Crozon hits 3×3 game winner
Canada’s women’s 3×3 basketball team and Humboldt’s Paige Crozon are heading to semifinals at the Paris Olympics following a 21-10 victory over Australia in Saturday’s play-in game.
The Canadians put in a dominant performance on the court, leading from the get-go and building that lead as the game went on thanks to hitting five two-point shots, including the game winner by Crozon.
Kacie Bosch led the red-and-white with nine points, while Crozon added five.
With the win, Canada advances to the semifinals against Germany on Monday, August 5 at 10:30 a.m. Saskatchewan time. The gold and bronze medal games will follow later that day.
Earlier on Saturday, the final games of pool play were held with Canada taking on Azerbaijan and defeating them 21-19. Crozon contributed six points in that game, while teammate Michelle Plouffe led the squad with eight points.
That victory gave Canada a 4-3 record in the pool standings, good enough for fourth place.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day Nine of the Paris Olympics will see two Saskatchewan athletes and two coaches get in on the action, with one making their first appearance at the Games.
Borden’s Savannah Sutherland will make her Olympic debut and take part in her first of two events in Paris, the women’s 400-metre hurdles, with Round 1 taking place at 4:35 a.m. (SK time).
Regina’s Blaire McDowell and the Canadian women’s water polo team will wrap up pool play with a game against the Netherlands at 10:30 a.m. (SK time).
Meanwhile, head coach Lisa Thomaidis and assistant coach Connor Jay, will lead the German women’s basketball in their third and final game of pool play against the United States at 9:15 a.m. (SK time).
Olympic Notes: Canada added four medals on Day Eight of the Olympics…Summer McIntosh earned her fourth medal of the games, this time a gold in the women’s 200-m individual medley…Also in the pool, Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun went second and third, r9espectively, in the men’s 100-m butterfly…The eight-women rowing team earned silver on the 2,000-m course…Canada’s total 15 (4 Gold, 4 Silver, 7 Bronze).