National team goalkeeper Jessica Gaudreault of the Capital Wave Water Polo Club backstopped the Canadian women to a shootout win over the Netherlands in the FINA World League Super Final tournament opener June 9-14 in Shanghai.
The Canadians had a win and a loss against their future Pan American Games rivals to conclude the pool stage, falling to USA 9-3 and beating Brazil 11-8. They lost 6-5 to China in the quarter-finals, then downed Brazil 8-6 and lost 16-8 to Russia to finish 6th overall.
The Pan Am women’s water polo competition begins July 7.