University of Massachusetts women's basketball alumna Tamara Tatham helped Canada claim Pan Am Games gold over Team USA, 81-73, in front of a hometown crowd in Toronto Monday evening. The gold marks Canada's first in basketball on the men's or women's side and outperforms the squad previous best finish, a silver in the 1999 Games in Winnipeg. Coverage of Tatham and Team Canada follows:
Women's National Team Wins Gold At 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games | Canada Basketball Website
Box Score: Canada 81, United States 73
Mark Nadolny, Canada Olympic Team Website
Canadian Women's Basketball Team Wins First-Ever Gold Medal, Beats U.S. | Huffington Post Canada
Pan Am Roundup: Canadian Women Win Country's First Basketball Gold | Justin Piercy, 680 News
Nurse Simply 'Unbelievable' As Canada Wins Women's Gold | Ken Peters, Hamilton Spectator
Yahoo Photos of the Day
Women's Hoopsters Quickly Turn Focus To Rio Qualifier | Mike Ganter, Toronto Sun
The energy last night was absolutely amazing! This is just the first step....going for gold one more... https://t.co/jPZCVEGCUF
- Tamara Tatham (@TTatham13) July 21, 2015 - Canada Basketball (@CanBball) July 21, 2015 Good morning Canada, how are you? We're golden. pic.twitter.com/XQKfRirqHr
- Canada Basketball (@CanBball) July 21, 2015