Nirra Fields and her Canadian teammates lost 68-48 to hometown Spain in the final Olympic exhibition game for both teams on Wednesday in Segovia.
Megan Gustafson had 17 points and nine rebounds as host Spain thumped Canada 68-48 on Wednesday in Segovia in the countries' final tune-up ahead of the Paris Olympics.Posted: Jul 24, 2024 5:38 PM EDT | Last Updated: 44 minutes ago
Megan Gustafson had 17 points and nine rebounds as host Spain thumped Canada 68-48 on Wednesday in Segovia in the countries' final tune-up ahead of the Paris Olympics. Queralt Casas added 20 points for the fourth-ranked Spaniards, who open the women's tournament at the Games on Sunday against No. 2 China.
Kayla Alexander led the way for Canada with 10 points. Aaliyah Edwards chipped in with eight points and 14 rebounds.Canada, which was coming off Tuesday's 77-74 victory over No. 3 Australia, shot just 34 per cent from the floor. Spain shot 46 per cent. The Canadians didn't make it out of the group stage at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, finishing with a 1-2 record.Spain defeats Canada in final pre-Olympic exhibition gameThe host Spaniards took down Canada 68-48 in Segovia, in a final tune-up ahead of Paris 2024.
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