Alyssa trying out for Canadian U19 team

Freshman Alyssa Jerome is one of 24 athletes invited to participate in the Canadian U19 National Team tryouts from July 2-4.

Training camp will follow the tryouts from July 5-11, after which the final team roster will be selected.

The team will travel to Italy to compete at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017 from July 22-30.

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