Trio Of Utah Utes Help Canada Remain Undefeated In Olympic Women’s 3×3 Basketball

Jul 31, 2024, 10:25 AM

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PARIS, France – The unmatched chemistry of Team Canada has led the Utes Utes-laden team to back-to-back wins in the women’s 3×3 basketball tournament. The Canadians blew out China 21-11.

Team Canada (2-0) took on Team China in its second game of the FIBA women’s 3×3 2024 Paris Olympics for each country.

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The former University of Utah women’s basketball student-athletes Paige Crozon and Michelle Plouffe play for Team Canada. The Canadian women’s 3×3 team is coached by former Utah women’s basketball player Kim Gaucher.

M. Plouffe and Crozon scored seven points apiece while grabbing seven rebounds. Crozon finished 3-7 from deep.

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Recap

Crozon started fast as Canada built another early lead. Crozon and Canada began to 2-2 from deep as the Canadians to a 6-1 lead.

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Michelle Plouffe followed up with a long-range shot of her own, helping her team to an 8-4 lead.

Canada’s chemistry showed as they built an eight-point lead five minutes into the 10-minute game. China tried to take advantage of its size in the post, but Canada’s movement without the ball was nearly unstoppable.

Canada improved to 2-0 with a 21-11 win.

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The 2024 Paris Olympics occurs Friday, July 26, through Sunday, August 11. The Paris Games comprises 329 events across 19 days, with 754 competitions and ceremonies for over 10,000 athletes.

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Trio Of Utah Utes Help Canada Remain Undefeated In Olympic Women’s 3×3 Basketball