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Feed SubscriptionGroup A: Turkey wins the group, Montenegro finishes second
In Group A there were several scenarios how teams could have finished the first round. It ended up being the most straightforward scenario with no ties between teams. Ukraine were still alive entering the game, they just needed a big win over Montenegro. At least at the start of the game they managed to be in the fight for the ... Read More »
Group A: Turkey through to second round, Slovak Republic gains advantage over Ukraine
Slovak Republic has stepped in the second round with one foot after defeating Ukraine. Ukraine led in the first thirteen minutes of the game thanks largely to 13 points over that span by Alina Iagupova who came out more aggressive than she did on day one. As Slovak Republic retook the lead they would lead for the remainder of the ... Read More »
Group A: Big wins for Montenegro and Turkey
Montenegro blew the game against Slovak Republic in the final fifteen minutes of the game. Slovaks matched up very well against Montenegro in the first half of the game. They overcame Montenegro’s aggressivity, evidenced by Montenegro’s advantage in freethrow attempts, with better shooting from the game. In the second half of the game the tides turned. Slovaks committed 13 turnovers ... Read More »
MBK Ruzomberok signs Swedish point guard Martina Staalvant
Slovak club MBK Ruzomberok has signed Swedish point guard Martina Staalvant, the player has confirmed to Basket Sverige. Read More »
EuroBasket Women 2013 Preview: Group A
Final group to be previewed is Group A. Read More »
Japan defeats Lithuania to win KG Group Cup, Sweden comes second by defeating China
Sweden finished their preparations on a high as they beat China by 18 points. Frida Eldebrink led the way with 22 points for Sweden. Lithuania meanwhile lost to Japan for the second time in the last week. Like yesterday their leading scorer was center Iveta Salkauske. Sweden – China 86-68 Sweden: F.Eldebrink 22, Halvarsson 12, Yderstrom 11, Katarina Andersson 8, ... Read More »
Lithuania edges Sweden, Slovak Republic beats Russian B team
Lithuania and Sweden were locked in a close battle throughout the game. The hosts executed their offense better (and got a bit lucky) in the final minutes to claim the win. Iveta Salkauske led Lithuania with 25 points, Giedre Paugaite had 14 points. Ashley Key led Sweden with 15 points. Japanese NT cruised past their Asian rivals China on the ... Read More »
Good Angels Kosice extends Tijana Krivacevic
Slovak champions Good Angels Kosice have extended Hungarian center Tijana Krivacevic for the upcoming season. Read More »
Slovak Republic determines their twelve player EuroBasket Women roster
Slovak Republic head coach Ivan Vojtko has determined his twelve players following the team’s four game series with Japanese NT. Not on the roster are the likes of Erin Lawless, with whom the Slovaks could not negotiate her arrival, Regina Palusna, whose knee is not perfectly healthy, and Katarina Pindrochova, who was the thirteenth player on the squad. She will ... Read More »
MBK Ruzomberok re-signs Veronika Cernakova
Slovak league finalists MBK Ruzomberok have re-signed one of their local players – Veronika Cernakova, Slovak news agency SITA informs. In EuroCup Women, Cernakova averaged 5.7 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. 23 year old guard has spent all of her career with Ruzomberok. Read More »
Sweden cruises past Great Britain, Latvia beats Turkish U20′s in Four Nations Tournament
Latvia pulled ahead by double-digits in the second quarter and played to the level of Turkish U20′s the rest of the way to get their first win of the Four Nations Tournament. Kristine Karklina led Latvia for the second consecutive game with 15 points. Aija Brumermane had 12 points. Pelin Bilgic was the top scorer for the young Turks with ... Read More »
Sweden edges out Latvia, Britain beats Turkish U20 NT in Four Nations Tournament
In their Four Nations Tournament opener Sweden beat Latvia thanks to a jumper by Elisabeth Egnell with a little bit more than a minute to go. Latvia had three shots to win the game, but they missed their chances. Sweden had a 10 point lead in the first half, which they lost in the second. Even though they trailed during ... Read More »
Spisska Nova Ves signs Samantha Whitcomb
Slovak club Spisska Nova Ves has announced the signing of American guard Samantha Whitcomb. Read More »
MBK Ruzomberok re-signs Eva Kmetova, Zuzana Brezianova and Dominika Baburova
Slovak league runners-up and EuroCup Women semifinalists MBK Ruzomberok have announced the re-signings of forwards Eva Kmetova and Dominika Baburova and guard Zuzana Brezianova. Read More »
Ceyhan Belediye signs Erin Lawless
Turkish club Ceyhan Belediye has signed American forward with Slovak passport Erin Lawless. Read More »
Defeats for Ukraine, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic
After two double digit wins, Ukraine suffered defeat to Russian WUG team in third game in three days. Russians were led by two Anastasias – Loginova and Logunova. First one had 17 points, the second one – 16. Hanna Zaritska led Ukraine with 12 points. In the second meeting in two days Canada overcame a 17 point deficit to come ... Read More »
Czechs lose to Canada, Ukraine beats Russian Reserve NT, Slovaks defeat Japan
Czech Republic lost in friendlies to Canada for the third consecutive time. The hosts overcame an eleven point first half deficit and went ahead in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter Canadians went ahead with 7 minutes remaining and did not give it up even though for most part it was just one point. Czech Republic against Canada are ... Read More »
Good Angels Kosice signs Polish guard Magdalena Zietara
Slovak champions have signed 20 year old Polish guard Margdalena Zietara, her agent informs. Read More »
Good Angels Kosice brings in Farhiya Abdi
BK IMOS Brno has announced on Facebook, that their Swedish forward Farhiya Abdi will not return to the team next season and she is heading Kosice. Read More »
Umana Reyer signs Slovak center Marie Ruzickova
Newly promoted to Italian A1 league Umana Reyer has signed Slovak center Marie Ruzickova. Read More »
Czech Republic and Serbia win again
Czech Republic and Serbia have extended their winning streaks to two wins in two days. Serbia, after getting first win the year yesterday, defeated Slovak Republic to whom they lost on Monday. Serbians outscored the Slovaks by 10 points in the second and in the third quarters, building an 18 point lead. Jovana Rad led Serbia with 13 points, Jelena ... Read More »
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