FINAL STANDINGS
1. Australia
2. United States
3. Portugal
4. Japan
5. Russia
6. Chinese Taipei
7. Czech Republic
8. China
9. Finland
10. Hungary
11. Romania
12. Slovakia
13. CANADA
14. Mexico
15. Argentina
16. Ukraine
CANADIANS
Megan Ahlstrom (Calgary, Alta./Saskatchewan)
Jama Bin-Edward (Waterloo, Ont./Ryerson)
Hannah Brown (North Sydney, N.S./Cape Breton)
Keylyn Filewich (Winnipeg, Man./U.B.C.)
Nicole Gilmore (Hamilton, Ont./Carleton)
Hilary Hanaka (Hamilton, Ont./McMaster)
Linnaea Harper (Newmarket, Ont./McMaster)
Sarah-Jane Marois (Quebec City, Que./Laval)
Erin McIntosh (Calgary, Alta./Calgary)
Angela Ribarich (Toronto, Ont./Ottawa)
Kyla Shand (Saskatoon, Sask./Saskatchewan)
Jayda Veinot (Port Williams, N.S./Acadia)
Michèle Bélanger – coach
Theresa Burns – assistant
Carrie Watts – team leader
POOL A JPN CZE HUN UKR Record
Japan —– 93-65 72-54 63-48 (3-0)
Czech Republic 65-93 —– 56-54 71-36 (2-1)
Hungary 54-72 54-56 —– 63-48 (1-2)
Ukraine 48-63 36-71 48-63 —– (0-3)
POOL B POR RUS ROM ARG Record
Portugal —– 75-54 69-32 64-50 (3-0)
Russia 54-75 —– 59-31 70-56 (2-1)
Romania 32-69 31-59 —– 53-37 (1-2)
Argentina 50-64 56-70 37-53 —– (0-3)
POOL C USA TPE SLO MEX Record
United States —– 93-85 92-52 60-49 (3-0)
Chinese Taipei 85-93 —– 75-54 76-55 (2-1)
Slovakia 52-92 54-75 —– 54-48 (1-2)
Mexico 49-60 55-76 48-54 —– (0-3)
POOL D AUS CHN FIN CAN Record
Australia —– 90-84 68-51 85-51 (3-0)
China 84-90 —– 75-50 84-69 (2-1)
Finland 51-68 50-75 —– 82-59 (1-2)
Canada 51-85 69-84 59-82 —– (0-3)
9-16th Slovakia 54 Canada 53
9-16th Hungary 76 Argentina 62
9-16th Romania 76 Ukraine 72
9-16th Finland 77 Mexico 51
QF Japan 89 Russia 83
QF United States 87 China 79
QF Portugal 60 Czech Republic 44
QF Australia 81 Chinese Taipei 72
13-16th Canada 75 Argentina 36
13-16th Mexico 63 Ukraine 54
9-12th Hungary 70 Slovakia 50
9-12th Finland 73 Romania 50
5-8th Russia 73 China 64
5-8th Chinese Taipei 83 Czech Republic 57
Semi United States 89 Japan 84
Semi Australia 56 Portugal 49
15th Argentina 52 Ukraine 46
13th Canada 67 Mexico 54
11th Romania 61 Slovakia 46
9th Finland 75 Hungary 44
7th Czech Republic 77 China 69
5th Russia 74 Chinese Taipei 58
Bronze Portugal 76 Japan 59
Final Australia 80 United States 72

        In their opener, Canada was bombed 84-69 by China after trailing by as many as 26. “We had a really slow start,” said Canadian head Michèle Bélanger. “We had some great shots that just didn’t drop early in the game and then it was a little bit of a runaway train in the third quarter. I thought we had an outstanding fourth quarter. We narrowed it down and the girls felt a little more relaxed. We started to run and keep the pace up. We had some really good moments. I think that it was a great team to play in our first game. It’s too bad that the score doesn’t dictate how we finished but overall I was pleased with the effort.” China led 28-22, 52-33 and 73-47 at the quarters. Megan Ahlstrom said “we came out a little flat and they came out really fast. They’re a fast team and a really good shooting team. They can all shoot the three, which is hard to defend. We got better in the fourth quarter and we need to have that energy all game to be successful.” Sarah-Jane Marois said “I think we let them shoot too easily. In the second half, we did a much better job to put pressure on them and that’s why we managed to get back in the game. They had too many easy shots.” Belanger said “we have to be a little bit more confident in our style of game. We have to be able to find our scorers and try to get them early shots. We have to continually play with effort. The girls coming off the bench have to play with a little more energy and more effort. If we can get that done, good things are going to happen.” Tongyi Liu paced China with 17 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Luchenhong Yang added 16 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kexin Song scored 16 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Yi Zhang notched 14 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Xiayoe Shi added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jia Zhou scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-6 from the line, 2 boards and 4 steals. Jiaying Mia added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Yuanyuan Su, Hui Xie, Ziyi Wang and Mingyan Shi were scoreless. China (coached by Zhiquan Dong) hit 31-67 (.460) overall, 22-39 (.560) from the floor, 9-28 (.320) from the arc and 13-27 (.480) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 11 turnovers, 14 steals, 6 blocks and 18 fouls. Sarah-Jane Marois paced Canada with 15 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Megan Ahlstrom added 12 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Hannah Brown notched 0 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Keylyn Filewich added 6 on 2-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Jama Bin-Edward scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Kyla Shand notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Hilary Hanaka added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jayda Veinot scored 3 on 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Erin McIntosh added 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Linnaea Harper notched 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Nicole Gilmore scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Angela Ribarich added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Canada hit 28-70 (.400) overall, 23-53 (.430) from the floor, 5-17 (.290) from the arc and 8-9 (.890) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 21 turnovers, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 25 fouls.

        Canada fell to (0-2) after being torched 85-51 by Australia. Australia ripped off a 9-0 run enroute to a 22-11 lead after one quarter. They followed it up with a 10-0 run to take a 42-21 lead at the half and extended the margin to 63-36 after three quarters. “We are building up and getting better and better as we go,” said forward Hannah Brown. “I’m proud offensively – we weren’t executing in spots, but toward the second half and near the end of the game we were able to produce what we wanted and do the things we wanted to do.” Canadian coach Michèle Bélanger said “shooting wasn’t there, but it was also our inexperience. They (Australia) are a very experienced team, and you can tell. At times, we didn’t share the ball well offensively, and defensively our plan was to stop their post play from getting too many easy touches inside. We did that well, but that gave them the three-point game and they started to shoot the three. We had to adjust. Offensively is where we really suffered. We couldn’t really get any flow, we were rushed on shots, and I have to give kudos to Australia for taking us out of our rhythm.” Keely Froling paced Australia with 20 on 3-3 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Eziyoda Magbegor added 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc and 10 boards. Lauren Scherf notched 16 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 5 boards. Anneli Maley scored 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 4 boards. Maddison Rocci added 9 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Jasmine Simmons notched 4 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Stephanie Reid scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-4 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alexandra Sharp added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Lara McSpadden scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Abigail Wehrung and Alicia Froling were scoreless. Wehrung nabbed 4 boards and dished 6 assists. Froling nabbed 4 boards and dished 3 assists. Australia (coached by Shannon Seebohm) hit 30-68 (.440) overall, 19-43 (.440) from the floor, 11-25 (.440) from the arc and 14-28 from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 11 turnovers, 8 steals, 1 block and 14 fouls. Hannah Brown paced Canada with 13 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 9 boards. Sarah-Jane Marois added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jama Bin-Edward notched 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Hilary Hanaka scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Keylyn Filewich added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Nicole Gilmore notched 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Angela Ribarich scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Kyla Shand added 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jayda Veinot scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-1 from the line, while Megan Ahlstrom, Linnaea Harper and Erin McIntosh were scoreless. Canada hit 18-65 (.280) overall, 12-38 (.320) from the floor, 6-27 (.220) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 16 turnovers, 3 steals, 3 blocks and 21 fouls.

        Canada closed out pool play by losing its third consecutive game, 82-59 to Finland. An 8-0 run gave Finland a 23-20 lead after one quarter. Jayda Veinot draimed back to back treys as Canada rallied to take a 37-34 lead at the half. Canada took a 42-41 lead on a Sarah-Jane Mrois bucket but a trio of late treys gave Finland a 54-48 lead after three quarters and they pulled away in the fourth frame. “I think what it really comes down to is adjusting our defence to whatever the other team is doing differently,” said Linnaea Harper. “Finland started hitting their outside shots in the second half and we didn’t adjust as well as we should have. So, moving forward we need to really make changes quickly defensively. Now, we keep our heads high. We are proud to wear the Canada jersey so we know what we have to do moving forward – work together, share the ball, shoot the ball.” Canadian coach Michele Belanger said “I think it’s a combination of not having played at this level and having the international experience I believe you need. It’s just not being disciplined and not having that grit you need when you need it. When things aren’t going well, you need to dig deeper to make it happen or at least get some stops and we struggled. They shot the ball and we didn’t. If we can build on our first half and use that and build on it and try and repair some of the errors that happened in the fourth quarter by holding the ball, trying to attack in a crowd, not using our team mates, not communicating on screens and just little things that can help you a lot down the stretch.” Sara Bejedi paced Finland with 23 on 3-14 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Helmi Tulonen added 16 on 1-1 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Roosa Lehtoranta notched 15 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Veera Pirttinen added 10 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Lotta-Mai Lahtinen scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Annlina Aijanen notched 5 on 1-2 frm the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Sara Rokkanen added 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Petra Noponen scored 3 on 1-1 frm the arc. Ella Maria Mikaela Salminen added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists, while Elina Koskimies, Kaisa Kuisma and Nina Augustin were scoreless. Kuisman nabbed 4 boards. Finland (coached by Pekka Salminen) hit 28-70 (.400) overall, 11-34 (.320) from the floor, 17-36 (.470) from the arc and 9-14 (.640) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 17 turnovers, 13 steals, 3 blocks and 15 fouls. Sarah-Jane Marois paced Canada with 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Linnaea Harper added 10 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jama Bin-Edward notched 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Jayda Veinot scored 6 on 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Hannah Brown added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Megan Ahlstrom notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Hilary Hanaka added 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 assists. Kyla Shand scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Keylyn Filewich added 2 on 1-3 from the floor. Erin McIntosh notched 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Nicole Gilmore scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Angela Ribarich scored 2 on 1-2 form the floor and 3 boards. Canada hit 24-66 (.360) overall, 17-41 (.410) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 4-5 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 27 turnovers, 13 steals, 2 blocks and 16 fouls.

        In the 9-16th consolation round, Slovia nipped Canada 54-53. Canada led 13-10 after one quarter. Slovakia led 29-25 at the half and 42-32 after three quarters. Nikola Kovacikova paced Slovakia with 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Stella Tarkovicova added 13 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Dominika Drobna notched 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-8 from the line and 3 boards. Alica Moravcikova scored 7 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 11 boards and 2 blocks Laura Horvatova added 5 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Alexandra Haskova scored 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Veronika Dulova added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Eva Filickova scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Radka Stasova, Michaela Balazova, Radoslava Ostadalova and Vanda Kozakova were scoreless. Slovakia (coached by Pavol Horicka) hit 18-60 (.300) overall, 11-39 (.280) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 11-23 (.480) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 18 turnovers, 5 steals, 5 blocks and 18 fouls. Sarah-Jane Marois paced Canada with 13 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Kyla Shand added 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards and 4 steals. Linnaea Harper notched 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Hilary Hanaka added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Hannah Brown scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Megan Ahlstrom notched 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Keylyn Filewich added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Jama Bin-Edward scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Jayda Veinot added 3 on 0-2 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Nicole Gilmore scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists, while Erin McIntosh and Angela Ribarich were scoreless. Canada hit 21-69 (.300) overall, 16-43 (.370) from the floor, 5-26 (.190) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 9 turnovers, 11 steals, 7 blocks and 19 fouls.

        In the 13-16th consolation round, Canada captured its first win of the tournament by defeating Argentina 75-36 after leading 24-4, 37-8 and 58-20 at the quarters. Linnaea Harper paced Canada with 13 on 4-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kyla Shand added 12 on 4-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Jayda Veinot notched 10 on 0-1 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Sarah-Jane Marois added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-2 rom the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Hannah Brown scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Hilary Hanaka added 5 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Erin McIntosh scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Megan Ahlstrom notched 4 on 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 13 boards and 5 assists. Angela Ribarich scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jama Bin-Edward added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Keylyn Filewich added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 6 boards. Nicole Gilmore scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 assists. Canada hit 23-64 (.360) overall, 13-29 (.450) from the floor, 10-35 (.290) from the arc and 19-34 (.560) from the line, while garnering 70 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 21 turnovers, 6 steals, 2 blocks and 12 fouls. Omela Pag paced Argentina with 17 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 4 steals. Maria Emilia Garcia Leon added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-3 form the arc and 7 boards. Micaela Sol Sancisi notched 4 on 1-10 frm the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Maribel Barzola added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Maria Sol Laviero scored 3 on 0-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Sofia Elena Chelini Bertero added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 7 boards, while Emilia Giustiniani, Yanina Manuela Mercancini, Maria Belen Tombesi, Micaela Veronica Gonzalez, Maria Zulema Garcia Leon and Candela Yazmin Ruffino were scoreless. Argentina (coached by Paula Reggiardo) hit 14-85 (.160) overall, 11-58 (.190) from the floor, 3-27 (.110) from the arc and 5-12 (.420) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 11 turnovers, 10 steals, 1 block and 25 fouls.

        In the 13th-place playoff, Canada defeated Mexico 67-54 after leading 21-7, 31-14 and 51-29 at the quarters. Sarah-Jane Marois paced Canada with 14 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 2 steals. Nicole Gilmore added 10 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 7-10 from the line and 11 boards. Hilary Hanaka notched 10 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 3 assists. Hannah Brown scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 9 boards. Jayda Veinot added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Linnaea Harper notched 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Kyla Shand scored 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Erin McIntosh added 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Megan Ahlstrom scored 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Angela Ribarich notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Keylyn Filewich scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Jama Bin-Edward was scoreless, nabbed 3 boards and blocked 2 shots. Canada hit 19-54 (.350) overall, 14-32 (.440) from the floor, 5-22 (.230) from the arc and 24-31 (.770) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 24 turnovers, 4 steals, 3 blocks and 17 fouls. Myriam Lara Ackerman paced Mexico with 17 on 5-17 from the floor, 7-11 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Nohemi Rosales Comacho added 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 2 boards. Carmen Gonzalez Lagunas notched 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Miranda Zamora Iribarren added 5 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-3 form the line. Sandra Vargas Peraza scored 5 on 0-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Stefany Esquivel Rojero added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 steals. Ingrid Martinez Trevino notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Claudia Ramos Gutierrez added 3 on 0-4 form the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Narda Lopez Copado scored 2 on 1-10 fro the floor and 2 boards, while Jacqueline Perez Ramirez, Priscilla Adame Reyes and Laura Perez Ramirez were scoreless. Mexico (coached by Martio Alberto Moreno and Albert Wagner) hit 19-75 (.250) overall, 15-57 (.260) from the floor, 4-18 (.220) from the arc and 12-21 (.570) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 16 turnovers, 16 steals, 2 blocks and 20 fouls.