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Fields, Canada Earn Bronze Medal behind Second Half Scoring Outburst
July 09, 2023 | Women's Basketball
LÉON, Mexico – UCLA women's basketball alum Nirra Fields earned third place at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup with team Canada, besting Puerto Rico 80-73 in the bronze medal match.
Fields led Canada in scoring with a team-high 19 points, shooting 7-of-18 in the game. She grabbed three rebounds and added a block and a steal to her box score. The Canadian hooper scored 12 points in the second half to help lead her national team to the seven-point victory.
Throughout the July tournament, the Bruin graduate averaged a team-best 14.4 points per game and dished out 1.9 assists per game.
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— Canada Basketball (@CanBball) July 9, 2023
Fields led Canada in scoring with a team-high 19 points, shooting 7-of-18 in the game. She grabbed three rebounds and added a block and a steal to her box score. The Canadian hooper scored 12 points in the second half to help lead her national team to the seven-point victory.
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— FIBA Women's AmeriCup (@americupw) July 9, 2023
Throughout the July tournament, the Bruin graduate averaged a team-best 14.4 points per game and dished out 1.9 assists per game.
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