Women's Basketball | 7/12/2018 12:39:00 PM
Moon Township, Pa. – Julia Chadwick, an incoming freshman on the Robert Morris University women's basketball team, has been selected to Canada Basketball's Under-18 National Team tryouts and training camp, which runs from July 14-28.
Chadwick is one of five freshmen that will join the Robert Morris program this season, joining Esther Castedo (Lugo, Spain / IES Ollos Grandes), Nafatoumata Haidara (Bamako, Mali / Ombudsman Charter Northwest [Ariz.]), Bella Posset (Beaver, Pa. / Beaver), and Natalie Villaflor (Ashburn, Va. / Loudoun County). Haidara signed a scholarship agreement in late June and will arrive in Moon Township after the fall semester.
In her senior season, Chadwick collected Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) Second Team All-Star accolades. She played in a pair of all-star invitationals (Capital Courts Showcase All-Star Game, Biosteel All-Canadian Women's All-Star Game) and participated in Team Canada's National Assessment Camp from March 27-April 2. With Team Ontario, Chadwick helped the squad win gold at the 2016 National Championships and silver in the 2017 Canada Summer Games.
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Team Canada is looking to finalize its roster for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under-18 Women's Americas Championship, which will be held in Mexico City, Mexico from August 1-7. Chadwick could join rising sophomore center Irekptian Ozzy-Momodu as Colonials to represent their country this summer as Ozzy-Momodu is currently playing for Great Britain at the FIBA U20 Women's European Championship.
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"We have a strong group of athletes who are ready to compete in preparation for the FIBA U18 Women's Americas Championship," said Canada U18 head coach Claire Meadows. "It is always an honor to be able to represent your country as we look to qualify a Canadian team to the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2019."
Canada is currently ranked fourth worldwide in the FIBA World Ranking presented by Nike.
Robert Morris concluded the 2017-18 campaign with its eighth postseason appearance since 2007 as it competed in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The Colonials captured a share of their sixth NEC regular-season championship and eclipsed the 20-win mark for the 11th time in program history, finishing with a school record 25 victories.
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