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Canadian women’s 3×3 basketball team earns spot in Paris Olympics with win over Hungary | CBC Sports
The Canadian women’s 3×3 team is going to the Olympic Games.
The team of Paige Crozon, Kacie Bosch, and twin sisters Michelle and Katherine Plouffe defeated Hungary 21-10 in a must-win game on Sunday at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Debrecen, Hungary.
The Canadians were down to their last chance after losing to Spain 19-18 in the semifinal earlier in the day.
“We’re just so grateful, our team, we have so much joy and gratitude to be here,” said Katherine Plouffe after the win over Hungary. “We believed. There’s no easy games here, Hungary’s a great team.”
Canada advanced to the semifinals with a 21-8 quarterfinal win over Italy, powered by nine points apiece from Crozon and Katherine Plouffe.
Canada finished atop Pool B with a perfect 3-0 record with round-robin wins over Chile (21-11), Lithuania (19-16), and Czechia (17-10).
The Canadian men’s team finished with a 1-2 record in the pool play and failed to advance to the quarterfinals.
WATCH: How does Paige Crozon balance basketball and motherhood:
CBC Olympics digital host Ariel Helwani sits down with 3×3 player Paige Crozon to talk about being a mom basketball player, and her work with Saskatchewan’s Indigenous youth league.
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