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September 21, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Sept. 21, 2000
NORMAN - Oklahoma junior guard Stacey Dales had a poor showing in Canada's 68-56 loss to Slovakia in the fourth preliminary contest of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday. Dales scored five points, had two rebounds and one assist, blocked shot and steal before fouling out with four minutes to play at The Dome.
The loss drops Canada to 1-3 overall and puts the Cagers' women's basketball team at a disadvantage for qualifying for the quarterfinals. Canada and Slovakia have identical records (1-3) but the Cagers will face Brazil (3-2), a top team in Pool A, while Slovakia will play Sengal (0-4) in its final game on Sunday. The top four teams in each Pool advances to the quarterfinals. Canada is currently in fifth place in Pool A.
Dales, a native of Brockville, Ontario, averages drop to 10.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists in 30.0 minutes of action. In addition, with a two-of-seven performance from the field Thursday night, Dales' field goal percentage slid to 45.5 (20-of-44) percent.
Canada and Brazil will play on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 5:30 p.m. (CST).
To get live updates and complete basketball box scores visit the 2000 Summer Olympic Games website at www.olympics.com.