| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Australia 2. Russia 3. Poland 4. Czech Republic 5. Chinese Taipei 6. United States 7. CANADA 8. Turkey 9. Serbia 10. Japan 11. China 12. Mozambique 13. Latvia 14. Thailand 15. Brazil 16. Korea | CANADIANS Lindsay DeGroot (Thedford, Ont./McMaster) Natalie Doma (Victoria, B.C./Idaho State) Leanne Evans (Port Moody, B.C./U.B.C.) Carolyn Ganes (Saskatoon, Sask./Oregon) Marie-Michelle Genois (Cap-Sante, Que./Laval) Kate Hole (St. Albert, Alta./Simon Fraser) Maripier Malo (Montreal, Que./St. Bonaventure) Erica McGuinness (North Vancouver, B.C./U.B.C.) Megan Pinske (Port Moody, B.C./U.B.C.) Kadie Riverin (Ottawa, Ont./Rice) Chanelle St-Amour (Montreal, Que./Ste-Foy) Alisha Tatham (Brampton, Ont./Massachusetts) Dave Wilson – coach Donna Branch – assistant Alexandra Johnson – assistant Patrice Pepin – therapist Denise Dignard – manager |
| POOL A | CAN | TUR | KOR | THA | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 79-64 | 73-68 | 68-33 | (3-0) | ||
| Turkey | 64-79 | —– | 70-62 | 63-56 | (2-1) | ||
| South Korea | 68-73 | 62-70 | —– | 62-74 | (0-3) | ||
| Thailand | 33-68 | 56-63 | 74-62 | —– | (1-2) | ||
| POOL B | USA | RUS | JPN | LAT | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 42-78 | 93-86 | 58-55 | (2-1) | ||
| Russia | 78-42 | —– | 102-61 | 60-43 | (3-0) | ||
| Japan | 86-93 | 61-102 | —– | 93-65 | (1-2) | ||
| Latvia | 55-58 | 43-60 | 65-93 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL C | SER | CZE | TPE | MOZ | Record | ||
| Serbia | —– | 55-63 | 52-59 | 77-57 | (1-2) | ||
| Czech Republic | 63-55 | —– | 76-70 | 64-35 | (3-0) | ||
| Chinese Taipei | 59-52 | 70-76 | —– | 63-44 | (2-1) | ||
| Mozambique | 57-77 | 35-64 | 44-63 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL D | AUS | BRZ | POL | CHN | Record | ||
| Australia | —– | 53-58 | 66-62 | 68-41 | (2-1) | ||
| Brazil | 58-53 | —– | 44-63 | 70-57 | (2-1) | ||
| Poland | 62-66 | 63-44 | —– | 83-74 | (2-1) | ||
| China | 41-68 | 57-70 | 74-83 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| MEDALS POOL E | AUS | POL | CAN | TUR | Record | ||
| Australia | —– | 66-62 | 66-53 | 96-62 | (3-0) | ||
| Poland | 62-66 | —– | 66-64 | 57-56 | (2-1) | ||
| Canada | 53-66 | 64-66 | —– | 79-64 | (1-2) | ||
| Turkey | 62-96 | 56-57 | 64-79 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| MEDALS POOL F | RUS | CZE | USA | TPE | Record | ||
| Russia | —– | 71-55 | 78-42 | 60-64 | (2-1) | ||
| Czech Republic | 55-71 | —– | 79-76 | 76-70 | (2-1) | ||
| United States | 42-78 | 76-79 | —– | 66-65 | (1-2) | ||
| Chinese Taipei | 64-60 | 70-76 | 65-66 | —– | (1-2) | ||
| CLASSIFICATION G | CHN | SER | LAT | THA | Record | ||
| China | —– | 69-68 | 70-58 | 69-61 | (3-0) | ||
| Serbia | 68-69 | —– | 68-47 | 82-59 | (2-1) | ||
| Latvia | 58-70 | 47-68 | —– | 74-63 | (1-2) | ||
| Thailand | 61-69 | 59-82 | 63-74 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| CLASSIFICATION H | MOZ | JPN | BRZ | KOR | Record | ||
| Mozambique | —– | 79-76 | 55-44 | 58-42 | (3-0) | ||
| Japan | 76-79 | —– | 82-75 | 83-53 | (2-1) | ||
| Brazil | 44-55 | 75-82 | —– | 80-50 | (1-2) | ||
| South Korea | 42-58 | 53-83 | 50-80 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 13-16th | Latvia 72 Korea 44 | |
| 13-16th | Thailand 67 Brazil 65 | |
| 9-12th | Japan 84 China 79 | |
| 9-12th | Serbia 77 Mozambique 57 | |
| 5-8th | Chinese Taipei 62 Canada 58 | |
| 5-8th | United States 81 Turkey 62 | |
| Semi | Australia 62 Czech Republic 50 | |
| Semi | Russia 72 Poland 46 | |
| 15th | Brazil 65 Korea 51 | |
| 13th | Latvia 78 Thailand 60 | |
| 11th | China 64 Mozambique 50 | |
| 9th | Serbia 86 Japan 81 | |
| 7th | Canada 67 Turkey 50 | |
| 5th | Chinese Taipei 71 United States 62 | |
| Bronze | Poland 84 Czech Republic 79 | |
| Final | Australia 85 Russia 65 | |
Canada opened by clipping Turkey 79-64 after leading 14-13, 30-27 and 49-44 at the quarters. Carolyn Ganes paced Canada with 29 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 9-10 from the line and 9 boards. Natalie Doma added 19 on 9-18 from the floor and 13 boards. Alisha Tatham notched 13 on 6-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Erica McGuinness added 5, Lindsay DeGroot 4, Kate Hole 4, and Kadie Riverin 3, along with 4 boards and 4 assists. Megan Pinske scored 2, while Chanelle St-Amour, Leanne Evans, Maripier Malo and Marie-Michelle Genois were scoreless. Canada shot 32-57 (.560) from the field, 29-49 (.590) from the floor, 3-8 (.370) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 16 turnovers, 5 steals and 11 fouls. Gulcin Cantekin paced Turkey with 15 on 7-12 from the floor. Tulay Hizal added 15 on 3-4 from the arc. Deniz Colakoglu notched 11 on 3-7 from the floor. Gizem Yavuz added 10, Esra Erden 3, Zeynep Tamyuksel 3, Dila Askin 3, Ceyda Kozluca 2 and Meric Banu Yenal 2, while Emine Senol, Seda Tabakci and Tugce Inontepe were scoreless. Turkey shot 23-64 (.350) from the field, 13-35 (.370) from the floor, 10-29 (.340) from the arc and 8-11 (.720) from the line, while garnering 19 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 12 turnovers, 9 steals, 3 blocks and 20 fouls.
Canada improved to (2-0) by stuffing Thailand 68-33 after leading 20-10, 37-17 and 55-22 at the quarters. Carolyn Ganes paced Canada with 19 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 8-10 from the line and 7 boards. Lindsay DeGroot added 9 on 3-7 from the floor. Alisha Tatham added 8 on 6-8 from the line and 4 boards. Kate Hole scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor and 8 boards. Marie-Michelle Genois notched 6, Chanelle St-Amour 5, Megan Pinske 5, Maripier Malo 4, Erica McGuinness 2, Natalie Doma 2 and Kadie Riverin 1, while nabbing 5 boards and dishing 3 assists. Leanne Evans was scoreless. Canada shot 20-46 (.430) from the field, 19-38 from the floor, 1-8 (.012) from the arc and 27-38 (.710) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 30 turnovers, 11 steals and 11 fouls. Juthamas Jantakarn paced Thailand with 12 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-12 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Charothia Suksomwong added 12 on 3-12 from the arc. Nootchamai Intapan added 5, E. Chalisa Chamnarnware 2 and Naruemol Banmoo 2, while Wipaporn Saechua, Jantuma Usa, Pramwadee Kraturork, Juthathip Mathuros, Nipa Sangkhum, Atitaya Likitsarun and Nannapat Danchaivijit were scoreless. Thailand shot 12-65 (.180) from the field, 6-25 (.240) from the floor, 6-40 (.150) from the arc and 3-4 from the line, while garnering 21 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 21 turnovers, 16 steals, 1 block and 27 fouls. “I felt a little more comfortable out there today,” said guard Lindsay DeGroot. “Things were flowing. Playing internationally is different. Coming together with a team that has never played together and only a few short practices, it’s been a bit different. I think we’ve done a good job with adapting to each other. Everyone has experience and everyone’s played University ball, so we know what it takes.” Canada scored the game’s first points at 9:13 and maintained the lead throughout. The squad held the home side to just five points in the third quarter as their lead continued to grow. Thailand’s best quarter was the fourth, when the team went on an eight-point run. “There was some good and bad today,” said coach Dave Wilson. “And, there is still a great deal of opportunity for us to improve. I’m hoping the things that happened with this game, we will take forward and recognize that we cannot relax against a team when we have the lead. It’s important for us to execute well so that we can get better each day.”
Canada closed out pool play by defeating Korea 73-68. Canada led 25-19, 40-39 and 61-56 at the quarters. Carolyn Ganes paced Canada with 18 on 7-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 11 boards. Kadie Riverin notched 13 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Alisha Tatham added 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Natalie Doma scored 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 10 boards. Megan Pinske added 4, Erica McGuinness 4, Leanne Evans 4, Kate Hole 4 and Chanelle St-Amour 3, while Maripier Malo, Lindsay DeGroot and Marie-Michelle Genois were scoreless. Canada shot 28-56 from the field, 26-45 (.570) from the floor, 2-11 (.180) from the arc and 15-21 (.710) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 21 turnovers, 1 steal, 1 block and 9 fouls. Junga Jee paced Korea with 16 on 8-14 from the floor. Yoon Joo Yang added 13 on 3-12 from the arc and 5 assists. Miji Yoon notched 10 on 3-5 from the floor. Dug Hi Youn added 7, You Sun Bang 7, Dae Kyng Kim 6, Hye Young Jang 6 and Hyun Jin An 3, while Ji Hye Kim, Sunhwa Kim, Joo Hee Min and Eun Hye Park were scoreless. Korea shot 27-64 (.420) from the field, 18-38 (.470) from the floor, 9-26 (.340) from the arc and 5-6 (.830) from the line, while garnering 13 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 7 turnovers, 9 steals, 2 blocks and 22 fouls. Winless Korea (0-3) took to the court strong this morning against Canada (3-0), with the red and white only leading by one at the half. Korea lead early in the fourth quarter, but Canada fought back to jump up five points on their opponents. Korea continued to challenge and came within two points of Canada, but that would be all before the Canadians came away with the win. “I was concerned about today’s game,” said coach Dave Wilson. “I thought Korea would give us more of a challenge than our first two opponents. The key today was keeping our composure down the stretch. We were able to maintain our lead and not panic, and we executed what we needed to in the game.”
Canada finished (3-0) in pool play and advanced to the semis pool.
In the medals pool opener, Australia crushed Canada 66-53 after leading 17-14, 29-24 and 55-38 at the quarters. Natalie Hurst paced Australia with 20 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 7 boards and 4 assists. Samantha Richards added 16 on 6-13 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 7 boards, 5 steals and 5 assists. Jess Foley notched 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 steals. Eva Afeaki added 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 assists. Georgia Woodyard notched 5, Lauren King 2 and Chantella Perera 2, while Kelly Wilson, Tanya Smith, Melissa Smith, Laura Thomas and Rachel Warren were scoreless. Australia shot 27-67 (.400) from the field, 23-55 (.410) from the floor, 4-12 from the arc and 8-11 (.720) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 15 turnovers, 16 steals, 1 block and 20 fouls. Natalie Doma paced Canada with 13 on 5-13 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 10 boards. Erica McGuinness notched 12 on 2-4 from the floor, 8-10 from the line and 2 assists. Carolyn Ganes added 7 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Lindsay DeGroot scored 6 and Kadie Riverin 4, while nabbing 6 boards. Megan Pinske added 4, Alisha Tatham 3, Kate Hole 2 and Chanelle St-Amour 2, while Leanne Evans, Maripier Malo and Marie-Michelle Genois were scoreless. Canada shot 14-45 (.310) from the field, 13-35 (.370) from the floor, 1-10 from the arc and 24-29 (.820) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 27 turnovers, 5 steals, 1 block and 11 fouls. “We had a scrimmage against them (Australia) in exhibition before the tournament started, so we knew they were going to be a tough match-up,” said captain Erica McGuinness. “Sometimes it takes a loss to really get you going and we all want to be in that top four. We need to focus on playing smart. That’s one thing we know is a strength of ours.” The red and white opened up scoring off the tip-off, but Australia responded with an 11-point run, with Canada scoreless for six minutes. Australia applied constant full court pressure, but Canada’s strong defense kept the difference five points halftime (29-25 Australia). Turnovers early in the third resulted in an 11-point run for Australia, but the red and white came back with a 10-2 run of their own. Up by as much as 17 points, Australia outscored the Canadians 26-24 in the quarter. Canada went on a 6-0 run midway through the fourth, edging the Australians 15-11 in the final quarter. “We were extremely well-prepared going into the game, in terms of defending their offensive set and I think we did an outstanding job throughout the course of the game,” said coach Dave Wilson. “It wasn’t our defense that was the issue, it was how we handled the pressure on offense. The reality is we didn’t take care of the basketball.”
Poland then topped Canada 66-64. Poland led 18-11 after one quarter and Canada led 37-35 at the half and 44-43 after three quarters. Justyna Zurowska paced Poland with 18 on 8-14 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 10 boards. Izabela Piekarska added 15 on 4-6 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 3 boards. Joanna Zelesiak notched 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 5 boards. Katarzyna Czubak added 6, Malgorzata Babicka 4, Justyna Podziemska 3, Magda Bibrzycka 3, Anna Pamula 2 and Katarzyna Krezel 2, while Magdalena Gawronska, Marta Jujka and Karolina Piotrkiewicz were scoreless. Canada shot 26-66 (.390) from the field, 24-47 (.510) from the floor, 2-19 (.100) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 13 turnovers, 20 steals, 5 blocks and 19 fouls. Erica McGuinness paced Canada with 19 on 5-5 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Carolyn Ganes added 13 on 5-11 from floor, 3-8 from the line and 3 boards. Kate Hole scored 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 6-8 from the line and 5 boards. Natalie Doma notched 9 on 3-15 from the floor and 15 boards. Kadie Riverin scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 assists. Lindsay DeGroot added 4, Marie-Michelle Genois 2 and Megan Pinske 2, while Chanelle St-Amour, Alisha Tatham, Leanne Evans, and Maripier Malo were scoreless. Canada shot 22-58 (.370) from the field, 17-41 (.410) from the floor, 5-17 (.290) from the arc and 15-18 (.830) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 20 turnovers, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 13 fouls. Canada led for most of the second half, but Poland scored the winning free throw with 4.1 seconds left to eliminate the Canadians from medal contention. “It was extremely frustrating,” said coach Dave Wilson. “I thought we prepared very well for Poland and the players executed very well. As it came down the stretch, we had three shots at the hoop and any one of those could have gone in. There was the unfortunate foul that gave them (Poland) the lead at the end, but that’s the way it goes.” Poland took an early lead in the game, up 18-11 at the end of the first quarter. Canada went on a 10-point run early in the second quarter, to tie the game at 20. Poland responded with its own seven- point run. Carolyn Ganes hit back-to-back three-pointers to close up the gap. With just under a minute to play in the first half, captain Erica McGuinness was fouled attempting a shot from outside the arc. She made the basket and hit both from the line to give Canada a 37-35 edge at the buzzer. Canada went on a 10-point run in the third quarter. With the red and white leading by seven at 4:44, Poland called a timeout. They outscored the Canadians 10-4 to finish off the quarter, but Canada was still up, 53-52. The fourth quarter saw the Canadians hold the lead until the 2:30 mark, when Poland pulled ahead 63-61. McGuinness kept the red and white in the game, hitting another three-pointer. A foul by Canada gave Poland a free shot, which they hit at 1:30. With the game tied and 4.1 seconds left, the Canadians were once again called for a foul. Poland’s Izabela Piekarska made both shots from the line, putting the Polish ahead for good as Canada was unable to tie it up on the inbound. “Everybody on the team right now wishes they did a couple things differently because that’s what always happens when you lose a close one,” said McGuinness. “It’s a learning experience. These big games are what you play for. We were all really excited about today and for the challenge. We wish we were still playing for a medal, but now we’re going to have to spend the afternoon refocusing and getting ready for tomorrow.”
Canada finished (1-2) in semis pool play and dropped to the 5-8th classification.
In the 5-8th consolation playoff, Chinese Taipei defeated Canada 62-58. Canada led 14-10, 30-22 and 42-35 at the quarters. Pei-chen Tsai paced Chinese Taipei with 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Yi-feng Chen added 10 on 3-7 from the floor and 8 boards. Chi-Wen Lin notched 10 on 4-9 from the floor. Wan-ting Li added 9, Min-fang Wu 9, Yi-chun Liu 4, Yu-chun Chen 4 and Chia-hsiu Liu 2, while Shih-chieh Chang, Fan-shan Huang, Yun-chuan Sun and Yu-Ting Chung were scoreless. Chinese Taipei shot 24-70 (.340) from the field, 17-49 (.340) from the floor, 7-21 (.330) from the arc and 7-9 (.770) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 6 turnovers, 2 steals, 1 block and 28 fouls. Erica McGuinness paced Canada with 15 points on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 4 boards. Alisha Tatham added 13 on 3-4 from the floor, 7-7 from the line and 7 boards. Kate Hole notched 7 on 5-8 from the line and 8 boards. Kadie Riverin scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 6 boards. Marie-Michelle Genois added 5, Megan Pinske 4, Natalie Doma 4, Carolyn Ganes 3 and Lindsay DeGroot 1, while Chanelle St-Amour, Leanne Evans and Mariepier Malo were scoreless. Canada shot 15-44 (.340) from the field, 13-37 (.350) from the floor, 2-7 (.280) from the arc and 26-38 (.680) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 3 assists, 20 turnovers and 18 fouls. Chinese Taipei took command with three straight three-pointers in the fourth quarter. “They hadn’t been shooting well all tournament, so that fourth quarter was unfortunate,” said coach Dave Wilson. “We shouldn’t have let them get that close though. We struggled with focus today.” Canada led 30-22 at the end of the half and the red and white still had an 11-point lead at the end of the third quarter, but Chinese Taipei outshot the Canadians 27-16 in the fourth quarter to end the ball game. “We need to first take care of ourselves and how we’re going to execute,” said Wilson. “We’ll spend some time regrouping and get a bit of rest. We need to focus on getting all aspects of our game right all the time.”
In the seventh-place playoff, Canada clipped Turkey 67-50, after leading 23-14, 39-23 and 56-40 at the quarters. Erica McGuinness paced Canada with 13 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Kate Hole added 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Kadie Riverin added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 5 boards. Alisha Tatham notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Natalie Doma scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 7 boards. Carolyn Ganes notched 4 on 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Maripier Malo scored 4, Marie-Michelle Genois 4, Lindsay DeGroot 3, Chanelle St-Amour 2, Megan Pinske 2 and Leanne Evans 1. Canada shot 23-58 (.390) from the field, 17-46 (.360) from the floor, 6-12 from the arc and 15-17 (.880) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 1 assist, 19 turnovers and 11 fouls. Gulcin Cantekin paced Turkey with 14 on 6-12 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Gizem Yavuz added 8 on 2-2 from the arc. Meric Banu Yenal added 8 on 4-5 from the floor. Zeynep Tamyusel notched 4, Esra Erden 3, Ceyda Kozluca 3, Tulay Hizal 2, Seda Tabakci 2, Dila Askin 2, Tugce Inontepe 2 and Deniz Colakoglu 2, while Emine Senol was scoreless. Turkey shot 22-66 (.333) from the field, 18-50 (.360) from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 2-4 from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 1 assist, 11 turnovers and 16 fouls. Canada took an early lead in the game, up 23-14 at the end of the first quarter. They extended the lead to 39-23 by the end of the half. Turkey entered the second half stronger, but it wasn’t enough, with the red and white winning by 17 points.