UTSUNOMIYA, Japan 鈥� sa国际传媒 will face Germany in semifinal action after splitting its two games Saturday at the 3x3 basketball Olympic qualifying tournament.
Michelle Plouffe had nine points to lead sa国际传媒 past the Netherlands 22-9 in its first contest of the day. Paige Crozon added eight points for the Canadians.
But Australia defeated sa国际传媒 21-16 later Saturday. Crozon led the Canadians with six points while Plouffe added five.
The contest was an important one for Australia, which lost its opening match to the Netherlands. sa国际传媒 downed Kenya 19-12 in its first contest Friday.
sa国际传媒 finished the tournament with a 2-1 record in Pool B as both it and Australia qualified for semifinal action. Crozon led all scorers with 24 points through three games.
sa国际传媒's semifinal game versus Germany will be played Sunday. The Canadians must win the tournament to qualify for the 2024 Paris Games
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4, 2024.
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