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Group A: Turkey wins the group, Montenegro finishes second

Eurobasket Women 2013

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: Big wins for Montenegro and Turkey

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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 »

Japan defeats Lithuania to win KG Group Cup, Sweden comes second by defeating China

Eurobasket Women 2013

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

Eurobasket Women 2013

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 »

Slovak Republic determines their twelve player EuroBasket Women roster

Eurobasket Women 2013

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

Veronika Cernakova photo: sporky.sk

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 »

Defeats for Ukraine, Czech Republic and Slovak Republic

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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

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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 »

Czech Republic and Serbia win again

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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 »