Canadian women
finish 10th
The Canadian women's basketball team finished 10th at the Olympics after dropping a
67-58 decision to Cuba on Tuesday. Yamilet Martinez had 13 points and 10 rebounds and
Cuba (2-4) outscored Canada 8-1 over the final 2:19 to finish ninth.-September 26, 2000 |
Women's
basketball squeaks by Brazil in final game
Canada had some rough goings in women's basketball in Sydney, but they finished off strong
squeaking by Brazil 61-60 on Sunday in round robin play.-September 24, 2000 |
Team must
rebound to stay in game
The Canadian women's basketball team dug a hole for itself on Friday in its attempt to
reach the final round of the Olympic tournament.Slovakia took advantage of tightness in
the Canadian game to win a crucial game 68-56.-September 22, 2000 |
Canadian
women fall to 1-2 after French loss
A stubborn Canadian team hung tough for 28 minutes before France, sparked by Audrey
Sauret's three-pointer, broke the game open en route to a 70-58 victory in Olympic women's
basketball play Wednesday.-September 20, 2000 |
Canada
schools Senegal
After stumbling out of the gate with a blowout loss to Australia in the Olympic basketball
tournament, Canada's women bounced back with a convincing 62-41 win over Senegal last
night. - Sep. 17, 2000 |
Canada
gets dunked by Australia 78 - 46 in opener
Bev Smith, clearly unhappy with her squad’s breakdown in the first half of an
embarrassing 78-46 loss to Australia, a medal favorite here, admitted she challenged her
team’s mental toughness afterwards in order to fire them up for a must-win game
against Senegal, clearly a weaker opponent. - Sep. 16, 2000 |
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Canada
loses to the USA again
Yolanda Griffith said the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team had a goal for Saturday
night's game against Canada. The U.S. team easily outscored Canada 90-51. (Globe and Mail)
- August 28, 2000 |
USA
beats Canada again
The United States smothered Canada with suffocating defence to survive a shaky start
offensively, then got its running game going in the second half to rout the Canadians for
the second straight night, 70-31 Wednesday. - August 24, 2000 |
Canada
loses to USA in pre-Olympic test
Yolanda Griffith and Natalie Williams led a strong inside game Tuesday night as the U.S.
women's basketball team began its final march to the Sydney Olympics with an 81-40 victory
over the Canadian Olympic team. August 23, 2000 |
Canadian Women's Basketball Team Drops Series to Cuba in Summer
Series 2000
In the final games of the Canada Basketball Summer Series 2000, the Canadian national
women and men's basketball teams were defeated by Cuba and Brazil, respectively. - July
18, 2000 |
Australian
Women's Basketball Team Beats Canada 78-54
Australia defeated Canada 78-54 Friday to sweep a three-game women's basketball series. -
June 24, 2000 |
Canadian
Women's Basketball Team Gets Bronze in Down Under
The Canadian national women's basketball team came out and imposed their style of play on
Slovakia and came away with a 55-43 victory to capture the bronze medal at the World Slam
Down Under in Sydney, Australia. - June 18, 2000 |
Canadian
Women Drop Opener To Slovakia
The Canadian women's national basketball team dropped the opening game at the World Slam
Down Under in Sydney, Australia today to Slovakia, 56-46. - June 14, 2000 |
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Women's
Hoops Team has Summer to Mesh -
Rebuilt Canadian squad will face opponents
who have been playing together for a year .
The
team will be led by 1996 Games veterans Kelly Boucher
and Karla Karch of Calgary; Shawna Molchak of Cardston,
Alta.; and Dianne Norman of Fredericton. - June1,
2000 |
