| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. CANADA 3. Russia 4. Japan 5. Australia 6. Czech Republic 7. Chinese Taipei 8. Hungary 9. Italy 10. Sweden 11. China 12. Mexico 13. Brazil 14. South Korea 15. Mozambique 16. Uganda | CANADIANS Wumi Agunbiade (Pickering, Ont./Duquesne) Adut Bulgak (Edmonton, Alta./Florida State) Laura Dally (Sarnia, Ont./Saskatchewan) Quinn Dornstauder (Regina, Sask./Arizona State) Abigail Fogg (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./South Dakota) Ruth Hamblin (Houston, B.C./Oregon State) Sami Hill (Toronto, Ont./Virginia Tech) Michelle Hudyn (Kitchener, Ont./Missouri) Karly Roser (Hamilton, Ont./Northwestern) Dakota Whyte (Ajax, Ont./Wisconsin) Korissa Williams (Amherstburg, Ont./Windsor) Meg Wilson (London, Ont./Simon Fraser) Fabian McKenzie – coach Michele Belanger – assistant Jeff Speedy – assistant Ryan Thorne – assistant Sunny Ahluwalia – performance analyst Patrice Pepin – therapist Kristin Anstey – doctor Sarah Barnes – manager |
| POOL A | CAN | HUN | KOR | MOZ | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 70-65 | 94-42 | 65-44 | (3-0) | ||
| Hungary | 65-70 | —– | 88-55 | 70-44 | (2-1) | ||
| South Korea | 42-94 | 55-88 | —– | 80-64 | (1-2) | ||
| Mozambique | 44-65 | 44-70 | 64-80 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | USA | CZE | ITA | CHN | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 92-54 | 80-68 | 90-75 | (3-0) | ||
| Czech Republic | 54-92 | —– | 65-56 | 94-71 | (2-1) | ||
| Italy | 68-80 | 56-65 | —– | 83-49 | (1-2) | ||
| China | 75-90 | 71-94 | 49-83 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL C | RUS | JPN | SWE | MEX | Record | ||
| Russia | —– | 71-65 | 75-45 | 75-46 | (3-0) | ||
| Japan | 65-71 | —– | 71-51 | 68-64 | (2-1) | ||
| Sweden | 45-75 | 51-71 | —– | 64-55 | (1-2) | ||
| Mexico | 46-75 | 64-68 | 55-64 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL D | AUS | TPE | BRZ | UGA | Record | ||
| Australia | —– | 77-62 | 85-40 | 128-31 | (3-0) | ||
| Chinese Taipei | 62-77 | —– | 86-81 | 100-55 | (2-1) | ||
| Brazil | 40-85 | 81-86 | —– | 93-59 | (1-2) | ||
| Uganda | 31-128 | 55-100 | 59-93 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| QFs | Russia 77 Chinese Taipei 68 | |
| QFs | Canada 61 Czech Republic 53 | |
| QFs | United States 84 Hungary 43 | |
| QFs | Japan 83 Australia 71 | |
| 9-16th | China 99 South Korea 67 | |
| 9-16th | Italy 70 Mozambique 37 | |
| 9-16th | Mexico 72 Brazil 65 | |
| 9-16th | Sweden 85 Uganda 40 | |
| 13-16th | South Korea 77 Uganda 71 | |
| 13-16th | Brazil 87 Mozambique 42 | |
| 9-12th | Sweden 74 China 64 | |
| 9-12th | Italy 79 Mexico 65 | |
| 5-8th | Australia 75 Hungary 58 | |
| 5-8th | Czech Republic 82 Chinese Taipei 75 | |
| Semi | Canada 70 Russia 60 | |
| Semi | United States 102 Japan 98 | |
| 15th | Mozambique 60 Uganda 41 | |
| 13th | Brazil 65 South Korea 58 | |
| 11th | China 79 Mexico 61 | |
| 9th | Italy 52 Sweden 47 | |
| 7th | Chinese Taipei 80 Hungary 56 | |
| 5th | Australia 56 Czech Republic 51 | |
| Bronze | Russia 71 Japan 60 | |
| Final | United States 82 Canada 63 | |
In their opener, Canada edged Hungary 70-65 in double-overtime. Canada led 12-10 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 25 at the half. Canada led 38-34 after three quarter. The score was knotted at 52 after regulation and at 60 after one overtime. “At halftime, we asked the girls to respond with a better effort, and the responded in a large way,” said Canadian coach Fabian McKenzie. “I am very proud of them. They gutted it out the whole way, through every possession. Even when things weren’t going their way, they stayed positive and battled through. Those were the keys to winning the game.” The Hungarians gave Canada a scare late in the fourth quarter as they pulled ahead by four with only minutes to go. Ignited by a crucial block from Ruth Hamblin, Canada came alive in the last minute to tie the game for the ninth time and send it into overtime. Canadian post Adut Bulgak said the squad underestimated the Hungarians. “After a tough scrimmage yesterday against the USA, we expected to come out with a bang and dominate the game but they caught us off guard. After the first half, we knew that this was not who we are as a team, and I believe that everyone bought in at that moment and found their inner spark to elevate our competition.” Bulgak paced Canada with 24 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 10-13 from the line, 15 boards and 3 blocks. Quinn Urbaniak-Dornstauder added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 14 boards. Korissa Williams notched 10 on 3-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Ruth Hamblin notched 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 4 blocks. Karly Roser scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Laura Dally added 6 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Onowumi Agunbiade added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 6 boards. Samantha Hill added 1, while Dakota Whyte, Meg Wilson, Michelle Hudyn and Abigail Fogg were scoreless. Whyte nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. Canada hit 25-78 (.320) overall, 23-58 (.400) from the floor, 2-20 (.100) from the arc and 18-31 (.580) from the line, while garnering 66 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 28 turnovers, 9 steals, 8 blocks and 24 fouls. Bettina Baksa paced Hungary with 18 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Amadea Dora Szamosi added 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-6 from the line, 13 boards and 2 blocks. Dorina Zele added 9, along with 8 boards, Fruzsina Fejes 8, along with 2 boards, Zita Martonosi 6, along with 3 boards and 3 steals, Regina Pap 6, along with 3 boards, Flora Szabo 4, along with 4 boards, Szonja Vukov 3, along with 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, and Dora Koch 1, along with 2 assists, while Dorottya Balla, Judit Eszter Manyoky and Alma Nemeth were scoreless. Hungary hit 25-87 (.290) overall, 23-70 (.330) from the floor, 2-17 (.120) from the arc and 13-25 (.520) from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 22 turnovers, 11 steals, 3 blocks and 25 fouls.
Canada improved to (2-0) by pounding South Korea 94-42. Canada led 25-15 after one quarter and took complete command in the second with a 10-0 run and then built a 46-24 lead at the half. The iced it with a 13-0 run in the third quarter as they extended their lead to 74-30. “We had a good game and played strong from start to finish,” said Quinn Urbaniak-Dornstauder. “Korea had a lot of speed and a lot of heart, and they fought really hard right until the end.” Urbaniak-Dornstauder paced Canada with 16 on 8-10 from the floor and 11 boards. Adut Bulgak added 16 on 8-11 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 steals. Dakota Whyte scored 11 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Korissa Williams added 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Laura Dally added 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Michelle Hudyn added 8 on 4-7 from the floor and 6 boards. Omowumi Agunbiade added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Ruth Hamblin notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the line, 9 boards and 3 blocks. Karly Roser scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 assists and 4 steals. Abigail Fogg added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 2 boards. Samantha Hill added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 2 assists and 3 steals. Meg Wilson added 2, along with 3 boards. Canada hit 40-73 (.550) overall, 37-63 (.590) from the floor, 3-10 from the arc and 11-23 (.480) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 15 turnovers, 13 steals, 6 blocks and 6 fouls. Jeongmin Choi paced South Korea with 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 8 boards. Kyelee Kang added 8, along with 2 boards and 2 assists, Suyeon Lee 5, along with 3 boards, Jeongmin Choi 4, along with 3 assists and 3 steals, Hyunyoung Park 4, along with 4 boards, Eun Young Chan 4, along with 2 boards, Sujin Woo 2, along with 3 boards, and Eunjung Jo 2, while Yurim Jeong, Sieun Park, Hyejeong Jang and Chanyang Park were scoreless. South Korea hit 20-71 (.280) overall, 18-46 (.390) from the floor, 2-25 (.080) from the arc and 0-2 from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 19 turnovers, 10 steals, 1 block and 29 fouls.
Canada closed out round-robin, pool play at (3-0) by stomping Mozambique 65-44. Canada led 17-13 after one quarter. Mozambique led 29-27 at the half as Canada kept coughing up the ball on poor passes. Canada led 49-35 after three quarters. “We knew the game was a must win so we put a lot of pressure on ourselves and weren’t playing our game,” said Karly Roser. Coach Fabian McKenzie said “we turned it over against a zone defense that we should have been able to handle. We tried to get the team ready but I think we took the game to lightly coming in. We learned from it and in the second half started playing our game and took back control.” Adut Bulgak paced Canada with 16 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 10 boards. Quinn Urbaniak-Dornstauder added 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 4 boards. Dakota Whyte notched 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 4 assists. Ruth Hamblin added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 8 boards and 3 blocks. Korissa Williams added 6on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Laura Dally added 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 blocks. Karly Roser notched 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Samantha Hill added 2, along with 3 boards and 3 assists, Omowumi Agunbiade 2, along with 4 boards and 2 assists, and Abigail Fogg 2, while Meg Wilson and Michelle Hudyn were scoreless. Wilson nabbed 4 boards and Hudyn 2. Canada hit 22-50 (.440) overall, 19-38 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 18-27 (.670) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 22 turnovers, 5 steals, 6 blocks and 7 fouls. Isabel Mavamba paced Mozambique with 15 on 3-5 from the floor and 3-4 from the arc. Nilsa Chiziane added 12 on 6-13 from the floor and 3 boards. Ludomila Rangel added 8, along with 3 assists, Dionilde Cuamba 4, along with 3 boards, Clitan De Sousa 4, along with 5 boards and 2 steals, and Yara Antonio Pelembe 1, along with 2 assists, while Hasman Pedro, Almina Mulhui, Carmen Rezende and Alice Timba were scoreless. Mozambique hit 19-56 (.340) overall, 16-42 (.380) from the floor, 3-14 (.210) from the arc and 3-7 (.430) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 18 turnovers, 8 steals, 1 block and 20 fouls.
In the quarterfinals, Canada defeated the Czech Republic 61-53. The score was knotted at 20 after one quarter. Canada led 33-30 at the half and 48-42 after three quarters. “Today was a grind. We played them twice in China and it wasn’t easy there either. Beating a team three times is tough so we had to tweak up on a on our details heading into today,” said CIS athlete of the year Korissa Williams. “We had a few lapses through the game but we grinded it out and now we are going to the semi-finals!” Canada appeared to take command in the third quarter but the Czechs rallied down the stretch, drawing within two. “I am so proud of our girls today and they played with so much heart that I want to buy them all a bouquet of flowers,” said Canadian coach Fabian McKenzie. “Everyone just battled and worked so hard in the second half. In the end, we outworked them down the stretch to earn the win.” Korissa Williams paced Canada with 17 on 7-16 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Adut Bulgak scored 16 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 9-10 from the line and 14 boards. Quinn Urbaniak-Dornstauder added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Omowumi Agunbiade added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Ruth Hamblin scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 3 boards. Samantha Hill added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Karly Roser added 2, along with 3 assists and 3 steals, and Dakota Whyte 2, along with 3 boards and 3 assists, while Laura Dally, Meg Wilson, Michelle Hudyn and Abigail Fogg were scoreless. Fogg nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 21-57 (.370) overall, 20-51 (.390) from the floor, 1-6 (.170) from the arc and 18-24 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 19 turnovers, 15 steals, 3 blocks and 16 fouls. Renata Pulakova paced the Czech Republic with 17 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Andrea Sladkova added 14 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 steals. Tereza Vyoralova added 5, along with 4 boards and 4 assists, Karolina Elhotova 4, along with 4 boards, Monika Satoranska 4, along with 4 boards, Nacia Salacova 4, along with 4 boards and 2 steals, Lenka Bartakova 3, along with 3 boards and 3 assists, and Petra Zaplatova 2, along with 3 boards, while Beata Adamcova, Pamela Theresa Effangova, Barbora Kasparkova and Klara Vojtikova were scoreless. Adamcova had 4 boards and Kasparkova 2. The Czech Republic hit 22-63 (.350) overall, 16-42 (.380) from the floor, 6-21 (.290) from the arc and 3-11 (.270) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 21 turnovers, 9 steals, 2 blocks and 22 fouls.
In the semis, Canada dumped Russia 70-60 after leading 18-9, 39-25 and 57-46 at the quarters. Midway through the opening quarter, Canada went on a 10-0 run to take a 14-3 lead. Canada went on another 10-0 run to open the second quarter, holding the Russians off the scoreboard for the first three-and-a-half minutes. Russia had their own 10-2 run late in the second but it was too late as Canada never relinquished control of the match. “Our defense got us into the game initially. We did a great job holding them to tough shots and we really contested everything,” said center Ruth Hamblin. “In the second half we grounded it out and valued every possession. I thought it was a great team win with everyone contributing and making big plays. It was so much fun.” Coach Fabian Mckenzie said “this means so much to our program. In the stages of development for Canada Basketball we are trying to teach the athletes how to win medals and that is what these ladies are doing. This is an important piece in their development and I am so proud of them today.” Dakota Whyte paced Canada with 16 on 2-8 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Ruth Hamblin added 14 on 7-12 from the floor and 7 boards. Korissa Williams added 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Quinn Urbaniak-Dornstauder added 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 5 boards. Omowumi Agunbiade added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Adut Bulgak added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Samantha Hill added 4 on 0-2 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Karly Roser added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, while Laura Dally, Meg Wilson, Michelle Hudyn and Abigail Fogg were scoreless. Canada hit 26-57 (.460) overall, 22-48 (.460) from the floor, 4-9 (.440) from the arc and 14-17 (.820) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 20 turnovers, 9 steals, 3 blocks and 18 fouls. Iullia Poluianova paced Russia with 13 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 7 boards. Iuliia Gladkova added 8, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, Viktoriia Medvedeva 8, Alexandra Stolyar 7, along with 2 boards, Kseniia Tikhonenko 6, along with 12 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Olesia Sedletchkaia 5, Daria Namok 4, Evgeniia Finogentova 4, Mariia Kaitukova 4, along with 2 steals and Anastasiya Shilova 1, while Olga Novikova and Maria-Margarita Daydova were scoreless. Novikova dished 2 assists. Russia hit 22-61 (.360) overall, 14-37 (.380) from the floor, 8-24 from the arc and 8-20 (.400) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 14 turnovers, 8 steals, 4 blocks and 21 fouls.
In the final, the United States smacked Canada 82-63 after leading 13-11, 31-23 and 48-45 at the quarters. “I am tremendously proud of our girls and their performance at these games,” said Canadian coach Fabian McKenzie. “Our first silver medal at the Universiade is a huge step for our program. I have had a wonderful summer with these young ladies, and this truly has been phenomenal.” Canada struggled on the boards and inexplicably kept coughing up the ball in the second quarter. Canada came alive in the third going on a 10-4 run in the first three minutes to make it a two-point game. But the Americans used their superior size in the paint to take command in the final quarter. “The difference was their ability to get the ball in the paint and to run the floor,” said McKenzie. “We didn’t stop them from doing that and our offensive execution kind of died in the fourth quarter, and that really hurt us.” Aerial powers paced the United States with 27 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Courtney Williams added 15 on 6-17 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Mercedes Russell added 9, along with 7 boards and 2 assists, Jordin Canada 9, along with 3 boards and 3 assists, Erica McCall 9, along with 6 boards and 3 steals, Sydney Wiese 5, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, Brionna Jones 4, along with 2 assists and Chanise Jenkins 4, while Nina Davis, Katie Hempen, Diamond De Shields and Courtney Range were scoreless. The United States hit 30-68 (.440) overall, 27-57 (.470) from the floor, 3-11 (.270) from the arc and 19-23 (.830) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 17 turnovers, 12 steals, 7 blocks and 17 fouls. Dakota Whyte paced Canada with 20 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 6 assists. Adut Bulgak added 15 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 16 boards. Ruth Hamblin added 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Korissa Williams added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Omowumi Agunbiade added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Quinn Urbaniak-Dornstauder added 4 on 2-8 from the floor and 3 boards. Meg Wilson added 2 and Samantha Hill 1, along with 3 boards, while Laura Dally, Karly Roser, Michelle Hudyn and Abigail Fogg were scoreless. Dally and Roser each nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 24-71 (.340) overall, 21-60 (.350) from the floor, 3-11 (.270) from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 20 turnovers, 8 steals and 22 fouls.