| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Brazil 3. Cuba 4. CANADA 5. Columbia 6. Argentina 7. Mexico 8. Jamaica | CANADIANS Jordan Adams (Spokane, Wash.) Kelsey Adrian (Langley, B.C.) Uzoma Asagwara (Winnipeg, Man.) Chelsea Aubry (Oshawa, Ont.) Amanda Brown (Montreal, Que.) Devon Campbell (Vancouver, B.C.) Sarah Crooks (Rockglen, Sask.) Teresa Kliendienst-Gabriele (Mission, B.C.) Lizanne Murphy (Montreal, Que.) Tamara Tatham (East York, Ont.) Sheila Townsend (Vancouver, B.C.) Carrie Watson (Chilliwack, B.C.) Allison McNeill – coach Lisa Thomaidis – assistant Mike McNeill – assistant |
| POOL A | BRZ | CAN | JAM | MEX | Record | ||
| Brazil | —– | 77-63 | 81-69 | 88-44 | (3-0) | ||
| Canada | 63-77 | —– | 58-46 | 74-63 | (2-1) | ||
| Jamaica | 69-81 | 46-58 | —– | 69-46 | (1-2) | ||
| Mexico | 44-88 | 63-74 | 46-69 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | USA | CUB | COL | ARG | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 78-63 | 95-41 | 85-54 | (3-0) | ||
| Cuba | 63-78 | —– | 81-53 | 81-79 | (2-1) | ||
| Colombia | 41-95 | 53-81 | —– | 68-66 | (1-2) | ||
| Argentina | 54-85 | 79-81 | 66-68 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 5-8th | Argentina 73 Jamaica 61 | |
| 5-8th | Colombia 62 Mexico 55 | |
| Semi | Brazil 79 Cuba 60 | |
| Semi | United States 75 Canada 59 | |
| 7th | Mexico 63 Jamaica 56 | |
| 5th | Columbia 59 Argentina 58 | |
| Bronze | Cuba 62 Canada 49 | |
| Final | United States 79 Brazil 66 | |
In their opener, Canada defeated Mexico 74-63 in overtime. Teresa Gabriele paced Canada with 22 points on 5-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6-8 from the line and 5 assists. Sarah Crooks added 14 on 6-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 9 boards. Jordan Adams notched 12 on 6-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Kelsey Adrian scored 10 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-7 from the arc. Devon Campbell scored 7, Uzoma Asagwara 3, Amanda Brown 3 and Sheila Townsend 3, while Chelsea Aubry, Carrie Watson, Lizanne Murphy and Tamara Tatham were scoreless. Canada shot 29-63 (.460) from the floor, 22-41 (.540) from the field, 7-22 (.320) from the arc and 9-16 (.560) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 27 turnovers, 7 steals, 3 blocks and 22 fouls. Brisa Silva led Mexico with 20 points on 6.10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 4 boards. Abril Garcia added 14 on 3-7 from the floor and 5-6 from the line. Erika Gomez notched 13 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-13 from the arc and 5-6 from the line. Fernanda Gutierrez added 5, Taine Ramirez 4, Lourdes Machuca 4, Zazil Salman 2 and Jennifer Arriola 2, while Alejandra Delgado, Viridiana Villavincencio, Sandra Ramos and Veronica Carmona were scoreless. Mexico shot 21-67 (.310) from the floor, 16-43 (.370) from the field, 5-24 (.210) from the arc and 16-23 (.700) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 17 turnovers, 12 steals and 18 fouls. The game featured 8 ties and 9 lead changes. Mexico set the early pace taking a 1-point lead midway through the first and closed out the period in front by a score of 16-14. In the second, Canada continued to fight hard with strong defence, but was unable to take the lead and went into halftime down 29-24. Canada came out hot as the third period started and quickly took the lead, but Mexico went on an 8-0 run to tie the score at 36 at about the 6-minute mark. However, Canada regained the advantage as the period ended and were in front by a score of 44-41. Mexico erased the Canadian lead in the opening minutes of the third and was up by a score of 52-48 halfway through the final quarter. A composed and determined Canadian squad did not let the game slip away and battled back to end regulation tied with Mexico 61-61. Overtime was dominated by Canada as they turned on pressure on both ends of the floor. Mexico only managed to score 2 more points while the Canadians closed out overtime on a 10-0 run.
In its second game, Canada defeated Jamaica 58-46. Teresa Gabriele paced Canada with 17 points on 2-9 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc and 6 assists. Uzoma Asagwara notched 15 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Chelsea Aubry added 5, Jordan Adams 4, Amanda Brown 4, Tamara Tatham 4, Sarah Crooks 3, Kelsey Adrian 2, Devon Campbell 2 and Sheila Townsend 2, while Carrie Watson and Lizanne Murphy were scoreless. Canada shot 19-54 (.350) from the floor, 13-40 (.333) from the field, 6-14 (.430) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 18 turnovers, 12 steals, 3 blocks and 15 fouls. Simone Edwards paced Jamaica with 12 on 5-12 from the field and 9 boards. Erika Messam added 12 on 3-9 from the field and 2-5 from the arc. Vanessa Gidden notched 9 on 7-8 from the line and 9 boards. Demoya Williams scored 6, Althea Byfield 4, Oberon Pitterson 2 and Kimberley Bennett 1, while Nicole Louden, Simone Jackson, Rashida Aikens, Sharon Wiles and Rebecca Richman were scoreless. Jamaica shot 17-55 (.310) from the floor, 15-46 (.333) from the field, 2-9 (.222) from the arc and 10-18 (.560) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 22 turnovers, 10 steals, 3 blocks and 20 fouls. Trailing 39-35 after three quarters, the Canadian women took charge in the opening moments of the fourth by using a 14-0 run to take a 48-39 lead that proved to be the difference maker in the Canadian win. Despite being out rebounded by Jamaica, Canada was able to capitalize by scoring 19 points of Jamaica’s 22 turnovers, and outscored Jamaica in the paint 26-18. Kelsey Adrian contributed on the defensive end with 4 steals.
Canada closed out round-robin play by being stomped 77-63 by Brazil. Janeth Arcain paced Brazil with 20 points on 6-10 from the field, 5-7 from the line and 4 boards. Micaela Jacinto added 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 5 boards. Kelly Santos notched 15 on 6-8 from the floor and 3-6 from the line. Adriana Pinto scored 11 on 3-7 from the arc and 5 assists. Jucimara Dantas added 5, Soeli Zakrzeski 5, Graziane Coelho 2, Karen Rocha 2 and Palmira Marcal 1, while Tatiana Conceicao, Patricia Ferreira and Isis Nascimento were scoreless. Brazil shot 29-60 (.480) from the floor, 23-42 (.550) from the field, 6-18 from the arc and 13-22 (.590) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 10 turnovers, 6 steals and 18 fouls. Teresa Gabriele paced Canada with 16 points on 2-4 from the field, 4-4 from the arc and 3 assists. Jordan Adams added 11 on 4-6 from the field and 8 boards. Lizanne Murphy scored 7, Kelsey Adrian 7, Chelsea Aubry 7, Uzoma Asagwara 6, Sarah Crooks 4, Devon Campbell 3 and Amanda Brown 2, while Sheila Townsend, Carrie Watson and Tamara Tatham were scoreless. Canada shot 25-51 (.490) from the floor, 18-34 (.530) from the field, 7-17 (.410) from the arc and 6-8 from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 14 turnovers, 3 steals, 1 block and 20 fouls. “We simply turned over the ball way too much,” said coach Allison McNeill. From the jump, Canada began with an up-tempo style of play with Teresa Gabriele nailing a trey in the first seconds of the game. Canada led by eight by the end of the first. The home-court crowd of almost 14,000 was relentless at the Arena Multiuso – with both sides feeding of the noise in the first. Brazil, however, was able to close the gap in the second when Canada’s shooting went cold. Janeth Arcain scored to put Brazil up for the first time in since the beginning of the first quarter. Brazil scored 10 more points in the paint, but Canada rallied to within 46-40 at the half. Brazil kept the pressure on and stepped up the defense in the third, increasing the lead to 12 points by the end of this quarter. “I was taking my open shots when I had open shots,” said 27-year-old Gabriele. “Brazil is very hard to stop – they have so many threats.”
Canada finished (2-1) in round robin play, qualifying for the semis.
In the semis, the United States
pounded Canada 75-59. Angel McCoughtry paced the Americans with 21 points on 6-10
from the field, 2-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 6 boards. Jayne Appel
added 12 on 6-10 from the field. Melanie Thomas notched 10 on 2-3 from the
field, 1-2 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Nkolika Anosike added 9, Natasha
Humphrey 9, Marissa Coleman 6, Candice Wiggins 5 and Emily Fox 3, while Mattee
Ajavon, Alexis Hornbuckle, Charde Houston and Eriana Larkins were scoreless.
The Americans shot 28-62 (.450) from the floor, 21-47 (.450) from the field, 7-15
(.470) from the arc and 12-21 (.570) from the line, while garnering 40 boards,
including 16 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 15 turnovers, 10 steals, 3
blocks and 15 fouls. Chelsea Aubry paced Canada with 12 points on 4-6 from the
floor and 4-4 from the line. Amanda Brown added 11 on 4-10 from the field, 3-3
from the line and 4 boards. Teresa Gabriele added 9 on 3-5 from the arc, 5
boards and 4 assists. Devon Campbell scored 8, Jordan Adams 5, Lizanne Murphy
5, Uzoma Asagwara 3, Kelsey Adrian 2, Carrie Watson 2 and Tamara Tatham 2,
while Sheila Townsend and Sarah Crooks were scoreless. Canada shot 20-57 (.350)
from the floor, 14-40 (.350) from the field, 6-17 (.350) from the arc and 13-14
(.930) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 12 on the offensive
glass, 10 assists, 18 turnovers, 9 steals, 1 block and 18 fouls. Canada was
unable to hold onto an early lead as the USA went to their inside game as the
game progressed. Canada went on a 10-0 run as they took an early nine-point
lead before the U.S. rallied to within 17-13 after one quarter. Canada’s
shooting percentage began to drop in the second quarter, as they were unable to
knock down their shots, managing to only score three points in the first five
minutes of the second quarter. USA capitalized on their opponents’ poor
shooting and their own defensive intensity to take and the lead and then
exploded with a 13-0 run to extend the margin to 45-28 at the half. The two
teams traded baskets as the second half began, and the USA stretched their lead
to 19 points mid-way through the third quarter. Canada’s Amanda Brown sparked a
7-0 run but the Americans were never seriously threatened. They stretched their
lead to as much as 21 points in the first minutes of the fourth quarter and
romped. “We came out very strong in the first quarter but then they (USA)
started to pick up,” said coach Allison McNeill. “We battled hard. Our only expectation
going into this game was to try our best, which we did. We’ll review the tapes
tomorrow to prepare for our (bronze-medal) game against Cuba tomorrow. They’re
a very athletic team and will definitely put pressure on us.”
In the bronze medal
match, Cuba throttled Canada 62-49. Yakelyn Plutin paced Cuba with 20 points on
8-13 from the field, 4 boards and 4 steals. Suchitel Avila added 12 on 3-4 from
the field, 2-7 from the arc and 5 boards. Yaima Boulet notched 11 on 5-12 from
the field and 9 boards. Yolyseny Soria added 5, Oyanaisy Gelis 4, Yamara Amargo
4, Taimara Suero 3 and Cariola Echevarria 3, while Arlenys Romero, Yamilet
Martinez, Leidy Oquendo and Clenia Noblet were scoreless. Cuba shot 25-52
(.480) from the floor, 19-39 (.490) from the field, 6-13 (.460) from the arc
and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 7 on the offensive
glass, 11 assists, 16 turnovers, 10 steals, 1 block and 14 fouls. Sarah Crooks
paced Canada with 15 points on 4-7 from the field, 7-7 from the line and 7
boards. Uzoma Asagwara added 7, Teresa Gabreiele 6, Chelsea Aubry 6, Amanda
Brown 6, Lizanne Murphy 4, Jordan Adams 2, Sheila Townsend 2 and Kelsey Adrian
1, while Devon Campbell, Carrie Watson and Tamara Tatham were scoreless. Canada
shot 18-60 (.300) from the floor, 17-46 (.370) from the field, 1-14 (.070) from
the arc and 12-13 (.920) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 10
on the offensive glass, 2 assists, 12 turnovers, 6 steals and 17 fouls. The
game was tied after the first five minutes of play but as the first quarter
progressed, Cuba went on a 7-0 run and took an 18-12 lead into the second. Fatigue
set in for both teams as the second quarter began with both teams scoring only
two points each in the first five minutes of the frame. Canada picked up their
game heading towards the half with a 7-0 run but was unable to mount a complete
comeback. The Cubans stretched their lead to as many as nine points and took a
30-23 lead into the half. Canada came out to begin the second half knocking
down their shots but Cuba was quick to reply each time. The Canadians would
keep pace with their opponent, cutting the lead to five points nearing the end
of the third quarter. Cuba was able to stretch their lead towards the end the
quarter and took a 47-38 lead into the deciding frame. Cuba was able to take
over in the final quarter and fight off fatigue as the game went on. They
stretched their lead to as much as 14 points in the fourth and cruised to the
win. “We played very, very hard but the fatigue of 5 games in 5 days took its
toll,” said coach Allison McNeill. “It is disappointing because were fourth at
the last Pan Am Games, but we have a lot of young players – including five new
to the team – and they did really well and will learn from this experience.
This will do nothing but strengthen us.” Teresa Gabriele said “there was a lull
in the first half and we missed a ton of shots. It’s a young team and it has
been a good experience.”