Canada’s women’s basketball team beats South Korea at Tokyo Olympics

Bridget Carleton scores 18 points as Canada beats South Korea 74-53 to even record at 1-1, Canadians face No. 3 Spain on Sunday

Natalie Achonwa added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Canadians, while Kayla Alexander chipped in with 10 points.Story continues below advertisement

Achonwa is playing in Tokyo after missing the last 10 WNBA games for Minnesota with a sprained medial collateral ligament in her right knee. But Canada opened with what could play out to be a costly 72-68 loss to Serbia, the team’s first major international game together since clinching an Olympic berth way back in February of 2020 in Belgium.

Due to the pandemic, the Canadian women spent most of the last 18 months stationed at various points abroad, their only connection via Zoom calls.

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