The womens team blew by future Olympic host nation Brazil today 82-51. They mounted a 37-4 lead in the first quarter, and Brazil was never able to recover. BC player Janet McLaughlin played an impressive 28:10, and led team scoring with 28 points. They'll be able to rest tomorrow before playing Argentina on the 13th; this will mark their last match before the medal games begin on the 14th. The men were definitely challenged today by Argentina. Down by a single point going into the second half, the team exploded to score 15 points in the first five minutes of the 3rd quarter to take a 7 point lead. Argentina began to show signs of fatigue, and Canada never looked back. Bo Hedges recorded 30:25 in the match, assisting Canada to a 68-62 victory.
