Back-to-back wins lead Canadian women to quarters at 3x3 basketball stop in Edmonton
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Canada's women's 3x3 basketball team collected back-to-back victories in Edmonton on Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the first FIBA 3x3 Women's Series stop of the season on home soil.
Edmonton native Michelle Plouffe scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Canada past Poland 22-10 at the Ice District's Fan Park outside of Rogers Place.
Her twin sister Katherine added five points and six rebounds. Paige Crozon of Lethbridge, Alta., contributed six points.
The Canadians then doubled up Japan 16-8, with Katherine Plouffe leading the way with seven points and eight rebounds to clinch a quarterfinal berth.
WATCH l Canada tops Poland at FIBA 3x3 Women's Series stop in Edmonton:
If victorious in the quarterfinal match against Chile on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, Canada will return to the court at 5:05 p.m. ET for the semifinals.
The United States, China, Germany, France, Poland and the under-24 U.S. team also advanced to the quarterfinals.
Canada, the reigning Women's Series champion, finished third at the previous stop in Bordeaux, France earlier this month.
The 2023 edition runs from May to September, returning to Canada for stops in Quebec City and Montreal.
WATCH l Canadian women edge Japan to punch quarterfinal ticket:
