MADISON, Wis. – Kendra Van Leeuwen, a sophomore on the Wisconsin women's basketball team, has advanced to the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017 quarterfinals with the Canadian U19 Women's National Team. The World Cup is being held in Udine and Cividale del Friuli, Italy. 

Canada won Group C of the tournament with a 3-0 record. The Canadians defeated Korea 91-45, France 54-45, and Latvia 74-70 in group play.

In the round of 16, Canada downed Mexico 64-43 to advance to the quarterfinals. They will play the winner of today's China vs. Egypt game on Thursday.

Van Leeuwen has played in all four games, averaging nearly 10 minutes per game. She is averaging 1.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.  

A 5-10 guard, Van Leeuwen started all 31 games as a true freshman for the Badgers in 2016-17. The Brantford, Ontario, native averaged 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. She led the team with 102 assists on the year, averaging 3.3 helpers per game.

A three-time member of the Canadian Junior National Team, Van Leeuwen also represented Canada at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Women's Championship in Valdivia, Chile, winning a silver medal. She was also a member of the Canadian U17 national team in 2014 with the team placing sixth at the World Championships.