<table border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>DATE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TIME</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OPPONENT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LOCATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday, July 2, 2017</p></td><td><p>7:30 AM EST</p></td><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

XILINHOT, INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA (JULY 2, 2017) – Canada defeated Belarus 55-48 in their second exhibition game in China. Canada is competing in a game six-game China exhibition series for phase 2 of training in preparation of the FIBA Americas Women's Championship. Ruth Hamblin had 13 points and 7 rebounds while Nirra Fields added 8 points and 5 rebounds.

Jamie Scott, Ruth Hamblin, Bridget Carleton, Quinn Dornstauder and Shay Colley started for Canada.

Click here for the full team roster

QUOTES

"Happy to get our second win here in China. I thought our team showed toughness and grit to secure the win. Looking forward to playing a very talented and physical Chinese team tomorrow." - Lisa Thomaidis, Head Coach

"A bit of an ugly win today but our execution improved from yesterday. It's great to get the win and there’s a lot to build on for our next game against China." – Ruth Hamblin  

UP NEXT

Canada continues exhibition play tomorrow at 4:00 AM EST against China. Click here for the complete China exhibition schedule and follow us on Twitter for score updates.

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