| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. CANADA 3. Argentina 4. Puerto Rico 5. Colombia 6. Brazil 7. Mexico 8. Dominican Republic | CANADIANS Avery Arije (Mississauga, Ont.) Chance Berry (Brampton, Ont.) Jahda Denis (Terrebonne, Que.) Eirny Erinugha (Calgary, Alta.) Rachel Okokoh (Orleans, Ont.) Cearah Parchment (Whitby, Ont.) Deniya Prawl (Toronto, Ont.) Jayda Queeley (Edmonton, Alta.) Sarah Reid (St. John’s, Nfld.) Savannah Swords (Sudbury, Ont.) Marie Grace Talle (Terrebonne, Que.) Jordyn Wheeler (Thorold, Ont.) Fabienne Blizzard – coach Isabel Ormond – assistant Diana Ros – assistant |
| POOL A | USA | PUR | COL | MEX | Record | |||
| United States | —– | 124-39 | 93-29 | 123-27 | (3-0) | |||
| Puerto Rico | 39-124 | —– | 67-62 | 78-76 | (2-1) | |||
| Colombia | 29-93 | 62-67 | —– | 67-59 | (1-2) | |||
| Mexico | 27-123 | 76-78 | 59-67 | —– | (0-3) | |||
| POOL B | CAN | ARG | BRZ | DOM | Record | |||
| Canada | —– | 92-45 | 69-37 | 90-40 | (3-0) | |||
| Argentina | 45-92 | —– | 70-59 | 72-62 | (2-1) | |||
| Brazil | 37-69 | 59-70 | —– | 71-62 | (1-2) | |||
| Dominican Republic | 40-90 | 62-72 | 62-71 | —– | (0-3) | |||
| QFs | United States 106 Dominican Republic 34 | |||||||
| QFs | Argentina 55 Colombia 54 | |||||||
| QFs | Canada 71 Mexico 44 | |||||||
| QFs | Puerto Rico 57 Brazil 49 | |||||||
| 5-8th | Colombia 58 Dominican Republic 57 | |||||||
| 5-8th | Brazil 66 Mexico 54 | |||||||
| Semi | United States 112 Argentina 48 | |||||||
| Semi | Canada 77 Puerto Rico 49 | |||||||
| 7th | Mexico 90 Dominican Republic 61 | |||||||
| 5th | Colombia 53 Brazil 41 | |||||||
| Bronze | Argentina 67 Puerto Rico 58 | |||||||
| Final | United States 79 Canada 59 | |||||||
In their opener, Canada pounded Brazil 69-37 after forcing a remarkable 47 turnovers, while notching an equally remarkable 35 steals. Canada exploded to a 14-2 lead as their full-court press confounded the Brazilians. Despite struggling to score in the halfcourt, particularly against a zone, Canada comfortably led 20-13 after one quarter, 33-25 at the half and 56-31 after three quarters and then pulled away down the stretch. Canada led by as many as 33. Savannah Swords paced Canada with 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Chance Berry added 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Deniya Prawl notched 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 assists and 8 steals. Jordyn Wheeler scored 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-10 from the line and 6 boards. Cearah Parchment added 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 8 steals. Jahda Denis scored 7 on 0-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Avery Arije notched 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 assists and 4 steals. Marie Talle scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Jayda Queeley added 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Sarah Reid scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Eirny Erinugha and Rachael Okokoh were were scoreless. Erinugha nabbed 4 boards and dished 3 assists. Okokoh nabbed 2 boards and pilfered 2 balls. Canada hit 24-76 (.316) overall, 19-51 (.373) frm the floor, 5-25 (.200) from the arc and 16-26 (.615) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 18 fouls, 23 turnovers, 35 steals and 4 blocks. Nicolly Sanches paced Brazil with 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, Giovana De Freitas added 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Micaela Cavalcanti notched 6 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Sther Ubaka scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 steals. Sara Martins added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Raissa Lucas scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Isadora Mileo added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Ana De Oliveira scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Ana Krause, Sofia Borges and Sara Araujo were scoreless. Araujo and Krause each nabbed 3 boards. Borges nabbed 2, while dishing 2 assists. Rebeca Soares did not play. Brazil (coached by Luciana Thomazini, assisted by Claudio Lopes and Alessandra Minati) hit 14-48 (.292) overall, 11-32 (.344) from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 19 fouls, 47 turnovers, 10 steals and 5 blocks.
Ball pressure and a full-court press again yielded major dividends as Canada clocked the Dominican Republic 90-40 to improve to (2-0). Deniya Prawl, Savannah Swords and Cearah Parchment notched treys as Canada broke to a 15-4 lead. Although the Dominican Republic soon capitalized on Canadian ballhandling miscues for a 7-0 run, Canada closed out the first quarter with a 10-0 run to take a 30-12 lead. Canada led 53-23 at the half, opened the third frame with a 14-0 run and led 76-25 heading into the final frame before coasting to the easy win. Coach Fabienne Blizzard said “we have to keep using every game to keep getting better and work on execution and make sure that everything is helping us build those habits that we need to get to that gold medal game. … For us, it’s going to be continuing to improve our defence. Defensively, denying the pass is a big aspect for us to make sure we can take away the angles and the vision in terms of where they want to pass it and where they want to go. As we get closer to the bigger games, we can’t depend on our athleticism and our ability to out jump our opponents.” Jahda Denis paced Canada with 15 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 assists and 2 steals. Cearah Parchment added 13 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 6 assists and 5 steals. Chance Berry notched 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Deniya Prawl scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 5 assists and 6 steals. Marie Talle added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the line and 3 boards. Savannah Swords scored 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Jordyn Wheeler notched 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Avery Arije added 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Eirny Erinugha scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Rachael Okokoh added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 8 boards. Jayda Queeley scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 steals, while Sarah Reid was ill and did not play. Canada hit 33-80 (.412) overall, 25-60 (.417) from the floor, 8-20 (.400) from the arc and 16-26 (.615) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 14 fouls, 20 turnovers, 27 steals and 1 block. Carmela Nunez paced the Dominican Republic with 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Karina Capellan added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Camila Nunez notched 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Darianny Mendez scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 steals. Robmariel Medrano added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 6 boards. Leila Nunez scored 3 on 0-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Alanna Monte added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Arianna Mercado scored 2 on 1-7 from the floor, while Emely Rivera, Yarianna Torres, Emely Belix and Loanna Tolentino were scoreless. Belis nabbed 7 boards and blocked 3 shots. Tolentino nabbed 3 boards. The Dominican Republic (coached by Miguel Reyes, assisted by Gleni Peralta and Ariel Portuondo) hit 15-54 (.278) overall, 12-39 (.308) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 7-16 (.438) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 21 fouls, 42 turnovers, 8 steals and 8 blocks.
Canada closed out pool play at (3-0) by dusting Argentina 92-45. Canada broke to a 4-0 lead and promptly relinquished an 8-0 run to Argentina’s perimeter shooters, before responding with a 5-0 run. Argentina kept draining treys and twice broke Canada’s press before a late trey by Jordyn Wheeler gave Canada a 21-19 lead after one quarter. Canada clamped down on defence and Deniya Prawl took command of the offence and began breaking Argentina down off the dribble as the Canadians notched a 10-0 run early in the second quarter. Overcoming a generous dollop of mediocre officiating, Canada extended its lead to 44-30 at the half. Argentina never again threatened. Canada led 74-39 after three quarters and pulled away down the stretch. Prawl said “I like to get on the ball, get my hands in there as much as possible. … We feel good. I feel like every single game we’ve got closer and closer, so at this point we’re just having fun and we’re ready for whatever is to come to us.” Deniya Prawl paced Canada with 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Chance Berry added 14 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Savannah Swords notched 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Cearah Parchment scored 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jordyn Wheeler added 9 on 0-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Eirny Erinugha scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 9 boards. Jahda Denis notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 2 boards. Avery Arije added 6 on 2-4 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Marie Talle scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 12 boards and 3 steals. Jayda Queeley added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 2 boards and 3 steals. Sarah Reid scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals, while Rachael Okokoh was scoreless. Canada hit 36-80 (.450) overall, 29-57 (.509) from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 13-26 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 24 fouls, 15 turnovers, 17 steals and 4 blocks. Sol Depetris paced Argentina with 9 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 1-3 from the line. Juanna Barrionuevo added 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Fiamma Solis notched 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 assists. Milagros Morell scored 5 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Isabella Boullon Faifer added 4 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Renata Scordo scored 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Florencia Bragado notched 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Catalina Creolani scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Sofia Novoa Ferrari added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Abril Ochoa scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Rocio Leta and Isabella Ingenito were scoreless. Argentina (coached by Paula Budini, assisted by Laura Gonzalez and Rocio Perez) hit 12-46 (.261) overall, 7-29 (.241) from the floor, 5-17 (.294) from the arc and 16-27 (.593) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 19 fouls, 35 turnovers, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
In the quarterfinals, Canada clubbed Mexico 71-44 to qualify for the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey. Despite struggling to score in the halfcourt and inclined to often-frightful passing miscues against Mexico’s 2-3 zone, Canada opened with a 9-1 run, including 7 from Sarah Reid, and led 20-8 after one quarter. Deniya Prawl drained a trey, pilfered the ball for a layup, and pilfered it again for a Cearah Parchment runout as Canada opened the second quarter with a 7-0 run. They extended the margin to 39-18 at the half despite sporadic forays into lethargy mode. Although often outhustled by Mexico and prone to altogether dispirited play, Canada built its lead to 60-32 after three quarters largely on the efforts of Prawl, who repeatedly ignited the stagnant offence by stepping into passing lanes for runouts. Cearah Parchment paced Canada with 16 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 10 boards and 4 steals. Deniya Prawl added 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards, 3 assists and 9 steals. Chance Berry notched 10 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Savannah Swords scored 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Sarah Reid added 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Jayda Queeley scored 6 on 2-3 from the arc and 3 steals. Jordyn Wheeler added 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Eirny Erinugha scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Marie Talle added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals, while Jahda Denis was scoreless, nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. Avery Arije and Rachael Okokoh did not play. Canada hit 27-77 (.351) overall, 20-53 (.377) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 12 fouls, 24 turnovers, 28 steals and 3 blocks. Mariant Castillo paced Mexico with 19 on 4-14 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Miranda Henry added 10 on 5-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Carol Enriquez notched 6 on 1-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Adis Blanco scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 steals. Sandra Acuna added 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Giovanna Molinar scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks, while Naomi Guzman, Anna Medina, Ariadna Vidales, Antonina Almazan, Isabella Escribano and Ana De la Rosa were scoreless. Vidales nabbed 6 boards, dished 3 assists and pilfered 3 balls. Mexico (coached by Efrain Acuña, assisted by Fernando De La Torre and Karina Ojeda) hit 15-49 (.306) overall, 13-44 (.295) from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 12 fouls, 39 turnovers, 12 steals and 4 blocks.
In the semi-finals, Canada dispatched Puerto Rico 77-49. Canada broke to a 9-0 lead as Deniya Prawl and Cearah Parchment notched runners, Eirny Erinugha a bucket in the blocks and Prawl a trey. But when Prawl was substituted, Canada began coughing up the ball against Puerto Rico’s quickness and soon trailed 17-15. Prawl promptly returned to calm the team’s jitters and Canada took a 19-17 lead after a quarter. Puerto Rico kept draining treys (7-13 from the arc in the first half), while Canada kept indulging in casual or soft passes as they fell behind by five in the second quarter before late buckets from Parchment, Savannah Swords, Erinugha and Jayda Queeley gave Canada a 46-41 lead heading into the lockers. Canada began playing with more focus and repeatedly pounded the ball into the blocks as they opened the second half with a 14-4 run. Despite periodically losing their discipline, Canada led 64-47 after three quarters. Swords notched a runout-and-one off a steal by Erinugha to open the final frame as Canada put the game well out of Puerto Rico’s reach. Savannah Swords paced Canada with 20 on 8-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Deniya Prawl added 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Cearah Parchment notched 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 12 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Eirny Erinugha scored 9 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 5 boards and 5 steals. Chance Berry notched 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Jahda Denis added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Jordyn Wheeler scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Marie Talle added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 8 boards. Jayda Queeley scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Avery Arije, Sarah Reid and Rachael Okokoh were scoreless. Canada hit 31-68 (.456) overall, 30-53 (.566) from the floor, 1-15 (.067) from the arc and 14-27 (.519) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 13 fouls, 19 turnovers, 15 steals and 3 blocks. Adriana Robles paced Puerto Rico with 13 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 7 steals. Desirek Nieves added 11 on 1-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists. Valeria Munoz notched 9 on 3-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Alanis Iturrino scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Mia Canales added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Jaida Guerra scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Natalia Centeno added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Teresa Del Rio, Rosemarie Lisojo, Gabriela Figueroa, Jaely De Leon and Niurka Mirambeaux were scoreless. Puerto Rico (coached by Michelle Gonzalez, assisted by Jose Maldonado and Glenda Negron) hit 17-52 (.327) overall, 10-32 (.312) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 8-15 (.533) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 4 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 15 fouls, 25 turnovers and 11 steals.
In the final, the United States spanked Canada 79-59. The United States took a 19-12 lead after one quarter by capitalizing on lax Canadian defensive transitions and turnovers off full-court pressure. With Canada continuing to struggle to break the American press and the U.S. dominating the offensive glass, the Americans extended their lead to 41-20 at the half. Canada stiffened its defence and briefly trimmed the margin to 14 but had no answer for Jersey Robinson in the blocks as the Americans rebuilt their lead to 55-37 after three quarters. Canada rallied no closer than 14 in the fourth. Jerzy Robinson paced the United States with 24 on 10-16 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 14 boards and 2 assists. McKenna Woliczko added 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 3 steals. Lanie Grant notched 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Jacy Abii scored 9 on 3-10 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Hailee Swain added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Lola Lampley scored 6 on 3-6 from the floor and 4 boards. Kelsi Andrews added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Darriana Alexander scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Aaliyah Crump added 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Addison Bjorn, Jayla Jackson and Trinity Jones were scoreless. The United States (coached by Daniel Rolfes, assisted by Barbara Cabrey and Trenia Tillis-Hoard) hit 31-72 (.431) overall, 28-58 (.483) from the floor, 3-14 (.214) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 16 fouls, 20 turnovers, 14 steals and 3 blocks. Svannah Swords paced Canada with 22 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 8-11 from the line and 4 boards. Chance Berry added 8 on 2-5 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Deniya Prawl notched 7 on 3-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Eirny Erinugha scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 steals. Jordyn Wheeler added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Jahda Denis scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 assists. Sarah Reid added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 assists. Marie Talle scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Rachael Okokoh added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Cearah Parchment added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Avery Arije and Jayda Queeley were scoreless. Queeley nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 20-60 (.333) overall, 18-48 (.375) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 17-23 (.739) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 12 fouls, 18 turnovers, 11 steals and 1 block.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Jerzy Robinson (United States); McKenna Woliczko (United States); Milagros Morell (Argentina); Desirek Nieves (Puerto Rico); and Cearah Parchment (Canada).