Canada's women play Friday for chance at quarterfinal berth at 3x3 basketball World Cup
Saicha Grant-Allen plays through injury during Wednesday losses to France, Hungary
Canada's women's team dropped both of its games Wednesday at the FIBA 3x3 basketball World Cup and will now have to go the play-in route for a shot at the quarterfinals.
Cassandra Brown had six points in a 14-13 loss to France, where a mid-game injury to Saicha Grant-Allen disrupted Canada's momentum. Grant-Allen had five points while Paige Crozon scored two.
Despite the injury, Grant-Allen returned to post five points and eight rebounds in a 16-14 loss to Hungary. Crozon added five, with Brown finishing with four.
The sixth-ranked Canadians opened the tournament Monday with wins over Austria and Latvia in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Canada finished third in Pool C and will face the second-place team from Pool B on Friday.
The 17th-ranked Canadian men's team, sporting a 1-1 record after splitting games with Austria and China, returns to action Thursday against France and Puerto Rico.
Live coverage of the World Cup will be available on CBC Gem and CBCSports.ca through to the medal games on Sunday.
