72-54 in the final frame. The Canadians came back late on but ran out of time. Japanese coach Shinichiro Hayashi said “we are very small, but we are very good at playing quickly.” Canadian coach Jacqueline Lavallee said “every loss is always tough. Japan’s style is very different than any other and before this game we had never been confronted with this style. We didn’t take advantage of our size.” Moeke Nagaoka paced Japan with 34 on 5-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 18-21 from the line, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Yuki Miyazama added 27 on 8-17 from the floor, 11-13 from the line, 13 boards and 3 steals. Rina Hill added 8, Naoko Chikahira 6, Manami Fujioka 4, Yume Negishi 3, Yuki Ikeya 3 and Mikoto Onuma 2, while Ryoka Takeda, Naho Miyoshi, Rie Izumita and Shizuka Suzuki were scoreless. Japan hit 21-54 (.389) from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 33-40 (.825) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 19 fouls, 14 turnovers, 11 steals and 3 blocks. Nirra Fields paced Canada with 36 on 14-21 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-9 from the line and 9 boards. Karly Roser added 14 on 7-10 from the floor and 5 boards. Frederique Potvin notched 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Shalie Dheensaw scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Kellie Ring scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Vanessa Pickard added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Alexandria Kiss-Rusk added 3, Erin Chambers 2 and Lexie Der 2, along with 7 boards. Isidora Purkovic, Paige Crozon and Sophie Beaudry were scoreless. Canada hit 31-62 from the floor, 2-14 (.143) from the arc and 12-19 (.632) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 31 fouls, 21 turnovers, 7 steals and 1 block.
In their third match, the Canadians were whipped 114-57 by the United States. The Canadians stayed close for the first quarter, but Barbara Nelson’s girls took control soon thereafter and showed they could score from anywhere on the court. They hit their shots from beyond the arc and overpowered their opponents in the paint to take a 53-34 lead at halftime. Not much changed in the second half as the USA stuck to their efficient tactics. They led from start to finish. US coach Barbara Nelson said “it was a real battle in the first quarter. We knew when to score, when the time was right. We played hard for 40 minutes so I’m happy that the girls stayed focus throughout the game. They found their shots. We played well in defense and all the girls took their responsibilities.” Canadian coach Jacqueline Lavallee said “it was a tough game. We have things to improve on. If you make one mistake against the USA, you are punished right away.” Kaleena Lewis paced the US with 21 on 3-5 from the floor, 5-6 from the arc and 4 steals. Jewell Loyd added 19 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Bria Smith added 13 on 3-6 from the floor, 7-7 from the line and 3 assists. Morgan Tuck added 12 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 7 boards. Elizabeth Williams notched 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Breanna Stewart added 8, along with 9 boards, Betnijah Laney 8, Cierra Burdick 6, Ariel Massengale 5, Bashaara Graves 4, Imani Stafford 4 and Jordan Adams 2. The US hit 29-70 (.414) from the floor, 10-18 (.556) from the arc and 26-36 (.722) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 10 fouls, 13 turnovers, 22 steals and 8 blocks. Nirra Fields paced Canada with 17 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 5 boards. Alexandria Kiss-Rusk added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Shalie Dheensaw notched 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Karly Roser added 5, Lexie Der 4, along with 4 boards and 2 blocks, Sophie Beaudry 4, Vanessa Pickard 2, Frederique Potvin 2, Kellie Ring 2, Erin Chambers 2 and Paige Crozon 1, while Isidora Purkovic was scoreless. Canada hit 20-52 (.385) from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 11-14 (.786) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 21 fouls, 27 turnovers, 4 steals and 5 blocks.
Canada fell to 1-3 after being dusted 76-61 by Russia. In a must-win game for both teams, the Russians outscored the Canadians 47-33 over the last two quarters to turn a close game into a comfortable win. Darya Namok and Anna Arkhipova-Von Kalmanovich began attacking the second half, which often resulted in high percentage shots, trips to the free-throw line or led to open looks from three-point territory. The Canadians, who patiently executed in the first half to be within one, 29-28, at the break, came apart when confronted by an impressive Russian full court press on the re-start. Canada looked to have run out of energy from trying to break the stifling defense in the third period. Russia assistant coach Andrey Ruzanov said “after the break, the head coach told the girls to change tactics, and it worked. After this win, we have to work harder. The next game will be more important since it will decide who stays in the group or not.” Canadian coach Jacqueline Lavallee said “we were unlucky offensively. We missed a lot of lay-ups and we had a hard time on defense.” Darya Namok paced Russia with 13 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 5-9 from the line and 4 steals. Marina Ryavkina added 11 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 steals. Ksenia Tikhonenko notched 10 on 5-10 from the floor and 9 boards. Julia Gladkova added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Mariya-Margarita Davydova added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 8 boards. Anna Khmelevskaya added 8, Ekaterina Fedorenkova 5, Anastasia Tochilova 5, Alexandra Yakovleva 4, Alina Zamaraeva 2 and Ekaterina Poslykina 1, while Galina Kiseleva was scoreless. Russia hit 19-41 (.463) from the floor, 7-16 (.438) from the arc and 17-26 (.654) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 27 fouls, 24 turnovers, 16 steals and 3 blocks. Nirra Fields paced Canada with 20 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 6-12 from the line and 6 boards. Karly Roser added 14 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Shalie Dheensaw notched 8 on 4-10 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 steals. Kellie Ring scored 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 5-5 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alexandria Kiss-Rusk notched 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 8 boards. Frederique Potvin added 3, Lexie Der 2, along with 4 boards, and Vanessa Pickard 1, while Isidora Purkovic, Erin Chambers, Paige Crozon and Sophie Beaudry were scoreless. Canada hit 20-55 (.364) from the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 15-27 (.556) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 27 fouls, 25 turnovers, 11 steals and 4 blocks.
Canada closed out round robin play by getting pounding 81-60 by host France. The teams were evenly matched early on and they were tied at 22 to end the first quarter. With the capacity crowd cheering them on, the French then gradually pulled away thanks to good and patient team work. Conversely, Canada struggled offensively as tournament scoring leader Nirra Fields failed to get much help from her team-mates. France led 39-35 at the break and they kept adding to their advantage the rest of the way they outscored the visitors 42-25 in the last two periods. France coach Arnaud Guppillotte said “I was not nervous about the game. We focused on the victory. The atmosphere was amazing. We had never seen anything like that before. This competition has nothing to be jealous of in comparison with professionally-organized tournaments.” Canadian coach Jacqueline Lavallee said “we lost two players to injury early in the game and that created a lot of difficulties. Christelle Diallo paced France with 24 on 10-17 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Margaux Galliou-Loko added 19 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Esther Niamke scored 13 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3 assists and 3 steals. Sara Chevaugeon added 6, Jodie Cornelie 5, along with 6 boards, Olivia Epoupa 4, along with 6 boards and 5 assists, Marie-Bernadette Mbuyamba-Tshimanga 4, Caroline Plust 3 and Lola De Angelis 3, while Laure Mercier, Claire Stievenard and Alice Nayo were scoreless. France hit 20-44 (.455) from the floor, 9-27 (.333) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 20 fouls, 13 turnovers, 16 steals and 8 blocks. Nirra Fields paced Canada with 30 on 10-19 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7-10 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Frederique Potvin added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Lexie Der scored 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 11 boards and 3 steals. Erin Chambers added 5, Shalie Dheensaw 4, along with 4 boards, Karly Roser 3, along with 5 boards and Vanessa Pickard 3, along with 4 boards and 4 assists. Kellie Ring, Erin Chambers, Paige Crozon, Sophie Beaudry and Alexandria Kiss-Rusk were scoreless. Canada hit 20-46 (.435) from the floor, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 14-22 (.636) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 16 fouls, 20 turnovers, 8 steals and 5 blocks.
In the 9th-12th playoff round, Argentina dumped Canada 59-51. Carolina Belen Martinez paced Argentina with 14 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-10 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Diana Maria Cabrera added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 15 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Rocio Evangelina Diaz added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Melisa Paola Gretter added 9 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Julieta Belen Vazquez added 5, Micaela Sol Sancisi 5 and Daijana Acosta 4, while Brenda Gisela Chaine, Macarena Jerez Pilotti, Julieta Belen Armesto, Evangelina Noe Zetsche and Mariana Favre were scoreless. Argentina hit 11-36 (.306) from the floor, 9.28 (.321) from the arc and 10-18 (.556) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 22 fouls, 16 turnovers, 14 steals and 4 blocks. Nirra Fields paced Canada with 11 on 4-16 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 10 boards and 5 steals. Frederique Potvin added 9 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Karly Roser added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Paige Crozon added 6, Lexie Der 5, Vanessa Pickard 4, Shalie Dheensaw 3, Erin Chambers 3 and Sophie Beaudry 2, while Kellie Ring, Isidora Purkovic and Alexandra Kiss-Rusk were scoreless. Canada hit 18-49 (.367) from the floor, 1-10 from the arc and 12-21 (.571) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 19 fouls, 20 turnovers, 9 steals and 7 blocks.
In the 11th place match, Canada pound Mali 82-48. Nirra Fields paced Canada with 18 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8-9 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Lexie Der added 13 on 6-6 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Karly Roser added 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals. Frederique Potvin added 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Shalie Dheensaw added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Paige Crozon added 5 on 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Vanessa Pickard added 5, along with 4 boards and 3 assists, Isidora Purkovic 4, Sophie Beaudry 4 and Erin Chambers 2, while Alexandra Kiss-Rusk and Kellie Ring were scoreless. Canada hit 27-51 (.529) from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 22-28 (.786) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 6 fouls, 15 turnovers, 11 steals and 5 blocks. Mariam Maiga paced Mali with 17 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Fatoumata Sanou added 14 on 6-15 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 4 steals. M’Bamakan Kanoute added 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Aminata Traore added 8 on 3-7 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Hawa Traore, Rokia Cisse, Sadio Konate, Rokia Diarra, Aissata Toure, Fanta Guindo, Nene Dagno and Fatoumata Koite were scoreless. Mali hit 15-39 (.385) from the floor, 4-25 (.160) from the arc and 6-8 (.750) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 3 assists, 21 fouls, 13 turnovers, 8 steals and 4 blocks.