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XALAPA, Mexico -- Canadas womens basketball team defeated Puerto Rico 73-48 on Friday to advance to the gold medal game at the FIBA Americas championship. With the win, Canada also earns a spot at the 2014 world championship in Turkey for a third consecutive time. Mission, B.C., native Kim Gaucher led Canada (5-0) to its fifth straight victory at the FIBA Americas tournament with 14 points, 11 rebounds and three assists. Though shes pleased with the result, the veteran of Canadas womens program knows the win is just a step toward the teams ultimate goal. "It feels great, but it feels like were not done yet," said Gaucher. "We came here to get the gold, not just to qualify so it feels like we still have a job to do right now. "We truly feel like were a team on the rise and were a force to be reckoned with in womens basketball. To continue what weve been doing in the last few years, we knew we couldnt just come here and not play our best and not qualify ... We feel like were good enough to be in the finals and thats what we came here to do." The Canadians will play Cuba for gold on Saturday. Canada opened up the contest with a late 12-0 run to lead 26-8 after the first 10 minutes of play. Puerto Rico outscored Canada 18-13 in the second quarter to cut into the lead, but the Canadians held a 39-26 advantage at halftime. Puerto Rico continued to apply pressure in the third, trimming the lead to single digits on two occasions. Canada finished the third with a 10-1 stretch to go ahead 58-40, and closed-out the match by holding Puerto Rico to eight points, while scoring 15. Natalie Achonwa of Guelph, Ont., added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Canada, while Brampton, Ont., product Tamara Tatham tallied 10 points and seven rebounds as Canada out-rebounded Puerto Rico 49-23. "Us winning this game is almost a relief -- so much excitement -- but also a relief that we did qualify," Achonwa said. 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