Pair of Ducks Head to FIBA U19 Championship
07/16/15 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. - A pair of future Oregon women's basketball players will be playing in international competition this weekend as the FIBA U19 Women's World Championship begins in Chekhov, Russia.
Point guard Maite Cazorla (Canary Islands) will be competing for her native Spain while forward Lauren Yearwood (British Columbia) will be playing for Canada.
Following a summer of international play, both will be in Eugene as freshmen for the Ducks in 2015-16.
Cazorla averaged 11 points, 2.4 rebounds and three assists per game in helping Spain to a second-place finish at the FIBA U17 tournament last summer.
Yearwood and Canada finished sixth last season at the U17 event after she averaged 6.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists. She helped the Canadians to a second place finish at the U16 tournament where she averaged 10.2 points and six rebounds.
Every game in Russia will be streamed live on FIBA's YouTube channel. Check out the schedule below for a list of group stage games for Spain and Canada.
FIBA U19 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (Times PT)
Saturday 7/18 - Canada vs. Mali (5:15 AM), Spain vs. USA (10:15 AM)
Sunday 7/19 - Canada vs. France (5:45 AM), Spain vs. Egypt (7:30 AM)
Tuesday 7/21 - Canada vs. Belgium (3:30 AM), Spain vs. China (10:15 AM)
Wednesday 7/22 - Round of 16
Friday 7/24 - Quarterfinals
Saturday 7/25 - Semifinals
Sunday 7/26 - Championship
