Canadian 3x3 women's team thrashes New Zealand to remain perfect on home soil

Click on the video player above to watch live action from Day 1 of the FIBA Women's 3X3 Basketball Series event in Montreal.

Canada remains perfect when playing on home soil in the 2023 FIBA Women's 3X3 Basketball Series .

A 21-8 win over New Zealand in Montreal on Saturday propelled the Canadian squad to a pool A victory to start the tournament.

Canada previously went 5-0 when winning the Edmonton stop in July, repeating the feat in Quebec City last week.

Now 11-0 when playing at home, Canada will face Poland at 1:10 p.m. ET and the U.S. U24 team at 3 p.m. ET. The events will be streamed live on CBCSports.ca, and on the free CBC Sports and CBC Gem apps.

Canada also won the stops in Poitiers, France, and Prague, and finished third in Orleans and Bordeaux, both in France. That's good for fourth in the standings, behind China, Neftchi (Azerbaijan) and France.

The Women's Series culminates with the Ulaanbaatar Final in Mongolia on Sept. 16-17.

WATCH l Canada tops New Zealand 21-8 in Montreal: