University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Nirra Fields Invited to Attend Canada Women's National Team Tryout
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – Canada Basketball has announced that 22 players have been invited to participate in the Canadian Women’s National Team Phase One tryout by invitation and training camp at the Saville Community Centre in Edmonton from May 10-24.
Junior Nirra Fields is one of the athletes selected to attend the tryout. Last summer, Fields made the 12-woman roster on Canada's Senior Women's National Team that competed at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.
“We are excited to get our Women’s competitive season started," said Denise Dignard, Director, Women's High Performance. "This is an exceptionally exciting year with two domestic competitions and an Olympic berth on the line. The start of a national team season, with Phase One tryout and training camp, is an important component to our senior team’s preparation and will assist in determining final rosters for upcoming events this summer. Players will get an opportunity to get reacquainted with each other and the Canadian style of play heading into the upcoming summer schedule.”
Edmonton will officially welcome Team Canada on May 13 at a reception hosted by Mayor Don Iveson.
At the completion of training camp, the women will head to Spain and France for a six-game European Exhibition Tour, facing off against Poland, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and France. The team will then return to Canada to participate in the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. The final Pan Am team roster will be announced in June, before the team plays in Toronto from July 16-20 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.
The Saville Community Centre is the official training grounds of the Senior Women’s National Team and host venue for the 2015 FIBA Americas Women’s Championship. The Senior Women’s National Team can secure a berth in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with a top finish at the FIBA Americas from August 9-16.
Team Canada will be available to media during the following Phase 1 Training Camp dates. The full list of invitees, staff and schedules follows below.
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LOCATION |
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Thursday, May 14 |
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Saville Community Centre – Edmonton, AB |
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Sunday, May 17 |
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
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Monday, May 18 |
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
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Thursday, May 21 |
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
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Sunday, May 24 |
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
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2015 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM TRYOUT ROSTER |
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NAME |
POSITION |
HOMETOWN/SCHOOL/CLUB |
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Natalie Achonwa |
Forward |
Guelph, ON/Indiana Fever (WNBA) |
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Kayla Alexander |
Forward |
Milton, ON/Chevakata (Russia) |
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Miranda Ayim |
Forward |
London, ON/Toulouse (France) |
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Krysten Boogaard |
Center |
Regina, SK/University of Kansas |
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Adut Bulgak |
Center |
Edmonton, AB/Florida State |
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Shay Colley |
Guard |
Brampton, ON/St. Edward Campion S.S. |
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Quinn Dornstuader |
Center |
Regina, SK/Arizona State |
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Guard |
Montreal, QC/UCLA |
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Kim Gaucher |
Guard |
Mission, BC/Sopron (Hungary) |
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Saicha Grant-Allen |
Forward |
Hamilton, ON/Dayton |
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Ruth Hamblin |
Center |
Houston, BC/Oregon State |
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Miah-Marie Langlois |
Guard |
Windsor, ON/Northland, Lulea (Sweden) |
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Lizanne Murphy |
Forward |
Beaconsfield, QC/Angers (France) |
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Kia Nurse |
Guard |
Hamilton, ON/UConn |
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Katherine Plouffe |
Forward | Edmonton, AB/Arad (Romania) |
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Michelle Plouffe |
Forward |
Edmonton, AB/Arras (France) |
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Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe |
Forward |
Vernon, BC/Donau-Ries (Germany) |
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Tamara Tatham |
Forward |
Brampton, ON/Piestanske Cajky (Slovakia) |
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Shona Thorburn |
Guard |
Hamilton, ON/Nantes Reze (France) |
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Jamie Weisner |
Guard |
Clarkston, WA/Oregon State |
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Dakota Whyte |
Guard | Ajax, ON/Wisconsin |
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Korissa Williams |
Guard |
Amherstburg, ON/Windsor (CIS) |
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PHASE 1 SCHEDULE |
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Training Camp - Saville Community Centre, Edmonton |
May 10-24 |
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Exhibition Tournament *Live stats and game reports will be available |
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Tournament in La Rioja, Spain |
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Tournament in Lille, France |
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