| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Brazil 3. Argentina 4. CANADA 5. Puerto Rico 6. Colombia 7. Mexico 8. Dominican Republic | CANADIANS: Renee Byrne (Devon, Alta.) Taijah Campbell (Ajax, Ont.) Samantha Cooper (Sudbury, Ont.) Paige Crozon (Humboldt, Sask.) Kaylee Halvorson (Regina, Sask.) Ruth Hamblin (Houston, B.C.) Samantha Hill (Toronto, Ont.) Michelle Hudyn (Kitchener, Ont.) Kaili Lukan (Barrie, Ont.) Sarah-Jane Marois (Quebec City, Que.) Isidora Purkovic (Calgary, Alta.) Cheyanne Roger (Etobicoke, Ont.) Abigail Fogg (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) – alternate Andy Sparks – coach Donna Branch – assistant Scott Edwards – assistant Michelle Bell – therapist Sarah Barnes – manager Jessica Butler – physician Mireille Beland – head of delegation |
| POOL A | USA | ARG | COL | DOM | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 68-28 | 87-36 | 99-26 | (3-0) | ||
| Argentina | 28-68 | —– | 56-46 | 51-26 | (2-1) | ||
| Colombia | 36-87 | 46-56 | —– | 47-40 | (1-2) | ||
| Dominican Republic | 26-99 | 26-51 | 40-47 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | BRZ | CAN | PUR | MEX | Record | ||
| Brazil | —– | 56-46 | 66-53 | 62-31 | (3-0) | ||
| Canada | 46-56 | —– | 58-43 | 61-40 | (2-1) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 53-66 | 43-58 | —– | 51-48 | (1-2) | ||
| Mexico | 31-62 | 40-61 | 48-51 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 5-8th | Colombia 70 Mexico 45 | |
| 5-8th | Puerto Rico 68 Dominican Republic 35 | |
| Semi | United States 95 Canada 46 | |
| Semi | Brazil 67 Argentina 54 | |
| 7th | Mexico 64 Dominican Republic 33 | |
| 5th | Puerto Rico 56 Colombia 46 | |
| Bronze | Argentina 53 Canada 49 | |
| Final | United States 71 Brazil 47 | |
In their opener, Canada fell 56-46 to Brazil. Canada opened the game on a 14-2 run to gain the upper hand over Brazil. Canada finished the quarter with the 19-8 lead. Canada led 29-12 with 5:57 left in the half, but Brazil was able to claw back into the game by going on a 12-2 run to close out the half. Canada still owned the 31-24 lead at the half. Brazil was able to carry over the momentum in the second half, limiting Canada to five points while taking a 38-36 lead after three quarters. Brazil’s defensive intensity didn’t let up, as Canada was not able to make a late fourth quarter push. Brazil went on an 11-0 run to build their lead to 51-39 and coasted to the win. Maria Fonseca Teixeira paced Brazil with 14 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Isabela Ramona Lyra Macedo added 11 on 3-18 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Thamara Silva Da Freitas notched 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 12 boards and 3 blocks. Vanessa Fausto Goncalves added 10 on 5-12 from the floor and 7 boards. Bruna Werberich Da Costa added 3, Estela Arantes Gregorio 3, Maria Ferreira De Oliveira 2 and Martha Silva Imoniana 2, along with 3 boards, while Carolina Dos Santos Ribeiro, Ana Calixto Demori, Alana Goncalo Da Silva and Ana Da Silva Borges were scoreless. Brazil hit 16-53 (.300) from the floor, 3-8 (.380) from the arc and 15-22 (.680) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 18 fouls, 20 turnovers, 9 steals and 3 blocks. Samantha Cooper paced Canada with 9 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Sarah-Jane Marois added 7 on 2-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Taijah Campbell added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 11 boards and 3 blocks. Isidora Purkovic scored 6 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Michelle Hudyn added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 4 boards. Kaili Lukan scored 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Cheyanne Roger added 4, Renee Byrne 3, along with 3 boards and Samantha Hill 1, while Kaylee Halvorson, Paige Crozon and Ruth Hamblin were scoreless. Crozon nabbed 4 boards. Canada hit 14-53 (.260) from the floor, 4-15 (.270) from the arc and 6-16 (.380) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 19 fouls, 18 turnovers, 7 steals and 7 blocks.
Canada evened its record at (1-1) by dumping host Puerto Rico 58-43. Canada led 18-17 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 31 at the half. Canada led 50-38 after three quarters. Puerto Rico jumped out the gates with a strong start to take an early lead in the first quarter. Canada was able to weather the initial storm and ease into the flow of the game through good ball movement and inside baskets, highlighted by a backdoor cut and finish by Sarah-Jane Marois early in the second quarter. Both teams struggled to make shots to start the second half but Canada finished the quarter with a 12-0 run by forcing turnovers and capitalizing on transition opportunities. Canada never looked back in the 4th quarter, only allowing 5 points to Puerto Rico by keeping them out of the paint. Paige Crozon paced Canada with 18 on 8-9 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Samantha Cooper added 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 6 boards. Michelle Hudyn notched 10 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Kaylee Halvorson added 4, along with 2 boards, Isidora Purkovic 4, along with 6 boards and 3 assists, Cheyanne Roger 4, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, Sarah-Jane Marois 3, along with 4 boards, Taijah Campbell 2, along with 5 boards and 2 blocks, Ruth Hamblin 2 and Kaili Lukan 1, along with 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Renee Byrne and Samantha Hill were scoreless. Canada hit 20-45 (.440) from the floor, 2-17 (.120) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 11 fouls, 18 turnovers, 7 steals and 6 blocks. Krystal Luciano Mendez paced Puerto Rico with 11 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Paola Crespo Santana added 6, along with 3 boards, Sidney Santos 6, along with 5 boards and 2 steals, Claudia Ortiz Ledesma 4, along with 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals, Aleana Leon Garcia 4, along with 4 boards and 4 steals, Fabiola Cosme Oropeza 3, Natalie Diaz Hassan 3, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, Roszairaly Arnesto Rivera 2, along with 2 boards, Daneichka Canales Maldonado 2 and Diamalises Rivera Barcelo 2, while Gabriela Maldonado Laboy and Mileyshka Correa Lema were scoreless. Puerto Rico hit 12-47 (.260) from the floor, 3-16 (.190) from the arc and 10-16 (.630) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 15 fouls, 14 turnovers, 12 steals and 1 block.
Canada closed out round robin play and qualified for the semi-finals by clocking Mexico 61-40. The game started off slow, as both teams had a tough time shooting the ball in the opening ten minutes. At the end of the quarter, Canada owned the 10-2 lead. In the second quarter, the teams were able to find their rhythm. Mexico cut the deficit to 17-15 with 1:33 left in the half, but Canada scored a quick six points to take a 23-15 lead at the half. Canada came out strong and ripped off a 19-7 run to take a 42-22 lead after three quarters and then romped. Paige Crozon paced Canada with 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 7 boards. Kaylee Halvorson added 12 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Cheyanne Roger scored 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ruth Hamblin added 5 on 2-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Kaili Lukan scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Michelle Hudyn added 4, along with 9 boards and 2 assists, Taijah Campbell 3, along with 2 boards and 2 assists, Sarah-Jane Marois 2, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, Renne Byrne 2, along with 3 boards, Isidora Purkovic 2, along with 2 boards, and Samantha Cooper 2, along with 4 boards and 2 steals, while Samantha Hill was scoreless, while pilfering 2 balls. Canada hit 20-61 (.330) from the floor, 2-9 (.220) from the arc and 15-25 (.600) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 16 fouls, 20 turnovers, 14 steals and 3 blocks.
Maria Begona Faz Davalos paced Mexico with 11 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 6 blocks. Daniela Soto Gomez added 11 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Myriam Lara Ackerman added 9, along with 6 boards and 3 blocks, Gabriela Amor Aquinaga Barrios 7, along with 3 boards and 3 steals, and Maria Morales Castro 2, along with 4 boards, while Liliana Lu Gonzalez, Damaris Temores Cota, Leslie Guerrero Contreras, Daniela Pardo Villeda, Elaine Saldana Hernandez, Narda Salceda Jimenez and Daniela Rodriquez Molinar were scoreless. Mexico hit 12-40 (.300) from the floor, 2-9 (.220) from the arc and 10-12 (.830) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 19 fouls, 31 turnovers, 11 steals and 9 blocks.
Canada finished (2-1) in pool B play and qualified for the semifinals.
In the semis, the United States thrashed Canada 95-46. In the first quarter, Canada started off strong as they were able to hit on their first two field goals in the game, but that seemed to wake up the Americans as they responded with a 16-4 run. By the end of the first quarter, USA owned the 24-8 advantage. The US opened the second quarter with a 12-0 run to take a 36-8 lead. The Americans added another 12-0 late in the half to give them the 53-20 lead at the half. The USA did not let up in the third quarter as they were able to double up on Canada’s 11 points to score 22 in the frame. USA took the 75-31 lead heading after three quarters and romped. Morgan Tuck paced the US with 22 on 9-12 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Breanna Stewart added 10 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 8 boards. Bashaara Graves added 14 on 7-8 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists. Michael Mabrey added 13 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Alexis Prince added 9, along with 2 boards, 2 assists and 6 steals, Candice Agee 8, along with 4 boards and 3 steals, Alexias Brown 5, along with 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals, Moriah Jefferson 2, along with 4 boards and 2 blocks, and Kendall Cooper 2, along with 7 boards and 2 steals, while Jannah Tucker was scoreless. The US hit 34-53 (.640) from the floor, 6-17 (.350) from the arc and 9-12 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 12 fouls, 7 turnovers, 19 steals and 6 blocks. Paige Crozon paced Canada with 9 on 3-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Ruth Hamblin added 8 on 4-6 from the floor and 3 boards. Renee Byrne scored 8 on 1-5 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. Samantha Cooper scored 8 on 1-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Sarah-Jane Marois added 3, Samantha Hill 3, along with 2 boards, Isidora Purkovic 3, along with 3 assists, Cheyanne Roger 2, along with 4 boards, Kaili Lukan 1, along with 2 assists and Kaylee Halvorson 1, along with 2 boards, while Michelle Hudyn and Taijah Campbell were scoreless. Canada hit 9-41 (.220) from the floor, 8-16 from the arc and 4-9 (.440) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 9 fouls, 22 turnovers, 4 steals and 2 blocks.
In the bronze medal match, Argentina nipped Canada 53-49. Canada stormed out of the gate with a 17-4 run and built a 20-9 lead after one quarter. Canada started with a strategy copied from Brazil, playing a box and one to deny the ball to Argentina’s captain Micaela Sancisi. But Argentina found its rhythm and began chipping away at the Canadian lead. In the final five minutes of the half, Argentina’s Victoria Llorente got on track to ignite a 17-2 run, capped off by a pair of late free-throws to give Argentina the 34-32 edge at the half. The third was a competitive quarter, with both teams exchanging baskets looking to stay afloat, but with an Argentina team that refused to give up their lead. At the end of the quarter, Samantha Cooper gave Canada the lead for the first time in the second half and Sancisi with a two pointer tied the game at 45 to end the quarter. The final quarter was evidence of both teams dealing with the pressure of winning a bronze medal. If Argentina had what one can call an offensive drought (scoring only 8 points in the quarter), the Canadians had it worst, being scoreless from the 6:51 mark until there were only five seconds left in the game. Victoria Llorente paced Argentina with 20 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 10 boards. Maria Martinez added 11 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 2 boards. Julieta Armesto added 7, along with 5 boards and 2 steals, Micaela Sol Sancisi 4, along with 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals, Sofia Chelini 5, along with 2 boards and 4 steals and Magali Aldana Armesot 5, while Macarena Jerez Pilotti, Maria Jourdheuil, Maria Garcia Leon, Mara Marchizotti, Sofia Aispurua and Naimi Larriestra Tiranti were scoreless. Argentina hit 11-32 (.340) from the floor, 5-18 (.280) from the arc and 16-26 (.620) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 10 fouls, 15 turnovers and 11 steals. Cheyanne Roger paced Canada with 13 on 6-15 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 8 boards. Michelle Hudyn added 8 on 4-12 from the floor, 6 boards and 3 assists. Paige Crozon added 6 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Samantha Cooper added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Taijah Campbell notched 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 3 boards. Sarah-Jane Marois added 4 and Kaili Lukan 4, along with 5 boards and 3 assists. Kaylee Halvorson scored 2 and Isadora Purkovic 2, while Renee Byrne, Samantha hill and Ruth Hamblin were scoreless. Canada hit 18-50 (.360) from the floor, 3-7 (.430) from the arc and 4-7 (.570) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 24 fouls, 25 turnovers, 5 steals and 1 block.