If this is the end for Canada's senior women's national team at Tokyo2020, it'll be seen as a squandered opportunity. ✍️: michaelgrange
That’s what makes it fun and what makes the high points – when they come – so exhilarating. Success sometimes feels less like painting a masterpiece that it does the sense of relief you get from when you don’t get crushed by an on-coming tractor trailer.So often the question your left with is some version of: where – exactly -- did that kick in the gut come from?
How did Canada put themselves in this position after arriving in Tokyo ranked fourth in the world and with high hopes of advancing to the medal round for the first time since the senior women finished fourth in 1984? While Canada had pinned a lot of their hopes on their trio of WNBA players – Kia Nurse, Natalie Achonwa, and Bridget Carleton – the early returns weren’t there as they combined to shoot 9-of-30 in the opener.
An inspired second quarter where Canada’s trademark defensive intensity kicked in and kept the game close, but Spain was able to respond with key buckets every time Canada tried to get in position to even the score. But Thomaidis extended Canada’s defence, pressing Spain all over the floor and giving long minutes to two of her youngest players – 22-year-old point guard Shaina Pellington, a speedster from the University of Arizona and 20-year-old Laeticia Amihere – a lightning-quick, six-foot-one do-everything forward.
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