Spain – European U16 Champions, Italy’s Cecilia Zandalasini – MVP

Round-up of action in the finals of the European U16 Championships in divisions A and B.

Division A

Spain were crowned European U16 champions for the second consecutive year and for the seventh time in past 9 years as they started strong and managed to maintain their double digit lead throughout the game. Russia defeated Belgium for bronze medals.

Ksenia Levchenko, Daria Kolosovskaya (Russia), Angela Salvadores (Spain), Cecilia Zandalasini (Italy) and Kyara Linskens (Belgium) were named to All-Tournament Team with Zandalasini also being named the MVP of the tournament.

In relegation round tourney Turkey preserved their spot in Division A while Serbia, Germany and England will be playing in Division B next year.

Scores

Russia – Belgium 53-41
Spain – Italy 70-49

Relegation
Serbia – Turkey 59-76
Germany – England 60-48

Top performances

Angela Salvadores (Spain, PG) 20 points, 7 rebounds in W against Italy
Laia Flores (Spain, SF) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists in W against Russia
Cecilia Zandalasini (Italy, F) 17 points, 9 rebounds in L against Spain
Daria Kolosovskaya (Russia, SF) 12 points, 6 rebounds in W against Belgium
Kyara Linskens (Belgium, SF) 17 points, 5 rebounds in L against Russia

Division B

Having both secured promotion to Division A, Lithuania triumphed in the final over Bulgaria. Final spot in Division A went to Latvia who needed an overtime to claim the third place in Division B.

Scores

Bulgaria – Lithuania 73-86
Latvia – Portugal 42-35 OT

Top performances

Borislava Hristova (Bulgaria, SG) 42 points in L against Lithuania
Laura Juskaite (Lithuania, PF) 24 points, 14 rebounds in W against Bulgaria
Dalia Belickaite (Lithuania, G) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists in W against Bulgaria
Ieva Spigule (Latvia, G) 13 points, 11 rebounds in W against Portugal
Francisca Meinedo (Portugal, PG) 11 points, 5 rebounds in L against Latvia