Marianna Tolo Opals Marianna Tolo during an Opals training session at the AIS. Photo: Jay Cronan MARIANNA TOLO will use the pain of her Olympic snubbing to prove a point after earning an Australian Opals recall for next week's Oceania series against New Zealand. The centre is part of a final 12-player squad to play New Zealand in the Oceania championships in Auckland on Tuesday and again in Canberra four days later. Next Sunday's clash at AIS Arena is a mini-Canberra Capitals reunion, with Tolo, Lauren Jackson and Natalie Hurst all part of the last Women's National Basketball League championship in 2009-10. But the 24-year-old has no time for sentiment. She is on a mission to impress new coach Brendan Joyce after missing the final cut for London last year. "Absolutely, it is [motivation], it's always been a dream of mine to go to the Olympics," Tolo said. This is part of it, to go to a world championship. I'll take it step by step and see what happens. Natty [Hurst] missed the Olympics as well; it gives us both a chance to show what we can do. Tolo is also one of a handful of survivors from the disastrous 2010 world championship campaign, the Opals' fifth placing the worst in their decorated history. Despite being raging favourites this coming week, the past result ensures the Opals will not take New Zealand lightly. Australia must win the series to qualify for the world championships. That wasn't a good feeling. We came fifth, it was the worst we've ever done and we'll be out to get revenge next year," Tolo said. Tolo, who will play in France for Bourges next year, is relishing the chance to re-establish her post partnership with Jackson. We play pretty differently. She can shoot and penetrate from the outside, but I'm more of a back to the basket big," she said. It will be good to play with her again. I always love playing with Loz. Meanwhile, six Olympians have made the Australian Boomers squad for their corresponding series with New Zealand. Canberra product Patrick Mills and Joe Ingles headline a team that includes exciting teenagers Dante Exum and Ben Simmons. Mills' San Antonio Spurs teammate Aron Baynes has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, opening the door for Canberra product and Adelaide 36ers forward Anthony Petrie. "This is a good opportunity for us to start to grow together as a group, to establish a style of play and establish who we are going to be on the international stage over the next four years," Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis said. Australian Opals and Boomers teams for Oceania championship series in Auckland (August 14) and Canberra (August 18) Opals: Natalie Burton, Cayla Francis, Laura Hodges, Natalie Hurst, Lauren Jackson, Tess Madgen, Jennifer Screen, Belinda Snell, Marianna Tolo, Kristen Veal, Kelly Wilson, Hanna Zavecz. Boomers: David Anderson, Cameron Bairstow, David Barlow, Ryan Broekhoff, Matthew Dellavedova, Dante Exum, Adam Gibson, Joe Ingles, Patty Mills, Luke Nevill, Anthony Petrie, Ben Simmons.