Canada's Michelle Plouffe (1) and Kacie Bosch (4) walk off the court after their women's 3 X 3 basketball semifinal loss to Germany at the Summer Olympics in Paris on Monday, Aug.5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
PARIS – Canada’s 3×3 women’s basketball team is heading home from the Paris Olympics empty-handed after losing 16-13 to the United States in the bronze-medal matchup Monday.
Katherine Plouffe had five points for Canada, while Michelle Plouffe and Kacie Bosch each added three.
The Americans, who won gold when 3×3 basketball made its debut in Tokyo, got six points from Hailey van Lith.
Michelle Plouffe opened the scoring with a two-pointer and Canada held an 8-6 lead at the midway mark before the U.S. rallied, then pulled away with about two minutes to go.
Earlier in the day, Canada dropped a 16-15 decision to Germany in a spirited semifinal that saw the winning basket scored with a single second left on the clock.
Germany and Spain are set to meet in the gold medal game later on Monday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 5, 2024.
