FINAL STANDINGS
1. United States
2. Spain
3. Hungary
4. Czech Republic
5. Australia
6. CANADA
7. Japan
8. France
9. Brazil
10. South Korea
11. China
12. Mali
13. Italy
14. Mexico
15. Slovak Republic
16. Egypt  
CANADIANS
Jaelyne Kirkpatrick (Oakville, Ont.)
Chelayne Bailey (Pickering, Ont.)
Kendra Van Leeuwen (Brantford, Ont.)
Danielle Garven (Scarborough, Ont.)
Mikaela Brewer (Barrie, Ont.)
Hailey Brown (Hamilton, Ont.)
Mael Gilles (Montreal, Que.)
Bridget Carleton (Chatham, Ont.)
Maurane Corbin (Toronto, Ont.)
Eternati Willock (Scarborough, Ont.)
Lauren Yearwood (Victoria, B.C.)
Julia Chandler (Toronto, Ont.)
Carly Clarke – coach
Andre Desjardins – assistant
Taffe Charles – assistant
Jodi Gram – performance analyst
Michelle Bell – therapist
Sarah Barnes – manager
Marcus Jansen – physician  
  POOL A HUN CZE CAN KOR Record  
  Hungary —– 88-85 76-73 73-68 (3-0)  
  Czech Republic 85-88 —– 71-62 61-51 (2-1)  
  Canada 73-76 62-71 —– 68-47 (1-2)  
  South Korea 68-73 51-61 47-68 —– (0-3)  
               
  POOL B SPN BRZ ITA EGY Record  
  Spain —– 73-52 71-39 87-54 (3-0)  
  Brazil 52-73 —– 54-33 87-47 (2-1)  
  Italy 39-71 33-54 —– 65-48 (1-2)  
  Egypt 54-87 47-87 48-65 —– (0-3)  
               
  POOL C AUS JPN SVK MEX Record  
  Australia —– 54-46 58-51 64-42 (3-0)  
  Japan 46-54 —– 49-47 65-36 (2-1)  
  Slovak Republic 51-58 47-49 —– 54-36 (1-2)  
  Mexico 42-64 36-65 36-54 —– (0-3)  
               
  POOL USA FRA CHN MAL Record  
  United States —– 88-40 69-41 78-22 (3-0)  
  France 40-88 —– 75-42 66-45 (2-1)  
  China 41-69 42-75 —– 62-33 (1-2)  
  Mali 22-78 45-66 33-62 —– (0-3)  
               
  1-16th Hungary 100 Egypt 47
  1-16th Japan 69 China 44
  1-16th Canada 52 Brazil 40
  1-16th Czech Republic 61 Italy 57
  1-16th France 47 Slovak Republic 42
  1-16th Australia 72 Mali 34
  1-16th Spain 80 South Korea 51
  1-16th United States 91 Mexico 35
  QFs Hungary 61 Japan 51
  QFs United States 86 Canada 45
  QFs Czech Republic 61 Australia 50
  QFs Spain 73 France 54
  9-16th China 68 Egypt 51
  9-16th Brazil 60 Mexico 44
  9-16th Mali 46 Italy 44
  9-16th South Korea 55 Slovak Republic 40
  13-16th Mexico 76 Egypt 70
  13-16th Italy 57 Slovak Republic 38
  9-12th Brazil 48 China 44
  9-12th South Korea 76 Mali 67
  5-8th Canada 46 Japan 45
  5-8th Australia 65 France 48
  Semi Spain 73 Czech Republic 41
  Semi United States 91 Hungary 63
  15th Slovak Republic 63 Egypt 55
  13th Italy 64 Mexico 52
  11th China 61 Mali 27
  9th Brazil 68 South Korea 63
  7th Japan 65 France 60
  5th Australia 69 Canada 39
  Bronze Hungary 67 Czech Republic 61
  Final United States 77 Spain 75
     

        In their opener, Canada was stunned 76-73 in overtime by Hungary, who led 20-11, 32-27 and 50-48 at the quarters. The score was knotted at 64 after regulation. The Canadians were undone by poor free throw shooting and turnovers. Debora Dubei paced Hungary with 18 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Virag Kiss added 17 on 6-12 from the floor, 5-7 from the line and 11 boards. Dorottya Nagy notched 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Agnes Studer added 13 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Nina Aho added 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 7 boards. Dominika Bondy added 3, Eniko Kuttor 3, Virag Weninger 2 and Noemi Solymosi 2, while Flora Janko, Boroka Laszlo and Krisztina Horvath were scoreless. Hungary hit 24-70 (.343) overall, 21-56 (.375) from the arc and 25-35 (.714) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 21 fouls, 14 turnovers, 9 steals and 1 block. Bridget Carleton paced Canada with 20 on 2-3 from the floor, 5-9 from arc, 1-4 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Lauren Yearwood added 12 on 6-13 from the floor, 7 boards and 2 assists. Mikaela Brewer notched 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Kendra Van Leeuwen added 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 2 boards. Mael Gilles added 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Eternati Willock notched 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Julia Chandler added 5 on 0-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Danielle Garven added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Chelayne Bailey added 2, along with 3 assists and Jaelyne Kirkpatrick 1, along with 2 boards, while Hailey Brown and Maurane Corbin were scoreless. Canada hit 29-64 (.453) overall, 20-41 (.448) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 6-14 (.429) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 32 fouls, 20 turnovers, 6 steals and 6 blocks.

In their second match, Canada evened their record at 1-1 by pounding South Korea 68-47. Canada led 22-5 after one quarter by bombing from the perimeter and hitting their free throws. “I was pleased with our start tonight. We executed the game plan which was developed because we knew we would face pressure and zone defense. It is nice to get a win and to gain some confidence as we move forward. Tonight, all players contributed to the win. Now we focus on playing the host country, the Czech Republic, in a packed house on Canada Day,” said coach Carly Clarke. Hailey Brown added that “we had great energy on our bench tonight. There were high fives on the bench, and we were up supporting and encouraging each other. We played unselfishly and responded to the game plan that the coaches laid out for us.” Mikaela Brewer noted that “we passed up good shots to get great shots.” Bridget Carleton paced Canada with 14 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 5 boards. Hailey Brown added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Lauren Yearwood notched 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Kendra Van Leeuwen notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 2 steals. Jaelyne Kirkpatrick added 6 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Julia Chandler added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Chelayne Bailey added 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Mael Gilles added 5 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-6 from the arc. Danielle Garven added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Mikaela Brewer added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Eternati Willock and Maurane Corbin were scoreless. Canada hit 23-66 (.348) overall, 16-41 (.390) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 15-24 (.625) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 19 fouls, 9 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks. Yejin Kim paced Korea with 11 on 0-1 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Ji Su Park added 10 on 3-15 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 15 boards and 2 blocks. Jiwoo Lee added 10 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 4 assists. Heji An notched 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Yoolim Kang added 4, Eomji Han 3, along with 3 boards, Haeji Kim 2, along with 3 boards, and Seyoung Kim 1, while Jiyoung Kim, Gyeongrim Park, Hyemi Lee and Sunhee Kim were scoreless. Korea hit 14-58 (.241) overall, 8-32 (.250) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 13-15 (.867) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 21 fouls, 13 turnovers, 4 steals and 3 blocks.

In its final pool A match, Canada fell 71-62 to the host Czech Republic. The Czech Republic led 23-14, 38-31 and 52-46 at the quarters. “I was a little disappointed with our start in today’s game. I think we had a slow start, maybe overwhelmed by the crowd and the environment that was presented to us and the physicality that the Czech team brought from the start, but overall I thought we competed once we figured that out and made it a basketball game,” said Canadian coach Carly Clarke. “In preparation for our game against Brazil, we have to take better care of the ball and be ready to be physical with them. They are going to be aggressive and pressuring and today certainly prepared us for that. It was a fun playing against the home crowd today. The energy gives us energy. Those are the environments you always want to be playing in and that you should want to play in.” Kendra Van Leeuwen noted that “we started off a little slow but then as we got into it, we found our drive and energy and as a team we really pushed back and we really fought hard to be within one basket. Playing in front of the Czech home crowds was actually a really exciting experience. I’ve never experienced that.” Julia Reisingerova paced the Czech Republic with 27 on 10-20 from the floor, 7-10 from the line and 15 boards. Tereza Sipova added 15 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 7 steals. Karolina Fadrhonsova added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Lenka Soukalova added 5 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 5 boards. Lucie Hoskova added 4, Michaela Matuskova 4, along with 2 boards and 2 assists, Petra Holesinska 4, Karolina Maleckova 3, along with 4 boards, and Michaela Gaislerova 2, while Magdalena Heroschova, Michaela Krejzona and Natalie Stoupalova were scoreless. Heroschova nabbed 2 boards. The Czech Republic (coached by Richard Fousek) hit 25-58 (.431) overall, 21-52 from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 17-30 (.567) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 21 fouls, 25 turnovers, 11 steals and 3 blocks. Bridget Carleton paced Canada with 21 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Kendra Van Leeuwen added 20 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Mikaela Brewer notched 8 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Jaelyne Kirkpatrick scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 steals. Lauren Yearwood notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 blocks. Julia Chandler added 2, along with 2 steals, and Mael Gilles 1, along with 4 boards, while Chelayne Bailey, Danielle Garven, Hailey Brown, Maurane Corbin and Eternati Willock were scoreless. Canada hit 19-53 (.358) overall, 11-38 (.289) from the floor, 8-15 (.533) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 25 fouls, 23 turnovers, 14 steals and 2 blocks.

Canada finished (1-2) in pool A play.

In the round of 16 playoffs, Canada stunned Brazil 52-40. The score was knotted at 13 after one quarter. Brazil led 22-21 at the half and 34-33 after three quarters. “I think we made adjustments at half. The first half was close. We didn’t handle it very well. We weren’t attacking. We made adjustments at half to get good positioning and that helped us limit the turnovers in the full court. In the half court we had good ball pressure and we really started to handle it well. Our timing and flow got better to our offense so that really helped us with the win,” said Bridget Carleton. “I am excited to get to the quarterfinals. We definitely proved we can play well and we can win. It’s definitely exciting to be top 8 and we’re just going to go from here and see what happens.” Canadian coach Carly Clarke said “we had to stay in stance today and dribble with purpose, and pivot and stay strong with the ball and then eventually we figured it out. We had to step to the ball, we had to play with some composure. We talked about them playing fast and Brazil actually got us to play too fast at times so when we were able to maintain the speed that we wanted I think good things happened.” Bridget Carleton paced Canada with 19 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Lauren Yearwood added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-8 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Eternati Willock scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Mael Gilles scored 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Kendra Van Leeuwen notched 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Mikaela Brewer scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Danielle Garven scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Julia Brown added 2, along with 2 boards, while Jaelyne Kirkpatrick, C Bailey, Hailey Brown and Maurane Corbin were scoreless. Kirkpatrick nabbed 7 boards and dished 4 assists. Canada hit 16-52 (.308) overall, 12-35 (.343) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 14 fouls, 27 turnovers, 17 steals and 3 blocks. Aline De Moura paced Brazil with 13 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Larissa Carneiro notched 8 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 2 steals. Lays Da Silva scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Leticia Josefino added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Fabiola Alexandrino added 3, along with 2 steals, Jennifer Calixto 3, along with 2 boards, Mariana Dias 2, along with 6 boards and 2 assists, and Wytalla Motta 2, while Izabela Leite, Mariane De Carvalho, Maria Albeiro and Karen Lourenco were scoreless. Albeiro notched 2 boards. Brazil (coached by Julio Patricio) hit 13-52 (.250) overall, 10-38 (.263) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 25 fouls, 28 turnovers, 17 steals and 1 block.

        In the quarterfinals, Canada was pounded 86-45 by the United States, which led 16-5, 41-14 and 68-26 at the quarters. Canadian coach Carly Clarke said the difference was American ball pressure. “I thought we had an ok start in today’s game against the US but then things broke down pretty quickly when we gave up some offensive rebounds and turnovers against pressure. Against the US you just can’t do that because they capitalize on it.” Mael Gilles said “we didn’t do a great job today of keeping our energy up when things were going badly for us. We didn’t seem to want the ball as much as the US.” Joyner Holmes paced the US with 24 on 9-15 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 5 boards. Arike Ogunbowale added 16 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 4 steals. Katie Samuelson added 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Asia Durr notched 9 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Sabrina Ionescu scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 4 steals. Lauren Cox added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 6 boards and 3 blocks. Natalie Chou scored 4, DeJanae Boykin 4, along with 4 boards, Kristine Anigwe 4, along with boards, Nancy Mulkey 2, along with 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks, and Kennedy Burke 1, along with 3 boards, while Anna Wilson was scoreless which dishing two assists. The US (coached by Susan Phillips) shot 32-72 (.444) overall, 28-61 (.459) from the floor, 4-11 (.364) from the arc and 18-22 (.818) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 9 fouls, 13 turnovers, 15 steals and 7 blocks. Mael Gilles paced Canada with 9 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Mikaela Brewer added 9 on 3-6 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Bridget Carleton notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kendra Van Leeuwen scored 6 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 6 boards. Eternati Willock added 2, along with 6 boards, Lauren Yearwood 2, Julia Chandler 2, Jaelyne Kirkpatrick 1, along with 3 assists and 3 steals, Chelayne Bailey 2, along with 3 boards, Daniel Garvin 2, along with 2 boards, and Hailey Brown 2, along with 4 boards, while Maurane Corbin was scoreless. Canada hit 17-61 (.279) overall, 11-38 (.289) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 18 fouls, 23 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks.

        In the 5-8th consolations, Canada nipped Japan 46-45. The score was knotted at 8 after one quarter. Canada led 20-19 at the half. Japan led 33-32 after three quarters. Canadian coach Carly Clarke said “it was a struggle as both teams were pretty tired but we battled hard and made the last shot. I thought their efforts were good for the most part. We made some adjustments that we had to make throughout the game and we adapted to their different style of play,” said Clarke. Mikael Brewer noted “this was our best team win today. Everything just came together. There were times we got out of our offense but we were able to pick something up out of it and create shot opportunities. I think we pulled through today on the things we have been working on the whole month we’ve been together.” Mikaela Brewer led Canada with 17 on 1-4 from the floor, 5-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Bridget Carleton added 9 on 0-6 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 9 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Kendra Van Leeuwen notched 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 steals. Eternati Willock added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jaelyne Kirkpatrick added 2, along with 2 assists, Daniel Garven 2, along with 8 boards, Mael Gilles 2, along with 4 boards and 2 blocks, and Lauren Yearwood 2, along with 6 boards, while Hailey Brown, Chelayne Bailey, Julia Chandler and Maurane Corbin were scoreless. Canada hit 18-71 (.254) overall, 8-43 (.186) from the floor, 10-28 (.357) from the arc and 0-4 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 18 fouls, 18 turnovers, 13 steals and 4 blocks. Tamami Nakada paced Japan with 14 on 4-10 from the floor, 6-10 from the line, and 9 boards. Risa Nishioka added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 13 boards and 2 blocks. Riho Akagi added 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 4 boards. Kiri Endo added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Yuki Kato scored 6 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals, while Hinano Mizuno, Tamaki Kimura, Mia Nakamura, Rinano Waki, Kadysha Juna Umezaha, Himawari Akaho and Stephanie Mawuli were scoreless. Japan (coached by Tatsushi Isshiki) hit 18-59 (.305) overall, 18-51 (.353) from the floor, 0-8 from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 8 fouls, 18 turnovers, 6 steals and 4 blocks.

        In the fifth-place match, Australia dusted Canada 69-39 after leading 14-5, 31-17 and 51-27 at the quarters. “I think overall today’s game was a disappointing result. I don’t think we played to our abilities. We lost to a tougher team today,” said Canadian coach Carly Clarke. Over the course of the tournament, “I think we had some highs and lows. If you look schedule-wise we played 7 of the top 10 teams and we probably had one of the more challenging schedules of the tournament but that’s the reality of a world championship. I think in the end we probably underachieved a little bit but hopefully our girls learned what it takes to play at this level.” Chelayne Bailey noted that “overall, it was a really good experience being at this U17 tournament. We got a big reality check realizing that we can’t just come out thinking we are going to win. We have to fight no matter who we are playing. We can’t underestimate any team at these tournaments. We need to always fight for the ball and not give away any possessions at all.” Anneli Maley paced Australia with 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 10 boards and 3 steals. Maddison Rocci added 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Taylor Ortlepp notched 9 on 0-2 from the floor and 3-5 from the arc. Madeleine Dennis added 8 on 4-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Alexandra Sharp scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 4 blocks. Morgan Yaeger scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Chloe Bibby added 6 on 3-10 from the floor and 3 boards. Tahlia Tupaea added 4, along with 6 assists and 2 steals, Georgia Pineau 2, along with 3 boards, Jasmine Forcadilla 2, along with 4 boards, Bridget O’Brien 2, along with 3 boards, and Bride Kennedy-Hopoate 2. Australia (coached by Christopher Lucas) hit 29-64 (.453) overall, 24-54 (.444) from the floor, 5-10 from the arc and 6-9 from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 10 fouls, 19 turnovers, 12 steals and 6 blocks. Bridget Carleton paced Canada with 11 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 3 boards. Kendra Van Leeuwen added 10 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Mikaela Brewer added 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Lauren Yearwood notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 blocks. Danielle Garven scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Eternati Willock added 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 4 boards, and Julia Chandler 1, while Jaelyne Kirkpatrick, Chelayne Bailey, Hailey Brown, Mael Gilles, Maurane Corbin were scoreless. Kirkpatrick, Bailey, Gilles and Corbin each nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 13-56 (.232) overall, 7-41 (.171) from the floor, 6-15 (.400) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 13 fouls, 22 turnovers, 9 steals and 5 blocks.

        The all-tournament teams featured MVP Angela Salvadores (Spain); Virag Kiss (Hungary); Debora Deubei (Hungary), Katie Lou Samuelson (United States) and Joyner Holmes (United States)