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sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ dunks Finland 82-44, advances to U17 World Cup semifinals

LEON — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s U17 national team has advanced to the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup semifinals with an 82-44 win over Finland on Friday at Domo De La Feria in León, Mexico.

LEON — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s U17 national team has advanced to the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup semifinals with an 82-44 win over Finland on Friday at Domo De La Feria in León, Mexico.

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ will play Spain in Saturday's semifinals after that country bounced Australia 71-58 in quarterfinal action on Friday.

The United States beat Japan 95-59, while France rolled over Italy 83-51, setting up a France-U. S. semifinal on Saturday.

Agot Akol Makeer led sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ with 15 points. She shot 6-for-8 from the field and 3-for-5 from the foul line. Jahda Denis and Deniya Prawl each chipped in for 14 points for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, which held quarter leads of 24-15, 37-24 and 55-33.

Yohana Fami scored 11 points and Savannah Swords added eight for the winners.

Ada Luukkanen and Tiia Talonen each scored 11 points for Finland.

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ led in most key areas: 62-48 in rebounds, 25-14 offensive rebounds, 37-34 defensive rebounds, 20-9 steals and 3-2 in blocks.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 19, 2024.

The Canadian Press