| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Puerto Rico 2. Mexico 3. Brazil 4. Colombia 5. Argentina 6. CANADA 7. United States 8. Jamaica | CANADIANS Taijah Campbell (Ajax, Ont.) Justine Colley (Halifax, N.S.) Paige Crozon (Humboldt, Sask.) Jill Humbert (Saskatoon, Sask.) Alexandria Kiss-Rusk (Baie d’Urfe, Que.) Lindsay Ledingham (Regina, Sask.) Megan Pinske (Coquitlam, B.C.) Raelyn Prince (Harrow, Ont.) Isidora Purkovic (Calgary, Alta.) Kellie Ring (Ottawa, Ont.) Alisha Tatham (Brampton, Ont.) Emma Wolfram (Kamloops, B.C.) Allison McNeill – coach Erin McAleenan – assistant Dani Sinclair – assistant Jen Bushell – therapist Denise Dignard – team leader Elaine Sun – team manager |
| Pool A | MEX | PUR | ARG | USA | Record | ||
| Mexico | —– | 76-74 | 58-57 | 58-87 | (2-1) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 74-76 | —– | 73-70 | 75-70 | (2-1) | ||
| Argentina | 57-58 | 70-73 | —– | 58-55 | (1-2) | ||
| United States | 87-58 | 70-75 | 55-58 | —– | (1-2) | ||
| POOL B | BRA | COL | CAN | JAM | Record | ||
| Brazil | —– | 86-53 | 78-53 | 116-34 | (3-0) | ||
| Colombia | 53-86 | —– | 59-57 | 83-26 | (2-1) | ||
| Canada | 53-78 | 57-59 | —– | 96-29 | (1-2) | ||
| Jamaica | 34-116 | 26-83 | 29-96 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| Semi | Puerto Rico 69 Brazil 68 | |
| Semi | Mexico 47 Colombia 44 | |
| 7th | United States 87 Jamaica 41 | |
| 5th | Argentina 50 Canada 38 | |
| Bronze | Brazil 87 Colombia 48 | |
| Final | Puerto Rico 85 Mexico 67 | |
In their opener, Canada was pounded 78-53 by Brazil. “I thought we battled today, we had a great third quarter and cut it to ten but I think Brazil’s experience, age, size, and strength took over the game,” said Canadian coach Allison McNeill. “It was our first game after only three days of training. I’m happy with our effort, I thought defensively we played hard and we attacked offensively.” In the opening frame, Canada used a balanced attack, getting support off the bench while Brazil elected to stick with their starting unit for the majority of the first quarter. Canada shot with greater efficiency than Brazil but they were unable to match their strength in the paint as Brazil continuously pounded the ball the inside and led 24-15 after one quarter. “For the first time with us playing together and being so young, I think we played well,” said Alisha Tatham. “We really fought hard, we came out with good intensity, the second half I think we picked it up more, we calmed down and moved the ball a lot better in the third quarter. We’re pretty young in the post and I think we held our own against a WNBA player and some good posts on the Brazilian team. I think for the next game we need to box out and cut down on turnovers and I think we’ll be okay.” In the second quarter, Justine Colley opened up the floor by knocking down a three-pointer and sparking a run for Canada. Brazil continued to force the ball inside and collect offensive rebounds, which limited Canada’s ability to keep the score close. Tough defence by Canada lead to eight turnovers for Brazil, but Canada was unable to convert the opportunities into points. At the end of the first half Brazil led 43-25. Canada came out in full-force to start the second half, opening the third quarter with a 6-2 run led by Colley and Raelyn Prince. Canada kept their intensity high and was able to get a strong contribution off the bench, including six points from Isidora Purkovic. Canada took advantage of the Brazilian turnovers converting four points and attacking the offensive glass for four second chance points. At the end of the quarter, the lead had been cut to ten, with Canada trailing 57-47. In the fourth quarter the veteran Brazilian team proved to be too much for Canada, getting out to an early 8-3 run to start the final frame on route to the easy win. Brazil led by as many as 25. Iziane Marques paced Brazil with 16 on 5-13 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Erika De Souza added 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Palmira Marcal notched 13 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 2-2 from the line and 2 steals. Damiris Dantas scored 11 on 5-10 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Izabela De Andrade added 8, Clarissa Dos Santos 8, along with 10 boards, Barbara De Queiroz 2, Tassia Carcavalli 2, Gilmara Justino 2 and Jaqueline Silvestre 2, while Silvia Valente and Carina De Souza were scoreless. Brazil hit 22-63 (.350) from the floor, 6-17 (.350) from the arc and 16-21 (.760) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 19 turnovers, 13 steals, 3 blocks and 18 fouls. Justine Colley paced Canada with 14 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Alisha Tatham added 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 5 steals. Megan Pinske added 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Isidora Purkovic scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Raelyn Prince added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Emma Wolfram scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 6 boards. Taijah Campbell added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 2 boards. Kellie Ring added 2, along with 2 steals, Alexandria Kiss-Rusk 2, while Lindsay Ledingham, Jillian Humbert and Paige Crozon were scoreless. Canada hit 15-34 (.440) from the floor, 4-18 (.220) from the arc and 11-16 (.690) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 15 turnovers, 21 steals, 3 blocks and 16 fouls.
Canada fell to (0-2) after dropping a 59-57 decision to Colombia on a last second trey from midcourt. “A tough loss today, I think our team played extremely hard and unfortunately Colombia hit two tough threes in the last minute and a half,” said Canadian coach Allison McNeill. “We hurt ourselves by going 57 per cent from the foul line and really not executing down the stretch as we had fouls to give. But lessons learned and I think we’ll move on from here and be ready to play Jamaica. I’m really proud of our effort tonight and Alisha Tatham, who had an outstanding game.” In the opening quarter, both teams struggled to score from the field but Canada was able to get to the free throw line and amassed seven of their nine points from the foul line. Canada also kept their defensive intensity high and forced seven turnovers. The score as knotted at 9 after the frame. In the second quarter, Megan Pinske and Alexandria Kiss-Rusk helped spark a 6-0 scoring run to start the frame. Canada attacked with a balance offense, getting eight players into the scoring column and continued to keep up their defensive intensity. Canada led 32-25 at the half. In the second half, Tatham continued to play excellent on both sides of the ball and also attacked the rim, going 6-6 for the foul line in the third quarter. In the final frame, Emma Wolfram got things started for Canada with a three-point play and after a defensive stop, Tatham came down the floor and knocked in a three-pointer. With two minutes to go another Tatham three put Canada in the lead 53-51. After a Colombia timeout, they were able to tie the score at 53 with 30 seconds remaining. Justine Colley knocked in a pair of two huge free throws but a last second three by Colombia carried them to victory. “I felt that we battled hard even when the game got really tough at the end we didn’t give up. We didn’t let the crowd, who was cheering for Colombia, take us out of our game,” said Justine Colley. “We ran our offence fluently and we still battled on defence really hard. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the win but I felt we did improve overall as a team.” Narlyn Mosquera paced Colombia with 21 on 9-25 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Mabel Martinez added 16 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Leidy Sanchez added 9, Maria Palacio 7, Elena Diaz 5 and Katherine Quimbaya 1, while Levys Torres, Ana Mendoza, Myriam Alonso, Elisa Garcia, Jenifer Munoz and Sara Olarte were scoreless. Colombia hit 18-52 (.350) from the floor, 4-10 from the arc and 11-19 (.580) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 17 turnovers, 7 steals, 7 blocks and 20 fouls. Alisha Tatham paced Canada with 17 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 4 boards. Justine Colley added 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Emma Wolfram notched 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Kellie Ring scored 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Lindsay Ledingham added 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Megan Pinske added 5 on 2-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Alexandria Kiss-Rusk added 2 and Raelyn Prince 1, while Jillian Humber, Isidora Purkovic, Paige Crozon and Taijah Campbell were scoreless. Canada hit 13-45 (.290) from the floor, 5-16 (.310) from the arc and 16-28 (.570) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 12 turnovers, 5 steals, 4 blocks and 19 fouls.
Canada closed out round robin play by
thrashing Jamaica 96-29. “This was a great game today, a chance to get
everybody into the game and we had great contributions from a lot of players,”
said Canadian coach Allison McNeill. “It was also a chance to work on some
things for tomorrow as we have a big game against a tough Argentinian team. I’m
very proud of the team’s effort today and for holding their focus with the
score the way it was, they had great performances all around.” Emma Wolfram
said “we stayed focused throughout the game. We played good defence and really
talked it out way more than we have. Offensively, we started to be more
patient.” Canada began the game attacking the rim. Justine Colley and Alisha Tatham
got things started with a couple of quick baskets. Canada kept their play under
control and only committed two turnovers in the opening frame, compared to six
for Jamaica and led 17-8 after the frame.
In the second quarter, Tatham and Colley continued to fill up the scoring
column. Canada played aggressive on both sides of the ball and built their lead
to 49-14. Wolfram got the second half rolling for Canada, making her presence
felt around the basket. By the end of the third frame, Wolfram had a
double-double and Canada led 69-27. In the final quarter, Canada continued to
play efficient basketball, looking for high percentage shots and rebounding
aggressively. They finished the game with five players scoring in double
figures. Justine Colley paced Canada with 16 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-4 from
the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alisha Tatham added 15 on
3-4 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 9 boards. Emma
Wolfram notched 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 9-10 from the line and 11 boards.
Paige Crozon added 10 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards.
Alexandria Kiss-Rusk added 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 4
boards. Lindsay Ledingham added 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4
from the line and 3 boards. Raelyn Prince scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-4 from
the line and 5 boards. Isidora Purkovic scored 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-2
from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Taijah Campbell scored 5 on 2-5 from the
floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Megan Pinske scored 5 on 1-3
from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 assists. Kellie Ring added 1, along with
4 boards and 3 assists, while Jillian Humbert was scoreless. Canada hit 23-44
(.520) from the floor, 8-17 (.470) from the arc and 26-34 (.760) from the line,
while garnering 52 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 14
turnovers, 6 steals, 1 block and 14 fouls. Sasha Dixon paced Jamaica with 13 on
3-13 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2
steals. Simone Jackson added 11 on 3-13 from the floor, 5-9 from the line and 2
boards. Melissa Farquharson added 3 and Zandria Dell 2, while Shereel Brown,
Tracey-Ann Kelly, Loretta Gordon, Stacian Facey, Shnell Moodie, Nicole Dias and
Ladonna Lamonth were scoreless. Jamaica hit 6-44 (.140) from the floor, 2-11
(.180) from the arc and 11-17 (.650) from the line, while garnering 19 boards
(none on the offensive glass), 3 assists, 17 turnovers, 8 steals, 1 block and
22 fouls.
Canada finished (1-2) in round robin play, failing to qualify for the semifinals.
In the 5th-6th playoff, Argentina throttled Canada 50-38. “Playing Argentina is always a great test,” said Canadian coach Allison McNeill. “I thought our athletes played extremely hard, we were down 15-1 early and just couldn’t find the hoop, we had some early turnovers and missed shots. Also shot free throws very poorly and that hurt us. Overall, we’ve had a great experience here at the Games. We have five kids under 18 years of age, we’re definitely the youngest team and with only three days of training I think we had a great performance. I’m very proud of our team, our effort and overall a great experience for our coaches and athletes.” Canada got off to a slow start in the opening frame as they began to show signs of fatigue after playing four games in four days. Argentina began the game with a 10-0 run before Justine Colley knocked in a free throw with four minutes to go to stop the drought. Colley would be the only one to crack the scoring sheet as the first quarter ended with Argentina in the lead, 17-4. In the second frame Canada improved their defence, limiting Argentina to just six points and working to keep them off the offensive glass. They also received some offensive help from the bench as Paige Crozon and Alexandria Kiss-Rusk but trailed 23-13 at the half. In the third quarter, Emma Wolfram aggressively attacked the basket but Argentina extended its lead to 39-26. Jillian Humbert and Alisha Tatham opened the final frame with back-to-back three-point field goals. Canada found themselves within nine points as they trailed 42-31 with five minutes but they would be unable to narrow the deficit any further. Paul Reggiardo paced Argentina with 17 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Agostina Burani added 9, along with 8 boards, Marina Cava 8, Sandra Pavon 5, Diana Cabrera 4, Melani Soriani 3, Ornella Santana 2 and Nadia Flores 2, while Natacha Perez, Melisa Grettier, Rocio Rojas and Melisa Pavicich were scoreless. Argentina hit 14-38 (.370) from the floor, 4-25 (.160) from the arc and 10-18 (.560) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 9 turnovers, 10 steals and 25 fouls. Justine Colley paced Canada with 11 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 11-18 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Alexandria Kiss-Rusk added 6 on 3-6 from the floor. Emma Wolfram notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Alisha Tatham scored 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Isidora Purkovic notched 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jillian Humbert added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Paige Crozon scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Megan Pinske added 2, while Kellie Ring, Lindsay Ledingham, Taijah Campbell and Raelyn Prince were scoreless. Canada hit 6-27 (.220) from the floor, 3-12 (.250) from the arc and 17-27 (.630) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 17 turnovers, 3 steals, 1 block and 22 fouls.