Canadian woman is 3-point-shooting champ of the NCAA. Full stop. Not just in women's, but in all of college basketball -
Canadian Cassandra Brown is the three-point-shooting champion of the NCAA. Full stop. Not just in the women's category, but in all of college basketball.
The Vernon, B.C.-born guard from the University of Portland beat all female challengers in the NCAA's three-point-shooting contest on Thursday. Then, to test her mettle, organizers put the 22-year-old up against men's champion, Kevin Pangos, a Gonzaga star from Holland Landing, Ont.
And she beat him, too.
Brown drained nine straight baskets and 21 overall from outside the three-point arch to edge Pangos, who fell short with 20 successful shots in the one-minute contest.
"I feel like it was a dream," Brown told CTV Vancouver afterward.
Brown's father, Robb, said it was "any dad's dream to see his daughter beat the guy in the final."
Brown's parents couldn't watch the competition on TV in Canada, so they drove five hours from B.C. to Washington to watch it at a sports bar.
Brown's mother, Bonny, said everyone in the bar was celebrating when her daughter won the competition.
"Everybody was screaming and cry and cheering, and she was just knocking them down one after another," Bonny Brown said.
Cassandra Brown was a last-minute addition to the competition, and she says she didn't have any time to prepare for it.
"It was kind of nerve-wracking because I hadn't practiced or anything," she said.
Brown recently wrapped up her fourth year at Portland, where she led the college team in scoring the last two seasons.
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Canadian Cassandra Brown is the three-point-shooting champion of the NCAA. Full stop. Not just in the women's category, but in all of college basketball.
The Vernon, B.C.-born guard from the University of Portland beat all female challengers in the NCAA's three-point-shooting contest on Thursday. Then, to test her mettle, organizers put the 22-year-old up against men's champion, Kevin Pangos, a Gonzaga star from Holland Landing, Ont.
And she beat him, too.
Brown drained nine straight baskets and 21 overall from outside the three-point arch to edge Pangos, who fell short with 20 successful shots in the one-minute contest.
"I feel like it was a dream," Brown told CTV Vancouver afterward.
Brown's father, Robb, said it was "any dad's dream to see his daughter beat the guy in the final."
Brown's parents couldn't watch the competition on TV in Canada, so they drove five hours from B.C. to Washington to watch it at a sports bar.
Brown's mother, Bonny, said everyone in the bar was celebrating when her daughter won the competition.
"Everybody was screaming and cry and cheering, and she was just knocking them down one after another," Bonny Brown said.
Cassandra Brown was a last-minute addition to the competition, and she says she didn't have any time to prepare for it.
"It was kind of nerve-wracking because I hadn't practiced or anything," she said.
Brown recently wrapped up her fourth year at Portland, where she led the college team in scoring the last two seasons.
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