| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. CANADA 3. Brazil 4. Puerto Rico 5. Colombia 6. Cuba 7. Dominican Republic 8. Argentina 9. Mexico Paraguay | CANADIANS Kayla Alexander (Milton, Ont.) Miranda Ayim (London, Ont.) Bridget Carleton (Chatham, Ont.) Shay Colley (Brampton, Ont.) Quinn Dornstauder (Regina, Sask.) Aaliyah Edwards (Kingston, Ont) Kim Gaucher (Mission, B.C.) Ruth Hamblin (Houston, B.C.) Sami Hill (Toronto, Ont.) Miah-Marie Langlois (Windsor, Ont.) Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (Toronto, Ont.) Jamie Scott (Clarkston, Wash.) Lisa Thomaidis – coach Steve Baur – assistant Carly Clarke – assistant Max Hirst – coordinator, performance analyst Lauren Buschmann – IST manager Rhonda Shishkin – physiotherapist Daniell Dobney – therapist Bryce Tully – mental performance consultant Marni Wesner – physician Kristin Anstey- physician Anne Marie Thuss – manager Denise Dignard – director Mike MacKay – performance manager |
| POOL A | CAN | PUR | CUB | DOM | MEX | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 78-50 | 87-51 | 78-50 | 109-53 | (4-0) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 50-78 | —– | 80-55 | 81-56 | 79-39 | (2-2) | ||
| Cuba | 51-87 | 55-80 | —– | 65-62 | 65-62 | (2-2) | ||
| Dominican Republic | 50-78 | 56-81 | 62-65 | —– | 67-52 | (2-2) | ||
| Mexico | 53-109 | 39-79 | 62-65 | 52-67 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| POOL B | USA | BRZ | COL | ARG | PAR | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 89-73 | 88-46 | 100-50 | 110-31 | (4-0) | ||
| Brazil | 73-89 | —– | 67-61 | 76-49 | 101-59 | (3-1) | ||
| Colombia | 46-88 | 61-67 | —– | 73-71 | 74-51 | (2-2) | ||
| Argentina | 50-100 | 49-76 | 71-73 | —– | 74-54 | (1-3) | ||
| Paraguay | 31-110 | 59-101 | 5-174 | 54-74 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| 7th | Dominican Republic 67 Argentina 65 | |
| 5th | Colombia 75 Cuba 62 | |
| Semi | Canada 66 Brazil 58 | |
| Semi | United States 78 Puerto Rico 54 | |
| Bronze | Brazil 95 Puerto Rico 66 | |
| Final | United States 67 Canada 46 | |
The top eight teams of the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2019 will qualify to FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments in November, 2019.
Sixteen players were invited to the training camp. The final roster was nothing short of shocking. The four cuts were WNBA players Kia Nurse (Hamilton, Ont.) and Natalie Achonwa (Guelph, Ont.), both stalwarts of the Canadian team, as well as South Carolina forward Laeticia Amihere (Mississauga, Ont.) and Arizona guard Shaina Pellington (Pickering, Ont.). Canada Basketball spokesman Matthew Walker said Nurse was not cut but rather was “just not part of this AmeriCup group for next week.” Nurse “does have a bit of an injury” having suffered an elbow sprain during the season, he added. Nurse, who played for New York is September said by way of Twitter that “it’s much more than a sprain but it’s all good.” What all that meant was anybody’s guess.
In their opener, Canada thrashed Mexico 109-53. Canada broke to a 9-0 lead. Jamie Scott drilled back-to-back treys to extend the margin to 25-3. Canada led 31-18 after one quarter and opened the second frame with a 8-0 run. Canada led 51-20 at the half and 78-41 after three quarters. Scott said “good first game and we have plenty to build on from today. It was great to be back on the court with contributions from everyone against Mexico. Looking forward to building on the momentum together moving forward at the tournament.” Coach Lisa Thomaidis said “it was great to finally get out and play an opponent. We had solid contributions from everyone on the team and impressive debuts by both Aaliyah (Edwards) and Kayla (Alexander).” Jamie Scott paced Canada with 21 on 3-5 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc and 6 boards. Kayla Alexander added 18 on 7-8 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 11 boards and 5 assists. Bridget Carleton notched 15 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 8 assists and 5 steals. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe scored 15 on 6-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Miranda Ayim added 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Aaliyah Edwards scored 10 on 5-6 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 assists. Sami Hill notched 8 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 9 assists and 3 steals. Ruth Hamblin scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 2 blocks. Miah-Marie Langlois added 3 on 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Quinn Dornstauder was scoreless and nabbed 3 boards. Shay Colley and Kim Gaucher did not play. Canada hit 43-72 (.597) overall, 31-45 (.689) from the floor, 12-27 (.444) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 35 assists, 12 fouls, 13 turnovers, 13 steals and 5 blocks. Jacqueline Luna-Castro paced Mexico with 12 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Paola Estrada added 10 on 2-5 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. Jazmin Valenzuela notched 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, and 2 steals. Daniela Soto added 8 on 4-4 from the floor and 2 assists. Gladys Avila scored 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 assists. Carolina Romo added 4 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Jacqueline Ramirez scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Paola Beltran added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 2 boards and 3 assists. Daniela Pardo added 1o n 0-1 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists, while Kimberly Taylor, Irlanda Castaneda and Casandra Asencio were scoreless. Mexico (coached by Tomas Rafael Canizalez Moreno, assisted by Jesus Aragon, Vazquez Felipe De Jesus and Terrazas Arredondo) hit 21-52 (.404) overall, 15-39 (.385) from the floor, 6-13 (.462) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 18 boards, including 3 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 12 fouls, 22 turnovers and 4 steals.
Canada improved to (2-0) by spanking Cuba 87-51. Canada led 14-13 after one quarter but capitalized on a 10-0 run to take a 26-15 lead. Cuba rallied to within 35-27 at the half. Canada took command in the third quarter and led 59-43 heading into the final frame. Kayla Alexander said “it was a bit of a rough start but I thought in the second half we really picked it up and started playing our game. Our defence was really on point and we were playing well as a team. I think our defence created a lot of offence for us and as a team we rebounded well. I think we played good team basketball tonight and can continue to build on that.” Coach Lisa Thomaidis said “I thought we had a bit of a slow start tonight. Cuba was making a lot of perimeter shots that were giving us some difficulty. Our fitness and depth wore them down and in the second half we came out firing and the offence got clicking a little better.” Kayla Alexander paced Canada with 23 on 11-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 15 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Sami Hill added 12 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe added 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Bridget Carleton notched 10 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Miranda Ayim scored 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 blocks. Jamie Scott added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Miah-Marie Langlois notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Ruth Hamblin added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Aaliyah Edwards scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Kim Gaucher added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Quinn Dornstauder scored 1 on 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Shay Colley did not play. Canada hit 31-62 overall, 28-47 (.596) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 22-334 (.647) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 15 fouls, 17 turnovers, 8 steals and 5 blocks. Anisleidy Galindo paced Cuba with 15 on 5-17 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Yamara Amargo added 12 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Dairis Tornell notched 7 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Anilegna Colas added 5 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 assists. Suchitel Avila scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Klavdia Calvo added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 5 boards and 6 steals. Lisdeyvi Martinez scored 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 assists. Isabela Jourdain added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Enriqueta Neyra scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 assists, while Lisandra Vargas and Anay Garcia were scoreless. Leanyi Becquer did not play. Cuba (coached by Margarito Pedroso Pelaez) hit 18-61 (.295) overall, 12-45 (.267) from the floor, 6-16 (.375) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 27 fouls, 20 turnovers, 8 steals and 3 blocks.
Canada clocked host Puerto Rico 78-50 to improve to (3-0) in pool play. Canada opened with a9-0 run and led 24-12, 36-22 and 59-34 at the quarters. Jamie Scott said “having played [Puerto Rico] a lot in the past, we were familiar with their style of play and had a lot of confidence coming into the game. It’s always a blessing to play basketball especially with this group of girls. We have fun and we like to get after it and compete. There’s nothing more I’d rather do.” Coach Lisa Thomaidis said “I think we have a good balance. I think we’re scoring inside and we’ve been shooting well from the three-point line. We’re just trying to play with pace. We have a lot of talent at all of our positions, so we’re just taking advantage of that as best we can.” Jamie Scott paced Canada with 20 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 9 boards and 4 assists. Kayla Alexander added 19 on 7-11 from the floor, 5-5 from the line and 9 boards. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe notched 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Aaliyah Edwards scored 7 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Sami Hill added 6 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 9 assists. Ruth Hamblin notched 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 4-8 from the line and 5 boards. Bridget Carleton scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Miranda Ayim added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Miah-Marie Langlois scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists, while Kim Gaucher and Quinn Dornstauder were scoreless. Gaucher nabbed 5 boards and dished 2 assists. Shay Colley did not play. Canada hit 23-47 (.489) overall, 16-34 (.471) from the floor, 7-13 (.538) from the arc and 25-30 (.833) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 27 assists, 22 fouls, 25 turnovers, 7 steals and 4 blocks. Pamela Rosado paced Puerto Rico with 11 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Jasmon Gwathmey added 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Dayshalee Salaman notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3-5 from the line. Jennifer O’Neill scored 6 on 2-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Daneichka Canales added 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Ali Gibson scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Deanna Kuamanic added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. India Pagan notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. Isalys Quinones scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards, while Tayra Melendez, Anushka Maldonado and Sofia Roma were scoreless. Roma nabbed 3 boards, while Melendez and Maldonado each nabbed 2. Puerto Rico (coached by Gerardo Batista, assisted by Carlos Calcano and Daniel Ortiz) hit 18-70 (.257) overall, 12-38 (.316) from the floor, 6-32 (.188) from the arc and 8-16 from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 25 fouls, 14 turnovers, 9 steals and 1 block.
Canada closed out pool play undefeated by crushing the Dominican Republic 78-50 after leading 20-11, 39-24 and 58-38 at the quarters. Bridget Carleton said “obviously it was good to finish pool play with a win and finish 4-0 heading into the semifinals. I think everyone contributed and we went through a bunch of different things in preparation for the semifinals.” Coach Lisa Thomaidis said “Dominican made it tough for us to get into our stuff. They mixed up defences, they sagged off things and they made it tough on some others. Those are tough games to play in but I thought we responded pretty well and worked hard and came out with the win. We’re happy to go 4-0 and move on to the semis.” Bridget Carleton paced Canada with 15 on 4-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jamie Scott added 14 on 4-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Miranda Ayim notched 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Kayla Alexander scored 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Aaliyah Edwards added 8 on 2-2 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 2 boards. Sami Hill notched 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Ruth Hamblin added 4 on 2-4 from the floor. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe scored 3 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Kim Gaucher added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Quinn Dornstauder added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Shay Colley was scoreless and Miah-Marie Langlois did not play. Canada hit 28-59 (.475) overall, 20-38 (.526) from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 14 fouls, 21 turnovers, 10 steals and 5 blocks. Yohanna Morton paced the Dominican Republic with 9 on 2-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Marlem Caceres added 9 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Sugeiry Monsac notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Cheisy Hernandez scored 6 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 steals. Giocelis Reynboso added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Flor Jones scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 5 boards. Jennifer Estrella added 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Julady Zapata notched 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Genesis Evangelista scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 assists, while Marie Marte, Charlenny Frias and Nicole Guerrero were scoreless. The Dominican Republic (coached by Juana Teresa Duran Vallejo, assisted by Miguel Angel Antonio Reyes and Severino Eudys Reynoso) hit 20-65 (.308) overall, 15-50 (.300) from the floor, 5-15 from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 18 fouls, 22 turnovers, 11 steals and 2 blocks.
Canada finished (4-0) in pool play and advanced to the semi-finals.
In the semis, Canada defeated Brazil 66-58. Canada led 15-11 after one quarter and 28-26 at the half. Brazil led 45-43 after three quarters. With the scored knotted at 53 with 4:26 to play, Canada closed it out with a 13-5 run, including an 8-0 run in the final minutes. Shay Colley said “the key for us to get the win was coming together on the defensive end. Brazil had great spurts so we just had to play defence and come in to help each other out. My coach and my teammates have a lot of confidence in me so it made me feel very confident out on the floor.” Coach Lisa Thomaidis said “I thought we were able to get some defensive stops in the second half which enabled us to get out and run a little bit. We were so much better when we were able to push the pace and get out in transition. I thought we were much better offensively when we could do that. In the first half, we played much slower and too methodical. Brazil did enough to disrupt us. We had some open looks but just couldn’t knock them down. It was a real tough start to the game and I thought we were able get things going a little bit better in the second half.” Shay Colley paced Canada with 23 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 12-15 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Bridget Carleton added 9 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Kayla Alexander scored 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 6 boards before suffering some form of leg injury in the fourth quarter. Miranda Ayim added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Sami Hill notched 4 on 0-3 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 2 steals. Jamie Scott scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Kim Gaucher added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards. Ruth Hamblin scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards, while Miah-Marie Langlois and Aaliyah Edwards were scoreless. Langlois dished 2 assists and pilfered 2 balls. Quinn Dornstauder did not play. Canada hit 20-57 (.351) overall, 17-42 (.405) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 23-32 (.719) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 19 fouls, 17 turnovers, 11 steals and 5 blocks. Damiris Dantas paced Brazil with 16 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Clarissa Dos Santos added 14 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals. Patty Teixeira added 8 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Erika De Souza scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-7 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 3 blocks. Debora Costa added 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 assists and 2 steals. Isabela Ramona scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Taina Paixao added 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals, while Rapha Monteiro, Tati Pacheco, Alana Goncalo and Mariana Dias were scoreless. Goncalo nabbed 3 boards and Dias 2. Nadia Colhado did not play. Brazil (coached by José Neto, assisted by João Camargo and Virgil Lopez) hit 23-66 (.348) overall, 18-45 (.400) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 7-17 (.412) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 24 fouls, 20 turnovers, 10 steals and 4 blocks.
In the final, the United States crushed Canada 67-46 after leading 14-9, 34-24 and 57-38 at the quarters. Canada led 16-14 in the second quarter but the US took command with a 8-0 run to close the first half. Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis said “we were happy to be playing in this game and competing for a gold medal but I don’t think we’re really happy with our performance in the gold medal game. USA’s length and athleticism has a lot to do with that. I thought our team did well throughout the tournament and we saw some good things. Unfortunately, we had some injures at the wrong time. We would have liked to have had a chance when we were fully healthy, but I thought we improved and we saw some good things from our younger players.” Sylvia Fowles led the United States with 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Tina Charles added 12 on 6-10 from the floor, 11 boards and 2 assists. Jordin Canada notched 11 on 3-11 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Stefanie Dolson scored 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Arike Ogunbowale notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Diamond De Shields added 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 assists. Napheesa Collier scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 11 boards and 3 assists. Olivia Nelson-Ododa added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Katie Lou Samuelson scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards, while Brittney Sykes, Elizabeth Williams and Khadijah Sessions were scoreless. Williams dished 2 assists. The United States (coached by Dawn Staley, assisted by Dan Hughes and Cheryl Reeve) hit 26-72 (.361) overall, 24-57 (.421) from the floor, 2-15 (.133) from the arc and 13-16 (.812) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 12 fouls, 17 turnovers, 5 steals and 5 blocks. Jamie Scott paced Canada with 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 7 boards. Miranda Ayim added 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Aaliyah Edwards notched 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Shay Colley added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Sami Hill scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Nayo Raincock-Akunwe added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 5 boards. Bridget Carleton scored 2 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards, while Ruth Hamblin, Quinn Dornstauder and Kim Gaucher were scoreless. Hamblin nabbed 5 boards and blocked 2 shots. Kayla Alexander and Miah-Marie Langlois did not play. Canada hit 19-69 (.275) overall, 16-49 (.327) from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 5-11 (.455) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 17 fouls, 18 turnovers, 9 steals and 3 blocks.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Sylvia Fowles (US); Kayla Alexander (Canada); Jordin Canada (USA); Diamond De Shields (USA); and Damiris Dantas (Brazil).