| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Germany 2. Spain 3. United States 4. CANADA 5. Australia 6. China 7. Azerbaijan 8. France | CANADIANS Catherine Plouffe (Edmonton, Alta.) Michelle Plouffe (Edmonton, Alta.) Paige Crozon (Humboldt, Sask.) Kacie Bosch (Lethbridge, Alta.) Kim Gaucher – coach | ||||||||||||
| ROUND ROBIN | GER | SPN | USA | CAN | AUS | CHN | AZB | FRA | Record | ||||
| Germany (4) | —– | 18-15 | 17-13 | 19-15 | 19-21 | 19-15 | 12-8 | 14-13 | (6-1) | ||||
| Spain (6) | 15-18 | —– | 11-17 | 22-20 | 21-17 | 21-19 | 18-16 | 17-12 | (4-3) | ||||
| United States (2) | 13-17 | 17-11 | —– | 18-17 | 15-17 | 14-12 | 17-20 | 14-13 | (4-3) | ||||
| Canada (5) | 15-19 | 20-22 | 17-18 | —– | 22-14 | 21-11 | 21-19 | 13-9 | (4-3) | ||||
| Australia (8) | 21-19 | 17-21 | 17-15 | 14-22 | —– | 21-15 | 21-12 | 16-18 | (4-3) | ||||
| China (1) | 15-19 | 19-21 | 12-14 | 11-21 | 15-21 | —– | 19-21 | 21-19 | (2-5) | ||||
| Azerbaijan (7) | 8-12 | 16-18 | 20-17 | 19-21 | 12-21 | 21-19 | —– | 10-15 | (2-5) | ||||
| France (3) | 13-14 | 12-17 | 13-14 | 9-13 | 18-16 | 19-21 | 15-10 | —– | (2-5) | ||||
| QFs | Canada 21 Australia 10 | ||||||||||||
| QFs | United States 21 China 13 | ||||||||||||
| Semi | Germany 16 Canada 15 | ||||||||||||
| Semi | Spain 18 United States 16 | ||||||||||||
| Bronze | United States 16 Canada 13 | ||||||||||||
| Final | Germany 17 Spain 16 | ||||||||||||
In their opener, Canada clipped Australia 22-14. Canada opened with a 6-0 run, while holding Australia scoreless for nearly 3 minutes. A corner two-pointer from Katherine Plouffe extended Canada’s advantage to 9-1 with 6:15 remaining. Paige Crozon added a free throw after being fouled on a rebound. Anneli Maley fouled Michelle Plouffe inside, putting Australia into the penalty and Canada began draining free throws. Crozon hit a pair to complete a three-point possession and move Canada ahead 15-2 with 4:45 remaining. Michelle Plouffe drilled a two-pointer to bring Canada to 19 points. A basket from Katherine Plouffe brought Canada within a point of the win before Alex Wilson connected on a two to trim Canada’s lead to 20-14. Katherine Plouffe responded by ending the game with a bomb from the arc. Katherine Plouffe said “it was important for us, no matter who we played, to come out and be aggressive, get our chemistry going, get the yips out (as Paige says). It was good to be out on the court finally – we got here a week ago and we just wanted to get on there and play.” Kacie Bosch said “I think [the atmosphere] exceeded [our expectations]. This is one of the best venues, if not the most beautiful, that we’ve ever been in, and the energy of the Olympics is just a totally different beast. It’s so fun to have people from all over the world watching and cheering, so it’s definitely been different and super fun.” Katherine Plouffe paced Canada with 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 3 boards. Michelle Plouffe added 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 5 boards. Paige Crozon notched 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 4 boards, while Kacie Bosch was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 8-13 from the floor, 4-11 from the arc and 6-8 from the line, while garnering 16 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 2 blocks, 10 fouls and 5 turnovers. Alex Wilson paced Australia with 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Marena Whittle added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Anneli Maley notched 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards, while Lauren Mansfield was scoreless. Australia hit 5-16 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 14 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 9 fouls and 7 turnovers.
Canada improved to 2-0 by clocking China 21-11. Paige Crozon and Michelle Plouffe nailed shots from beyond the arc as Canada took an 8-4 lead. With Canada’s defensive pressure proving highly disruptive, they extended the lead to 14-6 and pulled away down the stretch. “It’s a great start, super grateful, I think we’re doing awesome,” Katherine Plouffe said. “First of all, we’re making history in a lot of different ways. [It] feels good to get two Olympic wins off the bat in our first Games ever so I’m really excited. … I think we’re so versatile in our game that defence is going to take away something but give up something else.” Michelle Plouffe paced Canada with 7 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Paige Crozon added 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Katherine Plouffe notched 5 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Kacie Bosch scored 2 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Canada hit 7-13 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc and 4-4 from the line, while garnering 15 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 1 block, 7 fouls and 7 turnovers. Mingling Chen paced China with 5 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. ZhiTing Zhang added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Lili Wang notched 2 on 0-6 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Jiyuan Wang scored 1 on 2-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. China hit 5-11 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc and 4-6 from the line, while garnering 10 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 4 fouls and 10 turnovers.
Canada then dropped a 19-15 decision to Germany to fall to (2-1). Sonja Greinacher scored the first 5 points of the game and Elisa Mevius added a bucket as Germany broke to a 6-0 lead. Paige Crozon stemmed the bleeding by driving for a layup. Greinacher countered with a bucket to make it 7-1 Germany. Katherine Plouffe found Michelle Plouffe inside and she scored while being fouled. After making her free throw to complete the two-point play, Canada was within four. A stop by Crozon ended with Katherine Plouffe drilling a two-pointer to get Canada within two. Katherine Plouffe trimmed the deficit to a point on an offensive putback, and then Crozon found a wide-open Bosch under the basket to tie the game at 7 with 4:40 remaining. Canada took a 10-9 lead as Michelle Plouffe hit from beyond the arc. Greinacher tied the game with a free throw, and then Mevius hit a bucket as Germany regained the lead. Back-to-back two-pointers from Mevius gave Germany a 15-10 lead with 2:42 to play. A late two-pointer from Crozon trimmed the margin to four with 9 seconds to play. “I think we knew that no one was going to come out and be 7-0 for the whole tournament,” Michelle Plouffe said. “It’s one game in a long beast of a tournament.” Sonja Greinacher paced Germany with 8 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Elisa Mevius added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Marie Reicher notched 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Svenja Brunckhorst scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Germany hit 8-12 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc and 3-3 from the line, while garnering 11 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 3 fouls, 1 block and 7 turnovers. Katherine Plouffe paced Canada with 5 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Michelle Plouffe added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Paige Crozon notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc. Kacie Bosch scored 1 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Canada hit 8-15 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc and 1-1 from the line, while garnering 10 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 1 block, 6 fouls and 8 turnovers.
Canada improved to (3-1) by dispatching France 13-9. Canada led 5-0 early but France rallied to within 7-5 on casual Canadian ballhandling leading to layups by Laetitia Guapo and Hortense Limouzin. Michelle Plouffe countered with a bucket in the low post. Guapo answered with a driving layup for France. A layup from Crozon made it a three-point game for Canada with 4:45 remaining. After a missed two from Michelle Plouffe, Guapo was called for a foul under the basket. Hortense Limouzin brought France within two with 3:20 remaining, but Michelle Plouffe scored inside to give Canada an 8-5 advantage. With 1:43 to play, Kacie Bosch pilfered the ball and hit a dazzling reverse layup to give Canada a 9-6 lead. After missing several free throws, Bosch finally drained one from the line to give Canada a 10-7 lead. With Canada in the bonus, Paige Crozon drove for a layup-and-two in the final minute that buried dimming French hopes of a rally. A French bomb at the buzzer proved immaterial. Kacie Bosch said “I knew the clock was winding down, I was hoping to get a foul called. I knew that I’ve practiced that reverse a few times, and I was like, okay I know where I am on the court, I’m going to toss it up and hope for the best and it went in.” Katherine Plouffe said “that was like the top of the energy in any 3×3 game for sure – lots of energy, and even though it was for France, like we also take that too, it’s fun to silence the crowd.” Paige Crozon said “the atmosphere was absolutely incredible. I tried to say something to Michelle, and we just couldn’t absolutely couldn’t hear it. Fortunately, we’ve been playing with each other for five years, so we have an understanding of our flow and our chemistry. There were a few breakdowns, I think, somewhat related to the atmosphere, and that’s something we will address, but overall, I think we did a good job of staying level-headed, staying balanced and fighting in the really tough last minutes of the game.” Katherine Plouffe paced Canada with 4 on 4-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 6 boards. Paige Crozon added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Michelle Plouffe notched 3 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Kacie Bosch scored 2on 1-2 from the floor and 1-4 from the line. Canada hit 9-16 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc and 4-9 from the line, while garnering 15 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 2 blocks, 6 fouls and 6 turnovers. Hortense Limouzin paced France with 4 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Laetitia Guapo added 3 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Marie-Even Paget notched 2 on 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Myriam Djekoundade was scoreless on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. France hit 7-18 from the floor and 1-10 from the arc, while garnering 18 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 1 block, 9 fouls and 8 turnovers.
Canada fell to (3-2) by dropping a 18-17 overtime decision to the United States. Rhyne Howard drilled a shot from beyond the arc 17 seconds into overtime to pull out the win for the Americans. The teams traded baskets until a two-pointer from Michelle Plouffe and a shot inside from Katherine Plouffe gave Canada a 15-12 lead with two minutes to play. After Cierra Burdick and Katherine Plouffe traded shots, Howard scored for the Americans and Hailey Van Lith connected from deep to tie the game at 16 and force overtime. Canada opened the extra session with a block from Michelle Plouffe, before finding Katherine Plouffe for a basket that gave Canada a 17-16 advantage, setting the stage for Howard’s game winner. Rhyne Howard paced the United States with 7 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Hailey Van Lith added 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Dearica Marie Hamby notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Cierra Burdick scored 3 on 3-4 from the floor and 5 boards. The United States hit 9-18 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc and 1-1 from the line, while garnering 12 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 6 fouls and 8 turnovers. Katherine Plouffe paced Canada with 10 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Michelle Plouffe added 4 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Paige Crozon notched 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Kacie Bosch was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 8-15 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 3-4 from the line, while garnering 12 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 2 blocks, 6 fouls and 9 turnovers.
Canada fell to (3-3) after dropping a 22-20 overtime decision to Spain. Canada opened the game with buckets from the two Plouffe sisters to take a two-point lead but quickly racked up three fouls in the first two minutes of the game. After Spain moved in front, Paige Crozon tied the game at 7. Katherine Plouffe gave Canada an 8-7 lead, but Sandra Ygueravide connected from deep to move Spain back in front. Free throws for Vega Gimeno extended Spain’s lead to three as Canada went over the foul limit with 5:02 remaining. After more free throws, this time from Ygueravide, Spain led 14-10 with 3:19 remaining. A two-point play from Michelle Plouffe cut the lead in half, but Gimeno hit a two to give Spain the 16-12 advantage with 2:12 remaining. Free throws for Canada brought Canada back within a point, but Ygueravide again connected from long range to put Spain up three with 1:24 remaining. Canada fought back, as Michelle Plouffe cored three straight points to give Canada a 19-18 advantage with 31 seconds remaining. After Ygueravide drilled a two, Michelle Plouffe tied things at 20 points to force overtime. In the extra session, Ygueravide stumbled but regained possession and scored her fourth two-pointer of the game to give Spain the victory. Paige Crozon said “they’re a great team. They’re a seasoned team. We’ve been battling with them for years, so we knew that it was going to be a battle, and I’m really proud of our efforts. I think we could have cleaned up some of the few of their offensive rebounds, but I think defensively, we were so strong, and the battle we were getting, it was really physical. We were getting hit down low and we unfortunately weren’t getting the calls tonight, but we’re able to be resilient and battle back.” Sandra Ygueriavide paced Spain with 10 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Vega Gimeno added 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Gracia Alonso De Armino notched 4 on 4-7 from the floor and 6 boards. Juana Camilion scored 1 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Spain hit 6-13 from the floor, 6-12 from the arc and 4-4 from the line, while garnering 15 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 6 fouls and 10 turnovers. Michelle Plouffe paced Canada with 11 on 7-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Katherine Plouffe added 6 on 6-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Paige Crozon notched 3 on 1-6 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc, while Kacie Bosch was scoreless. Canada hit 14-25 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 4-4 from the line, while garnering 14 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 2 blocks, 8 fouls and 3 turnovers.
Canada closed out pool play at (4-3) by edging Azerbaijan 21-19. After Tiffany Hayes opened the scoring for Azerbaijan, Michelle Plouffe connected on a two for Canada. The teams trading baskets and free throws, until Katherine Plouffe scored inside to give Canada 10-9 lead with 6:15 remaining. A jumper from Kacie Bosch extended Canada’s lead to two. Paige Crozon added a putback and Michelle Plouffe a two-pointer to give Canada a 19-16 advantage with 1:25 on the clock. Azerbaijan made a free throw and scored inside to cut Canada’s lead down to one. Hayes tied the game on a reverse layup with 45.5 seconds remaining, but Michelle Plouffe drove to the basket to give Canada a 20-19 advantage with 15 seconds to play. After a miss from Hayes, Katherine Plouffe scored to beat the buzzer to give Canada the win. Paige Crozon said “I think we’re a very versatile team, and each [player] can do everything. We always rely on our defence and our discipline on defence, and so we just want to continue to build on that every single game we play.” Michelle Plouffe paced Canada with 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc and 3 boards. Paige Crozon added 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Katherine Plouffe notched 5 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 8 boards. Kacie Bosch scored 2 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Canada hit 14-22 from the floor, 3-16 from the arc and 1-1 from the line, while garnering 17 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls and 4 turnovers. Tiffany Hayes paced Azerbaijan with 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 8 boards. Alexandra Mollenhauer added 7 on 5-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Dina Ulyanova notched 2 on 1-1 from the arc and 2 blocks. Marcedes Walker scored 1 on 1-1 from the floor. Azerbaijan hit 10-13 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 5-8 from the line, while garnering 12 boards, including 1 on the offensive glass, 3 blocks, 6 fouls and 9 turnovers.
Canada finished (4-3) overall and tied for 2nd in round-robin standings. In the playoff seedings based on point differential, Canada qualified 4th.
In the quarterfinals, Canada clocked Australia 21-10. Katherine Plouffe opened with a free throw. Paige Crozon drove for a layup and Kacie Bosch notched a two-pointer to give Canada a 3-point lead. After forcing a shot clock violation, Crozon drained a shot from beyond the arc to give Canada a 7-3 lead. Bosch added two more layups. Australia cut the lead to 5 but Bosch drained another bomb to give Canada an 11-4 lead. A two-pointer from Michelle Plouffe extended the lead to 9 with 5:37 on the clock. Back-to-back shots from Michelle Plouffe and Katherine Plouffe extended Canada’s lead 17-7. Michelle Plouffe added 2 free throws after being fouled on an offensive rebound. After Katherine Plouffe found Bosch for another layup, Canada led 19-10 with 2:50 remaining, and Crozon sealed the victory with a two-pointer, wrapping up the game in just 7:36 minutes. Kacie Bosch said “it’s been such an up and down journey for us, even in the [Olympic Qualifying Tournaments], we had some games we thought we could have played better and could have played better and then coming here, all of the games are so tough, we lost a few in OT, we’ve had some really tough, close ones, but our team never gives up on each other. It’s just amazing having this journey with them. … My team always has confidence in me even when I don’t have confidence in myself, so I knew that they believed in me. I wasn’t thinking [about previous games], and I just let it fly.” Paige Crozon said “we’re at the Olympics, and there’s a medal on the line, so we knew we had to play extremely tough and extremely disciplined in order to get past Australia because they’re so talented with so many amazing players. … It’s such an emotional victory. Just to chase everything whole-heartedly makes you feel so vulnerable and open to all of the emotions that come with that, and we have had such an up and down tournament, so to play in the quarterfinals and to play our best, play in flow, play with one another, and have everyone contribute in such a big way just made me so proud of our team, our effort and all of the work and preparation that we put in to get to this point.” Kacie Bosch paced Canada with 9 on 4-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Paige Crozon added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Michelle Plouffe notched 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Katherine Plouffe scored 3 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Canada hit 8-13 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc and 3-5 from the line, while garnering 12 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 4 blocks, 4 fouls and 5 turnovers. Anneli Maley paced Australia with 5 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Marena Whittle added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Alex Wilson notched 1 on 1-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Lauren Mansfield was scoreless. Australia hit 6-17 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line, while garnering 11 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 8 fouls and 7 turnovers.
In the semis, Germany nipped Canada 16-15 on a fallaway jumper by Sonja Greinacher with 2 seconds to play. Canada took a 4-2 lead on a two-pointer by Kacie Bosch and buckets by Katherine Plouffe and Paige Crozon. They extended the margin to 10-6 as Bosch hit a runner, Crozon a two-pointer and low post bucket, Katherine Plouffe an 8 foot jumper and Bosch a bucket in the blocks. But Canada then picked up its seventh foul (to Germany’s) 1, and Germany ripped off a 5-0 run to take an 11-10 lead. Michelle Plouffe answered with three buckets but Greinacher scored on four consecutive possessions in the paint to give Germany a 15-13 lead. Katherine Plouffe answered with a pair of buckets, setting the stage for Greinacher’s winner. Sonja Greinacher paced Germany with 11 on 9-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Svenja Brunckhorst added 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Marie Reichert notched 2 on 2-3 from the floor, while Elisa Mevius was scoreless. Germany hit 12-18 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2-3 from the line, while garnering 13 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 1 block, 9 turnovers and 4 fouls. Kacie Bosch paced Canada with 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Katherine Plouffe added 4 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 blocks. Paige Crozon notched 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Michelle Plouffe scored 3 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Canada hit 10-19 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc and 1-1 from the line, while garnering 11 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 3 blocks, 3 turnovers and 8 fouls.
In the bronze medal match, the United States dispatched Canada 16-3 by capitalizing on sloppy Canadian ballhandling and foul trouble. Cana took a 3-2 lead on a two-pointer by Michelle Plouffe and a turnaround jumper by Katherine Plouffe. The Americans rallied back to knot the score at 8 on midrange jumpers by Hailey Van Lith and Rhyne Howard. Kacie Bosch answered with a putback, while Paige Crozon hit a two-pointer and Katherine Plouffe a turnaround jumper to give Canada a 12-9 lead. But the United States closed it out with a 7-1 run as Canada repeatedly turned over the ball on casual passes and the Americans kept draining free throws. Kacie Bosch said the loss was “bittersweet because we were expecting a medal of ourselves, so to leave empty-handed, as far as medals are concerned, is very tough. I know that my teammates have said it over and over again, it really is our relationship and the journey. They started this in 2019 without any funding, just completely on themselves and brought us to an Olympic Games… our first Olympic appearance is something to definitely be proud of. Are we satisfied? No, I don’t know anybody in the world of sports who would be satisfied with the fourth-place finish. But yeah, we’re going to learn from it. We’re going to grow from it. Move on to tomorrow.” Michelle Plouffe said “it’s been quite a journey in the last five years, and like we always said, the journey has been quite special, and it’s really been more than words [can explain] how much it has grown us and [how much] it’s meant to us. Obviously, a medal would’ve been a cherry on top. But I’m just so thankful for the relationship we have with each other and the support we’ve had from our families and our friends and everyone back home who’s just seen us start from the bottom, from below the bottom, from nothing, to be at an Olympic Games and that’s pretty special. … It’s been a ride. It obviously sucks to go out this way, but it’s been such a blessing, and I’m so grateful for the last five years, really. The spotlight that it brought. That was our goal, which was to grow the game of 3×3 when we started, and we put a team together for Canada. Our vision was always bigger than just our team. And to have an actual program and to have the support of Canada Basketball and to have girls who are now interested in playing 3×3, it’s huge. It was never just about us. It was always about leaving something, leaving a legacy behind, and I think we’ve made a big leap forward in doing that. So it’s been a huge journey, and I’m just so grateful.” Hailey Van Lith paced the United States with 6 on 5-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards. Rhyne Howard added 4 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Dearica Marie Hamby notched 3 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards. Cierra Burdick scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. The United States hit 11-17 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc and 5-7 from the line, while garnering 13 boards, including 1 on the offensive glass, 1 block, 6 turnovers and 4 fouls. Katherine Plouffe paced Canada with 5 on 5-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Kacie Bosch added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Michelle Plouffe notched 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 6 boards. Paige Crozon scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Canada hit 7-11 from the floor and 3-14 from the arc, while garnering 15 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 3 blocks, 10 turnovers and 8 fouls.
The all-tournament team (as selected by FIBA) featured MVP Sonja Greinacher (Germany); Sandra Ygueravide (Spain); and Hailey Van Lith (United States).