Canadian Trail: Men lose to U.S. in wheelchair basketball final
Men's goalball team captures bronze on last day of Parapan Am Games
The Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team lost to the United States 62-39 in the final at the Parapan Am Games on Saturday.
US wins gold in wheelchair basketball, beats CAN 62-39. Both teams qualify for paralympics <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBCPARAPANAM?src=hash">#CBCPARAPANAM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PanAmazing?src=hash">#PanAmazing</a> <a href="http://t.co/AdYL426sHt">http://t.co/AdYL426sHt</a>
—@cbcsportsDavid Eng, of Montreal, Que. led the Canucks offence early on scoring 10-of-his-12 points in the first three quarters.
Late in the game it was Nik Goncin, of Regina, Sask., that took over scoring all but four of his game high 17 points and 11 rebounds including three consecutive three-pointers late in the game.
.<a href="https://twitter.com/WCBballCanada">@WCBballCanada</a> boys make a great comeback effort - fall to USA 62-39 4 <a href="https://twitter.com/TO2015">@TO2015</a> SILVER! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PROUD?src=hash">#PROUD</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CIBCTeamNext?src=hash">#CIBCTeamNext</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/goncin">@goncin</a> <a href="http://t.co/nQsHzud1Ng">pic.twitter.com/nQsHzud1Ng</a>
—@AthletesCAN"I'm really proud of my teammates to be able to fight that hard and never give up even though we were down by a lot, the crowd was amazing," said Eng. "Even though we were down, their energy showed that Canada was behind us and it just made us not give up and keep wanting to go more. I just can't thank the fans enough."
Canada grabs bronze in goalball
In other action on the final day of the Parapan Am Games, Canada defeated Argentina 13-3 to take the bronze medal in men's goalball.
Canada wins Goalball Bronze! Congrats team, inc CSI Pacific-reg'd athlete Ahmad Zeividavi & BC athlete Brendan Gaulin <a href="http://t.co/xTf0f8bHaf">pic.twitter.com/xTf0f8bHaf</a>
—@csipacificWith files from Wheelchair Basketball Canada