Canada wins bronze at women's 3x3 basketball World Cup with rout of Poland

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Canada claimed bronze at the FIBA women's 3x3 hoops World Cup with a 21-9 triumph implicit Poland connected Sunday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Paige Crozon leads Canadians with 13 points, 5 rebounds successful 21-9 victory

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· Posted: Jun 29, 2025 10:12 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Three women's 3 by 3 hoops players grin portion wrapping their arms astir each different successful solemnisation connected the tribunal arsenic fans ticker from the stands.

Canada claimed bronze at the FIBA women's 3x3 hoops World Cup with a 21-9 triumph implicit Poland connected Sunday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Team seasoned Paige Crozon led Canada with 13 points and 5 rebounds at Sükhbaatar Square.

Saicha Grant-Allen added 5 points and 5 rebounds for the sixth-seeded Canadians. Cassandra Brown and Kacie Bosch each collected 3 rebounds portion scoring 2 points and 1 point, respectively.

Anna Pawlowska led No. 8 Poland with 3 points and 3 rebounds.

WATCH l Full replay of Canada-Poland 3rd-place game:

FIBA 3x3 Women's World Cup Ulaanbaatar 3rd spot game: Canada vs. Poland

Watch Canada instrumentality connected Poland for 3rd spot astatine the FIBA 3x3 Women's World Cup from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The Canadian women bounced backmost from a pugnacious 21-15 semifinal loss earlier successful the time to the second-seeded Netherlands, which went connected to decision No. 12 Mongolia 15-9 successful the gold-medal game.

Canada, which went 2-2 successful radical play, beat Japan 18-6 successful Friday's play-in game before defeating Olympic metallic medallist Spain 11-10 successful the quarterfinals connected Saturday. The Canadians had mislaid their past 2 radical signifier games earlier making a tally into the semifinal.

WATCH l Grant-Allen talks astir Canada's tally to bronze:

Saicha Grant-Allen talks astir Canada's tally to bronze astatine the FIBA 3x3 Women's World Cup

The seasoned Canadian 3-on-3 subordinate reflects connected Canada's show astatine the tourney and the team's maturation successful Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Crozon besides delivered a beardown show against the Dutch with 10 points and five rebounds.

The Canadian squad was without prima players Katherine Plouffe and duplicate sister Michelle, who missed the tournament due to insignificant injuries and scheduling conflicts. Brown and Grant-Allen stepped up successful their absence.

Canada took location metallic astatine the 2022 variation earlier finishing sixth successful 2023 and losing the Olympic bronze-medal crippled to the United States past summer.

The Canadian men's squad finished 13th successful Ulaanbaatar aft failing to scope the playoffs with a 1-3 grounds successful radical play.

WATCH l Full replay of Canada-Netherlands semifinal: