| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. CANADA 3. Brazil 4. Argentina 5. Venezuela 6. Puerto Rico | CANADIANS Natalie Achonwa (Guelph, Ont.) Kayla Alexander (Milton, Ont.) Emilie Cloutier (Ancienne-Lorette, Que.) Justine Colley (East Preston, N.S.) Abbey Duinker (Cambridge Station, N.S.) Elyse Jobin (Moncton, N.B.) Stephanie MacDonald (Ottawa, Ont.) Julie Seabrook (North Vancouver, B.C.) Jenny Vaughan (Dundas, Ont.) Stephanie Vermunt (Airdrie, Alta.) Taryn Wicijowski (Regina, Sask.) Felicia Wijenburg (Maple Ridge, B.C.) Rich Chambers – coach Dave Wilson – assistant Erin McDiarmid – manager Patrice Pepin – physiotherapist |
| ROUND ROBIN | USA | CAN | BRA | ARG | VEN | PUR | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 72-56 | 96-51 | 81-37 | 112-49 | 116-36 | (5-0) | ||
| Canada | 56-72 | —– | 67-47 | 72-53 | 88-68 | 78-65 | (4-1) | ||
| Brazil | 51-96 | 47-67 | —– | 70-68 | 89-76 | 82-41 | (3-2) | ||
| Argentina | 37-81 | 53-72 | 68-70 | —– | 81-38 | 64-52 | (2-3) | ||
| Venezuela | 49-112 | 68-88 | 76-89 | 38-81 | —– | 89-52 | (1-4) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 36-116 | 65-78 | 41-82 | 52-64 | 52-89 | —– | (0-5) | ||
The top four finishers qualify for the 2009 worlds in Thailand.
In their opener, Canada dusted Brazil 67-47. Canada opened the match with a 16-8 lead in the first quarter and romped. Elyse Jobin paced Canada with 11 on 1-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Stephanie MacDonald added 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 6-8 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Kayla Alexander added 9 on 3-3 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Justine Colley scored 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-8 from the line and 3 boards. Jennifer Vaughan added 8 on 1-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Taryn Wicijowski scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 6 boards. Natalie Achonwa scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 steals. Felica Wijenberg added 3, Stephanie Vermunt 2, Emilie Cloutier 2 and Julie Seabrook 1, while Abbey Duinker was scoreless. Canada shot 16-50 (.320) from the floor, 6-13 (.460) from the arc and 17-30 (.570) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 15 fouls, 25 turnovers, 16 steals and 3 blocks. Tassia Pereira De Souza Carcavalli led Brazil with 19 on 8-13 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 6 steals. Cristiane Simoes De Lima added 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 4-7 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Tatiane Pacheco Nacimiento notched 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc and 4 steals. Patricia Teixeira Ribeiro added 4, Taina Mayara Da Paixao 3, Debora Ferandes Da Costa 2, Monica Da Silva Nascimento 2 and Fabiana Caetano de Souza 1, while Bruna Boccasius Siquiera, Joseane Bazilio, Leila Zabani and Leidilania Ferreira wee scoreless. Brazil shot 17-41 (.410) from the floor, 2-26 (.080) from the arc and 7-14 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 24 fouls, 22 turnovers, 14 steals and 4 blocks.
Canada’s record was evened at (1-1) after dropping a 72-56 decision to the United States. Canada was within two after ten minutes of play but the USA run away in the second quarter, outscoring the Canadians 24-5 in the frame to take a 43-22 lead into the lockers. The Canadians could not dig themselves out of the deficit. “We had a great second half and played very well, we regrouped and met all of our goals for the half,” said Canadian head coach Rich Chambers. Natalie Achonwa said “we had a rough second quarter that set us behind in the score, but we made sure we stayed together as a team to accomplish our individual and team goals. Even though we didn’t come up with a win this time, we’ll work to get them back at the [FIBA U19 World Championships] next summer.” Shekinna Stricklen paced the United States with 13 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 8 rebounds. Kelsey Bone notched 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 9 boards. Ashley Corral added 9 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 assists and 3 steals. Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Lynetta Kizer notched 8 on 2-5 from the floor and 4-5 from the line. Skylar Diggins added 5, Samantha Prahalis 5, Joslyn Tinkle 4, Nikki Speed 2, Alyssia Brewer 2 and Sarah Boothe 1, while Kelly Faris was scoreless. The United States shot 21-54 (.390) from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 24-34 (.710) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 29 fouls, 24 turnovers, 12 steals and 4 blocks. Natalie Achonwa paced Canada with 14 on 5-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Stephanie MacDonald scored 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Taryn Wicijowski notched 8 on 1-1 from the arc, 5-10 from the line and 3 boards. Elyse Jobin scored 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Abbey Duinker added 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Kayla Alexander scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Justine Colley added 3, Jennifer Vaughan 3 and Stephanie Vermunt 3, while Emilie Cloutier, Felicia Wijenberg and Julie Seabrook were scoreless. Canada shot 12-42 (.290) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 14-27 (.520) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 28 fouls, 17 turnovers, 9 steals and 1 block.
In their third
game, Canada defeated host Argentina 72-53 to run their record to (2-1). Despite trailing 18-14 at the end of the first quarter, Canada roared
back in the second to finish the half up 36-28. Coming out of the break,
Argentina managed to whittle the lead back down to one, but an 8-0 run by the
Canadians served to keep the host team at bay. Kayla Alexander paced Canada
with 18 on 8-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 9 boards. Taryn
Wicijowski notched 14 on 5-6 from the floor, 4-7 from the line and 7 boards.
Elyse Jobin notched 12 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the
line and 4 boards. Natalie Achonwa scored 8 on 3-12 from the floor, 2-2 from
the line and 9 boards. Stephanie MacDonald scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-3
from the arc and 2 boards. Stephanie Vermunt added 3 and Jennifer Vaughan 3,
while dishing 6 assists. Felicia Wijenberg added 2, Emilie Cloutier 2 and
Justine Colley 2, while Abbey Duinker and Julie Seabrook were scoreless. Canada
shot 21-42 from the floor, 5-12 (.420) from the arc and 15-30 from the line,
while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 20
fouls, 24 turnovers, 10 steals and 2 blocks. Debora Gonzalez paced Argentina
with 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 3 steals. Agostina
Burrani added 8 on 4-7 from the floor and 5 boards. Macarena Rosset added 8 on
2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 steals. Nadia
Flores added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Ornella
Santana notched 6 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the
line. Andrea Boquete Manna added 3, Nayla Kraft 3, Macarena D’Urso 2, Paula
Budini 2 and Camila Pagano 2, while Melisa Pavicich and Rocio Rojas were
scoreless.
Canada improved to (3-1) after whipping
Puerto Rico 78-65. Canada won the first quarter 22-16 thanks to its dominance
both in the paint and on the perimeter. But in the second quarter, Puerto Rico
reacted with an 11-0 run in the final 5:23 to go up 38-33 at halftime. Puerto
Rico boosted its lead to seven early in the third quarter but the Canadians
went on a 9-0 run to take a 44-42 lead and ended the quarter up 53-49. Canada
never relinquished the lead in the final quarter. Taryn Wicijowski paced Canada
with 18 on 6-8 from the floor, 6-7 from the line and 9 boards. Kayla Alexander
scored 16 on 5-7 from the floor, 6-8 from the line and 14 boards. Elyse Jobin
notched 14 on 4-10 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists.
Justine Colley notched 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards.
Stephanie MacDonald scored 7 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2-2
from the line. Natalie Achonwa scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the
line, 6 boards and 4 assists. Stephanie Vermunt notched 5 on 1-2 from the floor
and 1-3 from the arc. Jennifer Vaughan scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-4 from
the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists, while Emilie Cloutier, Abbey Duinker, Felica
Wijenberg and Julie Seabrook were scoreless. Canada shot 19-36 (.53) from the
floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 19-25 (.760) from the line, while garnering
46 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 23 fouls, 11 steals
and 4 blocks. Cristina Centeno scored 13 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the
arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Lorraine Morales Soto notched 12 on 3-7
from the floor, 6-7 from the line, 3 boards and 4 steals. Katia Acevedo Rivera
scored 9 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 assists
and 5 steals. Astrid Miranda Feliciano scored 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-3 from
the arc and 5 steals. Zoelis Vega Vega scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor and 2-2
from the line. Marlene Rivera Negron scored 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from
the arc and 1-2 from the line, Yeidaris Florez Gonzalez added 4 and Sheila
Reyes Burgos 4, while Roxyali Munoz Rivera and Rita Acevedo Rivera were
scoreless. Puerto Rico shot 13-39 (.330) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the
arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 19 boards, including 8 on
the offensive glass, 10 assists, 22 fouls, 17 turnovers, 20 steals and 1 block.
Canada captured
second place and closed out its schedule with a (4-1) record by pounding Venezuela
88-68. Venezuela started strongly, going up 20-18 after the first quarter
behind the hot shooting of Roselis Silvas. The lead went back and forth during
the second quarter, with Canada going into halftime with a 39-37 lead after a
three-pointer by Stephanie MacDonald with 1:03 left. The Canadians broke the
game open in the third quarter, outscoring the Venezuelans 28-10 to take a 67-47
lead and dominate the rest of the game. Jennifer Vaughan paced Canada with 17
on 7-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Elyse Jobin added 15 on
4-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Justin Colley notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards, 3
assists and 3 steals. Taryn Wicijowski notched 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2
from the line and 8 boards. Kayla Alexander scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-4
from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Stephanie Vermunt notched 7 on 3-6 from
the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Julie Seabrook scored 5 on 2-4 from
the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Felicia Wijenberg scored 4 on 2-6
from the floor and 7 boards. Natalia Achonwa notched 4 on 2-9 from the floor
and 5 boards. Abbey Duinker added 4 and Stephanie MacDonald 3, while Emilie
Cloutier was scoreless. Canada shot 32-66 (.480) from the floor, 2-7 (.290)
from the arc and 18-23 (.780) from the line, while garnering 45 boards,
including 17 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 15 fouls, 14 turnovers, 13
steals and 5 blocks. Roselis Silva Serrano led Venezuela with 19 on 1-4 from
the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 3 assists. Dahilifer Iserny
Rodriguez added 17 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc and 1-4 from the
line. Cleider Blanco added 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 11
boards. Yosimar Corrales notched 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and
6 boards. Melina Pacheco Cauro added 4, Germary Blanco 3, Endrina Bolivar
Morillo 2, Maria Cabrices Padila 2 and Maria Requena 2, while Kiancy Barragan
Coronado, Ehykerling Leon Pitter and Avalexis Ilarraza Venerenzuela were
scoreless. Venezuela shot 18-44 (.410) from the floor, 8-24 from the arc and 8-16
from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass,
14 assists, 17 fouls, 17 turnovers, 5 steals and 4 blocks.