2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship

The 2018 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women is an international basketball competition that currently takes place from August 1-7, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. This is the twelfth edition of the championship, and is the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand. Eight national teams from across the Americas, composed of women aged 19 and under, will compete in the tournament.[1][2]

FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
for Women 2018
12th FIBA American Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Mexico
Dates1–7 August
Teams8 
(from 1 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions United States
(10th title)
MVP Rhyne Howard
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Caicedo (16.5) (93.2)
Rebounds Morra (10.7) (58.7)
Assists Caicedo (4.7) (20.5)
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Participating teams

Preliminary round

The draw was held in Mexico City, Mexico on 10 July 2018.[5]

All times are local (UTC-5).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  United States 3 3 0 305 140 +165 6
2  Argentina 3 2 1 203 203 0 5
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 2 193 251 58 4
4  Chile 3 0 3 164 271 107 3
1 August 2018
14:00
Puerto Rico  7469  Chile
Scoring by quarter: 18−19, 18–18, 21–12, 17–20
Pts: Rosario 15
Rebs: Vargas 14
Asts: Rosario, Laureano 3
Pts: Ljubetic 17
Rebs: Merino, Álvarez 6
Asts: García 6
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Mario Antonio Granados Santos (SLV), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB)
1 August 2018
18:30
United States  8742  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 20–7, 23–12, 26–15
Pts: Blackwell, Smith 13
Rebs: Prince 9
Asts: Brown 5
Pts: Suarez 8
Rebs: Suarez 7
Asts: Fontana, Acevedo 2
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Hortencia Sanchez (MEX), Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)
2 August 2018
14:00
Chile  39115  United States
Scoring by quarter: 17–35, 4–31, 13–25, 5–24
Pts: Ovalle 11
Rebs: Garay, Vargas 4
Asts: García 3
Pts: Williams 19
Rebs: Prince 11
Asts: Blackwell 5
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)
2 August 2018
18:30
Argentina  7960  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 16–12, 29–15, 20–23
Pts: Castro 14
Rebs: Castro 12
Asts: Acevedo 6
Pts: Reyes 13
Rebs: Vargas 6
Asts: 5 players 1
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Yuliet Mendez Álvarez (CUB), Mario Antonio Granados Santos (SLV), Hortencia Sanchez (MEX)
3 August 2018
14:00
Argentina  8256  Chile
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 17–12, 23–12, 16–20
Pts: Suarez 12
Rebs: Castro 12
Asts: Operto, Gentinetta 3
Pts: Retamales 15
Rebs: Álvarez 5
Asts: García 3
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Hortencia Sanchez (MEX), Yuliet Mendez Álvarez (CUB), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)
3 August 2018
18:30
Puerto Rico  59103  United States
Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 15–17, 15–28, 11–25
Pts: Rosario 17
Rebs: Reyes, Cotto 4
Asts: Reyes 4
Pts: Smith 24
Rebs: Joens, Caldwell 8
Asts: Brown, Nelson-Ododa 3
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Mario Antonio Granados Santos (SLV)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Canada 3 3 0 219 155 +64 6
2  Colombia 3 2 1 217 199 +18 5
3  Mexico (H) 3 1 2 220 201 +19 4
4  El Salvador 3 0 3 148 249 101 3
Source: FIBA Americas
(H) Host.
1 August 2018
16:00
Colombia  4973  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 9–17, 11–25, 16–12, 13–19
Pts: Álvarez 19
Rebs: Paz 8
Asts: Caicedo 4
Pts: Morra 17
Rebs: Morra 12
Asts: three players 3
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Tiara Cruse (USA), Micaela Prado (ARG), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR)
1 August 2018
20:30
Mexico  8848  El Salvador
Scoring by quarter: 31–12, 18–10, 20–6, 19–20
Pts: Salinas 14
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Gallegos 6
Pts: Villalobos 18
Rebs: Villalobos 11
Asts: Murcia 4
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Yuliet Mendez Álvarez (CUB), Arlen Yesenia Aguilar García (GUA), Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI)
2 August 2018
16:00
El Salvador  5281  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 9–23, 11–23, 13–19, 19–16
Pts: Villalobos 15
Rebs: Villalobos 10
Asts: A. Rodríguez 4
Pts: Becker 15
Rebs: De Sousa Martins 12
Asts: Washington, Makolo 3
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Arlen Yesenia Aguilar García (GUA)
2 August 2018
20:30
Mexico  7888  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 19–28, 17–26, 18–21
Pts: Salinas 22
Rebs: Aguilera 8
Asts: Gallegos 6
Pts: Caicedo 30
Rebs: Gonzalez 8
Asts: three players 2
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Tiara Cruse (USA), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI)
3 August 2018
16:00
Colombia  8048  El Salvador
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 16–12, 24–13, 19–11
Pts: Caicedo 22
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Caicedo 5
Pts: García 12
Rebs: Villalobos 10
Asts: A. Rodríguez 6
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI), Micaela Prado (ARG), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR)
3 August 2018
20:30
Canada  6554  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 17–6, 14–18, 17–17
Pts: Makolo 13
Rebs: Morra 16
Asts: Cote-Lysius, Becker 2
Pts: Martínez 16
Rebs: Salinas, Aguilera 7
Asts: Rodríguez 3
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Tiara Cruse (USA), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Arlen Yesenia Aguilar García (GUA)

Knockout stage

Bracket

  Fifth place (7 August) 5–8th place semifinals (6 August) Quarterfinals (5 August) Semifinals (6 August) Final (7 August)
                                               
     1A   United States  87  
     4B   El Salvador  27  
   4B   El Salvador  56        1A   United States  83  
   3A   Puerto Rico  70        2B   Colombia  47  
   3A   Puerto Rico  58
     2B   Colombia  85  
   3A   Puerto Rico  61        1A   United States  84
   4A   Chile  54        1B   Canada  60
     2A   Argentina  89  
       3B   Mexico  62  
 3B   Mexico  69        2A   Argentina  71
  Seventh place (7 August)      4A   Chile  71        1B   Canada  77     Third place (7 August)
   4B   El Salvador  61    4A   Chile  52    2B   Colombia  52
   3B   Mexico  83      1B   Canada  98      2A   Argentina  62

Quarterfinals

5 August 2018
14:00
United States  8727  El Salvador
Scoring by quarter: 24–6, 27–13, 17–2, 19–6
Pts: Nelson-Ododa 14
Rebs: Nelson-Ododa 8
Asts: Blackwell, Howard 4
Pts: Villalobos 7
Rebs: Villalobos, García 3
Asts: Torres 2
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Hortencia Sanchez (MEX), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)
5 August 2018
16:00
Chile  5298  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 22–17, 9–31, 14–28
Pts: Retamales 16
Rebs: Merino, Vargas 6
Asts: Retamales 3
Pts: Morra 21
Rebs: Hanson 11
Asts: King 8
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Mario Antonio Granados Santos (SLV), Arlen Yesenia Aguilar Garcia (GUA)
5 August 2018
18:30
Puerto Rico  5885  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 14–15, 14–31, 12–20
Pts: Vargas 15
Rebs: Sanchez 8
Asts: Penzo 3
Pts: Pineda 29
Rebs: Gonzalez 14
Asts: Caicedo 8
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Micaela Prado (ARG), Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI)
5 August 2018
20:30
Argentina  8962  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 20–12, 27–19, 23–17
Pts: Chagas 24
Rebs: Fontana 9
Asts: Suarez 6
Pts: Paz y Puente 11
Rebs: Montes 6
Asts: Tejada, Paz y Puente 2
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Tiara Cruse (USA), Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB)

5–8th place semifinals

6 August 2018
14:00
El Salvador  5670  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 15–12, 13–20, 14–22
Pts: Villalobos 14
Rebs: Villalobos 6
Asts: A. Rodríguez 3
Pts: Vargas 20
Rebs: Vargas 10
Asts: Laureano 6
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Micaela Prado (ARG), Arlen Yesenia Aguilar Garcia (GUA)
6 August 2018
16:00
Mexico  6971  Chile
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 10–19, 11–16, 29–20
Pts: Paz y Puente 17
Rebs: Martínez, Salinas 9
Asts: Gallegos 5
Pts: Retamales 17
Rebs: García, Retamales 6
Asts: García 7
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Mario Antonio Granados Santos (SLV), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)

Semifinals

6 August 2018
18:30
United States  8347  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 23–8, 16–15, 25–6
Pts: Brown 17
Rebs: Davenport 11
Asts: Peoples, Howard 5
Pts: Álvarez 19
Rebs: Paz 10
Asts: Caicedo 5
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB)
6 August 2018
20:30
Argentina  7177  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 17–17, 16–19, 24–22
Pts: Chagas 26
Rebs: Chagas 6
Asts: Acevedo 6
Pts: Morra 15
Rebs: Morra 14
Asts: 4 players 2
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Tiara Cruse (USA), Hortencia Sanchez (MEX), Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI)

Seventh place game

7 August 2018
14:00
El Salvador  6183  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 9–15, 13–20, 22–23
Pts: Villalobos 24
Rebs: Villalobos 9
Asts: Villalobos 3
Pts: Martínez 29
Rebs: Martínez 8
Asts: 7 players 2
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI), Micaela Prado (ARG), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)

Fifth place game

7 August 2018
Puerto Rico  6154  Chile
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Third place game

7 August 2018
Colombia  5262  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Final

7 August 2018
20:30
United States  8460  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 25–13, 25–9, 20–20
Pts: Smith 18
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Peoples, Williams 5
Pts: Morra 13
Rebs: Becker 7
Asts: Makolo 4
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytán (MEX), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX), Leydys Castellon (CUB)

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
Rank Team Record
 United States6–0
 Canada5–1
 Argentina4–2
4 Colombia3–3
5 Puerto Rico3–3
6 Chile1–5
7 Mexico2–4
8 El Salvador0–6

References

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