Shy Day-Wilson had 18 points and seven assists to lift Canada's women's under-23 basketball team to an 85-60 victory over the United States on Saturday, and into Sunday's gold-medal game of the inaugural Globl Jam tournament.
But the 19-year-old from Toronto wasn't going to pass up a chance to play for Canada, and in front of a hometown crowd for the first time in years.
Merissah Russell and Sarah Te-Biasu scored 13 points apiece, while Aaliyah Edwards finished with 10 points and nine rebounds, and Yvonne Ejim hauled down a game-high 13 boards for the Canadians, who led by as many as 30 points. She said while she's missing Duke's camp, she's getting the same sort of development playing with Canada's U-23 team.
"Everyone sees it and I kind of see it too, I'm kind of ready for the next level," she said. "So I'm going to just keep taking it step by step. And when that time comes, I'm going to be ready." The Globl Jam tournament was created to bridge the gap between the under-19 and the senior programs, and saw four countries on each of the men's and women's sides compete.