| FINAL STANDINGS 1 United States 2. CANADA 3. Argentina 4. Colombia 5. Mexico 6. Venezuela 7. Puerto Rico 8. Dominican Republic | CANADIANS Sarah Te-Biasu (Montreal, Que.) Kaillie Hall (Stoney Creek, Ont.) Aerial Wilson (Dundas, Ont.) Kenya Côté–Lysius (St. Constant, Que.) Makayla Ennis (Brampton, Ont.) Donna Ntambue (Montreal, Que.) Aaliyah Edwards (Kingston, Ont.) Yvonne Ejim (Calgary, Alta.) Merissah Russell (Ottawa, Ont.) Brynn Masikewich (Calgary, Alta.) Deanna Tuchscherer (Chilliwack, B.C.) Olivia Morgan-Cherchas (Kamloops, B.C.) Jodi Gram – co-coach Dani Sinclair – co-coach Albena Branzova-Dimitrova – assistant Michele Sung – performance analyst Michelle Bell – therapist Marcus Jansen – doctor Mireille Beland – head of delegation Agnes Borg – youth player development manager Vanessa Robertson – manager/team assistant |
| POOL A | CAN | ARG | VEN | DOM | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 71-65 | 89-38 | 89-48 | (3-0) | ||
| Argentina | 65-71 | —– | 71-42 | 77-42 | (2-1) | ||
| Venezuela | 38-89 | 42-71 | —– | 70-50 | (1-2) | ||
| Dominican Republic | 48-89 | 42-77 | 50-70 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | USA | COL | MEX | PUR | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 91-33 | 100-37 | 79-32 | (3-0) | ||
| Colombia | 33-91 | —– | 45-41 | 68-52 | (2-1) | ||
| Mexico | 37-100 | 41-45 | —– | 76-49 | (1-2) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 32-79 | 52-68 | 49-76 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 5-8th | Venezuela 62 Puerto Rico 61 | |
| 5-8th | Mexico 102 Dominican Republic 45 | |
| Semi | Canada 64 Colombia 38 | |
| Semi | United States 98 Argentina 42 | |
| 7th | Puerto Rico 76 Dominican Republic 69 | |
| 5th | Mexico 71 Venezuela 28 | |
| Bronze | Argentina 59 Colombia 52 | |
| Final | United States 91 Canada 46 | |
In its opener, Canada stomped Venezuela 89-38 after leading 23-5, 51-14 and 67-25 at the quarters. “At the beginning of every new cycle it’s exciting to see young females represent their country for the first time and to get meaningful contributions from so many different players,” said coach Jodi Gram. Aalijah Edwards said “it was great to start off the tournament with a win. We played together and connected well as a team. We need to continue to push forward as we compete in our next two games.” Brynn Masikewich paced Canada with 17 on 7-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Merissah Russell added 15 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Aaliyah Edwards added 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Deanna Tuchscherer scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Donna Ntambue scored 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 2 steals. Makayla Ennis scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Yvonne Ejim added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 12 boards. Sarah Te-Biasu scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards, 4 assists and 5 steals. Olivia Morgan-Cherchas notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards, while Kenya Côté–Lysius, Kaillie Hall and Aerial Wilson were scoreless. Canada hit 36-72 overall, 30-54 (.556) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 11-23 (.478) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 26 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 15 fouls, 22 turnovers, 16 steals and 9 blocks. Isabella Anes paced Venezuela with 11 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. Nicole Garcia added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Jairennys Arias scored 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Yulianny Perez notched 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 assists. Katherine Russian added 2, along with 4 boards, Veronica Guedez 2, along with 3 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals, and Maury Morales 1, along with 3 boards, while Nayelis Garcia, Alcislyn Chirinos and Nirvana Garcia were scoreless. Venezuela (coached by Brickman Morales) hit 13-51 (.255) overall, 11-37 (.297) from the floor, 2-14 (.143) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 21 fouls, 34 turnovers, 9 steals and 1 block.
Canada improved to 2-0 by dusting the Dominican Republic 89-48 after leading 21-11, 48-19 and 68-30 at the quarters. “We came through some adversity, then started to calm down and play the game that we normally play. Going into the next game, we can definitely do what’s in our control and just play the game that we play,” said Brynn Masikewich. Coach Jodi Gramm said “we’re happy with the result, but as a team that’s driven by process, we turned the ball over too many times and gave up too many points. We’re looking forward to the opportunity to improve on both of those things against Argentina tomorrow.” Brynn Masikewich paced Canada with 22 on 11-15 from the floor, 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Yvonne Ejim added 14 on 6-17 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards and 3 steals. Sarah Te-Biasu scored 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 assists and 5 steals. Donna Ntambue scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Aaliyah Edwards added 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 steals. Olivia Morgan-Cherchas notched 7 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Deanna Tuchscherer added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-8 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Makayla Ennis scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 6 boards and 4 assists. Merissah Russell scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 steals. Kaillie Hall added 2, along with 2 assists and 5 steals, while Aerial Wilson and Kenya Côté–Lysius were scoreless. Côté–Lysius nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 39-92 (.424) overall, 38-80 (.475) from the floor, 1-12 (.083) from the arc and 10-18 (.556) from the line, while garnering 68 boards, including 33 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 20 fouls, 33 turnovers, 25 steals and 4 blocks. Naomy Cueva paced the Dominican Republic with 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Katiana Benitez added 10 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-9 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Maria Fernanda Manzano scored 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards and 3 blocks. Brianne Alcantara added 7 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Yendri Acosta scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Angela Jimenez scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Ashley Baez scored 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 steals, while Chelsy Santana, Tiffany Martinez, Angela Pena, Yirsy Queliz and Yisbel German were scoreless. Martinez nabbed 2 boards. The Dominican Republic (coached by Ariel Portuondo) hit 16-57 (.281) overall, 14-41 (.341) from the floor, 2-16 (.125) from the arc and 14-24 (.583) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 14 fouls, 40 turnovers and 5 blocks.
Canada closed out pool play undefeated after nipping Argentina 71-65. Canada led 17-10, 38-26 and 48-42 at the quarters. “It was a great ambience to play in tonight because of Argentina and their fans. It was a tough game, but we managed to be successful because we played together as a team,” said Sarah Te-Biasu. Coach Jodi Gram said “we’re thrilled to get the win over a very disciplined and technically sound Argentina team. We were able to come together and execute our defensive plan, play to our strengths as much as possible, and get to the offensive glass.” Brynn Masikewich paced Canada with 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 20 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Sarah Te-Biasu added 15 on 4-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 3 assists and 6 steals. Donna Ntambue added 13 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Aaliyah Edwards scored 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Kenya Côté–Lysius added 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 steals. Deanna Tuchscherer scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Makayla Ennis added 2, along with 5 boards and 3 assists, while Kaillie Hall, Aerial Wilson, Yvonne Ejim, Merissah Russell and Olivia Morgan-Cherchas were scoreless. Canada hit 27-67 (.403) overall, 24-54 (.444) from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 14-25 (.560) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 23 fouls, 21 turnovers, 16 steals and 4 blocks. Sofia Acevedo paced Argentina with 19 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 5-5 from the line. Florencia Chagas added 16 on 0-3 from the floor, 3-12 from the arc, 7-11 from the line, 12 boards and 7 assists. Candela Gentinetta scored 14 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Victoria Gauna scored 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 assists. Ariana Rugna added 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Brenka Fontana added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 steals, while Rocio Cejas, Dalma Piri, Rocio Bereilh, Malvina D’Agostino, Lucia Operto and Martina Torres were scoreless. Operto nabbed 4 boards and blocks 3 shots. Argentina (coached by Laura Cors) hit 20-53 (.377) overall, 13-34 (.382) from the floor, 7-19 (.368) from the arc and 18-26 (.692) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 23 fouls, 28 turnovers, 7 steals and 2 blocks.
In the semis, Canada clubbed Colombia 64-38 after leading 18-8, 31-21 and 50-31 at the quarters. “We overcame a slow start and way too many turnovers to get a win in this semi-final game,” said coach Jodi Gram. Aerial Wilson said “throughout the course of the tournament we have been able to come together and focus as a team.” Marissah Russell paced Canada with 11 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-11 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Yvonne Ejim added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Aaliyah Edwards scored 7 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Brynn Masikewich added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 6 boards. Kenya Côté–Lysius scored 6 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Sarah Te-Biasu added 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 steals. Makayla Ennis notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Aerial Wilson scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Donna Ntambue added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Deanna Tuchscherer added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Olivia Morgan-Cherchas added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Kaillie Hall was scoreless. Canada hit 25-65 (.385) overall, 21-47 (.447) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 10-20 from the line, while garnering 62 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 13 fouls, 35 turnovers, 13 steals and 5 blocks. Luisa Quesada paced Colombia with 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Esperanza Morales added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Daniela Gonzalez added 7 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Hamileth Ulloa added 4 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 3 boards. Dayana Fuentes notched 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Stephanny Orozco scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc and 4 steals. Maria Diaz scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Laura Ayala added 2 on 1-9 from the floor, 2 boards and 3 steals, while Luisa Torres, Naylee Cortes, Maria Escobar and Carolina Rojas were scoreless. Cortes nabbed 5 boards and Escobar 2. Colombia (coached by Guillermo Moreno) hit 14-70 (.200) overall, 10-47 (.213) from the floor, 4-23 (.174) from the arc and 6-15 (.400) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 16 fouls, 25 turnovers, 17 steals and 3 blocks.
In the final, the United States stomped Canada 91-46 after leading 27-21, 50-25 and 68-35 at the quarters. “No question that the US set the standard today and came out on top, but our staff and players will use this as motivation and look forward to next year where we will fight to win a world championship,” said coach Jodi Graham. Azzi Fudd paced the United States with 18 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Zia Cooke added 15 on 4-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Aliyah Boston notched 15 on 7-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Paige Bueckers scored 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Diamond Miller added 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Caitlin Clark added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jordyn Oliver scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Samantha Brunelle added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards, 3 assists and 5 blocks. Jordan Horston scored 4 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 assists. Fran Belibi added 2, along with 2 steals and Kylee Watson 1, while Celeste Taylor was scoreless, nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. The United States (coached by Carla Ann Berube) hit 38-88 (.432) overall, 27-64 (.422) from the floor, 11-24 (.458) from the arc and 4-7 (.571) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 9 fouls, 12 turnovers, 17 steals and 8 blocks. Marissah Russell paced Canada with 12 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Deanna Tuchscherer added 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Kenya Côté–Lysius scored 5 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Sarah Te-Biasu added 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Makayla Ennis added 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 4 boards. Donna Ntambue scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Aaliyah Edwards scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 7 boards. Aerial Wilson added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Kaillie Hall added 1, while Yvonne Ejim, Brynn Masikewich and Olivia Morgan-Cherchas were scoreless. Masikewich nabbed 9 boards. Canada hit 18-62 (.290) overall, 16-49 (.327) from the floor, 2-13 (.154) from the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 11 fouls, 31 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks.