| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Chinese Taipei 3. Australia 4. Sweden 5. Russia 6. CANADA 7. Brazil 8. Finland 9. Czech Republic 10. China 11. Lithuania 12. Japan 13. Slovakia 14. Great Britain 15. Poland 16. South Africa (forfeit) | CANADIANS (3 TO ELIMINATE) Justine Colley (Halifax, N.S./Saint Mary’s) Kelsey Hodgson (Fredericton, N.B./Cape Breton) Jill Humbert (Saskatoon, Sask./Saskatchewan) Zara Huntley (Halifax, N.S./U.B.C.) Elyse Jobin (Moncton, N.B./Laval) Takima Keane (Ajax, Ont./Dayton) Elle Kerfoot (Surrey, BC/Seattle U) Miah-Marie Langlois (Windsor, Ont./Windsor) Lindsay Ledingham (Regina, Sask./Regina) Julie Seabrook (North Vancouver, BC/Colorado) Katie Miyazaki (Richmond, BC/Saskatchewan) Megan Pinske (Coquitlam, BC/Western Washington) Raelyn Prince (Harrow, Ont./Windsor) Folade Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (Vernon, BC/Simon Fraser) Kendel Ross (Sarnia, Ont./Dayton) Lisa Thomaidis – coach Shawnee Harle – assistant Scott Edwards – assistant Anne Marie Thuss – manager Patrice Pepin – physiotherapist |
| POOL A | TPE | FIN | CHN | LIT | Record | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | —– | 78-45 | 77-70 | 71-48 | (3-0) | ||||||
| Finland | 45-78 | —– | 42-40 | 69-66 | (2-1) | ||||||
| China | 70-77 | 40-42 | —– | 71-59 | (1-2) | ||||||
| Lithuania | 48-71 | 66-69 | 59-71 | —– | (0-3) | ||||||
| POOL B | USA | BRZ | GBR | SVK | Record | ||||||
| United States | —– | 112-53 | 85-33 | 114-68 | (3-0) | ||||||
| Brazil | 53-112 | —– | 68-55 | 65-44 | (2-1) | ||||||
| Great Britain | 33-85 | 55-68 | —– | 64-51 | (1-2) | ||||||
| Slovakia | 68-114 | 44-65 | 51-64 | —– | (0-3) | ||||||
| POOL C | RUS | CAN | POL | RSA | Record | ||||||
| Russia | —– | 73-46 | 53-45 | 2-0 | (3-0) | ||||||
| Canada | 46-73 | —– | 52-50 | 2-0 | (2-1) | ||||||
| Poland | 45-53 | 50-52 | —– | 2-0 | (1-2) | ||||||
| South Africa | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | —– | (0-3) | ||||||
| POOL D | AUS | SWE | CZE | JPN | Record | ||||||
| Australia | —– | 71-58 | 85-68 | 113-53 | (3-0) | ||||||
| Sweden | 58-71 | —– | 72-63 | 108-73 | (2-1) | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 68-85 | 63-72 | —– | 97-86 | (1-2) | ||||||
| Japan | 53-113 | 73-108 | 86-97 | —– | (0-3) | ||||||
| QFs | Chinese Taipei 65 Brazil 54 | |
| QFs | United States 96 Finland 30 | |
| QFs | Sweden 68 Russia 60 | |
| QFs | Australia 79 Canada 44 | |
| 9-16th | China 75 Slovakia 53 | |
| 9-16th | Lithuania 79 Great Britain 69 | |
| 9-16th | Japan 73 Poland 66 | |
| 9-16th | Czech Republic 2 South Africa 0 | |
| 13-16th | Slovakia 53 Poland 45 | |
| 13-16th | Great Britain 2 South Africa 0 | |
| 9-12th | China 57 Japan 55 | |
| 9-12th | Czech Republic 82 Lithuania 55 | |
| 5-8th | Canada 71 Finland 65 | |
| 5-8th | Russia 65 Brazil 58 | |
| Semi | Chinese Taipei 71 Sweden 70 | |
| Semi | United States 79 Australia 67 | |
| 15th | Poland 2 South Africa 0 | |
| 13th | Slovakia 69 Great Britain 56 | |
| 11th | Lithuania 80 Japan 66 | |
| 9th | Czech Republic 93 China 68 | |
| 7th | Brazil 62 Finland 47 | |
| 5th | Russia 71 Canada 52 | |
| Bronze | Australia 66 Sweden 56 | |
| Final | United States 101 Chinese Taipei 66 | |
In their opener, Canada eked out an ugly 52-50 win over Poland. “We could have buckled in the fourth quarter, but I’m really proud of how the team played in the final moments of this game,” said Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis. “In the first half I felt some people fell into some old habits, and the reality of playing at an international tournament is that the officiating will be more stringent than playing university basketball in North America, and our athletes need to adjust accordingly.” Guards Justine Colley and Kendel Ross put Canada on their shoulders late in the fourth. With Canada trailing 48-43 with just under two minutes remaining, Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe drained a runner to bring the Canadians back within three. Following a Poland offensive foul, Colley sliced into the lane, getting her layup to drop while being hacked on the arm, making the subsequent free throw to knot the score at 48-48. After the Canadians forced a Poland miss, Colley again took the ball to the hole, putting Canada up 50-48 with only 48 seconds to play. “The seas parted in the lane, and I was told by our coaches in that situation to make something happen,” said Colley. “We weren’t executing well throughout the game offensively, but we were able to pull together down the stretch and finish today.” With 19 seconds left on the clock, Poland’s Joanna Kedzia came off the bench to connect on a 12-foot jumper to tie the game at 50-50. But while Canada struggled to discover any offensive rhythm over 39 minutes, Ross took it upon herself to find a way to score, and cut through the left side of the paint to drain the winning bucket with only four seconds to play. “[The coaching staff] talked to us about ball screens and when to go to the rim, and I saw an opportunity and finished,” said Ross. “After the first half, we realized we had to play Canada basketball, and that was challenging on defence. We play tough, but we need to be better about picking our spots.” In the first half, after being held to just two points over the opening four minutes and trailing 6-2, Canada generated a 9-0 run to take their first lead of the game at 11-6. Poland answered, taking advantage of eight first quarter personal fouls by Canada with a 7-0 run of their own to retake the lead. But Elle Kerfoot scored a layup at the buzzer to tie the affair at 15-15. The second quarter featured more offensive woes on both sides. Canada held Poland to just 26 per cent shooting (6-for-23) over the opening 20 minutes, but committed 14 turnovers themselves and held a slim 26-25 lead as they walked back to the locker rooms. The teams traded the lead twice in the third quarter, with Canada holding a 38-35 margin moving into the fourth. Kendell Ross paced Canada with 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Justine Colley added 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Lindsay Ledingham added 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 6 boards. Megan Pinske added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Folade Raincock-Ekunwe added 6 on 3-8 from the floor. Jillian Humbert notched 5 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Raelyn Prince added 2, along with 4 boards, and Miah Marie Langlois 2, while Elle Kerfoot, Elyse Jobin, Julie Seabrook and Katie Miyazaki were scoreless. Miyazaki nabbed 7 boards and dished 3 assists. Canada hit 19-51 (.370) overall, 17-42 (.400) from the floor, 2-9 (.220) from the arc and 12-17 (.710) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 23 fouls, 32 turnovers, 7 steals and 1 block. Agnieszka Skobel led Poland with 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 5 steals. Magda Bibrzycka added 15 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Aneta Kotnis added 9, along with 5 boards and 4 steals, Joanna Kedzia 4, Anna Pietrzak 4, Katarzyna Suknarowskia 4 and Agnieszka Kaczmarcyk 2, while Zaneta Durak, Claudia Trebicka, Paulina Antczak, Mirela Pultorak and Marta Urbaniak were scoreless. Poland hit 16-54 (.300) overall, 14-45 (.310) from the floor, 2-9 (.220) from the arc and 16-22 (.730) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 18 fouls, 20 turnovers, 20 steals and 2 blocks.
In their second match, Canada fell into an early first-quarter hole and never dug out, losing 73-46 to Russia. “I thought our team battled really hard, but we just didn’t have an answer for 6-9, 6-6 and 6-5,” said Canada coach Lisa Thomaidis. “Having never seen Russia play, we had to make adjustments on the fly; we played with a lot of heart and did some good things on the defensive end.” With the score tied 9-9 in the opening quarter, Russia closed the frame on a 10-to-2 run and never looked back, leading 34-19 at the half and 54-38 at the end of three. Milana Sumets paced Russia with 11 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Tatiana Petrushina added 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Maria Khrustaleba added 8, Liubov Paskalenko 8, along with 6 boards, Natalia Myasoedova 8, Katerina Keyru 6, Maria Cherepanova 6, Natalia Vieru 5, Nadezda Grishaeva 4, Anastasia Longinova 3, Tatyana Burik 2 and Anatasia Logunova 2. Russia hit 25-52 (.480) overall, 21-41 (.510) from the floor, 4-11 (.360) from the arc and 19-21 (.900) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 17 fouls, 27 turnovers, 10 steals and 5 blocks. Kendel Ross paced Canada with 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 steals. Folade Raincock-Ekunwe added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc and 5 boards. Justine Colley notched 8 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 2 steals. Miah Marie Langlois added 4, along with 4 boards and 3 steals, Katie Miyazaki 4, along with 3 boards, Megan Pinske 3 and Julie Seabrook 2, while Jillian Kerfoot, Elle Kerfoot, Elyse Jobin, Raelyn Prince and Lindsay Ledingham were scoreless. Canada hit 19-72 (.260) overall, 17-54 (.310) from the floor, 2-18 (.110) from the arc and 6-17 (.350) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 20 fouls, 16 turnovers, 12 steals and 1 block.
Canada finished (2-1) in pool play, qualifying for the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, Australia stomped Canada 79-44. “I thought that the first half was the best basketball this team has played. We played tough defence and execute well on offence. In the second half, we could not sustain as Australia is a very good team and took advantage of their size,” said Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis. The turning point was the start of the second half. Canada scored the first bucket to cut the Aussies lead to 41-32 and then went scoreless for the next 7:30 of the third quarter. In that span, Australia dominated in the paint with numerous lay-ups as Canada switched to zone defence to no avail. The 19-0 run killed any chances for a comeback by the red and white squad and extinguished any drama for the remainder of the game. For Team Canada, a strong 5-0 start of the game was met by a 14-0 run by Australia and they never held the lead again. After one, Australia led 25-14. In the second Canada clawed back to 29-25 at the midway point buoyed by a three pointer by Kendel Ross of Sarnia, Ont. and crisp execution on offence. After another 6-0 run by Australia, both teams traded baskets and at the half, Australia led 41-30. Australia held a 54-16 margin of points in the paint. “Australia has a big team and had second chance points in the third quarter run and our good looks did not fall,” said Kendel Ross. “Australia is a top-notch team but I liked our effort tonight. We definitely have to learn from this second half.” Tess Madgen paced Australia with 14 on 6-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Cayla Francis added 14 on 6-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Abby Bishop notched 12 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Mia Newley scored 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Marianna Tolo added 8, along with 12 boards, Katie Rae Ebzery 7, Elyse Penaluna 4, Sarah Graham 3, Nicole Hunt 3, along with 6 boards and 5 assists, Stephanie Cumming 2, Emma Langford 1 and Louella Tomlinson 1, along with 3 blocks. Australia hit 31-67 (.460) overall, 27-56 (.480) from the floor, 4-11 (.360) from the arc and 13-22 (.590) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 13 fouls, 10 turnovers, 3 steals and 9 blocks. Kendel Ross paced Canada with 15 on 3-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 8 boards. Justine Colley added 10 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-7 from the line and 4 boards. Megan Pinske added 5, along with 5 boards, Raelyn Prince 4, Julie Seabrook 4, Lindsay Ledingham 4 and Katie Miyazaki 2, while Miah Marie Langlois, Jillian Humbert, Elle Kerfoot, Elyse Jobin and Folade Raincock-Ekunwe were scoreless. Canada hit 16-70 (.230) overall, 12-56 (.210) from the floor, 4-14 (.290) from the arc and 8-14 (.570) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 5 assist, 18 fouls, 9 turnovers, 6 steals and 1 block.
In the 5-8th playoffs, Canada defeated Finland 71-66. Kendel Ross paced Canada with 17 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Folade Raincock-Ekunwe notched 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 6-8 from the line and 7 boards. Megan Pinske scored 9 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 steals. Julie Seabrook scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Justine Colley added 8 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Katie Miyazaki added 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 4 boards. Miah Marie Langlois added 6 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Jillian Humbert added 3 and Raelyn Prince 2, while Elle Kerfoot, Elyse Jobin and Lindsay Ledingham were scoreless. Canada hit 21-52 (.400) overall, 17-44 (.390) from the floor, 4-8 from the arc and 25-35 (.710) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 15 fouls, 17 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks. Hanna Vapamaa paced Finland with 19 on 1-3 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Vilma Kesanen added 12 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 steals. Krista Gross notched 12 on 3-12 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Titta Riina Lepisto added 8, Minna Sten 8, Henna Salomaa 5, Laura Saarinen 1 and Anni Makitalo 1, while Lotta Richter, Linda-Lotta Lehtoranta, Maria Julia Salmio and Sofia Pelander were scoreless. Finland hit 21-57 (.370) overall, 11-41 (.270) from the floor, 10-16 (.630) from the arc and 14-18 (.780) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 24 fouls, 15 turnovers, 10 steals and 4 blocks.
In the fifth-place match, Russia clubbed Canada 71-52. “I’m really proud of the girls. I think overall, we had a very good tournament. We beat the teams we were supposed to beat,” said Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis. “It was hard for us to play the Russians twice. They are so imposing physically, they have four players over six-foot-five, including one who’s six-foot-nine. They are a team that expected to be in the final.” The Canadians trailed 20-14 after the opening quarter, 34-20 at halftime and 56-36 after 30 minutes. Maria Khrustaleba led Russia with 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Maria Cherepanova added 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 5 boards. Liubov Paskalenko added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 10 boards. Natalia Vieru added 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 9 boards and 3 blocks. Natalia Myasoedova added 7, along with 3 boards, Milana Sumets 5, along with 3 boards and 2 steals, Tatyana Burik 4, Anastasia Loginova 4, Anastasia Logunova 2 and Tatiana Petrushina 2, while Nadezda Grishaeva and Katerina Keyru were scoreless. Russia hit 27-57 (.470) overall, 26-51 (.510) from the floor, 1-6 (.170) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 9 fouls, 19 turnovers, 6 steals and 5 blocks. Kendel Ross paced Canada with 17 on 3-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Megan Pinske added 11 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Julie Seabrook scored 8 on 4-7 from the floor. Katie Miyazaki added 5, along with 4 boards, Raelyn Prince 4, Miah Marie Langlois 3, Justine Colley 2 and Folade Raincock-Ekunwe 2, while Lindsay Ledingham, Jillian Humbert, Elle Kerfoot and Elyse Jobin were scoreless. Canada hit 27-57 (.470) overall, 26-51 (.510) from the floor, 1-6 (.170) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 9 fouls, 19 turnovers, 6 steals and 5 blocks.