Canadian women beat Brazil to strike gold at FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup

It was a golden Sunday for the Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team. Katherine and Michelle Plouffe, along with Kacie Bosch and Paige Crozon, led Canada to a 15-11 victory over Brazil in the final to strike gold in the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup.

Katherine and Michelle Plouffe, Kacie Bosch, Paige Crozon lead Canada to 15-11 win

CBC Sports · Posted: Nov 06, 2022 7:14 PM EST | Last Updated: November 7, 2022

It was a golden Sunday for the Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team.

Katherine and Michelle Plouffe, along with Kacie Bosch and Paige Crozon, led Canada to a 15-11 victory over Brazil in the final to strike gold in the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup in Miami.

Michelle Plouffe scored or assisted on 11 of Canada's 15 points in the final. The 30-year-old was named the Most Outstanding Player in the women's tournament.

🎊🥇CANADA 🇨🇦 ARE YOUR <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/3x3AMERICUP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#3x3AMERICUP</a> 2022 WINNERS🥇🎊 <a href="https://twitter.com/CanBball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CanBball</a> <a href="https://t.co/nzzs7ndl7T">pic.twitter.com/nzzs7ndl7T</a>
—@FIBA3x3

The Canadian squad (4-1) demolished the Dominican Republic 21-4 in the quarter-finals earlier on Sunday before defeating the reigning champion U.S. 17-15 in the semifinals.

Canada lost 21-7 to Brazil in Group A play on Saturday after defeating Guatemala by the same score earlier.