November 17, 2019

Group A:

The big game on Sunday ended up being the first one with the winner advancing from this group.  Puerto Rico was the favorite entering the game, but Suchitel Avila, Anisleidy Galindo, and Yamara Amargo kept Cuba in it until the end, losing 83-81.  Canada gave the home fans in Edmonton one last game to cheer about as they beat Cheisy Hernandez and the Dominican Republic 110-60.

Cuba vs. Puerto Rico 81-83 CUB Avila 23/12r Galindo 23 Amargo 21 Becquer 6/10r Tornell 4 Martinez 2 Neyra 2 Calvo 0 Montero 0 N. Vargas DNP Jourdain DNP L. Vargas DNP PUR Rosado 17 Gwathmey 15/7r Lozada-Cabbage 14/14r Gibson 12 O’Neill 9 Quinones 8 Salaman 8 Kuzmanic 0 Maldonado 0 Canales 0 Torres DNP Roma DNP

Dominican Republic vs. Canada 60-110 DOM Hernandez 23 Reynoso 13 Marte 6 Evangelista 5 Ramirez 5 Rodriguez 3 Jimenez 2 Monsac 2 De Los Angeles 1 Frias 0 Caceres 0 Zapata DNP CAN Hill 16 Pellington 14 Scott 13 Carleton 13 Achonwa 11/6r Hamblin 11 Ayim 9 Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Dornstauder 6 Edwards 4/7r Nurse 2 Gaucher 2

Standings: Canada 3-0, Puerto Rico 2-1, Cuba 1-2, Dominican Republic 0-3

Group B:

The other group started with A’ja Wilson and the United States beating Colombia 104-48.  Brazil entered the day with a solid cushion to take the last spot, but Argentina still held out hope in front of their home fans, but Damiris Dantas led the visitors in a 77-55 win.

United States vs. Colombia 104-48 USA Wilson 23/9r DeShields 17/9r Ogunbowale 17 Plum 10 Ogwumike 9/8r Fowles 9 Diggins 8/9a Augustus 4 Gray 4 Taurasi 3 Collier 0 Bird DNP COL Rios 15 Munoz 14 Paz 9/6r Vente 4 Martinez 3 Cortes 3 Gonzalez 0 Alonso 0 Olarte 0 Coy 0 Rodriguez 0 Morales DNP

Argentina vs. Brazil 55-77 ARG Boquete 13 De La Barba 10 Llorente 8 Burani 6 Rosset 6 Chagas 5 Fiorotto 4 Castro 2 Perez 1 Gonzalez 0 Santana 0 Aispurua 0 BRA Dantas 26/13r Paixao 16 Dos Santos 8/9r Ramona 7 Costa 5/6a Da Silva 5 Teixeira 4 De Souza 2/7r Pacheco 2 Monteiro 2 Soares 0 Dias 0

Standings: United States 3-0, Brazil 2-1, Colombia 1-2, Argentina 0-3

November 16, 2019

Group A:

The second day in Edmonton started with Anisleidy Galindo and Cuba beating Sugeiry Monsac and the Dominican Republic 70-68 to stay in the picture.  The last game of the day ended up being a great one as hosts Canada got a tremendous fight from Jennifer O’Neill and Puerto Rico, but Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe helped them win 84-80.  They advanced and will be joined by the winner of Puerto Rico-Cuba.

Cuba vs. Dominican Republic 70-68 CUB Galindo 25/9r Amargo 16/6a Avila 16 Calvo 4 Martinez 4 Tornell 2 Vargas 2 Becquer 1 Neyra 0 Montero 0 Vargas 0 Jourdain 0 DOM Monsac 25/8r Frias 13 Reynoso 9/6r Evangelista 7 Marte 5 Ramirez 3 De Los Angeles 2 Caceres 2 Hernandez 2 Rodriguez 0 Jimenez 0 Zapata DNP

Puerto Rico vs. Canada 80-84 PUR O’Neill 21 Gwathmey 16 Rosado 11 Lozada-Cabbage 8/9r Salaman 8 Quinones 7 Gibson 6 Maldonado 3 Canales 0 Kuzmanic 0 Torres DNP Roma DNP CAN Raincock-Ekunwe 27/11r Nurse 17 Ayim 11 Scott 8 Achonwa 7/7r Pellington 7 Gaucher 4 Hill 3 Edwards 0 Carleton 0 Hamblin 0 Dornstauder DNP

Group B:

In Bahia Blanca, Brazil put themselves in position to advance with a 61-33 win over Colombia.  The United States had no issues defeating hosts Argentina 91-34.

Colombia vs. Brazil 33-61 COL Rios 15/6r Martinez 8 Cortes 5 Paz 2 Olarte 2 Alonso 1 Munoz 0 Vente 0 Gonzalez 0 Coy 0 Rodriguez 0 Morales DNP BRA Dantas 10/8r Teixeira 10 Pacheco 9 Monteiro 8/6r Paixao 6 Dos Santos 5/11r De Souza 4 Costa 3/6r/6a Soares 2 Dias 2 Da Silva 2 Ramona 0

United States vs. Argentina 91-34 USA Fowles 13/7r DeShields 13 Ogwumike 12 Plum 11 Wilson 10/7r Collier 9/12r Diggins 9 Augustus 8 Gray 6/6a Taurasi 0 Bird DNP Ogunbowale DNP ARG Boquete 9 De La Barba 5 Burani 5 Llorente 5 Aispurua 4 Rosset 3 Santana 2/6r Fiorotto 1 Perez 0 Gonzalez 0 Chagas 0 Castro 0

November 14, 2019

The eight teams remaining were split into two groups in two locations.  The United States and one other team from its group will advance while the top two teams in the other group will join them.

Group A:

Isalys Quinones and Puerto Rico had a great start in Edmonton, beating the Dominican Republic 108-58.  The last game of the day had no surprises as hosts Canada breezed past Cuba 110-53 behind Kia Nurse.

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico 58-108 DOM Marte 13 Monsac 11/7r Hernandez 7 Evangelista 6 Jimenez 6 Frias 6 Reynoso 3/7r Caceres 2 Ramirez 2 Zapata 2 De Los Angeles 0 Rodriguez 0 PUR Quinones 20/7r Maldonado 17 Rosado 16/6a O’Neill 10 Kuzmanic 9 Losada-Cabbage 7 Gwathmey 7 Salaman 6/6a Gibson 5/7r Torres 5 Canales 4 Roma 2

Canada vs. Cuba 110-53 CAN Nurse 28 Ayim 14 Achonwa 10/8r Scott 10 Hill 10/6a Pellington 9/7a Raincock-Ekunwe 8/6r Gaucher 8 Carleton 7/6r Hamblin 4 Edwards 2 Dornstauder 0 CUB Galindo 12 Amargo 12 Avila 7 Neyra 6 Tornell 6 Martinez 6 Becquer 2/7r Jourdain 2 N. Vargas 0 Calvo 0 L. Vargas 0 Montero 0

Group B:

This group started play on Thursday as all the teams did make it to Bahia Blanca.  The United States found the strong inside-outside combination of Sylvia Fowles and Chelsea Gray in a 76-61 win over Brazil.  The balance of power in South America may now have decisively turned behind the usual powerhouse as Colombia beat Agostina Burani and hosts Argentina 67-63 behind Mabel Martinez.

Brazil vs. United States 61-76 BRA De Souza 11/12r Dantas 11 Costa 10 Monteiro 8 Dos Santos 5 Ramona 5 Teixeira 5 Soares 4 Paixao 2 Da Silva 0 Dias 0 Pacheco 0 USA Fowles 21/6r Gray 21/8a Ogwumike 11 Taurasi 6 Wilson 6 Diggins 3 Collier 3 Plum 3 DeShields 2 Bird 0/7a Augustus 0 Ogunbowale 0

Colombia vs. Argentina 67-63 COL Martinez 23 Munoz 17 Rios 13/6a Gonzalez 6 Paz 4 Vente 2/9r Alonso 2 Coy 0 Olarte DNP Cortes DNP Rodriguez DNP Morales DNP ARG Burani 29/10r Rosset 12 Gonzalez 9/6a De La Barba 8 Llorente 3 Santana 2 Boquete 0/6r Chagas 0 Aispurua 0 Perez 0 Fiorotto 0 Castro DNP

September 29, 2019

3rd Place:

Sunday started with Damiris Dantas and Brazil claiming the last medal with a 95-66 win over Puerto Rico.

Brazil vs. Puerto Rico 95-66 BRA Dantas 28/9r/8a De Souza 16/10r Pacheco 15 Goncalo 9 Dos Santos 8/6r Ramona 5 Monteiro 4 Paixao 3 Teixeira 3 Costa 2 Gomes Colhado 2 Dias 0 PUR Salaman 15 O’Neill 9 Gwathmey 8/6r Quinones 8 Rosado 7 Maldonado 5 Melendez 4 Canales 3 Kuzmanic 3 Pagan 2 Roma 2 Gibson 0

Final:

Canada was trying to prove that they could win the tournament even with the United States and they did slow down the favorites early before the United States marked their return to this competition with a 67-46 win.

Canada vs. United States 46-67 CAN Scott 12/7r Ayim 9 Edwards 9 Colley 6 Raincock-Ekunwe 4 Hill 4 Carleton 2 Hamblin 0 Gaucher 0 Dornstauder 0 Langlois DNP Alexander DNP USA Charles 12/11r Fowles 12/6r Canada 11/6r Dolson 10 Ogunbowale 7 DeShields 6 Collier 5/11r Nelson-Ododa 2 Samuelson 2 Williams 0 Sessions 0 Sykes 0

The draw was conducted for the groups for the next stage of Olympic qualifying and they turned out to be the same as the groups in this tournament.  Canada will host the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.  Argentina will host the United States, Brazil, and Colombia.

September 28, 2019

7th Place:

The day started with the game for 7th place as Argentina finished a disappointing tournament with a 67-65 loss to the Dominican Republic after finishing as runners up and getting close to the title last time.  They did learn that they and Canada will be hosting the two tournaments in the Americas for the next stage of Olympic qualifying.

Dominican Republic vs. Argentina 67-65 DOM Morton 18/7r Monsac 13/8r Evangelista 9 Jones 6/7r Zapata 4/7r Marte 4 Caceres 4 Hernandez 3 Reynoso 2/12r Estrella 2 Frias 2 Guerrero 0 ARG Boquete 14 Gonzalez 11 De La Barba 10/6a Garcia 10 Burani 9/6r Aispurua 6 Perez 3 Ale 2 Fiorotto 0 Durso 0 Marchizotti 0 Llorente DNP

5th Place:

Colombia finished a solid tournament with a 75-62 win over Cuba in the 5th place game.

Cuba vs. Colombia 62-75 CUB Galindo 13/10r Amargo 11 Tornell 11 Avila 8/8r Neyra 8 Calvo 7 Martinez 3 Colas 1 Jourdain 0 Vargas 0 Garcia 0 Becquer DNP COL Munoz 14 Martinez 13/8r Arias 13 Rios 10/6a Palacio 7 Paz 6/10r Gonzalez 5 Caicedo 3 Vente 2 Coy 2 Lopez 0 Asprilla DNP

Semifinals:

That set the stage for the semifinals and the first one was a good game throughout.  Canada got an unexpected boost from Shay Colley that made the difference in a 66-58 win over Brazil.  Puerto Rico dialed up the chaos early, but the United States settled down on their way to a 78-54 win.

Canada vs. Brazil 66-58 CAN Colley 23 Raincock-Ekunwe 9/10r Carleton 9/8r Alexander 7/6r Ayim 6 Scott 4 Hill 4 Gaucher 2 Hamblin 2 Langlois 0 Edwards 0 Dornstauder DNP BRA Dantas 16/9r Dos Santos 14/7r De Souza 8/9r Teixeira 8 Costa 8 Ramona 2 Paixao 2 Goncalo 0 Dias 0 Pacheco 0 Monteiro 0 Gomes Colhado DNP

United States vs. Puerto Rico 78-54 USA Fowles 17/13r Charles 14/10r Samuelson 10 Ogunbowale 7/6r Sykes 6 Canada 6 Collier 4/10r Dolson 4/6r DeShields 4 Nelson-Ododa 4 Williams 2 Sessions 0 PUR Rosado 12 Quinones 9 Salaman 9 Gwathmey 4 Canales 4 Pagan 4 Kuzmanic 4 O’Neill 2 Maldonado 2 Gibson 2 Melendez 2 Roma 0

September 26, 2019

Group A:

The games in this group had no bearing on the important parts of the standings.  Canada kept their perfect record with a 78-50 win over the Dominican Republic.  Puerto Rico put on a show for the home fans in a 79-49 win over Mexico.

Canada vs. Dominican Republic 78-50 CAN Carleton 15 Scott 14/6r Alexander 11/10r Ayim 11 Edwards 8 Hill 7 Hamblin 4 Raincock-Ekunwe 3 Gaucher 3 Dornstauder 2 Colley 0 Langlois DNP DOM Monsac 9 Morton 9 Caceres 9 Reynoso 6 Hernandez 6 Jones 4 Estrella 3 Zapata 2 Evangelista 2 Frias 0 Guerrero 0 Marte 0

Puerto Rico vs. Mexico 79-49 PUR Pagan 12/6r Kuzmanic 12 O’Neill 11 Melendez 9/6r Quinones 8/7r Canales 7 Maldonado 7 Gibson 6 Rosado 5/9r/8a Salaman 2 Roma 0 Gwathmey DNP MEX Avila 10 Romo 8/8r Soto 6 Estrada 5/7r Pardo 4 Luna-Castro 3/9r Taylor 2 Beltran 1 Castaneda 0 Ramirez 0 Asencio 0 Valenzuela 0

Standings: Canada 4-0, Puerto Rico 3-1, Cuba 2-2, Dominican Republic 1-3, Mexico 0-4

Group B:

Even with the places in the next round decided, there was still placement to play for in this group and it started the day with a thriller as Colombia and Argentina were finally able to meet on the court, but it was no different even after two overtimes as Colombia won 73-71.  The other game was for the top spot in the group and the United States took care of business with an 89-73 win over Brazil.

Colombia vs. Argentina 73-71(2OT) COL Rios 17/7a Arias 14/9r Munoz 13 Martinez 12/10r Palacio 10 Gonzalez 5 Paz 2 Vente 0 Caicedo 0 Coy DNP Lopez DNP Asprilla DNP ARG Gonzalez 16 Burani 15/11r De La Barba 12 Durso 11 Boquete 8/7r Llorente 5/18r Aispurua 3 Garcia 1 Marchizotti 0 Fiorotto 0 Ale 0 Perez 0

United States vs. Brazil 89-73 USA DeShields 19 Charles 15/10a Canada 12/6a Samuelson 11 Ogunbowale 9 Dolson 8 Sykes 7 Collier 4 Fowles 2 Williams 2 Nelson-Ododa 0 Sessions DNP BRA Dantas 16 De Souza 13 Dos Santos 11 Pacheco 7 Teixeira 7 Ramona 6 Costa 3 Paixao 3 Goncalo 3 Monteiro 2 Gomes Colhado 2 Dias DNP

Standings: United States 4-0, Brazil 3-1, Colombia 2-2, Argentina 1-3, Paraguay 0-4

Bracket:

Semifinals:
Canada vs. Brazil
United States vs. Puerto Rico

5th Place:
Cuba vs. Colombia

7th Place:
Dominican Republic vs. Argentina

September 25, 2019

Group A:

The day started with Mexico put themselves at risk of being the team eliminated from this group with a 65-62 loss to Yamara Amargo and Cuba.  That was confirmed at the end of the day after Puerto Rico beat Sugeiry Monsac and the Dominican Republic 81-54.

Mexico vs. Cuba 62-65 MEX Luna-Castro 13/14r Beltran 12 Pardo 10/6r Avila 10 Romo 9/9r Estrada 4/6r Soto 4 Taylor 0 Asencio 0 Ramirez DNP Castaneda DNP Valenzuela DNP CUB Amargo 22 Galindo 15/11r Avila 10/15r Calvo 6/11r Martinez 5 Vargas 3 Neyra 2 Garcia 2 Colas 0 Tornell 0 Jourdain DNP Becquer DNP

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico 54-81 DOM Monsac 20/13r Zapata 10/7r Caceres 6 Morton 6 Reynoso 4/6r Marte 4 Frias 3 Estrella 2 Jones 1 Evangelista 0 Guerrero 0 Hernandez 0 PUR O’Neill 15 Salaman 15 Rosado 11/7a Canales 9 Gibson 7/7r Maldonado 6 Melendez 6 Quinones 5 Kuzmanic 5 Pagan 2 Roma 0 Gwathmey DNP

Group B:

Already-eliminated Paraguay put up a fight against Damris Dantas and Brazil for a little while, but lost 101-60 to end their tournament even with Paola Ferrari back to her best.  The United States then doubled up Argentina 100-50.

Brazil vs. Paraguay 101-60 BRA Dantas 22/7r Pacheco 15 Ramona 14 Goncalo 12/6a Teixeira 10 Dos Santos 9/6r Monteiro 6 De Souza 5 Dias 4 Paixao 4 Costa DNP Gomes Colhado DNP PARA Ferrari 25/7r Peralta 9/6r Huttemann 7 Caraves 6/6r Quevedo 5 Rojas 4 Perez 2 Ghiringhelli 1 Pena 0 Niz 0 Gomez 0 Ibarra 0

Argentina vs. United States 50-100 ARG Durso 12/8r Boquete 11 Fiorotto 6 Llorente 6 Burani 6 Garcia 5 Gonzalez 2 Perez 2 De La Barba 0 Ale 0 Aispurua 0 Marchizotti 0 USA Samuelson 16/7r Ogunbowale 14 Fowles 14 Sykes 11/7r/6a DeShields 10 Dolson 8/6r Williams 8 Nelson-Ododa 6 Collier 4/6r Charles 4 Canada 3 Sessions 2