Spain beat Australia 51–58 at U17 Women's World Cup

Australia went down 51–58 to Spain in the Women's U17 World Cup basketball, a result that guarantees Spain their fifth medal at this level (1). The loss stings, but the young Australian side pushed a perennial tournament heavyweight all the way, the nine-point margin tells you they were in the fight. For a program working to build depth behind the senior Opals, a showing like this signals the pipeline is producing.