| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. France 3. Australia 4. Hungary 5. Italy 6. Spain 7. Japan 8. Latvia 9. CANADA 10. Mali 11. China 12. New Zealand 13. Argentina 14. Colombia 15. Belarus 1 6. Angola | CANADIANS Faith Dut (Surrey, B.C.) Aaliyah Edwards (Kingston, Ont.) Yvonne Ejim (Calgary, Alta.) Makayla Ennis (Brampton, Ont.) Rebecca Marzan Demeke (Toronto, Ont.) Brynn Masikewich (Calgary, Alta.) Olivia Morgan-Cherchas (Kamloops, B.C.) Donna Ntambue (Montreal, Que.) Merissah Russell (Ottawa, Ont.) Sarah Te-Biasu (Montreal, Que.) Deanna Tuchscherer (Chilliwack, B.C.) Aerial Wilson (Dundas, Ont.) Jodi Gram – coach Dani Sinclair – assistant Albena Branzova-Dimitrova – assistant Connor Jay – performance analyst Michelle Bell – therapist Jacquelyn Corkum – physician Tamara Tatham – manager/apprentice coach Agnes Borg – youth development manager Mike MacKay – performance manager |
| POOL A | FRA | JPN | BEL | COL | Record | ||
| France | —– | 60-53 | 64-34 | 78-35 | (3-0) | ||
| Japan | 53-60 | —– | 104-52 | 72-52 | (2-1) | ||
| Belarus | 34-64 | 52-104 | —– | 79-75 | (1-2) | ||
| Colombia | 35-78 | 52-72 | 75-79 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | USA | ITA | CHN | MAL | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 86-48 | 107-50 | 92-39 | (3-0) | ||
| Italy | 48-86 | —– | 72-57 | 74-63 | (2-1) | ||
| China | 50-107 | 57-72 | —– | 69-49 | (1-2) | ||
| Mali | 39-92 | 63-74 | 49-69 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL C | HUN | ARG | SPN | NZL | Record | ||
| Hungary | —– | 85-61 | 57-56 | 68-60 | (3-0) | ||
| Argentina | 61-85 | —– | 76-67 | 60-52 | (2-1) | ||
| Spain | 56-57 | 67-76 | —– | 83-48 | (1-2) | ||
| New Zealand | 60-68 | 52-60 | 48-83 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL D | AUS | CAN | LTV | ANG | Record | ||
| Australia | —– | 64-48 | 60-41 | 81-43 | (3-0) | ||
| Canada | 48-64 | —– | 65-51 | 66-36 | (2-1) | ||
| Latvia | 41-60 | 51-65 | —– | 68-47 | (1-2) | ||
| Angola | 43-81 | 36-66 | 47-68 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| RD-16 | Spain 72 Canada 50 | |
| RD-16 | Hungary 88 Angola 48 | |
| RD-16 | Latvia 72 Argentina 58 | |
| RD-16 | Australia 77 New Zealand 37 | |
| RD-16 | Japan 82 China 73 | |
| RD-16 | France 78 Mali 57 | |
| RD-16 | United States 98 Colombia 42 | |
| RD-16 | Italy 65 Belarus 50 | |
| 9-16th | Canada 71 Colombia 51 | |
| 9-16th | China 97 Angola 41 | |
| 9-16th | Mali 63 Argentina 48 | |
| 9-16th | New Zealand 73 Belarus 59 | |
| QFs | United States 66 Spain 31 | |
| QFs | France 67 Latvia 43 | |
| QFs | Australia 64 Italy 46 | |
| QFs | Hungary 74 Japan 62 | |
| 13-16th | Argentina 61 Belarus 58 | |
| 13-16th | Colombia 49 Angola 44 | |
| 9-12th | Canada 74 China 59 | |
| 9-12th | Mali 66 New Zealand 64 | |
| 5-8th | Italy 86 Latvia 49 | |
| 5-8th | Spain 69 Japan 68 | |
| Semi | France 68 Australia 58 | |
| Semi | United States 84 Hungary 39 | |
| 15th | Belarus 70 Angola 58 | |
| 13th | Argentina 51 Colombia 47 | |
| 11th | China 88 New Zealand 66 | |
| 9th | Canada 58 Mali 50 | |
| 7th | Japan 75 Latvia 57 | |
| 5th | Italy 65 Spain 58 | |
| Bronze | Australia 57 Hungary 51 | |
| Final | United States 92 France 40 | |
In its opener, Canada thumped Latvia 65-51 after leading 14-4, 27-20 and 47-33 at the quarters. Canada took command in the third quarter by dominating the offensive boards before Latvia rallied within five in the final frame. “Our posts were dominating today, getting big and aggressive with their seals and going up strong on every attack,” said Yvonne Ejim. Canadian coach Jodi Gram said “to start the tournament with a victory is obviously great, but more importantly we showed some mental toughness against a team we had lost to previously by establishing ourselves defensively as a unit, playing inside to outside, and rebounding voraciously at both ends.” Merissah Russell paced Canada with 11 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 5 boards. Yvonne Ejim added 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sarah Te-Biasu scored 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 assists and 5 steals. Aaliyah Edwards added 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 9 boards. Deanna Tuchscherer added 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Faith Dut scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Donna Ntambue added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 7 boards. Makayla Ennis notched 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Aerial Wilson added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Brynn Masikewich added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 steals. Olivia Morgan-Cherchas scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Rebecca Marzan Demeke was scoreless. Canada hit 23-71 (.324) overall, 20-62 (.323) from the floor, 3-9 (.333) from the arc and 16-24 (.667) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 22 fouls, 21 turnovers, 15 steals and 5 blocks. Laura Meldere paced Latvia with 20 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-12 from the line, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Ketija Vihmane added 7 on 0-4 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Paula Klescova added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Lina Loceniece scored 6 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Flera Vinerte added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Elvija Anna Versele added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Una Steinharde scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Betija Rudzite notched 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 3 boards, while Jete Katrina Nulle, Eva Indrike, Anita Negija Mikelsome and Evelina Silvija Fricsone were scoreless. Nulle nabbed 3 boards and dished 3 assists. Latvia (coached by Kaspars Majenieks, assisted by Janis Nespors and Krists Piternieks) hit 17-57 (.298) overall, 13-39 (.333) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc an 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 23 fouls, 21 turnovers, 3 steals and 5 blocks.
Canada improved to 2-0 in pool play by dusting Angola 66-36 after leading 12-9, 29-22 and 43-31 at the quarters. Canada struggled early with fouls and turnovers but slowly built a double-digit lead into the fourth quarter. Merissah Russell said “from this game, we have to continue bringing energy both on and off the court. We also need to continue to be disruptive on defence and execute on offence.” Coach Jodi Gram said “we are happy to walk away from this game with a win, but Angola really exposed a few things that can help us learn and narrow our focus as we prepare for a very solid Australia team. Our depth again proved to be the difference as we continue to wear teams down over 40 minutes. Merissah Russell paced Canada with 18 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 3 boards and 7 steals. Sarah Te-Biasu added 13 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 assists and 3 steals. Donna Ntambue notched 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Aaliyah Edwards scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Makayla Ennis added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Brynn Masikewich added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Rebecca Marzan Demeke scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Aerial Wilson notched 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Yvonne Ejim added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 6 boards and 4 steals. Deanna Tuchscherer scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Faith Dutt and Olivia Morgan-Cherchas were scoreless. Dut nabbed 7 boards and blocked 2 shots. Morgan-Cherchas blocked 2 shots. Canada hit 23-61 (.377) overall, 18-44 (.409) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 18 fouls, 32 turnovers, 19 steals and 7 blocks. Cacia Antonio paced Angola with 14 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 8 boards. Alexia Shanic dos Santos Dizeko added 8 on 2-12 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 7 steals. Conceicao Francisco Caetano notched 5 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 5 steals. Helena Pululo added 4 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Maria Quipaca added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 6 boards. Nara Miguel Andre added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Julia Francisco scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals, while Paula Caitao Andre, Cristina Joao Lourenco, Rafaela Henriques, Tcheuzia Goncalves and Nelma Cunha were scoreless. Goncalves nabbed 3 boards and blocked 3 shots. Angola (coached by Elisa Pires, assisted by Irene Da Conceicao and Inacio Guerreiro) hit 11-58 (.190) overall, 9-47 (.191) from the floor, 2-11 (.182) from the arc and 12-23 (.522) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 21 fouls, 30 turnovers, 20 steals and 6 blocks.
Canada closed out pool D play at 2-1 by dropping a 64-48 decision in Australia. The Australians led 15-10, 41-25 and 52-36 at the quarters. Canadian coach Jodi Gram said “we were disappointed to lose to Australia today to end pool play. They are a very disciplined and organized team, but a team we believe we can compete with. Positively, our team has shown that they bounce back well, and we will have to do so quickly to be ready for a dangerous Spain team tomorrow.” Aaliyah Edwards said “unfortunately, we didn’t come out with the win but this just proves how strong the competition is in this World Cup and the battle, effort and teamwork it takes to finish with a medal this tourney. Tomorrow is a new day, what happened today is in the past and we will come out stronger and better than what we showed today.” Lily Scanlon paced Australia with 2 2on 7-9 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 steals. Shyla Jade Heal added 16 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Isobel Anstey scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 12 boards and 3 assists. Nnenna Agnes Emma-Nnopu added 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 2 boards. Gemma Potter notched 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 assists. Eliza Hollingsworth scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Alexander Fowler added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Isabel Leigh Palmer scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Ruby Porter added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Georgia Amoore notched 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Jade Melbourne and Ashlee Hannan were scoreless. Australia (coached by Shannon Seebohm, assisted by Melissa Jemma Downer and Mark Wrobel) hit 26-61 (.426) overall, 24-49 (.490) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 15 fouls, 12 turnovers, 9 steals and 4 blocks. Merissah Russell paced Canada with 17 on 1-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Aaliyah Edwards added 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 6 boards. Sarah Te-Biasu notched 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Yvonne Ejim scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Makayla Ennis added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Faith Dut added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 3 boards, while Rebecca Marzan Demeke, Aerial Wilson, Brynn Masikewich, Deanna Tuchscherer, Olivia Morgan-Cherchas and Donna Ntambue were scoreless. Wilson nabbed 3 boards. Ntambue notched 4 boards and 4 assists. Masikewich nabbed 5 boards and dished 2 assists. Tuchscherer nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 16-61 (.262) overall, 12-44 (.273) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 12-18 (.667) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 15 fouls, 21 turnovers, 5 steals and 5 blocks.
In the round of 16, Spain clocked Canada 72-50 after leading 14-12, 35-18 and 49-35 at the quarters. Spain took command in the second quarter by holding Canada to a five-minute scoring drought. Aerial Wilson “some of the hardest lessons are learned the most heartbreaking ways. It wasn’t the outcome we wanted but the past must teach and guide our future. Our focus has been rewired to work on the team and our drive to keep pushing for the Canada on our chests as we continue to battle down a different path” Coach Jodi Gram said “unfortunately we were not the better team today, and Spain deserves to walk away with the win. While this is definitely disappointing, we still have 3 games to get ready for and we plan to rediscover our sense of pride and playing for each other to end the tournament strongly.” Nera Hermosa Montreal paced Spain with 19 on 8-16 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 16 boards and 3 assists. Raquel Carrera Quintana notched 16 on 7-18 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Helena Pueyo Melchor added 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Laura Mendez Camps scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Nora Galve Batet notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Celia Carbonell Munoz added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Laia Moya Blanch scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor. Zoe Hernandez Ortiz added 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Estel Puiggros Rovira notched 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Ana Caballero Sanchez added 2 on 2-2 from the line, while Violeta Verano Fores and Anna Gamara Ramirez were scoreless. Spain (coached by Miguel Ortega, assisted by Jose Luis Alberola Sanchez and Madelen Urieta) hit 30-76 (.431) overall, 28-65 (.431) from the floor, 2-11 (.182) from the arc and 10-12 (.833) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 12 fouls, 14 turnovers, 9 steals and 1 block. Merissah Russell paced Canada with 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Brynn Masikewich added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Aaliyah Edwards scored 8 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards. Faith Dut added 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Aerial Wilson notched 5 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Yvonne Ejim added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Sarah Te-Biasu scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Donna Ntambue scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 steals. Deanna Tuchscherer scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Rebecca Marzan Demeke, Makayla Ennis and Olivia Morgan-Cherchas were scoreless. Morgan Cherchas nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 20-58 (.345) overall, 16-42 (.381) from the floor, 4-16 (.250) from the arc and 6-10 from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 18 fouls, 28 turnovers, 8 steals and 3 blocks.
In the 9-16th classification round, Canada whipped Colombia 71-51. Colombia led 13-12 after one quarter. Canada led 37-25 at the half and 55-39 after three quarters. Both teams struggled with turnovers for most of the affair but Canada took command with streaky perimeter shooting in the second quarter. Canada aggression on the boards in the second half led to a comfortable victory. Sarah Te-Biasu said “we did better today than when we played Spain. We played together today on court like a real family. We have to continue like this for the next two games. We have to finish strong this tournament.” Canadian coach Jodi Gram said “it was great to see us get back to competing hard and playing together today. As it often does when you commit to those two things, we earned a win over a scrappy Colombia team.” Aerial Wilson paced Canada with 12 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Aaliyah Edwards added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 10 boards. Sarah Te-Biasu notched 10 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Deanna Tuchscherer added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Donna Ntambue scored 8 on 4-11 from the floor, 9 boards and 3 assists. Yvonne Ejim notched 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Rebecca Marzan Demeke scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 assists. Faith Dut added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Olivia Morgan-Cherchas scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Makayla Ennis added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists, while Merissah Russell and Brynn Masikewich did not play. Canada hit 27-67 (.403) overall, 21-49 (.429) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 11-16 (.688) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 13 fouls, 25 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks. Maria Camila Alvarez Montes paced Colombia with 20 on 1-2 from the floor, 6-12 from the arc and 2 boards. Daniela Gonzalez Viveros added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Maria Camila Diaz Rodriguez added 6 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Laura Viviana Ayala Ayala scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Maria Fernanda Escoba Andrade added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Esperanza Belen Morales Lopez scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 steals. Gabriela Chivata Trivino notched 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Naylee Cortes Espitia added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Dayana Camila Fuentes Medina, Hamileth Lorena Ulloa Chacon, Stephanny Orozco Lopez and Luisa Ariamny Custodia Quesada Ortiz were scoreless. Colombia (coached by Guillermo Moreno, assisted by Eliecer Guzman Cruz) hit 20-57 (.351) overall, 11-34 (.324) from the floor, 9-23 (.391) from the arc and 2-12 (.167) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 16 fouls, 22 turnovers, 13 steals and 5 blocks.
In the 9-12th classifications, Canada dispatched China 74-59. China led 14-12 after one quarter. Canada led 30-21 at the half and 46-32 after three quarters. Canadian coach Jodi Gram said “today was fun to watch us compete for each other against a solid China team. We battled hard inside and generally contained the ball on defence, which allowed us to find our offence. Our distribution of scoring and depth to defend at multiple positions was the difference again.” Brynn Masikewich said “each one of us knew we had a role to play and a job to do so each one of us put our minds to it. China has some very strong players, but we were ready for the battle. As a team we want to keep pushing and not let up at any point. We aren’t done just yet.” Merissah Russell paced Canada with 12 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 3 boards. Brynn Masikewich added 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Aaliyah Edwards notched 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 4 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Sarah Te-Biasu scored 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Makayla Ennis added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 7 boards. Yvonne Ejim scored 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Rebecca Marzan Demeke added 7 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Deanna Tuchscherer scored 4o n 2-3 from the floor. Aerial Wilson added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 assists. Donna Ntambue scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Faith Dut and Olivia Morgan-Cherchas were scoreless. Morgan-Cherchas nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 31-645 (.484) overall, 24-49 (.490) from the floor, 7-15 (.467) from the arc and 5-10 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 12 fouls, 18 turnovers, 14 steals and 5 blocks. Yutong Liu paced China with 26 on 12-16 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 2 boards and 3 blocks. Jing Zhou added 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Zhuo Ma added 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Leyi Wang added 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Jiyuan Wan added 4 on 0-2 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Ming Zheng notched 3 on 0-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3 assists. Xianglin Wu added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7 boards and 6 assists. Kun Huang scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Wenping Sui, Luan Luan, Shuyu Yang and Shu Wang were scoreless. China (coached by Jun Liu, assisted by Yongzhong Ma) hit 25-64 (.391) overall, 23-44 (.523) from the floor, 2-20 (.100) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 10 fouls, 20 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks.
In the 9th place playoff, Canada edged Mali 58-50 after leading 15-12, 33-26 and 45-39 at the quarters. Canadian coach Jodi Gram was “we are disappointed with the overall placement in the tournament, but were happy with our effort and character to finish with 3 wins and show improvement in each game. There are many lessons to take away, and I look forward to watching each of our players continue to develop moving forward. Thanks to the amazing support staff and coaches for investing in these great young women.” Yvonne Ejim said “we faced a rough obstacle in our path which got us to a place we didn’t want to be in but we still persevered, pushed through and came back even better which is great for our team, and this journey will be unforgettable for us but also a teaching point in our careers so that we can be resilient and learn from this incredible experience.” Yvonne Ejim paced Canada with 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Aerial Wilson notched 11 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 6 assists. Aaliyah Edwards added 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 6 boards. Sarah Te-Biasu scored 6 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Rebecca Marzan Demeke added 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Brynn Masikewich scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Merissah Russell added 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Makayla Ennis scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Olivia Morgan-Cherchas added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Donna Ntambue, Faith Dut and Deanna Tuchscherer were scoreless. Tuchscherer nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 22-52 (.423) overall, 17-37 (.459) from the floor, 5-15 (.333) from the arc and 9-17 (.529) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 14 fouls, 19 turnovers, 7 steals and 5 blocks. Sika Kone paced Mali with 22 on 10-21 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 16 boards and 2 steals. Diarrah Issa Sissoko added 10 on 0-3 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Fanta Kone notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 5 assists. Aminata Brahima Sangare scored 5 on 2-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 11 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Diouma Berthe added 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 2 steals. Mariama Issa Traore scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 4 boards. Alima Kouyate added 1 on 0-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Fanta Daffe, Kadidia Coulibaly, Saran Berthe, Kady Togola and Fatoumata Dembele were scoreless. Mali (coached by Oumarou Sidiya, assisted by Boubacar Diallo) hit 20-71 (.282) overall, 15-46 (.326) from the floor, 5-25 (.200) from the arc and 5-14 (.357) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 20 fouls, 18 turnovers and 10 steals.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Jordan Horston (United States); Haley Jones (United States); Aliyah Boston (United States); Shyla Heal (Australia); and Iliana Rupert (France).
December/2018
Basketball Canada names Cheryl Jean-Paul as coach of Canadian team at the FIBA U16 Women’s Americas Championship 2019. Nate McKibbon and Tamara Tatham were named as assistants, and Fabienne Blizzard as apprentice. Jean-Paul has been head coach Trinity Western since 2010, and was previously assistant at the University of Manitoba from 2005-07. She was a support coach for both Cadette / Junior National Team programs from 2015-17. In 2018, she led the British Columbia provincial team to a bronze medal at the 17U Girl’s National Championship. McKibbon has been coach at Mount Royal for the past four seasons and was an assistant coach at McMaster University from 2004-07 and 2014-15. He was an assistant coach with the Development Women’s National Development team that finished seventh at the 2017 Summer Universiade, as well as a performance analyst with the Junior National Team in 2014 and 2015 that finished 8th at the FIBA U19 Women’s World Championship. He steered Team Ontario U15 to a national title and in 2018 was coach of Alberta’s U15 program. Tatham, an assistant at the University of Toronto, played 10 years for the national women’s team and was a two-time Olympian. She was an apprentice and manager at the
FIBA U18 Women’s Americas Championship 2018. She is also a mentee coach with the Raptors 905, the Toronto Raptors G League affiliate. Blizzard is coach at the Ottawa-based Capital Courts Academy. Blizzard joins the Team Canada staff for the first time as an apprentice coach. From 2015-18, Blizzard was the coach of both U15 and U17 Team Ontario provincial teams, as well as assistant for U17 Team Ontario for the 2014-15 season. She was also coach and assistant for uOttawa between 1994-99.