FINAL STANDINGS
1. United States
2. Serbia & Montenegro
3. China
4. Russia
5. Spain
6. South Korea
7. Australia
8. Hungary
9. CANADA
10. Puerto Rico
11. Congo
12. Tunisia 		CANADIANS
Takima Nurse (Hamilton, Ont.)
Jaleesa Rhoden (London, Ont.)
Kadie Riverin (Ottawa, Ont.)
Kendel Ross (Sarnia, Ont.)
Jessica Perry (Guelph, Ont.)
Janelle Bekkering (Taber, Alta.)
Alisha Tatham (East York, Ont.)
Marie-Michelle Genois (Quebec City, Que.)
Leanne Evans (New Westminster, B.C.)
Stephany Skrba (Etobicoke, Ont.)
Krista Phillips (Saskatoon, Sask.)
Chantelle John (Scarborough, Ont.)
Christine Stapleton – coach
  POOL A USA RUS KOR SCB PUR COD Record  
  United States —– 98-65 129-74 94-68 116-28 124-37 (5-0)  
  Russia 65-98 —– 98-77 88-87 87-43 84-53 (4-1)  
  South Korea 74-129 77-98 —– 79-76 112-92 77-65 (3-2)  
  Serbia & Montenegro 68-94 87-88 76-79 —– 84-67 88-74 (2-3)  
  Puerto Rico 28-116 43-87 92-112 67-84 —– 53-51 (2-4)  
  Congo 37-124 53-84 65-77 74-88 51-53 —– (0-5)  
                   
  POOL B AUS CHN SPN HUN CAN TUN Record  
  Australia —– 77-66 53-50 57-61 82-73 68-47 (4-1)  
  China 66-77 —– 85-66 66-55 77-60 88-54 (4-1)  
  Spain 50-53 66-85 —– 69-53 57-37 82-46 (3-2)  
  Hungary 61-57 55-66 53-69 —– 71-44 82-61 (3-2)  
  Canada 73-82 60-77 37-57 44-71 —– 69-53 (1-4)  
  Tunisia 47-68 54-88 46-82 61-82 53-69 —– (0-5)  
                   
  QFs China 93 South Korea 72
  QFs United States 85 Hungary 55
  QFs Russia 79 Spain 62
  QFs Serbia & Montenegro 76 Australia 70
  9-12th Canada 67 Democratic Republic of Congo 51
  9-12th Puerto Rico 77 Tunisia 63
  5-8th South Korea 92 Hungary 70
  5-8th Spain 79 Australia 68
  Semi United States 99 China 68
  Semi Serbia & Montenegro 78 Russia 65
  11th Democratic Republic of Congo 78 Tunisia 60
  9th Canada 71 Puerto Rico 64
  7th Australia 68 Hungary 62
  5th Spain 75 South Korea 71
  Bronze China 78 Russia 61
  Final United States 97 Serbia & Montenegro 76
     

        Canada opened by thrashing Tunisia 69-53 as Chantelle John scored 18 on 7-11 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 11 boards. Krista Phillips added 17 on 7-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Tamika Nurse notched 11 on 3-6 from the floor and 5-7 from the line. Stephany Skrba scored 5 on 1-8 from the floor and 9 boards. Marie-Michelle Genois scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor and 9 boards. Janelle Bekkering notched 5 on 1-3 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Alicia Tatham scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor. Leanne Evans scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Kadie Riverin scored 2, Jaleesa Rhoden 1, Jessica Perry 0 and Kendal Ross 0. Selma M’Nasria paced Tunisia with 12 on 5-13 from the floor and 6 boards. Emma Jlida added 10 on 3-4 from the arc. Samah Grioui added 8, Saousen Jebali 7, Mariem Ouertani 7, Fatma Mahmoud 4, Hajer Hafsi 3, Mouna Ghalleb 1, Fatma Jouini 1, Maroua Boumeniel 0, Nedra Dhouibi 0 and Oofa Ouerghi 0. Both teams got off to a slow start with Tunisia leading the Canadians 5-3 midway through the first quarter. Tunisia built their lead to seven points with 2:37 remaining in the period before Canada responded in the last two minutes with baskets off offensive rebounds from Phillips, Alisha Tatham and Marie-Michelle Genois. Canada cut the lead to 15-13 in favour of Tunisia after one quarter of play. Canada recorded 16 offensive rebounds in the first quarter compared to seven by Tunisia. Tunisia started to full-court press Canada in the second quarter and went on a 7-0 run to begin the period. However, Canada moved to a zone defence and responded with a 5-0 run. Many of Canada’s points came off transition baskets and crashing the offensive boards. Canada outscored Tunisia in the quarter to take a 33-32 halftime lead. Canada opened the third stanza with a 5-0 run and built 38-32 lead with eight minutes remaining in the quarter. Tunisia continued to struggle against Canada’s zone defence and their perimeter shots were not falling and Canada led 49-39 after three quarters. Tunisia used full court pressure tactics to cut Canada’s lead to six points in the final quarter but could not counter the effectiveness of Canada’s larger front court. Canada held off the Tunisian attack to win by eight points. Canada held Tunisia to 27 per cent shooting from the field while connecting on 43 per cent of their shots attempted. “The turning point for the game was that our bigs played well tonight. We got the ball inside and took advantage of our size, said Canadian coach Christine Stapleton. “Defensively we played some zone which forced the Tunisians to take outside shots. We look forward to building on this performance for tomorrow game against Hungary.”
        Canada was then pummeled by Hungary 81-44. Hungary led 36-18 at the half. Andrea Somogyi led Hungary with 17 points on 5-10 from the floor. Rita Ibolya Kollo added 15 on 5-10 from the floor and 7 boards. Dora Horti scored 6 on 5-10 from the floor and 6 boards. Katalin Honti scored 12, Barbara Semsei 8, Georgina Tajkov 5 and Timea Czank 1, while Judit Fritz, Viktoria Vincze, Nikolett Smogyi, Eszter Rubold, Szandra Pal and Edit Laczi were scoreless. Stephany Skrba led Canada with 8 points on 4-9 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Tamika Nurse scored 7 on 1-6 from the floor and 5-6 from the line. Krista Phillips notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 6 boards. Janelle Bekkering scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor. Chantelle John scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 7 boards. Leanne Evans notched 4 on 2-5 from the floor. Jaleesa Rhoden scored 3 and Kendal Ross 2. Kadie Riverin was scoreless while grabbing 3 boards. Jessica Perry was scoreless while grabbing 4 boards. Alicia Tatham and Marie-Michelle Genois were scoreless. Both teams opened the game slow offensively, with Hungary leading 8-6 at the 4:23 mark of the opening quarter. However, later in the quarter Hungary rolled off a pair of 6-0 runs to lead the game 20-10 after the opening frame. Phillips got Canada off to a strong start in the second quarter scoring a running layup and shooting three-of-four from the charity stripe. Canada’s defence pressured Hungary and helped the team pull to within six points (21-15) after five minutes of play in the quarter. Hungary however, moved to a smaller line-up and peeled off a 12-2 run to extend their lead to 18 points at the half (36-18). Unforced turnovers were the Achilles heel of Canada in the third quarter, despite competing better against a physical Hungary team. Skrba and John led Canada’s attack in the quarter with five and four points respectively, but it was not enough as Hungary extended their lead to 53-32 by the end of the period. The fourth quarter was no different as Hungary continued to build their lead despite the pressure defence employed by Canada. Canada went on an 8-0 run in the period, but it was to-little-to-late. “We were beaten by a pretty tough team tonight,” said Canadian Head Coach Christine Stapleton. “Hungary played with intensity and we did not compete in the first half. We cannot afford to do that against a world class team,” She added, “we did a better job of competing and rebounding in the second half. We learned that we cannot take any possessions off. We will rebound from this loss. Teams that handle losses and shows the most resilience will win.”
        Canada was crushed 77-60 by China after leading 30-27 at the half. Dan Liu led China with 20 points on 7-12 from the floor, 6-8 from the line and 4 boards. Wei Zhang notched 15 on 5-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Xin Guan scored 12 on 5-8 from the floor and 6 boards. Jingjin Wu scored 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 7 boards. Lan Bian scored 10 on 4-12 from the floor and 5 boards. Qin Wang scored 3, Nan Hu 3 and Lu Lu 2, while Banban Yang, Baiyu Wang, Hongpin Huang, and Wei Wei were scoreless. Tamika Nurse led Canada with 18 on 4-9 from the floor, 7-11 from the line, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jessica Perry added 11 on 4-11 from the floor and 4 boards. Chantelle John scored 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Krista Phillips scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 8 boards. Stephany Skrba notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor and 5 boards. Janelle Bekkering scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor. Kadie Riverin scored 2, Leanne Evans 2, Alicia Tatham 1, Jaleesa Rhoden 0, Marie-Michelle Genois 0 and Kendal Ross 0. With tough defence and quick offensive transitions from Stephany Skrba and Tamika Nurse, Canada was able to take an 8-6 lead at 5:26 in the first quarter. After a Chinese timeout, Canada responded strongly with strong outside shooting, including three long range shots from Jessica Perry. Canada would close the quarter up 18-14. In the second quarter, Canada found scoring from Krista Philips, who was able to convert two offensive rebounds into baskets. China’s attempt to stifle Canada with a 1-3-1 zone defence was met by an 8-0 Canadian scoring run, including a four-point play by Nurse. After switching back to a man-to-man defense, China would close the half on a 6-0 run, which left the score at 30-27 for Canada. One of the keys to the Canadian lead was a 46% shooting percentage, over China’s 36% from the floor. In the third quarter, Canada was blind-sided by China’s intensity. After opening the quarter with a 9-0 run, China would add to their lead with a 7-0 run bringing the score to 47-34 in favour of China. Canada closed the quarter facing an 11-point deficit. The fourth quarter saw Canada change their defensive approach in order to force Chinese errors, but their efforts were overwhelmed by China’s offence. Kadie Riverin, Chantelle John, and Nurse led the fourth quarter attack, however, China would build on their lead in a high scoring fourth quarter, closing the game up 77-60. “Our team played our best game of the tournament versus one of the best teams in the world tonight”, said coach Christine Stapleton. Recognizing that the game shifted during the third quarter, Stapleton added that, “In the third quarter, we did not come out as focused” and that, “we cannot get away with these kinds of slips at this level”.

        Australia dumped Canada 82-73. Canada led 43-42 at the half. Renae Camino led Australia with 24 on 3-11 from the floor, 4-4 from the arc, 6-9 from the line and 4 boards. Christina Fox added 14 on 3-7 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Kathleen MacLeod scored 10 on 2-5 from the arc. Caitlin Cunningham scored 10 on 3-8 from the floor and 4-5 from the line. Rebecca Duke scored 10 on 5-8 from the floor. Jamie-Lee Samuels notched 9 on 4-10 from the floor and 6 boards. Rebecca Schatz scored 5, while Mikaela Dombkins, Lisa Scaglia, Abby Bishop, Melissa Smith and Louella Tomlinson were scoreless. Tamika Nurse led Canada with 18 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 4 assists and 6 steals. Krista Phillips scored 12 on 3-11 from the floor, 6-8 from the line and 10 boards. Stephany Skrba scored 9 on 3-11 from the floor and 11 boards. Jaleesa Rhoden scored 9 on 3-6 from the arc. Janelle Bekkering scored 8 on 2-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Kadie Riverin scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 2 assists. Chantelle John scored 4, Jessica Perry 2, Leanne Evans 2, Marie-Michelle Genois 2, Alicia Tatham 0 and Kendal Ross 0. Early in the game, Canada and Australia traded leads. Canada was led by Krista Phillips and Stephany Skrba who scored three and four points, respectively, of the first nine on the board. Mid-quarter, Australia shifted to a zone defence to disrupt Canada’s offensive flow. The squad adjusted to the change with three-point shooting from Jaleesa Rhoden and Janelle Bekkering, pushing Canada to a 22-20 lead to close the quarter. The hot touch beyond the perimeter carried over into the second quarter, with two quick three-pointers (Bekkering and Tamika Nurse). With the three-point efficiency of the Canadian squad pressuring Australia’s zone, Phillips then began to attack the hoop, adding six points and building the lead to eight. After making another defensive adjustment, Australia went on a scoring run of 11-3 to close the quarter with a 43-42 lead. Critical to the shift in the lead was a total of 16 turnovers for Canada while Australia only committed eight. After another defensive switch by Australia, Canada responded with two three-pointers from Nurse, who also began driving to the hoop bringing her to the free throw line five times in the first five minutes of the quarter giving Canada a 58-56 lead. With the lead, Canada’s defence began to relax opening up an 8-1 scoring run for Australia. Australia would close the quarter up 61-59. The two-point lead quickly rose to six with two quick Australian baskets. Deciding to go with a full court zone press, Canada was able to create enough pressure to tie the game at the 5:22 mark. While Kadie Riverin, Leanne Evans and Chantelle John generated offensive pressure, Australian guard McLeod went on a 9-0 scoring run, creating a gap that would not be closed despite final scoring efforts from Riverin, Nurse and Philips. “Our athletes played as hard as they could today”, said coach Christine Stapleton. Looking to explain how such a strong effort turned out as a loss, Stapleton noted that, “I felt our defence let up in the second half”, and that, “on offense we did not move the ball to our players as well as we did in the first half”. Canada has one game remaining on Wednesday July 20th against Spain before the medal round.
       

Spain whipped Canada 57-37 after leading 33-13 at the half. Sara Gomez Ferreiros led Spain with 11 on 3-7 from the arc. Laura Gimeno Melendo notched 9 on 4-10 from the floor and 14 boards. Maria Estela Royo Torres scored 9 on 3-10 from the floor and 8 boards. Iciar German Velasco scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 5 boards. Silvia Dominguez Fernandez scored 7, Veronica Compan Aparisi 5, Blanca Marcos Benito 4, Marta Garcia Martin 2, Anna Cruz Lebrato 2, Anna Gomez Igual 0, Itziar Mallaviabarrena Ugalde 0 and Genoveva Tapia Lopez 0. Janelle Bekkering led Canada with 10 points on 4-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Chantelle John scored 10 on 4-9 from the floor and 4 boards. Stephany Skrba scored 4 on 2-10 from the floor and 4 boards. Alica Tatham scored 4 on 2-8 from the floor. Jaleesa Rhoden scored 3 on 3-7 from the line. Jessica Perry, Tamika Nurse and Krista Phillips each scored 2, while Kadie Riverin, Leanne Evans, Marie-Michelle Genois and Kendal Ross were scoreless. Canada came out to a slow start, finishing the half down by 20 points, with Spain leading 33-13. While breakdowns in the second half were critical to previous defeats, Canada left it all on the floor to close the game, staying neck-and-neck with Spain. While both teams scored 24 points each in the second half, the increased momentum of the Canadian squad was not enough to close the gap. Bekkering had her finest international outing. “This was my first experience playing in a World Championship. It is amazing to be able to compete against countries from all over the world. It is so much more competitive than playing in Canada. I have learned so much with this experience and this will definitely help me know what I need to improve on to become a world class basketball player,” said Bekkering. “It is unfortunate, given the stakes of our final match, that we played our poorest game of the tournament. Hats off to Spain, as they came out fired up and ready to play and were the better team today. They will represent our pool well and I congratulate them for a game well played,” said coach Christine Stapleton.

        Canada finished (1-4) in pool B, round-robin play and failed to qualify for medal quarterfinals.

In the 9-12th quarterfinals, Canada defeated the Democratic Republic of the Congo 67-51 after leading 34-33 at the half. Kadie Riverin paced Canada with 5 points on 5-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Tamika Nurse scored 12 on 2-4 from the floor and 4-7 from the line. Janelle Bekkering notched 11 on 3-9 from the floor and 9 boards. Krista Phillips scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor and 10 boards. Chantelle John scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Stephany Skrba scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 assists. Alica Tatham and Jaleesa Rhoden each scored 2, while Leanne Evans, Jessica Perry, Marie-Michelle Genois and Kendal Ross were scoreless. Armelie Lumanu Kalonda led the Congo with 15 on 3-12 from the floor, 6-10 from the line and 10 boards. Marie Kalonda Kitoko scored 11 on 4-18 from the floor and 8 boards. Chanelle Mokango Modiri scored 8 on 4-14 from the floor and 8 boards. Betty Kalanga Tshiniangu scored 6, Lisette Longomo Evenga 5, Cecile Mukuso Nyoka 4 and Ginette Efoko Taka 2, while Nadine Bidua Mikemo, Carine Odia Kabangu, Diane Tuzolana Mabibi, Sandrine Tamukiala Ileki and Mireille Mbiya Tshiyoyo were scoreless. “This was a challenging game for a disappointed team,” said Canadian Head Coach Christine Stapleton. “Congo is extremely athletic and played very hard. We got great minutes from everyone and found a way to grind out a win. Riverin had her best game of the tournament to lead her team to victory.”
        In the ninth-place match, Canada defeated Puerto Rico 71-64 despite trailing 31-27 at the half. Janelle Bekkering led Canada with 14 on 3-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 11 boards. Chantelle John scored 11 on 5-13 from the floor and 10 boards. Stephany Skrba scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor and 6 boards. Kadie Riverin scored 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Tamika Nurse scored 8 on 3-11 from the floor and 6 boards. Krista Phillips scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor and 9 boards. Jessica Perry scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor and 11 boards. Jaleesa Rhoden scored 3, Alicia Tatham 3, Leanne Evans 1, Marie-Michelle Genois 0 and Kendal Ross 0. Pamela Zoe Rosado Roman paced Puerto Rico with 15 on 3-14 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Zulmarie Sanchez Del Valle notched 13 on 3-5 from the floor and 4-5 from the line. Liza Baez Febus scored 8, Yarilis Escalera Estrada 8, Zacha Gonzalez Delgado 6, Angelica Rivera Cotto 4, Marie Placio 4, Katiria Rodriguez Cruz 3 and Normarie Montalvo Valle 3, while Leslie Vazquez Olmedo, Angeieily Morales Garcia and Zoennis Pallens Perez were scoreless. Both teams shot poorly in the first quarter. However, near the end of the quarter an aggressive full court press by Puerto Rico resulted in five consecutive Canadian turnovers and helped Puerto Rico to a 20-11 first quarter lead. A strong second quarter by Nurse and Bekkering reduced the Canadian deficit to 31-27 at halftime. Canada’s offence began to click in the third quarter. Strong offensive rebounding helped Canada outscore Puerto Rico in the period, 21-7, and take a nine-point lead into the final quarter (49-38). Canada weathered a 9-2 run by Puerto Rico in the fourth quarter to win the game by a seven-point margin. “When we did not qualify for the medal round, we had to re-establish our team goal,” said Stapleton. “We accomplished that goal today, to finish in ninth place and finish the tournament with two wins. We had not beaten Puerto Rico since 2002, so this was especially important to our junior program.”