Canadian women improve to 3-0 at wheelchair basketball worlds in Ottawa with win over China

Canada's women's wheelchair basketball team improved to 3-0 in the preliminary round at the world championships in Ottawa with a 66-62 win over China on Saturday at TD Place.

Veteran Kady Dandeneau of Pender Island, B.C., led the way once again with a game-high 37 points to go along with 10 rebounds and six assists, while Arinn Young also delivered another strong performance for Canada with a triple double.

Young, from St. Albert, Alta., scored 19 points while adding 10 rebounds and 10 assists to help Canada secure the Group A win. The game was tied 30-30 at halftime and ultimately went down to the wire, as Canada only led 47-46 entering the final quarter following a clutch three-pointer from Dandeneau.

Dandeneau sealed the win in the final seconds by drawing a foul while scoring and hitting the ensuing free throw.

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Lin Suiling led China with 19 points and 12 assists, with Zhang Xuemei adding 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Canada shot 51 per cent (25/47) from the field and 30 per cent (3/10) from beyond the arc.

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China defeated Canada in the women's bronze-medal match at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.

The Canadian women will next face Brazil on Sunday at 2:45 p.m. ET at TD Place before wrapping up their preliminary-round schedule against Great Britain at Carleton University on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. ET.

The United States and Paralympic champion Netherlands are also undefeated with 3-0 records in Group B.

The women's team opened their world championship campaign with a 76-51 win over Spain on Wednesday before defeating Australia 79-30.

Watch live coverage of the women's and men's tournaments on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem.