OTTAWA – Five Lady Movin' Mavs — one present and four former — took part in the IWBF Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championship gold medal game Saturday. Team USA knocked off Canada in a nail-biter by a score of 77-76, rewarding three former Lady Movin' Mavs with a gold while two others took home silver.

Rose Hollermann, Zoe Voris and Josie Aslakson are the Lady Movin' Mavs walking away with gold, each of the trio seeing game action in the championship. 

Hollermann — the most experienced of the bunch in international competition — started the game for Team USA. The 2019 graduate played all 40 minutes, scoring 17 points on an 8-for-13 effort from the field. Hollermann also dished out five assists and turned in an active day on the defensive end, corralling two steals and pulling in five rebounds.

The gold medal is Hollermann's first in four attempts at IWBF World Championships. Hollerman also won gold with Team USA at the 2016 Rio Paralympic games.

Aslakson played four minutes of the gold medal game and Team USA finished as a +2 with her on the court. The gold medal is the former Mavericks' first. Both Aslakson and Hollermann also earned bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic games and silver at the 2024 Paris Paralympic games.

For Voris, the 2026 IWBF World Championships are her first. The 2026 graduate played nearly 10 minutes as Team USA ended the game +3 with her on the court. Voris had previously been a part of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic team that won the bronze medal.

For Canada, Mercy Nyakundi and Elodie Tessier are the Lady Movin' Mavs that had a hand in the championship round. Each played double-digit minutes in the gold medal game.

Nyakundi — the lone current UTA player at the game — played 13 minutes and 32 seconds. The UTA junior secured a pair of boards — one offensive and one defensive — and had one assist on her ledger. The 2026 World Championships are her first.

Tessier started for Canada, playing almost 28 minutes. The 2025 graduate shot 50% from the field and finished with six points. Tessier also had a pair of offensive rebounds and had three assists. The silver medal is Tessier's first medal in five international competitions. 

Elsewhere in the women's IWBF World Championship, former Lady Movin' Mav Grace Wembolua and current UTA sophomore Laura Davoli each made their world championship debuts — Davoli with Australia and Wembolua with France. Both teams were eliminated after group play. FOLLOW THE MAVS SOCIALLY
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