Back with national team, Canada's Aaliyah Edwards could play key role at AmeriCup

Aaliyah Edwards hasn't scored a point for the Canada in tournament play since 2021.

But that drought is likely to end on Sunday when Canada opens the women's FIBA AmeriCup in Mexico with a game against the hosts.

The Kingston, Ont., native's last international bucket came during the same tournament two years ago.

"It's crazy to look back on that. But I got a bit older, grown and my game improved a lot. So I'm ready to go back there and win the gold," Edwards told CBC Sports.

Edwards, who'll turn 21 when medal games are played July 9, has now spent three years with the esteemed University of Connecticut women's basketball program, where she's played in the Final Four twice and slowly earned a bigger role.

She played two games at the 2021 Olympics for Canada, going scoreless, and wasn't part of the national team that placed fourth at last year's World Cup.

But Edwards said her game has improved dramatically.

"I could shoot now from the perimeter. I'm more confident ball-handling and stuff like that, but I think that I'm just being more of a dominant player and I carry myself that way," she said.

THAT girl all season<br><br>Let’s run it back, Aaliyah