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Canada Defeats Belarus 66-49 In Exhibition Play

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Jul 7, 2017

LIUPANSHUI, GUIZHOU, CHINA (JULY 7, 2017) - Team Canada defeated Belarus 66-49 in their fifth exhibition game in China. Canada is currently in a six-game exhibition series in China for training en route to the FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2017 in August.

Shay Colley had 22 points and 5 rebounds while Jamie Scott added 14 points and 3 rebounds. Nirra Fields also had 12 points in Canada's win.

Shay Colley, Laura Dally, Ruth Hamblin, Nirra Fields and Quinn Dornstauder started for Canada.

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QUOTES

"It wasn't our best performance tonight, despite the win. Thankfully, we have another tough game against China tomorrow to see if we can bounce back with a more focused performance." - Lisa Thomaidis, Head Coach

"It wasn't our best game but our youth showed when things got hard. I'm excited to see how we respond tomorrow because bad games are always a great opportunity to learn and grow." - Nirra Fields

UP NEXT

Canada finishes off their China exhibition series tomorrow on July 8 against host China at 7:30 AM EST. Follow us on Twitter for game updates.

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Matt Walker, mwalker@basketball.ca