Overview

• Canada avenged a pool-play setback against Texas with a 72-65 win that secured the U23 gold medal.
• Avery Howell led the team with 24 points and a flawless 6-for-6 performance from beyond the arc en route to earning MVP honors.
• Coach Carly Clarke’s defensive tweaks sparked a 22-1 second-half run in the 96-46 rout of Puerto Rico and underpinned key stops in the final.
• The squad shot 38 percent from three-point range across the tournament, relying on perimeter efficiency to counter aggressive ball pressure.
• Shayeann Day-Wilson scored 11 of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter to seal the victory, and Latisha Lattimore delivered 14 points and four blocks in the Puerto Rico tune-up.