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Canadian women lose to France 64_1
Monday, March 4, 2013, 8:41 AM
[General]
Canadian women lose to France 64 After a tough 64-60 loss to France here Wednesday - Canada missed all 11 of the three-pointers it attempted and could have stolen a win - the chance of advancing to the quarter-finals of the 12-team tournament basically rest on a game Friday against their FIBA Americas rivals. While there is a miniscule chance the women could upset powerful Australia in their final round-robin game Sunday, the Brazil contest is the more legitimate chance at getting the second first-round win that's necessary to move on Jordan 9 Cool Grey. "That is really good," the Jordan 5 For Sale; coach Allison McNeill said of the opponent. "At this point your mind is full of a lot of stuff, you've had a lot of scouting reports . . . I think Brazil is a common foe, we've played them a lot so it won't be as tough a scout." With Canada's outside shooting so suspect and inconsistent, it could come down to work in the paint for them to score enough to win. The emerging star of the team so far is 19-year-old pivot Natalie Achonwa of Guelph
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