Canada rally past Sweden in friendly - Jul 28, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
Canada - Sweden 72:53
Canada and Sweden played the first friendly encounter at the University of the Fraser Valley yesterday. The hosts claimed a comfortable victory at the end. Teresa Gabriele (165-G-79) knocked down 12 points to lead well-balanced offensive effort from Canada.
Canada kept their opponents scoreless for several minutes late in the opening frame to gain a 19:11 lead. The hosts opened the second term with six points in a row to take a 25:11 advantage [read more]
Canada - Sweden 72:53 Canada and Sweden played the first friendly encounter at the University of the Fraser Valley yesterday. The hosts claimed a comfortable victory at the end. Teresa Gabriele (165-G-79) knocked down 12 points to lead well-balanced offensive effort from Canada. Canada kept their opponents scoreless for several minutes late in the opening frame to gain a 19:11 lead. The hosts opened the second term with six points in a row to take a 25:11 advantage. Canada closed the first half with sixteen consecutive points to build a massive 44:23 advantage at halftime. Canada did not loosen the grasp in the third period. They fired with a 10:0 run to silence the Swedish team at 61:35 lead at the final break. Sweden showed character in the fourth quarter. They outscored Canada to narrow the deficit but still lost at the end. Chelsea Aubry (189-F/C-84, college: Nebraska) and Natalie Achonwa (189-F-92) knocked down 9 points each for the winners. Tamara Tatham (187-F-85, college: Massachusetts) added 7 points for the winners. Frida Eldebrink (174-G-88) and Kadidja Andersson (183-F-80, agency: Promotex, college: Minnesota) accounted for 13 points each in the loss. The teams are to meet again on Thursday.
U17 Canada avoids the last place in Rodez - Jul 25, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
U17 World Championships, Places 11-12: MALI - CANADA 48-82
Canada blasted Mali to avoid the last place in Rodez. They dominated from the start of this match and later finished participation at the U17 World Championship with victory. On the other side, Mali ended as the only winless team at this event. Nirra Fields (173-G-93) came up with 18 points and 6 rebounds in victory. Alexandra Der (185-F-93) scored 13, while Karly Roser (178-G-93) added 12 pts and 5 assists [read more]
U17 World Championships, Places 11-12: MALI - CANADA 48-82
Canada blasted Mali to avoid the last place in Rodez. They dominated from the start of this match and later finished participation at the U17 World Championship with victory. On the other side, Mali ended as the only winless team at this event. Nirra Fields (173-G-93) came up with 18 points and 6 rebounds in victory. Alexandra Der (185-F-93) scored 13, while Karly Roser (178-G-93) added 12 pts and 5 assists. Frederique Potvin (178-G-93) helped her team with 10 points. Mariam Maiga (169-G-96) answered with 17 points in defeat. Their second scorer was Fatoumata Sanou (185-C-93) with 14 pts (8 rebs). Canada destroyed Mali in the first ten minutes. Nirra Fields and her teammates drained magnificent 27 points in Q1, while stopping their rivals to 13. Nothing has changed after that as Canada dominated in all segments. They made 9-18 in the second and impressive 3-23 in third frame. Canada slowed down after that, what Mali used to cut the margin a little bit (23-14, Q4). At the end Canada celebrated expected 48-82 win and said goodbye to U17 WC in Rodez.
U17 Argentina outplays U17 Canada in Rodez - Jul 24, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
U17 World Championship, Quarterfinals: ARGENTINA - CANADA 59-51
Argentina made the first step forward to ninth place and if they want to take it, Argentina will have to beat Turkey. In this game Argentina celebrated 59-51 win against Canada. Carolina Martinez (160-F-93) led her team with 14 points and 5 rebounds. Diana Cabrera (187-F-93) also was great as she registered double-double of 11 points and 15 rebounds. Rocio Diaz (170-F-93) is another player with 11 pts [read more]
U17 World Championship, Quarterfinals: ARGENTINA - CANADA 59-51
Argentina made the first step forward to ninth place and if they want to take it, Argentina will have to beat Turkey. In this game Argentina celebrated 59-51 win against Canada. Carolina Martinez (160-F-93) led her team with 14 points and 5 rebounds. Diana Cabrera (187-F-93) also was great as she registered double-double of 11 points and 15 rebounds. Rocio Diaz (170-F-93) is another player with 11 pts. On the other side, Canada got 11 points and 10 boards from Nirra Fields (173-G-93). She was their only player with double-digits in scoring. First quarter was the crucial one in this game. Argentina created 11-point lead at that time and was always up for rest of the time. They finished Q2 with 11-9 for 36-23 lead at the half time. Canada improved after the breather and in low scoring Q3 (7-11) cut the margin to 9 pts. Still, Argentina had decent last ten minutes keeping the safe distance until the end. Argentina will meet Turkey on Saturday. Canada will play against Mali to avoid the last place at this event.
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