FINAL STANDINGS 1. Cuba 2. CANADA 3. Brazil 4. Puerto Rico 5. Argentina Chile Jamaica Dominican Republic Venezuela Mexico | CANADIANS Kia Nurse (Hamilton, Ont.) Shona Thorburn (Hamilton, Ont.) Courtnay Pilypaitis (Orleans, Ont.) Kim Smith-Gaucher (Mission, B.C.) Miranda Ayim (London, Ont.) Justine Colley (East Preston, N.S.) Natalie Achonwa (Guelph, Ont.) Lizanne Murphy (Beaconsfield, Que.) Tamara Tatham (Brampton, Ont.) Kendel Ross (Sarnia, Ont.) Kalisha Keane (Ajax, Ont.) Krista Phillips (Saskatoon, Sask.) Lisa Thomaidis – coach Shawnee Harle – assistant Bev Smith – assistant Fabian Mckenzie – guest coach Dipesh Mistry – performance analyst Anne Marie Theuss – manager Sarah Barnes – manager Joan Mlynarczyk – head physiotherapist Marcel Charland – therapist Michelle Bell – therapist Jennifer Bushell – therapist Dr. Sarah Kim – doctor Jorday Foley – strength and conditioning coach Ed McNeely – physiologist Hasan Alanam – stats consultant |
POOL A | CAN | CUB | CHI | JAM | VEN | Record | |||
Canada | —– | 53-40 | 93-51 | 75-37 | 89-45 | (4-0) | |||
Cuba | 40-53 | —– | 85-59 | 75-51 | 82-72 | (3-1) | |||
Chile | 51-93 | 59-85 | —– | 74-56 | 74-77 | (1-3) | |||
Jamaica | 37-75 | 51-75 | 56-74 | —– | 81-61 | (1-3) | |||
Venezuela | 45-89 | 72-82 | 77-74 | 61-81 | —– | (1-3) | |||
POOL B | BRZ | PUR | ARG | DOM | MEX | Record | |||
Brazil | —– | 91-54 | 69-60 | 107-43 | 97-45 | (4-0) | |||
Puerto Rico | 54-91 | —– | 85-79 | 84-59 | 78-60 | (3-1) | |||
Argentina | 60-69 | 79-85 | —– | 67-44 | 67-53 | (2-2) | |||
Dominican Republic | 43-107 | 59-84 | 44-67 | —– | 84-77 | (1-3) | |||
Mexico | 45-97 | 60-78 | 53-67 | 77-84 | —– | (0-4) | |||
Semi | Canada 73 Puerto Rico 48 | |
Semi | Cuba 72 Brazil 68 | |
Bronze | Brazil 66 Puerto Rico 56 | |
Final | Cuba 79 Canada 71 | |
In its opener, Canada pounded Jamaica 75-37. Canada opened with a 15-0 run, holding Jamaica without a field goal until the final minute of the first quarter. Canada led 21-7 after the frame but Jamaica clawed back to within 33-25 at the half. Canada exploded with a 20-0 run in the third quarter and led 54-29 heading into the final frame. Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis “it felt like an eternity waiting for this game – for this tournament – to begin. It was great to get this win under our belts. Our depth is one of the strengths of this team. If some players are having a tough night, others are able to step up and contribute. It is great when that happens.” Kim Gaucher-Smith told the Edmonton Sun “we were able to get out and run on them, especially in the third. WE probably only played three good quarters. We didn’t execute our game plan very well in the second but we came out and regrouped and had a good final two quarters.” Kim Smith-Gaucher paced Canada with 15 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 8 boards. Tamara Tatham added 9 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 4 steals. Miranda Ayim scored 8 on 4-10 from the floor and 8 boards. Natalie Achonwa added 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Lizanne Murphy scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Kendel Ross added 8 on 4-4 from the line. Kia Nurse scored 7 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Krista Phillips added 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Justine Colley added 4 on 0-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Shona Thorburn scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Courtnay Pilypaitis and Kalisha Keane were scoreless. Pilypaitis dished 7 assists, while Keane nabbed 4 boards. Canada hit 19-47 (.400) from the floor, 8-25 (.250) from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 17 fouls, 14 turnovers, 13 steals and 4 blocks. Simone Edwards led Jamaica with 12 on 4-10 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 blocks. Shenneika Smith added 8 on 3-13 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Vanessa Gidden added 6, along with 3 boards, Rhona McKenzie 4 along with 3 boards, Angelee Latouche 3, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, Sasha Dixon 2 and Tajay Ashmeade 2, along with 4 boards, while Thova Gardner, Tarita Gordon, Christina Mitchell, Monique Salmon and Ladonna Lamonth were scoreless. Jamaica hit 11-48 (.230) from the floor, 0-6 from the arc and 15-21 (.710) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 18 fouls, 18 turnovers, 7 steals and 8 blocks.
Canada improved to (2-0) by whipping Chile 93-51. Tamara Tatham notched seven points in the game’s opening 90 seconds as Canada built a 26-10 lead after one quarter. A 15-0 run in the second quarter extended the lead to 30, which Canada maintained with a 49-19 margin at the half. Canada led 66-41 after three quarters and romped. Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis said “the international game is very physical and tough, but we also need to challenge ourselves every day, regardless of the team that we are playing. We cannot lose sight of our objective. We will use tomorrow’s game as another opportunity to keep learning and growing.” Shona Thorburn paced Canada with 15 on 0-1 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Kimberley Gaucher added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Justine Colley added 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kia Nurse added 10 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Krista Phillips added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Tamara Tatham added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Miranda Ayim notched 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Natalie Achonwa scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 3 steals. Lizanne Murphy added 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Kendel Ross scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Courtnay Pilypaitis added 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists, while Kalisha Keane was scoreless and nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 24-48 from the floor, 10-25 from the arc and 15-15 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 27 assists, 15 fouls, 9 turnovers, 14 steals and 1 block. Ziomara Morrison Jara paced Chile with 19 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Barbara Cousino Contreras added 18 on 0-2 from the floor and 6-8 from the arc. Marisol Gamboa Lastra added 6, along with 2 boards, Sendy Basaez Narvaez 5, along with 5 assists, Javiera Morales Leyton 2 and Catalina De La Quintana Correa 1, along with 3 boards, while Francisca Rojas Solis, Jenifer Fuentes Carrasco, Pia Soto Mayerovich, Paola Naranj Postigo and Milena Basaez Narvaez were scoreless. Chile hit 8-21 (.380) from the floor, 9-21 (.430) from the arc and 8-11 (.730) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 15 fouls, 23 turnovers, 4 steals and 3 blocks.
Canada stomped Venezuela 89-45 to improve to (3-0) in round robin play. Canada notched a late 6-0 run to take a 21-8 lead after one quarter. They extended the margin to 37-19 at the half and maintained a 58-39 lead after three quarters. Canada’s depth proved to be the difference in the final frame. Venezuela could not keep up with the Red and White reserves as the Canadians’ tight defence and offensive prowess as Canada closed the match with a 31-6 run. “I thought we really stepped up our performance from game one to game two, and unfortunately, from yesterday to today, we weren’t really real happy with our performance,” coach Lisa Thomaidis told the Edmonton Sun. “We just weren’t very sharp.” Kendel Ross added that “we had some lulls today in the game but we know we’re better than that.” Kendel Ross led Canada with 16 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals. Kia Nurse added 12 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Kimberley Gaucher added 12 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Natalie Achonwa scored 12 on 4-5 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Courtnay Pilypaitis added 8 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 assists. Krista Phillips added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 6 boards. Justine Colley added 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-4 from the line and 3 boards. Tamara Tatham added 5, along with 8 boards and 2 assists, Kalisha Keane 5, along with 5 boards and 2 steals, Lizanne Murphy 3, along with 4 boards, Miranda Ayim 2, along with 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks, and Shona Thorburn 2, along with 7 boards and 4 assists. Canada hit 35-74 (.470) overall, 25-53 (.470) from the floor, 10-21 (.480) from the arc and 9-20 (.450) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 14 turnovers, 11 steals, 7 blocks and 13 fouls. Waleska Perez Abreu paced Venezuela with 13 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Ivaney Marquez added 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Cleyder Blanco Pinango added 8, along with 6 boards and 3 steals, Yosimar Corrales 7, along with 3 boards, Lusiana Ortega 4, Amanda Torres 2 and Mayerling Landaeta Silva 2, while Maria Requena Acevedo, Roselis Silva Serrano, Daniela Wallen Morillo and Siuly Marcano Diazgranados were scoreless. Venezuela hit 19-61 (.310) overall, 15-45 (.330) from the floor, 4-16 from the arc and 3-6 from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 18 turnovers, 6 steals, 4 blocks and 15 fouls.
Canada closed out pool A round robin play undefeated after dusting Cuba 53-40. Cuba came out firing and built a 17-9 lead after one quarter and then extended the margin to 27-17 before Canada began locking down Cuba’s shooters while closing out the first half with a 15-3 run to take a 32-30 lead into the lockers. With Cuba shooting poorly, Canada built a 40-32 lead after three quarters and coasted to the win. Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis said “it was our toughness and our fitness that won us the game. We rebounded well tonight and we wore them down. Our defence was strong – when you hold a team to two points in a quarter and 10 in the half, it makes it easier to get the win.” Tamara Tatham noted the “team is feeling great. We have worked all summer for this and we want two more wins. This is where it counts and we’re not going to hold anything back.” Tamara Tatham paced Canada with 17 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 9 boards. Kia Nurse added 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Kimberley Gaucher added 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Natalie Achonwa scored 6 on 3-11 from the floor, 8 boards and 3 assists. Justine Colley added 5 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Miranda Ayim added 2, along with 5 boards, Kendel ross 2, along with 3 boards, and Shona Thorburn 1, along with 4 boards and 2 assists, while Krista Phillips, Courtnay Pilypaitis, Lizanne Murphy and Kalisha Keane were scoreless. Phillips had 2 boards. Canada hit 18-56 (.320) overall, 15-42 (.360) from the floor, 3-14 (.210) from the arc and 14-16 (.880) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 14 turnovers, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 16 fouls. Oyanaisy Gelis Gonzalez paced Cuba with 11 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Yamara Amargo Delgado notched 10 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Ineidis Casanova Gonzalez added 5, along with 4 boards and 3 assists, Arlenys Romero Moinelo 4, along with 3 steals, Marlen Cepeda Valle 4, along with 8 boards, Anisleidy Galindo Martinez 2, Clenia Noblet Salazar 2, along with 5 boards, and Suchitel Avila Cosanas 2, along with 5 boards and 2 steals, while Francy Ochoa Izquierdo, Arlety Povea Chacon, Taimy Fernandez Martinez and Leidys Oquendo Valdes were scoreless. Cuba hit 15-57 (.260) overall, 13-44 (.300) from the floor, 2-13 (.150) from the arc and 8-11 (.730) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 8 turnovers, 7 steals, 1 block and 17 fouls.
In the semis, Canada stomped Puerto Rico 73-48 to guarantee themselves a berth at the 2014 world championships in Turkey. Canada ripped off a 12-0 run to take a 26-8 lead after one quarter. Although Puerto Rico got on track in the second period, Canada retained a 39-26 lead at the half. Puerto Rico twice trimmed the margin to single digits but Canada closed out the third quarter with a 10-1 run to take a 58-40 lead. Canada dominated the fourth quarter in the romp. Natalie Achonwa was delighted to qualify for the worlds. “Playing for Canada means everything to me. It’s a huge honour to be a part of the national team. Qualifying today is what we came to do and it will feel great playing tomorrow with the sole objective of capturing the gold.” Kimberly Gaucher added that “this is very exciting, but we’re not finished yet. We’re going into the final focused on getting the win – on getting that gold.” Kimberley Gaucher paced Canada with 14 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Natalie Achonwa added 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Tamara Tatham added 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Kia Nurse added 9 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 assists and 2 steals. Justine Colley added 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Courtnay Pilypaitis added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 assists. Lizanne Murphy added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 2 boards. Miranda Ayim added 4, along with 4 boards, Krista Phillips 4, along with 3 boards, Kendel Ross 3, along with 2 boards and 3 assists, and Kalisha Keane 2, along with 5 boards, while Shona Thorburn was scoreless, nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. Canada hit 23-64 (.360) overall, 16-43 (.370) from the floor, 7-21 from the arc and 20-27 (.740) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 17 turnovers, 6 steals, 5 blocks and 14 fouls. Carla Cortijo Sanchez paced Puerto Rico with 22 on 8-14 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Marie Placido Morales added 5, along with 7 boards and 2 steals, Jazmine Sepulveda 5, along with 4 assists, Ashley Prim 3, Angiely Morales Garcia 3, along with 3 boards and 2 steals, Stephanie Rosado 2, Kiara Quinones-Noa 2, Sandra Garcia 2, Carrie Ojeda 2 and Kirtina Rosario 2, while Angelica Bermudez and Paola Crespo Santana were scoreless. Puerto Rico hit 19-55 (.350) overall, 17-43 (.400) from the floor, 2-12 (.170) from the arc and 8-13 (.620) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 13 turnovers, 8 steals, 2 blocks and 23 fouls.
In the final, Cuba stunned Canada 79-71. The first quarter saw six lead changes and two ties before a late 9-2 run gave Cuba a 20-15 lead after the frame. Another late breakdown in the second frame gave Cuba a 45-30 lead at the half. Canada rallied with a 13-4 run in the third quarter but Cuba maintained a 58-47 lead after three quarters. Cuba iced it at the free throw line. Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis said “I’m so proud of this group and the progress that these players have made over the summer to reach the FIBA Americas gold medal game. I’m proud of how hard they competed tonight – right down to the final minutes, we were in a position to win, but Cuba deserves full credit for a tremendous game. We’re going to draw from this experience and grow from it. The lessons we have learned here will be invaluable as we set our sights on next year’s world championship.” Thomaidis later told the Edmonton Sun “we wanted to get that game. It hurt we couldn’t do that, but looking back on it, being in the championship game is a great step for us. To come away with silver, we’re really happy. The main goal was to qualify for Turkey and we got that and had a really good tournament, so we can’t lose sight of that fact. It’s really important we’re there competing with the best and the world knows that Canada takes basketball seriously and we’re here. … It was one of those games where we couldn’t get the momentum shifted back in our favour for any extended period of time.” Oyansaiy Gelis Gonzalez paced Cuba with 19 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 9-12 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Clenia Noblet Salazar added 16 on 5-9 from the floor, 6-6 from the arc and 6 boards. Leidys Oquendo Valdes added 13 on 5-11 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Yamara Amargo Delgado added 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5-6 from the line. Ineidis Casanova Gonzalez added 8, along with 2 boards and 3 steals, Arlenys Romero Moinelo 6, along with 3 assists, Marlen Cepeda Valle 4, along with 12 boards and 2 assists, and Suchitel Avila Cosanas 2, along with 2 boards, while Francy Ochoa Izquierdo, Anisleidy Galindo Martinez, Arlety Povea Chacon and Taimy Fernandez Martinez were scoreless. Cuba hit 27-61 (.440) overall, 24-52 (.460) from the floor, 3-9 from the arc and 22-26 (.850) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 9 turnovers, 7 steals, 1 block and 19 fouls. Tamara Tatham paced Canada with 25 on 9-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Miranda Ayim added 13 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Kimberley Gaucher added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Kia Nurse added 9 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Justine Colley added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Courtnay Pilypaitis added 3, along with 2 boards and 2 assists, Krista Phillips 3, Natalie Achonwa 2 and Kalisha Keane 2, while Shona Thorburn, Lizanne Murphy and Kendel Ross were scoreless. Ross nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 27-62 (.440) overall, 23-48 (.480) from the floor, 4-14 (.290) from the arc and 13-18 (.720) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 14 turnovers, 5 steals, 1 block and 21 fouls.
Cuba’s Yamara Amargo Delgado was chosen MVP of the tournament.