LEON — Canada's U17 national team has advanced to the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup semifinals with an 82-44 win over Finland on Friday at Domo De La Feria in León, Mexico.
LEON — Canada's U17 national team has advanced to the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup semifinals with an 82-44 win over Finland on Friday at Domo De La Feria in León, Mexico.
Canada will play Spain in Saturday's semifinals after that country bounced Australia 71-58 in quarterfinal action on Friday. The United States beat Japan 95-59, while France rolled over Italy 83-51, setting up a France-U. S. semifinal on Saturday. Agot Akol Makeer led Canada with 15 points. She shot 6-for-8 from the field and 3-for-5 from the foul line. Jahda Denis and Deniya Prawl each chipped in for 14 points for Canada, which held quarter leads of 24-15, 37-24 and 55-33.Ada Luukkanen and Tiia Talonen each scored 11 points for Finland.
Canada led in most key areas: 62-48 in rebounds, 25-14 offensive rebounds, 37-34 defensive rebounds, 20-9 steals and 3-2 in blocks.
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