Dayton Flyers

June 22, 2007

TORONTO - Canada Basketball announced on Thursday the final roster for the U21 Women's National Team which includes University of Dayton guard/forward Kendel Ross. Ross and the Canadians will be competing at the FIBA U21 World Championships for Women in Moscow, Russia from June 28 to July 8.

Ross helped lead the Canadian National Team to a third place finish at the 2006 FIBA Americas U20 Championship which qualified the U21 squad for its upcoming trip to Moscow. The Sarnia, ONT native averaged 8.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game while leading the Canadians with 27.2 minutes per game. She also recorded a tournament-best .923 free-throw shooting percentage and 12 free throws made. Team Canada went 3-2 in last year's U20 competition with wins over the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and Mexico.

"We are very excited about this team heading into Canada's first participation in a U21 Women's World Championships," stated Canadian head coach Linda Marquis. "We have a great chance to compete with the top teams around the world and we are looking forward to representing Canada."

Ross was also part of a Canadian Junior National Team that earned a silver medal at the FIBA America's U18 Championship Qualifier in Colorado Springs, CO last summer. The guard/forward averaged 9.4 points per game and 9.2 rebounds per game while leading Team Canada to a 4-1 record in the seven-team tournament. She also had 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal per game while averaging 26.0 minutes per contest.

Ross was Dayton's most consistent bench performer in her first collegiate season this past winter. She played in 30 of 31 games, starting two, while averaging 5.3 ppg. and 4.0 rpg. She came off the bench for an injured teammate to score 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting from the field and pull down nine rebounds in 27 minutes of action against Long Island. Ross followed with her first collegiate start just four days later against Loyola-Chicago and collected a season-high 14 rebounds while scoring eight points.

Dayton finished 12-19 overall last season, but 15 of its 31 contests were decided by single digits including four one-point games. UD's leader in rebounds and field-goal percentage, senior forward Nikki Oakland is one of four returning starters for Flyer Head Coach Jim Jabir in 2007-08.

For more on Team Canada, log on to www.basketball.ca.