FINAL STANDINGS: 1. USA 2. Brazil 3. CANADA 4. Puerto Rico 5. Chile 6. Dominican Republic 7. Mexico 8. Argentina 9. Guyana 10. Guatemala 11. Uruguay 12. Trinidad and Tobago | CANADIANS Catherine Traer Kacie Jaye Bosch Paige Crozon Michelle Plouffe |
POOL A | CAN | PUR | URU | RECORD | |
Canada (1) | —– | 19-7 | 22-3 | (2-0) | |
Puerto Rico (9) | 7-19 | —– | 20-12 | (1-1) | |
Uruguay (8) | 3-22 | 12-20 | —– | (0-2) | |
POOL B | USA | ARG | TTB | RECORD | |
United States (2) | —– | 22-2 | 22-2 | (2-0) | |
Argentina (7) | 2-22 | —– | 15-6 | (1-1) | |
Trinidad&Tobago (10) | 2-22 | 6-15 | —– | (0-2) | |
POOL C | CHI | MEX | GUY | RECORD | |
Chile (3) | —– | 18-11 | 18-13 | (2-0) | |
Mexico (6) | 11-18 | —– | 17-11 | (1-1) | |
Guyana (11) | 13-18 | 11-17 | —– | (0-2) | |
POOL D | BRZ | DOM | GUA | RECORD | |
Brazil (4) | —– | 21-14 | 21-2 | (2-0) | |
Dominican Rep. (5) | 14-21 | —– | 21-8 | (1-1) | |
Guatemala (11) | 12-21 | 8-21 | —– | (0-2) |
QFs | Canada 20 Mexico 6 | |
QFs | Brazil 21 Argentina 8 | |
QFs | Puerto Rico 15 Chile 13 | |
QFs | United States 21 Dominican Republic 7 | |
Semi | Brazil 20 Canada 13 | |
Semi | United States 21 Puerto Rico 11 | |
Bronze | Canada 18 Puerto Rico 12 | |
Final | United States 21 Brazil 9 |
In their opener, Canada clipped Puerto Rico 19-7 as Michelle Plouffe scored 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 1 assist and 7 boards. Catherine Traer added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 8 boards. Paige Crozon notched 3 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 1 assist and 7 boards. Kacie Bosch scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc and 8 boards. Canada hit 15-40 overall, 8-16 from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 3-3 from the line, while garnering 2 assists, 3 blocks 6 turnovers and 30 boards. Mari Placido paced Puerto Rico with 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Annelisse Vargas added 2 on 2-5 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Ashley Torres notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc and 3 boards, while Natacha Alequin was scoreless and nabbed 6 boards. Puerto Rico hit 6-29 overall, 5-12 (.420) from the floor, 1-16 (.060) from the arc and 0-1 from the line, while garnering 8 turnovers and 17 boards.
Canada closed out pool A play by clubbing Uruguay 22-3 as Michelle Plouffe scored 9 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 assists and 3 boards. Paige Crozon added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 1 assist and 6 boards. Catherine Traer notched 4 on 2-3 from the arc, 2 blocks and 2 boards. Kacie Bosch scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1 assist and 4 boards. Canada hit 14-25 overall, 5-10 from the floor, 8-14 from the arc and 1-1 from the line, while garnering 5 assists, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 18 boards. Lucia Shiavo paced Uruguay with 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Emilie Larre added 1 on 1-1 from the floor, while Joaquina Gregorio and Josefina Rivera were scoreless. Uruguay hit 2-19 overall, 1-10 from the floor and 1-9 from the arc, while garnering 7 turnovers and 10 boards.
In the quarterfinals, Canada clocked Mexico 20-6 as Michelle Plouffe scored 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Paige Crozon added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 blocks and 5 boards. Kacie Bosch notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Catherine Traer was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 15-32 overall, 6-16 (.380) from the floor, 5-12 (.420) from the arc and 4-4 from the line, while garnering 18 boards, 2 key assists, 4 blocks, 7 fouls and 3 turnovers. Alejandra Castillo paced Mexico with 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 7 boards. Patricia Ayala added 2 on 2-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Martha Tapia notched 1 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Ana Renteria scored 1 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Mexico hit 5-27 overall, 4-19 (.210) from the floor, 1-8 (.120) from the arc, while garnering 18 boards, 13 turnovers and 7 fouls. “It was an early start this morning, but it was a bit cooler in Miami this morning so we weren’t mad at all,” Catherine Traer said. “It is pretty crazy. I never could have expected to come back and play in the AmeriCup so quickly, but I’m so grateful for the opportunity and grateful to my teammates and to my country for the opportunity to be here today.”
In the semis, Brazil clipped Canada 20-13 as Vitoria Marcelino scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Sassa Fausto Goncalves added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 key assists and 4 boards. Thayna Silva notched 3 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Lays da Silva scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Brazil hit 16-36 overall, 7-17 (.410) from the floor, 4-14 (.290) from the arc and 5-5 from the line, while garnering 20 boards, 2 key assists, 5 turnovers and 7 fouls. Michelle Plouffe paced Canada with 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards. Kacie Bosch added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 7 boards. Paige Crozon notched 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Canada hit 10-30 overall, 4-13 (.310) from the floor, 3-13 (.230) from the arc and 3-4 from the line, while garnering 16 boards, 4 blocks, 10 turnovers and 7 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, Canada dispatched Puerto Rico 18-12 as Paige Crozon scored 9 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Michelle Plouffe added 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3 key assists, 2 blocks and 5 boards. Kacie Bosch notched 3 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Catherine Traer scored 1 on 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 key assists, 2 blocks and 9 boards. Canada hit 14-39 overall, 9-19 (.470) from the floor, 4-15 (.270) from the arc and 1-5 from the line, while garnering 24 boards, 5 key assists, 4 blocks, 2 turnovers and 7 fouls. Mari Placido paced Puerto Rico with 5 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 blocks and 7 boards. Annelisse Vargas added 4on 0-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Ashley Torres scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc, while Natcha Alequin was scoreless and nabbed 7 boards. Puerto Rico hit 9-30 overall, 4-14 (.290) from the floor, 3-13 (.230) from the arc and 2-3 from the line, while garnering 21 boards, 2 blocks, 7 turnovers and 5 fouls. “We obviously came here to try to win gold, but there’s a bunch of great teams here,” Michelle Plouffe said. “We are super excited to see the South American [teams] come through and perform as they did. Props to them. We’re looking forward to next summer, and the next championships and we’re excited to see Brazil again in that [tournament].”
The all-tournament team featured MVP Brionna Jones (United States); Sassa Fausto Goncalves (Brazil); and Michelle Plouffe (Canada).