| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. CANADA 3. Argentina 4. Brazil 5. Mexico 6. Puerto Rico 7. Dominican Republic 8. Guatemala | CANADIANS Nirra Fields (Lachine, Que.) Vanessa Pickard (Riverview, N.B.) Karly Roser (Hamilton, Ont.) Kaylee Halvorson (Regina, Sask.) Kellie Ring (Ottawa, Ont.) Isidora Purkovic (Calgary, Alta.) Tiye Traore (Sudbury, Ont.) Emma Nieuwenhuizen (Strathroy, Ont.) Alexandra Der (Burnaby, B.C.) Jory McDonald (Kingston, Ont.) Alexandra Kiss-Rusk (Baie d’Urfe, Que.) Shalie Dheensaw (Victoria, B.C.) Jacqueline Lavallee – coach Dawn Keith – assistant Tracy Blake – therapist Denise Dignard – head of delegation |
| POOL A | CAN | BRA | MEX | GUA | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 68-56 | 68-46 | 97-22 | (3-0) | ||
| Brazil | 56-68 | —– | 66-62 | 78-37 | (2-1) | ||
| Mexico | 46-68 | 62-66 | —– | 76-40 | (1-2) | ||
| Guatemala | 22-97 | 37-78 | 40-76 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | USA | ARG | PUR | DOM | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 93-33 | 114-37 | 128-17 | (3-0) | ||
| Argentina | 33-93 | —– | 78-53 | 90-33 | (2-1) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 37-114 | 53-78 | —– | 73-59 | (1-2) | ||
| Dominican Republic | 17-128 | 33-90 | 59-73 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 5-8th | Mexico 121 Dominican Republic 38 | |
| 5-8th | Puerto Rico 45 Guatemala 39 | |
| Semi | United States 105 Brazil 54 | |
| Semi | Canada 66 Argentina 59 | |
| 7th | Dominican Republic 65 Guatemala 57 | |
| 5th | Mexico 72 Puerto Rico 56 | |
| Bronze | Argentina 64 Brazil 47 | |
| Final | United States 103 Canada 52 | |
In their opener, Canada surprised favored Brazil 68-56. “We’re very proud of how our girls played today,” said coach Jacqueline Lavallee. “They came out strong and maintained composure when Brazil started to pressure us. We were able to make adjustments on the fly which speaks highly of the girls’ basketball IQ. We had strong leadership from Karly [Roser] at the point as well as inside presence in Shalie. She crashed the boards hard and got a hand on a number of rebounds when we needed it.” The Canadians opened the game with a 5-2 run and finished the first quarter with a 12-9 lead. Both Brazil and Canada traded baskets until midway through the second period when Canada again went on a 9-0 run, while controlling the boards to close the first half up 25-15. “I was nervous at first but then when we went out there on the court, I thought to myself that they are players just like we are and started to just play and compete,” said Karly Roser. In the second half, Canada took control early leading by as many as 10 points. Brazil rallied with a trey and layup but Canada maintained its composure to lead by eight after three quarters and then held on down the stretch. “We expected Brazil to be one of the strongest competitors in our group,” added Lavallee. “Our goal was to catch them off guard with our tough defence and up-tempo game. It’s great for our team’s confidence to get that first win under our belts and for the girls to have an understanding of the intensity of international basketball.” Shalie Dheensaw said “it felt weird at first thinking we are playing best in our age group in the Americas and to think that I’m one of the 12 players representing Canada at this competition. I thought we played tough defence, communicated well on screens and boxed out well. For tomorrow we need to keep our consistency and maintain that respect for one another.” Nirra Fields paced Canada with 19 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 8 boards. Shalie Dheensaw added 15 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 6 boards. Vanessa Pickard notched 14 on 4-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Alexandria Kiss-Rusk scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Tiye Traore added 7 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Kellie Ring added 2, Jory McDonald 2 and Karly Roser 1, while dishing 6 assists. Kaylee Halvorson, Isidora Purkovic, Emma Nieuwenhuizen and Alexandra Der were scoreless. Der pilfered 3 balls. Canada shot 22-48 (.460) from the floor, 5-16 (.310) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 17 fouls, 19 turnovers, 5 steals and 1 block. Julia Torres Alves paced Brazil with 12 on 1-6 from the floor, 10-13 from the line and 3 boards. Stephanie Costa De Oliveira added 11 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 boards. Isabela Ramona Lyra Macedo added 10 on 2-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. Erika Regina Leite added 7, Drielle Oliveira Do Mascimento added 6, Alana Schossler Arias 5, Vanessa Fausto Goncalves 2, Raquel Drummond Dudzevich 2 and Juliana Lopes Roberto 1, while Natalia Stephanie Leme Saar, Martha Silva Imoniana and Thamara Silva De Freitas were scoreless. Brazil shot 8-46 (.170) from the floor, 7-19 (.370) from the arc and 19-25 (.760) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 11 fouls, 7 steals and 1 block.
Canada captured its second straight by stomping Guatemala 97-22. Canada opened the first quarter with a 12-0 run, but lost focus with three minutes left, turning over the ball and allowing Guatemala to get back in the game 12-7. The Cadette team regrouped to close the period 17-7. “I thought today our girls started slow and soft, anticipating an easy opponent, and our intensity and focus was not there,” said coach Jacqueline Lavallee. Canada opened the second quarter with a 10-0 run. Guatemala struggled to get on the board as Canada continued to build on their offensive production outscoring them 16-6 in the last five minutes of the quarter to take a 43-17 lead at the half. Canada came out the second half with increased intensity and romped, leading 71-25 after three quarters. “At half I was pleased as they regrouped and came out with much more intensity,” said Lavallee. “We were able to get everyone in the game and our bench stepped it up and were very productive.” Nirra Fields paced Canada with 19 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4-5 from the line. Isidora Purkovic added 17 on 8-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 5 steals. Tiye Traore added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 3 boards. Lexie Der added 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 4-7 from the line and 6 boards. Vanessa Pickard added 6 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards. Emma Nieuwenhuizen added 6 on 3-10 from the floor and 6 boards. Alexandra Kiss-Rusk added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 5 boards. Shalie Dheensaw added 6 on 3-100 from the floor and 7 boards. Jory McDonald scored 5 on 3-5 from the floor and 5 boards. Kellie Ring scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor. Kaylee Halvorson added 4 and Karly Roser 3. Canada shot 37-82 (.450) from the floor, 2-10 from the arc and 17-27 (.630) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 35 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 11 fouls, 12 fouls, 13 steals and 5 blocks. Emily Rosales Quan paced Guatemala with 9 on 2-12 from the floor, 5-9 from the line and 9 boards. Zaby Aldana Melendez added 7 on 2-11 from the floor and 5 boards. Nancy Giron Lopez added 4 and Claudia Hernandez Zamora 2, while Ana Boesche Quan, Daniela Cifuentes Castillo, Angelica Cardenas Lantan, Maria Villeda Sandoval, Sharon Contreras Saenz, Mariana Serrano Castillo, Nadia Aguilar Zamora and Angela Gonzalez Salgado were scoreless. Guatemala shot 5-44 (.110) from the floor, 2-4 (.140) from the arc and 6-13 (.460) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 2 assists, 18 fouls, 23 turnovers and 5 steals.
Canada clubbed Mexico 68-46 to complete round robin play with a (3-0) record. Canada led 15-8, 27-20 and 41-31 at the quarters. Nirra Fields paced Canada with 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Lexie Der added 10 on 4-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 14 boards and 4 steals. Isidora Purkovic added 9 on 3-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Tiye Traore added 8 on 4-6 from the floor. Shalie Dheensaw scored 8 on 4-9 from the floor and 17 boards. Jory McDonald scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor. Kaylee Halvorson notched 5 on 1-6 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Alexandra Kiss-Rusk scored 4, Karly Roser 2, along with 5 boards and 4 assists, Vanessa Pickard 2 and Emma Nieuwenhuizen 2, while Kellie Ring was scoreless. Canada shot 28-75 (.370) from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 6-9 from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 15 fouls, 22 turnovers, 16 steals and 4 blocks. Laura Nunez Guzman paced Mexico with 17 on 8-18 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 11 boards and 4 blocks. Narda Salceda Jimenez added 8 on 3-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Maria Faz Davalos added 7 on 3-11 from the floor and 10 boards. Lucia Sanchez Moreno notched 6 on 3-9 from the floor. Jessica Garcia Meija added 3, Melissa Zamudio Torres 2, Ada Nunez Guzman 2 and Nohemi Lopez Arguello 1, while Paola Benitez Renteria, Beatriz Neito Alvarez, Guadelupe Vazquez Aguilar and Ana Aguayo Elias were scoreless. Mexico shot 20-63 (.630) from the floor, 0-10 from the arc and 6-13 (.460) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 7 fouls, 19 turnovers, 18 steals and 6 blocks.
In the semis, Canada defeated Argentina 66-59. “Our team showed great character against Argentina yesterday,” said coach Jacqueline Lavallee. “When faced with adversity, every player stepped up. Argentina is a very physical and rough team and the girls maintained their composure once again. It was such an intense game and the girls stayed focused for 40 minutes and didn’t let up.” Point guard Karly Roser did an excellent job of pushing the tempo, said Lavallee. “We have so much heart and hustle from all our players. Our girls were first on loose balls, working hard to dig in on defence, boxing out and going hard to the boards.” Both squads started slowly but Canada went on a 7-0 run to take a 13-4 lead. Argentina had a late quarter surge playing very aggressive defence, while Canada struggled with turnovers and fouls, giving up five points in six seconds but still led 17-13 after a quarter. Nirra Fields kept attacking the basket in the second quarter, which featured a slew of fouls, as Canada extended its lead to 30-22 at the half. They maintained a 47-39 lead after three quarters and then held on for the win. Lexie Der paced Canada with 17 on 3-12 from the floor, 11-13 from the line and 11 boards. Shalie Dheensaw added 16 on 7-12 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Nirra Fields added 9 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 7 boards. Karly Roser scored 9 on 1-5 from the floor, 7-8 from the line and 5 boards. Vanessa Pickard added 8 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3-6 from the line. Isidora Purkovic notched 5 on 2-5 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Kellie Ring added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Tiye Traore, Emma Nieuwenhuizen, Jory McDonald and Alexandria Kiss-Rusk were scoreless. Canada shot 19-54 (.350) from the floor, 1-6 (.170) from the arc and 25-33 (.760) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 25 fouls, 21 turnovers, 9 steals and 3 blocks. Julieta Belen Vazquez paced Argentina with 22 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6-9 from the line and 4 boards. Rocio Evangelina Diaz added 9 on 3-10 from the floor. Diana Maria Cabera added 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the line and 5 boards. Melisa Paola Gretter scored 7 on 2-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Evangelina Noe Zetzsche added 6, Carolina Belen Martinez 4, Micaela Sol Sancisi 2 and Daiana Noeli Acosta 2, while Mariana Favre, Macarena Jerez Pilotti and Maria Agustina Jourdhevil were scoreless. Argentina shot 15-48 (.310) from the floor, 5-19 (.260) from the arc and 14-25 (.560) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 30 fouls, 26 turnovers, 13 steals and 4 blocks.
In the final, the United States whipped Canada 103-52. The US led 27-20 after one quarter but put the game out of reach in the second frame as they elevated their defensive intensity and forced a raft of turnovers. The US led 56-29 at the half and 85-35 after three quarters. Elizabeth Williams paced the US with 19 on 9-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 4 steals. Justin Hartman added 14 on 6-9 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Betnijah Laney scored 13 on 5-10 from the floor and 3-6 from the line. Kaleena Lewis scored 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Jordan Adams added 10 on 5-6 from the floor, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Breanna Stewart added 8 on 4-7 from the floor. Ariel Massengale scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Cassidie Burdick scored 6 on 3-7 and 7 boards. Alexyz Vaioletama added 5, Bashaara Graves 4, Kiah Stokes 3 and Alexia Standish 2. The US shot 43.82 (.520) from the floor, 0-8 from the arc and 17-22 (.210) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 24 assists, 14 fouls, 13 turnovers, 22 steals and 3 blocks. Nirra Fields paced Canada with 12 on 4-14 from the floor and 4-6 from the line. Vanessa Pickard added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Tiye Traore notched 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Kellie Ring scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor. Shalie Dheensaw notched 4 on 4-4 from the line, 9 boards and 3 blocks. Alexandra Kiss-Rusk scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Isidora Purkovic scored 4 on 4-4 from the line. Kaylee Halvorson added 2, Karly Roser 2, Lexie Der 2 and Emma Nieuwenhuizen 1, while Jory McDonald was scoreless. Canada shot 16-57 (.280) from the floor, 1-6 (.170) from the arc and 17-22 (.770) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 17 fouls, 28 turnovers, 8 steals and 4 blocks.