Recent Eastwood graduate Michelle Hudyn had some strong performances over the past week, helping lead the Canadian squad to a 2-1 record in pool play before they lost to the USA in the semifinals (95-46) and Argentina in the bronze medal game (53-49) of the FIBA Americas U18 tournament in Puerto Rico.
Hudyn was Canada's leading rebounder, with 6.6 RPG during the tournament. She added 4.6 PPG, as well as 2.0 APG, while also contributing 3 steals and 2 blocked shots.
Her best game was an important win (58-43) against the hosts, Puerto Rico, where she hit for a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) and added 2 assists.
In the bronze game against Argentina, she hit for 8 points and 6 rebounds while dropping 3 assists as well.
Despite the losses to end the tournament, Canada's 4th place finish earned them a berth in the FIBA U19 World Championships to be held next July in Lithuania.
In case you were wondering, the United States rolled to the gold medal with a 71-47 win over Brazil. That 24-point margin was their smallest margin of victory during the tournament.
