ISTANBUL - Kim Gaucher led all players with 16 points as Canada capped a strong finish at the world womens basketball championship, finishing fifth with a 61-53 win over China on Sunday. Solomon Thomas Womens Jersey .The win gave Canada its best finish at the tournament since winning bronze in 1986. Canada finished 12th the last time the tournament was held in 2010.The performance at the world championship continues an upward trajectory for Canada as it prepares to host the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and the qualification tournament for the 2016 Rio Olympics in Edmonton.It certainly puts us on the map, head coach Lisa Thomaidis said on a conference call Sunday. We fought long and hard to get to a top-eight finish at the Olympics in 2012 ... now to basically catapult into the top five is gigantic.After a 63-52 loss to second-ranked Australia in the quarter-finals, Canada rebounded to beat No. 4 France and No. 8 China a€” two teams that entered the tournament ahead of ninth-ranked Canada. The Canadians also decisively beat No. 5 Czech Republic 91-71 to qualify for the quarter-finals.Thomaidis said it was important for the Canadians to rebound after the quarter-final loss and finish strong.We are still fighting to prove that we belong and that we deserve to be in the same conversation as some of the top teams in the world, she said. These two wins go a long way to help support that argument.Gaucher, the veteran from Mission, B.C., was supported by six-foot-three power forward Miranda Ayim. The native of Chatham, Ont., finished her strong tournament with 15 points and nine rebounds against China.Miranda was an absolute warrior, Thomaidis said. She was fantastic all tournament long but today she just seemed possessed. She was going after rebounds, she was playing against people a few inches taller than her and 30 to 40 pounds heavier than her but she brought it at both ends.Ting Shao led China with 12 points.Later Sunday, Australia beat host Turkey 74-44 in the bronze-medal game while the United States took gold with a 77-64 win over Spain. George Kittle Youth Jersey . After the loss, White refused to make good on the bet, instead offering Hoyt tickets to a Bears game. Mike McGlinchey Jersey .Y. -- First, Patrick Kane gave his family and friends something to cheer about by scoring a highlight-reel goal in a rare trip home to Buffalo on Sunday night. http://www.49ersrookiestore.com/49ers-Mike-Mcglinchey-Jersey/ .com) - Will Conant booted a 39-yard field goal as time expired and Air Force played spoiler with a 27-24 win over 21st- ranked Colorado State on Friday.The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to terms with forward Brandon Bollig on a three-year contract extension. TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports that the deal has an average annual value of $1.25 million per season. Bollig tweeted, "Beyond excited to remain a Blackhawk for the next three years. Thank you all for the support." The 27-year-old is earning $575,000 this season in the second and final year of his current deal, and had been eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. "We take a great amount of pridde in having watched Brandon come up through our system and become a big part of our lineup on a daily basis", said Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman in a statement. Roger Craig Youth Jersey. "We are pleased to be able to come to this agreement with him, ensuring that he will remain a part of our organization. We look forward to seeing his continued development with the Blackhawks." Bollig has six goals and six assists in 62 games this season for the Blackhawks. He was part of Chicagos Stanley Cup-winning squad from last season. ' ' '