FINAL STANDINGS:
1 United States
2. CANADA
3. Brazil
4. Dominican Republic  
CANADIANS
Jade Belmore (Regina, Sask.)
Paige Crozon (Humboldt, Sask.)
Katherine Plouffe (Edmonton, Alta.)
Merissah Russell (Ottawa, Ont.)

Daniel Ferguson – coach
POOL ACANDOMCYMRecord
Canada (1)—–22-1021-3(2-0)
Dom. Republic (9)10-22—–21-4(1-1)
Cayman Islands (8)3-214-21—–(0-2)
POOL BUSABRZJAMRecord
United States (2)—–21-1021-15(2-0)
Brazil (7)10-21—–18-12(1-1)
Jamaica (10)15-2112-18—–(0-2)
POOL CMEXPURVENRecord
Mexico (6)—–15-1115-13(2-0)
Puerto Rico (3)11-15—–21-13(1-1)
Venezuela (12)13-1513-21—–(0-2)
POOL DPARARGCHIRecord
Paraguay (14)—–18-719-10(2-0)
Argentina (5)7-18—–16-10(1-1)
Chile (4)10-1910-16—–(0-2)
QFsCanada 19 Puerto Rico 15
QFsBrazil 18 Paraguay 17
QFsUnited States 22 Argentina 4
QFsDominican Republic 21 Mexico 20
SemiCanada 21 Brazil 10
SemiUnited States 21 Dominican Republic 5
BronzeBrazil 21 Dominican Republic 14
FinalUnited States 21 Canada 19

      In their opener, Canada thrashed the Dominican Republic 22-10. Katherine Plouffe paced Canada with 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 7 boards. Paige Crozon added 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 blocks and 5 boards. Jade Belmore notched 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Merissah Russell scored 2 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Canada hit 9-15 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 7-7 from the line, while garnering 18 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 3 blocks, 3 turnovers and 5 fouls. Yadira Polanco Marte paced the Dominican Republic with 4 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Cesarina Lisbeth Capellan Santana added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 3 boards.Maria de Fatima Marte De La Rosa notched 3 on 3-5 from the floor and 2 boards, while Cheisy Carolay Hernandez was scoreless and nabbed 4 boards. The Dominican Republic hit 7-20 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc and 1-1 from the line, while garnering 17 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 8 turnovers and 9 fouls.

      Canada closed out pool play at (2-0) by whipping the Cayman Islands 21-3. Jade Belmore paced Canada with 7 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Merissah Russell added 6 on 2-2 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Paige Crozon notched 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Katherine Plouffe scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Canada hit 8-10 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while garnering 11 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass. Chloe Angelica Powery-Doxey paced the Cayman Islands with 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc, while Khailan Rene O’Connor, Arleny Allaya Ebanks and Hannah Elaine Parchment were scoreless. The Cayman Islands hit 1-6 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc, while garnering 2 boards, 9 turnovers and 2 fouls.

      In the quarterfinals, Canada dispatched Puerto Rico 19-15. Paige Crozon paced Canada with 6 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Merissah Russell added 5 on 4-4 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Jade Belmore notched 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Katherine Plouffe scored 4 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 blocks and 8 boards. Canada hit 12-19 from the floor, 2-13 from the arc and 3-6 from the line, while garnering 22 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 4 fouls. Ashley Torres paced Puerto Rico with 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Zaida Gonzalez added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Tayra Meldenze notched 3 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 blocks and 7 boards, while Adryana Quezada was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. Puerto Rico hit 8-16 from the floor, 3-13 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while garnering 14 boards, including 1 on the offensive glass, 4 blocks, 6 turnovers and 7 fouls.

      In the semis, Canada torched Brazil 21-10. Katherine Plouffe paced Canada with 8 on 6-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Merissah Russell added 5 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 3 boards. Jade Belmore notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Paige Crozon scored 3o n 1-2 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Canada hit 12-17 from the floor, 4-14 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while garnering 15 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 2 turnovers and 5 fouls. Gabriela Guimaraes paced Brazil with 6 on 5-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Rayane de Freitas Souza de Sant’Anna added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Luana de Souza notched 2 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards, while Vitoria Moura Santana was scoreless and nabbed 3 boards. Brazil hit 7-14 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 1-3 from the line, while garnering 15 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 9 turnovers and 3 fouls.

      In the finals, the United States edged Canada 21-19. Paige Crozon said “we always want to win, but what we value most is our culture. Jade and Merissah upheld our standards from day one — fearless, tough, never backing down, even against four WNBA players in the final. I’m so proud of them.” Merissah Russell said “I just started playing 3×3 this week. But Paige [Crozon] and Kat [Plouffe] are great teachers. It was trial by fire — one sub, hot sun, no choice but to go. It’s fun. Great culture, great environment.” Allisha Gray paced the United States with 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6-7 from the line. Nazahrah Ansarai Hillmon-Baker added 8 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 8 boards. Shakira Jade Austin notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2-3 from the line, while Veronica Burton was scoreless. The United States hit 12-22 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 9-11 from the line, while garnering 12 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 5 turnovers and 7 fouls. Katherine Plouffe paced Canada with 9 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Paige Crozon added 6 on 4-6 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Jade Belmore notched 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Merissah Russell scored 2 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Canada hit 13-20 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4-5 from the line, while garnering 11 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 5 turnovers and 10 fouls.

      The all-tournament team featured MVP Allisha Gray (United States); Katherine Plouffe (Canada); and Gabriela Guimarães (Brazil).