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EuroBasket Qualifiers Round 6 November 21st

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November 21, 2018

Group A:

Slovakia knew that a win at home in Ruzomberok would lead to them advancing, but Barbora Balintova’s effort was not enough as Montenegro got production from the naturalized player spot as Glory Johnson led them to an 82-68 win and qualification.  Attention turned to Reykjavik, where Hildur Kjartandottir and Helena Sverrisdottir wanted to get one win for the home fans despite Iceland’s elimination, but Bosnia and Herzegovina fought back and won 84-74, which was well short of the required margin to qualify.

Slovakia vs. Montenegro 68-82 SVK Balintova 20 Palenikova 17 Hruscakova 10 Felixova 7 Slamova 6/8r Mistinova 5 Deptova 2 Oroszova 1/6r Stasova 0 Mikulasikova 0 Jakubcova 0 MNE Johnson 27/16r Mujovic 15 Matovic 15 Jovanovic 10/6r Aleksic 7 Vucetic 4 Kovacevic 2 Popovic 2 Jaksic 0 Zivkovic DNP Lekovic DNP Markovic DNP

Iceland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 74-84 ISL Kjartandottir 27/11r/7a H. Sverrisdottir 22/14r/9a U. Jonsdottir 7/6r T. Jonsdottir 4 G. Gunnarsdottir 4 Amundadottir 3 Hinriksdottir 2 G. Sverrisdottir 0 B. Gunnarsdottir 0 H. Jonsdottir 0 Bjarnadottir 0 BIH Babic 15 Deura 15 Gajic 13/14r Delic 8 Kapor 8 Dzebo 7/7r Rahmanovic 7 Dzombeta 5 Vrancic 4 Zubac 2 Brcaninovic 0 Markovic 0

Standings: Montenegro 4-2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-2, Slovakia 4-2, Iceland 0-6

Group B:

A Belarus win in Kayseri would mean that both teams advanced automatically and that is what happened as Turkey led in the first half and then surrendered it to fall 60-56.  The two eliminated teams met in Bydgoszcz and Poland beat Estonia 82-51.

Turkey vs. Belarus 56-60 TUR Cakir 14 Senyurek 11 Hollingsworth 8/8r Koksal 6 Alben 5/13r/6a Yalcin 4 Gulcan 4 Guner 2 Takmaz 2 Canitez 0 Yavas 0 Ural 0 BLR Snytsina 17 Likhtarovich 10 Papova 10 Hasper 7/11r Verameyenka 6/8r Rytsikava 3/6r Ziuzkova 3 Bentley 2/6r Tarasava 2 Masko DNP Brych DNP Holubeva DNP

Poland vs. Estonia 82-51 POL Pobozy 16/6r Puss 12/6r Marciniak 9/6r Trzeciak 8 Szybala 8 Szajtauer 7 Gajda 6/7a Kaczmarczyk 5/9r Stankiewicz 5 Dobrowolska 4 Naczk 2 Schmidt 0 EST Rausberg 14 Kosareva 7 Koster 6/11r Asi 6 Pokk 4 Piibur 4 Puik 4 Teder 4 Svilberg 2 Rits 0 Korjus 0 Oinits 0

Standings: Turkey 5-1, Belarus 5-1, Poland 2-4, Estonia 0-6

Group C:

Hungary hoped that Russia would take it easy in Ekaterinburg and allow both teams to advance, but Raisa Musina and company did not oblige, winning 56-53.  With the game being the first of the day, they then had to wait for the other games to be played before they could confirm their spot.  Enxhi Xhanaj had a big game for Albania in Kedianiai, but Lithuania showed no mercy in a 146-58 win, getting plenty of scoring from Gintare Petronyte, Egle Siksniute, and Kamile Nacickaite.

Russia vs. Hungary 56-53 RUS Musina 20/9r Vadeeva 12/7r Vieru 10 Leshkovtseva 5 Shilova 4 Belyakova 3 Beglova 1 Anoikina 1 Maiga 0 Fedorenkova 0 Tikhonenko 0 Petrushina 0 HUN Goree 12/6r Studer 12 Hatar 11/13r Raksanyi 5/6r Dubei 4 Varga 4 Gereben 2 Kiss 2 Katona 1 Lelik 0 Barnai 0 Nagy 0

Lithuania vs. Albania 146-58 LTU Petronyte 27/11r Siksniute 24/15r Nacickaite 20 Meskonyte 16 Baltkojiene 15/8a Sarauskaite 10/15r Knyzaite 9/8r Kvederaviciute 9 Juskaite 8/9a Jurciute 8 Grigalauskyte DNP Svaryte DNP ALB Xhanaj 21/10r/6a Zykaj 16 G. Bujari 8 E. Bujari 6 Aliaj 4 Toska 3 Lalaj 0 Palko 0 Gjoni DNP Verri DNP Sinani DNP Hasanaj DNP

Standings: Russia 6-0, Hungary 4-2, Lithuania 2-4, Albania 0-6

Group D:

Greece needed a win over Israel in Kozani to keep up their hopes of automatic qualification and Evanthia Maltsi turned back the clock again to lead them to an 83-57 win.  Rachael Vanderwal and Great Britain then knew that they needed a win in Manchester to take the top spot and took care of business with an 83-42 win.

Greece vs. Israel 83-57 GRE Maltsi 25 Spanou 18/11r Kaltsidou 16/7r Christinaki 12 Pavlopoulou 4 Kosma 4 Sotiriou 2 Lymoura 2 Spyridopoulou 0 Nikolopoulou 0 Stamati 0 Tsineke 0 ISR Clark 17/11r Doron 14 Levitsky 8 Rotberg 7 Diamant 6 Lev 3 Shalom 2 Karsh 0 Ben Nun 0 Shafir 0 Zairy 0 Banet 0

Great Britain vs. Portugal 83-42 GBR Vanderwal 21 Leedham 18/12r/7a Fagbenle 17/6r Stewart 10/8r Handy 6 Samuelson 3/7a Pressley 3 Collins 3 Shaw 2 Simpson 0 Jones 0 Fong Lyew Quee 0 POR Viana 9 Silva 7/7r Correia 7 Domingues 6 Costa 5 Goncalves 3 Da Silva 3 Carvalheira 2 Ferreira 0 Soeiro 0 Filipe 0 Cruz 0

Standings: Great Britain 5-1, Greece 4-2, Israel 2-4, Portugal 1-5

Group E:

The two eliminated teams played in Cluj Napoca and Gabriela Marginean led Romania to a 70-61 win over Sara Bejedi and Finland.  France avenged their loss in Slovenia with some flair in Charleville-Mezeres, doubling up their opponents 88-44 as both teams advanced.

Romania vs. Finland 71-60 ROU Marginean 25 Pavel 14/12r Ghizila 11 Walker 10/15r/8a Stoenescu 7 Irimia 2 Parau 2 Podar 0 Popescu 0 Stoiedin 0 Neagu DNP Armanu DNP FIN Bejedi 21 Kuier 8/12r Tuukkanen 7/13r/6s L. Lehtoranta 6 Holopainen 6 Pirttinen 6 Aijanen 2 R. Lehtoranta 2 Tulonen 2 Pounds 0 Arike 0 Wahlgren 0

France vs. Slovenia 88-44 FRA Miyem 17/11r Hartley 16 Gruda 11 Johannes 11 Chartereau 10 Ayayi 9 Tchatchouang 6 Michel 3 Milapie 2 Bernies 2 Ciak 1 Epoupa 0 SLO Friskovec 12 Oblak 9 Baric 8 Prezelj 7 Lisec 4/8r Jakovina 3 Evans 1 Ocvirk 0 Senicar 0 Krozelj 0 Rupnik 0 Debljak DNP

Standings: France 5-1, Slovenia 5-1, Romania 2-4, Finland 0-6

Group F:

Both teams had already been eliminated, but Zera Butter and the Netherlands put on a show for the home fans in an 89-68 win over Bulgaria.  Spain brought Ukraine all the way out to Melilla as Alina Iagupova tried to get her team the win and automatic qualification, but Marta Xargay led the hosts to an 84-71 win, leaving the visitors waiting on other results.

Netherlands vs. Bulgaria 89-68 NED Butter 20 Broring 13 J. Bettonvil 9/6r Van Den Adel 9 Fokke 9 L. Bettonvil 8/7r Ndiba 7/11r Jongeling 6 De Jonge 4 Kuijt 2/7a Guijt 2 Westerik 0 BUL I. Kostova 16 Georgieva 11/8r Ivanova 11 Dimitrova 9/7r Sharenkapova 7 G. Kostova 6 Stoycheva 4 Kocheva 4 Konstantinova 0 Dineva DNP A.N. Petrova DNP A.K. Petrova DNP

Spain vs. Ukraine 84-71 ESP Xargay 23/6a Nicholls 14/8r Casas 14 Ndour 13 Dominguez 9/7a Conde 7 Araujo 4 Gil 0 Ouvina 0 Romero 0 Ginzo 0 Rodriguez DNP UKR Iagupova 28/6r Radulovic 17 Udodenko 12/6r/6a Moss 7/6r Olkhovyk 3 Naumenko 2 Bilotserkivska 2 Samburska 0 Uro-Nile 0 Horobets DNP Rymarenko DNP Yatskovets DNP

Standings: Spain 6-0, Ukraine 4-2, Netherlands 2-4, Bulgaria 0-6

Group G:

The eliminated teams played first and Marie Gulich led Germany past Marielle Giroud and Switzerland 78-52 in Wolfenbuttel.  A win for hosts Belgium in Kortrijk would send both them and the Czech Republic through and they did just that by fending off Romana Hejdova and company 66-62.

Germany vs. Switzerland 78-52 GER Gulich 24/7r Brunckhorst 9 Greinacher 8/6r Greunke 6 Degbeon 6 Fiebich 5 Wilke 5 Brodersen 5 Bertholdt 4 Schaake 4 Stach 2 Wagner 0 SUI Giroud 21/8r Fora 8 Chardon 5 Ghali 4 Franchina 4 Herminjard 2 Luap 2 Ruga 2 Simioni 2 Kohler 2 Clement 0 Hatch 0

Belgium vs. Czech Republic 66-62 BEL Meesseman 19/8r/7a K. Mestdagh 14/7r Linskens 9/8r Vanloo 8 Raman 7 Delaere 7 Carpreaux 2 Resimont 0 Nauwelaers 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Geldof 0 Grzesinski DNP CZE Hejdova 21/11r Vaughn 10 Hanusova 10 Zaplatova 5 Reisingerova 5 Kat. Elhotova 4 Kar. Elhotova 3 Krakovicova 2 Bartakova 2 Stepanova 0 Pudlakova DNP Berankova DNP

Standings: Czech Republic 5-1, Belgium 5-1, Germany 2-4, Switzerland 0-6

Group H:

The two eliminated teams played first in Zabok and Croatia eased past Macedonia 90-27.  The winner would take the automatic spot in La Spezia and a breakout performance from young Olbis Futo Andre got Italy that 62-56 win over Sweden.

Croatia vs. Macedonia 90-27 CRO Tikvic 15/7r Dojkic 11 Premasunac 10/8r Miletic 9/6r Sandric 9 Buzov 8 Blazevic 6 Rezan 5/7r Todoric 5 Begic 5 Miloglav 5 Dzankic 2 MKD Mitrasinovik 14 Kmetovska 7/6r Kozobashiovska 4 Nikolikj 2 Lazareska 0/6r Pejkovska 0 Stojanovska 0 Dimova 0 Petrushevska 0 Sekulovska 0 Modeva 0 Popova 0

Italy vs. Sweden 62-56 ITA Andre 20/9r Penna 10 Zandalasini 8/8r Romeo 6 Dotto 6 Sottana 5 Cinili 5 Ress 2 Crippa 0 Gorini 0 Masciadri DNP Nicolodi DNP SWE F. Eldebrink 19 Zahui B 10/9r Halvarsson 10/7r Abdi 10 E. Eldebrink 7/6r/8a Hamilton-Carter 0 Barthold 0 Drammeh 0 Lundquist 0 Nystrom 0 Fontaine DNP Nnamaka DNP

Standings: Italy 5-1, Sweden 4-2, Croatia 3-3, Macedonia 0-6

Qualification:

So which teams will join co-hosts Latvia and Serbia?  Group winners Montenegro, Turkey, Russia, Great Britain, France, Spain, Czech Republic, and Italy got the automatic spots.  The three runners up with 5-1 record, Belarus, Slovenia, and Belgium joined them.  That left three spots for 4-2 runners up, which Hungary was at the top of the list for by virtue of having Albania in their group.  Ukraine and Sweden were the next two teams in the ranking, leaving Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the wrong side of the dividing line.

Watch All Wednesday EuroBasket Qualifiers Here Free!

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All games will be on Wednesday, November 21st, as the final teams to qualify for next summer’s tournament will be decided.  Times listed are Central European and then Eastern Standard.

Russia vs. Hungary, 3:00pm/9:00am:

Turkey vs. Belarus, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Greece vs. Israel, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Lithuania vs. Albania, 5:30pm/11:30am:

Slovakia vs. Montenegro, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Romania vs. Finland, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Croatia vs. Macedonia, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Germany vs. Switzerland, 7:30pm/1:30pm:

Poland vs. Estonia, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Great Britain vs. Portugal, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Netherlands vs. Bulgaria, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Spain vs. Ukraine, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Belgium vs. Czech Republic, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Italy vs. Sweden, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

Iceland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8:45pm/2:45pm:

France vs. Slovenia, 8:45pm/2:45pm:

Watch All Saturday’s EuroBasket Qualifiers in One Place!

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There are 16 games to watch on Saturday, November 17th as there are only two games left in qualifying.  Times listed are Central European, then Eastern Standard:

Estonia vs. Belarus, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Iceland vs. Slovakia, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Albania vs. Hungary, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Bulgaria vs. Ukraine, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Finland vs. Slovenia, 5:30pm/11:30am:

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic, 5:30pm/11:30am:

Lithuania vs. Russia, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Romania vs. France, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Poland vs. Turkey, 6:30pm/12:30pm:

Portugal vs. Israel, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Croatia vs. Italy, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Germany vs. Belgium, 7:30pm/1:30pm:

Great Britain vs. Greece, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Netherlands vs. Spain, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Montenegro, 8:15pm/2:15pm:

Macedonia vs. Sweden, 8:15pm/2:15pm:

EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers Game 4 February 13th-14th

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One game in Group F was played on Tuesday with the rest of the games on Wednesday.

Group A:

The highlight game of the game came in this group in Ruzomberok, where balanced Slovakia finally prevailed after three overtimes 100-95 as Marica Gajic tried to do everything again for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Milica Deura played all 55 minutes.  Helena Sverrisdottir tried to carry Iceland again, but they lost to Montenegro 69-37 in Podgorica to remain winless and get officially eliminated.

Slovakia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 100-95(3OT) SLO Slamova 19 Hruscakova 18/10r Oroszova 15/6a Palenikova 15 Balintova 11/6r/9a Remenarova 9/6r Mistinova 9 Felixova 4/6r Kovacikova 0 Haskova 0 Palusna DNP BIH Gajic 39/19r Deura 24/6a Vrancic 10 Kapor 7 A. Delic 7 Dzinic 4/8r N. Delic 2 Dzebo 2 Kalusic 0 Babic 0 Brcaninovic DNP

Montenegro vs. Iceland 69-37 MNE Johnson 14/15r Mujovic 14/7r/6a Dubljevic 11 Rakovic 7 Aleksic 6 Pasic 6 Popovic 4 Matovic 3 Jovanovic 2 Zivkovic 2 Bigovic 0 Jaksic 0 ISL H. Sverrisdottir 22/9r Hrafnkelsdottir 8 Arnardottir 3 Kjartansdottir 2/7r Gunnarsdottir 2 Jonsdottir 0 G. Sverrisdottir 0 Thrastardottir 0 Petursdottir 0 Bjarnadottir 0 Sveinsdottir 0 Sigurdardottir 0

Standings: Slovakia 3-1, Montenegro 3-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-2, Iceland 0-4

Group B:

Turkey remained undefeated with an 86-48 win over Estonia in Istanbul.  Belarus is in strong position to at least be in second place as they beat Poland 71-50 in Minsk.

Turkey vs. Estonia 86-48 TUR Koksal 14 Caglar 10/6r Canitez 10 Hollingsworth 9/6r Alben 9 Cora 7 Guner 6 Bilgic 6 Cakir 5 Ural 4 Emirtekin 3 Gulcan 3 EST Anderson 11 Bratka 8 Asi 5 Lilleallik 5 Nikolai 4 Rits 4 Pulk 4 Reinvald 3 Koster 2/6r Uiga 2 Pokk 0 Piibur 0

Belarus vs. Poland 71-50 BLR Papova 13/8r Ziuzkova 12 Snytsina 11 Likhtarovich 8/6r Hasper 8/6r Verameyenka 8 Bentley 6 Tarasava 3 Rytsikava 2 Leuchanka 0 Filonchyk DNP Holubeva DNP POL Gajda 9 Misiek 9 Skobel 7 Kaczmarczyk 6/7r Trzeciak 5 Szajtauer 3 Adamowicz 3 Witkowska 2 Zietara 2 Zurowska-Cegielska 2 Pawlak 2 Dobrowolska DNP

Standings: Turkey 4-0, Belarus 3-1, Poland 1-3, Estonia 0-4

Group C:

Russia remained undefeated as Maria Vadeeva and Anna Leshovtseva led them past Albania 148-35 in Perm.  Hard luck Lithuania looks to be on the outside looking in as they got good games from both Gintare Petronyte and Kamile Nacickaite, but lost to Bernadett Hatar and Hungary 78-76 in Miskolc.

Russia vs. Albania 148-35 RUS Vadeeva 24/7r/7a Leshkovtseva 22 Petrushina 18 Musina 17/14r Levchenko 14/7a Tikhonenko 13 Vieru 10/14r/6a Ogun 10 Beglova 9/8a Maiga 6 Belyakova 3 Zavialova 2/6a ALB Xhanaj 11 Myrto 7 Aliaj 6 G. Bujari 5 E. Bujari 3 Zykaj 3 Gjoni 0 Palko 0 Toska 0 Berranija 0 Sinani 0 Fekollari 0

Hungary vs. Lithuania 78-76 HUN Hatar 20 Raksanyi 18/7s Studer 14 Dubei 11 Krivacevic 10 Goree 4 Katona 1 Simon 0 Varga 0 Medgyessy 0 Theodorean 0 Mansare DNP LTU Petronyte 20/8r Nacickaite 20 Labuckiene 12 Grigalauskyte 7 Okockyte 7 Kvederaviciute 4 Sulciute 4 Juskaite 2 Knyzaite 0 Svaryte 0 Saurazaite DNP Druskyte DNP

Standings: Russia 4-0, Hungary 3-1, Lithuania 1-3, Albania 0-4

Group D:

Evanthia Maltsi continues to defy age as she led Greece past Maria Correia and Portugal 81-59 in Chalkida.  Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain kept pace as they were embroiled in another tight game, edging Alysha Clark and Israel 76-74 in Tel Aviv.

Greece vs. Portugal 81-59 GRE Maltsi 20/6a Gemelos 16 Fasoula 11/6r Kaltsidou 10 Sotiriou 8 Spanou 5 Spyridopoulou 4 Chatzinikolaou 3/6r Nikolopoulou 2 Kosma 2 Lymoura 0 Stamati 0 POR Correia 24 Viana 10 Costa 7 Silva 5 Da Silva 4/7r Domingues 4 Brandao 3 Neves 2 Livulo 0 Filipe 0 Rosario 0 Goncalves DNP

Israel vs. Great Britain 74-76 ISR Clark 20/11r/7a Levitsky 15/12r Doron 14 Shafir 13 Zairy 5 Ben Nun 3 Diamant 2 Lev 2 Kedem 0 Shalon 0 Suez-Karni DNP Yizchaki DNP GBR Fagbenle 21/14r Collins 19/10r Samuelson 13 Jones 6 Vanderwal 5/6a Stewart 4/9r Handy 2 Fong Lyew Quee 2 Simpson 2 Campbell 2 Prior DNP Allen DNP

Standings: Greece 3-1, Great Britain 3-1, Israel 2-2, Portugal 0-4

Group E:

Slovenia continues to lead the group, doing enough at home in Celje to beat Ashley Walker and Romania 78-70 thanks to Teja Oblak.  France bounced back in Brest with a 90-40 win over Finland with Sandrine Gruda leading the way again.

Slovenia vs. Romania 78-70 SLO Oblak 24 Evans 16/6r Trebec 10 Prezelj 9 Jakovina 6 Abramovic 6 Friskovec 4 Ocvirk 3 Senicar 0 Cvijanovic DNP Gwashavanu DNP Kroselj DNP ROU Walker 21/7r A. Parau 13/6r Pavel 9/7r Marginean 9 Ursu 8 Stoenescu 6 Ardelean 2 Irimia 2 Kilin 0 Neagu 0 I. Parau 0 Ghizila DNP

France vs. Finland 90-40 FRA Gruda 27 Tchatchouang 12 Johannes 11/6a Ciak 10 Miyem 8 Ayayi 7 Chartereau 4 Bernies 4 Epoupa 3/7a Michel 2 Duchet 2 Badiane 0 FIN Holopainen 16 Lahtinen 6 Bejedi 5 Kuier 4/10r Iiskola 4 Pounds 2 Gronberg 2 Lehtoranta 1 Arike 0 Pirttinen 0 Kesanen 0 Makitalo DNP

Standings: Slovenia 4-0, France 3-1, Romania 1-3, Finland 0-4

Group F:

The lone Tuesday game saw Spain take care of business in Guadalajara, winning 97-57 to stay undefeated and eliminating winless Bulgaria.  On Wednesday, Alina Iagupova put on a show in Kiev as Ukraine beat the Netherlands 84-49 to at least give themselves a solid second place position.

Spain vs. Bulgaria 97-57 ESP Casas 14 Xargay 14 Torrens 13 Rodriguez 10 Arrojo 8 Sanchez 8 Araujo 7 Conde 7 Gil 6/8r Palau 4 Romero 4 Nicholls 2/6r BUL Georgieva 11/9r Ivanova 9 I. Kostova 7 Voynova 6/7r Peteva 6 Sharenkapova 5 Konstantinova 4 Kocehva 4 Zhelyazkova 3 Dimitrova 2 G. Kostova 0

Ukraine vs. Netherlands 84-49 UKR Iagupova 39/10r Udodenko 15 Bilotserkivska 8 Berezhynska 5 Kurasova 5 Naumenko 5 Olkhovyk 3 Samburska 2 Krayevska 2 Horobets 0 Uro-Nile DNP Zavidna DNP NED Van Grinsven 14/7r Broring 10/6r L. Bettonvil 7 J. Bettonvil 6/6r Adams 4 Ndiba 3 Butter 3 Jongeling 2 Slim 0 Klerx 0 Westerik 0 Van Den Adel DNP

Standings: Spain 4-0, Ukraine 3-1, Netherlands 1-3, Bulgaria 0-4

Group G:

Alena Hanusova and the Czech Republic remained undefeated and put Germany in a tough spot with an 82-67 win in Prague.  Belgium is still in a strong position, eliminating Marielle Giroud and Switzerland 98-59 in Kortrijk.

Czech Republic vs. Germany 82-67 CZE Hanusova 27/9r/6a Hejdova 10/9r Brezinova 9 Kat. Elhotova 9/6a Peckova 9 Vaughn 8 Bartakova 6/7a Kar. Elhotova 4 Zaplatova 0 Vorackova 0 Peckova 0 Bartonova DNP GER Greunke 14/7r Schaake 14 Brunckhorst 12/10r Ilmberger 12/7r Bertholdt 6/7r Brodersen 6 Wagner 3 Grigoleit 0 Korner 0 Wilke DNP Henningsen DNP Zipser DNP

Belgium vs. Switzerland 98-59 BEL Meesseman 19/7a K. Mestdagh 14 Vanloo 14/8a Delaere 11 Carpreaux 8 Raman 7 H. Mestdagh 6 Linskens 6 Allemand 4 Resimont 4 Nauwelaers 3 Hendrickx 2 SUI Giroud 28/8r Simioni 7 Tolusso 6 Franchina 4 Fora 4 Chardon 4 Baumann 4 Clement 2 Herminjard 0 Lugt 0 Constantin 0 Tomezzoli DNP

Standings: Czech Republic 4-0, Belgium 3-1, Germany 1-3, Switzerland 0-4

Group H:

Italy took care of business in Pavia 93-33 behind Cecilia Zandalasini and Giorgia Sottana, eliminating Macedonia in the process.  Sweden kept pace by beating Marija Rezan and Croatia 63-55 in Stockholm.

Italy vs. Macedonia 93-33 ITA Zandalasini 21 Sottana 20/6a Andre 12/11r Dotto 12/6r Masciadri 10 Dotto 7 Cinili 5 Filippi 4 Nicolodi 2 Ercoli 0/6r Crippa 0 Consolini 0 MKD Mitrasinovik 9/7r Kmetovska 4/9r Paris 4/7r Lazareska 4 Tanturovska 4 Trajchevska 3 Nikolikj 2 Kozhobashiovska 2 Musa 1 Stonjanovska 0 Petrushevska 0 Shekjeroska DNP

Sweden vs. Croatia 63-55 SWE Loyd 12 Zahui B 11/16r F. Eldebrink 11 Barthold 11 E. Eldebrink 6/7a Lundquist 5 Fontaine 4 Halvarsson 3 Drammeh 0 Hamilton-Carter 0 Abdi DNP Nystrom DNP CRO Rezan 23/9r Dojkic 11 Sandric 10/7r/6a Premasunac 4/9r Begic 3/9r Slonjsak 2 Buzov 2 Todoric 0 Tikvic 0 Miloglav DNP Bura DNP Miletic DNP

Standings: Italy 3-1, Sweden 3-1, Croatia 2-2, Macedonia 0-4

EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers Game 3 February 10th

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February 10, 2018

All teams were in action on Saturday as the halfway point of qualifying has been reached.

Group A:

In Sarajevo, Marica Gajic and Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Helena Sverrisdottir and Iceland 97-67.  Slovakia created a three-way tie at the top of the standings by edging Milica Jovanovic and Montenegro 73-72 in Podgorica to hand the hosts their first loss.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Iceland 97-67 BIH Gajic 31/16r Kapor 15 Deura 11 Dzebo 10 Dzinic 7 Brcaninovic 7 Vrancic 6/7a Kizer 2/6r A. Delic 2/7a N. Delic 2 Kalusic 2 Babic 2 ISL H. Sverrisdottir 32/6r Kjartansdottir 16/8r Jonsdottir 6 Thrastardottir 4 G. Sverrisdottir 4 Hrafnkelsdottir 3 Gunnarsdottir 2 Sveinsdottir 0 Bjarnadottir 0 Sigurdardottir 0 Arnardottir 0 Petursdottir 0

Montenegro vs. Slovak Republic 72-73 MNE Jovanovic 24 Dubljevic 19/8r Johnson 12/17r Aleksic 10 Mujovic 5/8a Rakovic 2 Pasic 0 Matovic 0 Popovic 0 Jaksic DNP Vucetic DNP Zivkovic DNP SVK Felixova 19 Palenikova 13 Hruscakova 11/10r Balintova 10/6a Oroszova 7/6r Slamova 5 Kovacikova 4 Mistinova 4 Palusna 0 Remenarova 0 Haskova DNP

Standings: Montenegro 2-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1, Slovakia 2-1, Estonia 0-3

Group B:

The two winless teams faced off in Tallinn with Poland leaving Estonia with an 87-68 win.  The undefeated teams met in Minsk and Turkey used a fast start to beat Belarus 64-54.

Estonia vs. Poland 68-87 EST Pokk 19/6r Bratka 15 Anderson 10 Koster 8/12r Asi 8 Piibur 5 Pulk 3 Uiga 0 Nikolai 0 Lilleallik 0 Rits 0 Korjus 0 POL Gajda 15 Skobel 13 Trzeciak 11 Kaczmarczyk 9 Misiek 9 Pawlak 8 Zietara 8 Zurowska-Cegielska 8 Witkowska 6 Szajtauer 0 Adamowicz 0 Dobrowolska 0

Belarus vs. Turkey 54-64 BLR Bentley 12 Leuchanka 9/8r Ziuzkova 7 Verameyenka 6/8r Papova 6 Likhtarovich 6 Rytsikava 4/9r Hasper 4 Snytsina 0 Tarasava 0 Masko DNP Filonchyk DNP TUR Alben 19/6r Hollingsworth 15/8r Canitez 13/10r Cakir 9 Koksal 7 Caglar 1/7r Bilgic 0 Cora 0 Guner 0 Gulcan DNP Emirtekin DNP Ural DNP

Standings: Turkey 3-0, Belarus 2-1, Poland 1-2, Estonia 0-3

Group C:

The two undefeated teams met in Miskolc and Russia’s strong start was too much for Hungary to overcome in a 71-64 win.  Lithuania finally got the chance to play Albania, picking up their first win 119-61 in Tirana as Gintare Petronyte and Kamile Nacickaite led the way.

Hungary vs. Russia 64-71 HUN Krivacevic 13 Studer 12 Hatar 8 Varga 8 Raksanyi 8 Simon 7 Goree 4 Dubei 4 Medgyessy 0 Theodorean 0 Katona 0 Mansare DNP RUS Musina 12 Vadeeva 11/8r Belyakova 11 Maiga 10 Zhedik 7 Tikhonenko 5 Petrushina 5 Beglova 5/6a Leshkovtseva 5 Zavialova 2 Vieru 0 Levchenko 0

Albania vs. Lithuania 61-119 ALB Zykaj 19 E. Bujari 13 Myrto 9 Aliaj 6 Xhanaj 5 G. Bujari 4 Palko 3 Berranija 2 Sinani 0 Gjoni 0 Toska 0 Fekollari DNP LTU Petronyte 24/11r Nacickaite 20 Grigalauskyte 17/9r Labuckiene 17/8r Sulciute 10/7r Kvederaviciute 10 Okockyte 9 Saurazaite 4 Druskyte 3 Knyzaite 3 Svaryte 2 Juskaite DNP

Standings: Russia 3-0, Hungary 2-1, Lithuania 1-2, Albania 0-3

Group D:

Alysha Clark was the difference for Israel in Tel Aviv as they fended off Greece 65-63 to hand the visitors their first loss.  Great Britain looked to be about to squander a golden opportunity in Loule, but buckled down in the fourth quarter as Chantelle Handy led them to a 64-56 win over Portugal and the top spot in the tiebreaker.

Israel vs. Greece 65-63 ISR Clark 27/16r/6a Doron 12 Diamant 10 Levitsky 8 Shafir 7 Lev 1 Ben Nun 0 Zairy 0 Shalom 0 Suez-Karni 0 Pelc DNP Yizchaki DNP GRE Maltsi 14/7r Spanou 12/10r Kaltsidou 9 Gemelos 6 Sotiriou 6 Spyridopoulou 6 Kosma 4 Chatzinikolaou 3 Stamati 3 Nikolopoulou 0 Fasoula 0 Lymoura 0

Portugal vs. Great Britain 56-64 POR Correia 16/9r Da Silva 13/11r Costa 7 Silva 6 Brandao 5 Filipe 3 Domingues 2 Viana 2 Livulo 2 Goncalves 0 Rosario 0 Neves 0 GBR Handy 21 Fagbenle 15/10r Vanderwal 10 Collins 5/6r Stewart 4/6r Fong Lyew Quee 4 Jones 3 Prior 2 Samuelson 0 Campbell 0 Simpson 0 Allen DNP

Standings: Great Britain 2-1, Greece 2-1, Israel 2-1, Portugal 0-3

Group E:

The two winless teams met in Helsinki as Taru Tuukkanen had a good game for the hosts, but Romania beat Finland 80-59.  There was a surprise in the battle of undefeated teams in Celje as Slovenia upended Sandrine Gruda and France 68-62.

Finland vs. Romania 59-80 FIN Tuukkanen 24/17r Arike 8 Lahtinen 6 Makitalo 6 Bejedi 4 Kuier 3/6r Pirttinen 3 Wahlgren 3 Kesanen 2 Holopainen 0 Lehtoranta 0 Iiskola 0 ROU Walker 17/9r A. Parau 16/6a Pavel 10/6r Stoenescu 10 Ursu 8/8r Marginean 7 Irimia 5 Ghizila 3 Neagu 2 Ardelean 2 Kilin 0 I. Parau 0

Slovenia vs. France 68-62 SLO Oblak 18/10a Evans 14/12r Trebec 10 Abramovic 7 Friskovec 5 Senicar 4/6r Jakovia 4 Ocvirk 3 Kroselj 3 Gwashavanhu 0 Cvijanovic DNP Prezelj DNP FRA Gruda 24 Ayayi 7 Epoupa 6/9r/8a Ciak 6 Miyem 5 Bernies 4 Johannes 4 Tchatchouang 3 Chartereau 3 Michel 0 Konteh 0 Berkani 0

Standings: Slovenia 3-0, France 2-1, Romania 1-2, Finland 0-3

Group F:

The battle of undefeated teams in Kiev was a good one as Ukraine had the better start, led by Taisia Udodenko and Alina Iagupova, but Spain fought their way back and escaped 72-68.  The duo of Chatilla Van Grinsven and Zera Butter helped the Netherlands complete a comeback in Sofia to beat Dimana Georgieva and Bulgaria as both teams looked for their first win.

Ukraine vs. Spain 68-72 UKR Udodenko 21/10r Iagupova 20 Olkhovyk 12 Kurasova 9 Naumenko 2/6r Bilotserkivska 2 Samburska 2 Yatskovets 0 Horobets 0 Rymarenko DNP Uro-Nile DNP Zavidana DNP ESP Torrens 18 Nicholls 13 Ndour 10 Dominguez 9 Xargay 9 Casas 7 Gil 2 Palau 2 Sanchez 2 Rodriguez 0 Araujo DNP Romero DNP

Bulgaria vs. Netherlands 78-83 BUL Georgieva 20 Voynova 18 Dimitrova 11 Kocheva 11/8a H. Ivanova 10 Peteva 8 Sharenkapova 0 I. Kostova 0 G. Kostova 0 G. Ivanova 0 Konstantinova 0 Yancheva DNP NED Van Grinsven 24/7r Butter 22 Van Den Adel 13 Ndiba 10/8r Broring 8/7a Adams 4 J. Bettonvil 2 L. Bettonvil 0 Klerx 0 Slim 0 Jongeling DNP Westerik DNP

Standings: Spain 3-0, Ukraine 2-1, Netherlands 1-2, Bulgaria 0-3

Group G:

The two winless teams met in Fribourg and Switzerland’s solid start was wiped out by a stirring comeback from Germany in the second half to win 56-54.  The Czech Republic ground out a 53-48 win over Emma Messeman and Belgium in the battle of undefeated teams in Prague.

Switzerland vs. Germany 54-56 SUI Baumann 11 Fora 10 Herminjard 9 Franchina 8 Giroud 7/10r Simioni 7 Clement 2 Lugt 0 Tolusso 0 Chardon 0 Constantin DNP Ruga DNP GER Greunke 19/17r Grigoleit 13 Brunckhorst 10/12r Schaake 10 Bertholdt 2/9r Ilmberger 2 Brodersen 0/6a Wagner 0 Korner 0 Henningsen 0 Wilke DNP Zipser DNP

Czech Republic vs. Belgium 53-48 CZE Hanusova 16/7r Kat. Elhotova 8 Stepanova 8 Hejdova 7/8r Vorackova 4/7r Peckova 4 Zaplatova 4 Bartakova 2 Kar. Elhotova 0 Bartonova DNP Sujanova DNP Reisingerova DNP BEL Meesseman 23/12r K. Mestdagh 10/6r Linskens 6 Vanloo 6 Carpreaux 2 Raman 1 Allemand 0 Delaere 0 Resimont 0 Hendrickx 0 Massey 0 H. Mestdagh 0

Standings: Czech Republic 3-0, Belgium 2-1, Germany 1-2, Switzerland 0-3

Group H:

Giorgia Sottana and Italy handed Sweden their first loss 69-47 in Boras.  Antonija Sandric and Croatia took care of business in Skopje, beating Andzelika Mitrasinovik and Macedonia 108-47 to form a three-way tie.

Sweden vs. Italy 47-69 SWE Zahui B 16/9r Fontaine 8 E. Eldebrink 6 F. Eldebrink 5 Barthold 4 Abdi 3 Lundquist 2 Drammeh 2 Halvarsson 1 Loyd 0 Nystrom DNP Hamilton-Carter DNP ITA Sottana 22 Zandalasini 19/6r Dotto 11 Andre’ 8/9r Cinili 5 Dotto 2 Crippa 2 Nicolodi 0/9r Filippi 0 Consolini DNP Masciadri DNP Ercoli DNP

Macedonia vs. Croatia 47-108 MKD Mitrasinovik 22/7r Kmetovska 5 Nikolikj 5 Trajchevska 4/7r Paris 4/6r Stojanovska 3 Musa 2 Tanturovska 2 Lazareska 0 Kozhobashiovska DNP Petrushevska DNP Shekjersoska DNP CRO Sandric 22/8a Rezan 18/7r Begic 13/7r Dojkic 11 Miloglav 11 Buzov 10 Premasunac 6 Tikvic 6 Todoric 5/6r Miletic 3 Slonsjak 2 Bura 1

Standings: Italy 2-1, Croatia 2-1, Sweden 2-1, Macedonia 0-3

EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers Game 2 November 15th

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November 15, 2017

Group A:

A battle of winless teams in Ruzomberok  went to the Slovak Republic 78-62 despite Helena Sverrisdottir’s best efforts for Iceland.  That left the undefeated teams to square off in Podgorica, where Jelena Dubljevic and Montenegro beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 76-55.

Slovak Republic vs. Iceland 78-62 SVK Hruscakova 17/14r Oroszova 17/8r Felixova 12 Mistinova 12 Kovacikova 9/6r Dudasova 7 Bartanusova 4 Haskova 0 Jelencikova 0 Janoscikova 0 Jakubcova 0 ISL H. Sverrisdottir 22/7r/6a Kjartansdottir 9/10r Amundadottir 9 Agustsdottir 8 E. Gunnarsdottir 4 Thrastardottir 4 B. Gunnarsdottir 3 T. Jonsdottir 3 Benonysdottir 0 G. Sverrisdottir 0 H. Jonsdottir 0 Hrafnkelsdottir DNP

Montenegro vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 76-55 MNE Dubljevic 26/7r Pocek 12/8r Jovanovic 12/6r Aleksic 12 Mujovic 6 Vucetic 5 Popovic 3 Pasic 0 Matovic 0 Zivkovic 0 Rakovic 0 Jaksic 0 BIH Vrancic 10 Dzinic 8 N. Delic 8 Deura 7 Gajic 6/11r Rahmanovic 4 Babic 4 Kalusic 3 Brcaninovic 3 Dzebo 2 Dzombeta 0 A. Delic 0

Group B:

This group started early in Minsk as Viktoriya Hasper and Belarus beat Merike Anderson and Estonia 80-63.  They are joined in the undefeated column by Turkey, which overcame a slow start in Ankara to beat Poland 73-53.

Belarus vs. Estonia 80-63 BLR Hasper 20 Tarasava 15 Snytsina 13 Papova 9/7r Verameyenka 7/10r Rytsikava 5 Likhtarovich 4 Masko 2 Ziuzkova 2 Brych 2 Ivashchanka 1 Holubeva 0 EST Anderson 22 Pokk 11/6r Bratka 8 Pulk 6 Koster 5/9r Asi 5 Rits2 Lilleallik 2 Reinvald 2 Piibur 0 Vaino 0 Pajumets 0

Turkey vs. Poland 73-53 TUR Hollingsworth 14/8r Koksal 14 Cakir 11/6a Canitez 10/8r Cora 7/6r Caglar 5/8r Senyurek 5 Aydin 4 Bilgic 3 Emirtekin 0 Guner DNP Ural DNP POL Pawlak 12 Misiek 11 Gajda 9 Kaczmarczyk 8/6r Zietara 6 Zurowska-Cegielska 2 Stankiewicz 2 Szajtauer 2 Pobozy 1 Makurat 0 Skobel 0 Adamowicz 0

Group C:

In Moscow, Russia just managed to fend off Lithuania 64-62.  Dorina Zele and Hungary eased to a 137-48 win over Albania in Miskolc to also remain unbeaten.

Russia vs. Lithuania 64-62 RUS Maiga 13 Leshkovtseva 11 Vadeeva 8/9r Petrushina 8 Beglova 7 Cherepanova 6 Tikhonenko 4 Belyakova 4 Musina 3 Vieru 0/6r Zavialova 0 Logunova 0 LTU Petronyte 19/9r Nacickaite 16 Saurazaite 8 Sulciute 4 Okockyte 4 Grigalauskyte 4 Svaryte 3 Kvederaviciute 2 Labuckiene 2 Druskyte 0 Juskaite 0 Solopova DNP

Hungary vs. Albania 137-48 HUN Zele 25 Hatar 17/11r Studer 14 Szabo 14 Krivacevic 12/7r Dubei 12/6r Goree 11/7r Katona 8/8a Varga 7 Raksanyi 7/6a Medgyessy 4/10a ALB Lalaj 10 Myrto 9 Zykaj 9 Aliaj 8/7r Bujari 8 Qypi 2 Rreshpja 2 Xhanaj 0 Gjoni 0 Toska 0 Berranija 0 Sinani 0

Group D:

A battle of undefeated teams in Kozani was quite entertaining as Greece fended off Great Britain 61-59.  In Tel Aviv, Israel needed a big second half to overcome feisty Portugal 59-56 as both teams were looking for their first win.

Greece vs. Great Britain 61-59 GRE Christinaki 18 Stamati 10 Kaltsidou 8 Spanou 6/10r Chatzinikolaou 6 Maltsi 5 Nikolopoulou 2 Spyridopoulou 2 Sotiriou 2 Fouraki 2 Tsineke DNP Lymoura DNP GBR Leedham 17/10r Fagbenle 16/8r Handy 9 Collins 7 Jones 3 Simpson 3 Stewart 2/9r Vanderwal 2 Prior 0 Shaw DNP Sunley-Paisley DNP Emanuel-Carr DNP

Israel vs. Portugal 59-56 ISR Clark 19/10r Zairy 10 Levitsky 8/6r Shafir 8 Lev 6 Ben-Nun 3 Diamant 3 Kedem 2 Rotberg 0 Shalom 0 Raber DNP Yizchaki DNP POR Da Silva 12/8r Correia 11/6r Domingues 9 Silva 7 Viana 7 Brandao 5 Neves 3 M. Goncalves 2 Filipe 0 Rosario 0 C. Goncalves 0 Ferreira DNP

Group E:

Slovenia emphatically beat Finland 97-57 in Celje to remain undefeated.  Sandrine Gruda and France had a slower start in Villeneuve, but joined them with an 87-45 win over Romania.

Slovenia vs. Finland 97-57 SLO Prezelj 18 Evans 14/10r Lisec 12/13r Abramovic 12 Baric 10/7r Oblak 8/7a Friskovec 7 Ocvirk 6 Trebec 4 Senicar 2 Jakovina 2 Kroselj 2 FIN Tuukkanen 16/14r Bejedi 11/10r Lahtinen 9 Holopainen 6 Makitalo 5 Kuier 4/6r Arike 4 Pounds 2 Lehtoranta 0 Kesanen 0 Gronberg 0 Aaltonen 0

France vs. Romania 87-45 FRA Gruda 23/9r Ciak 13 Minte 10 Johannes 9 Michel 7 Chartereau 7 Bouderra 7 Ayayi 5 Gaye 4 Amant 2 Epoupa 0/8a ROM Marginean 13 Walker 11 Parau 9 Pavel 8 Irimia 4 Ursu 0 Nagy 0 Ghizila 0 Kilin 0 Stoenescu 0 Neagu 0 Filip 0

Group F:

Even by her lofty standards, Alina Iagupova put on a memorable show in Kiev, nearly outscoring Bulgaria on her own in Ukraine’s 94-44 win.  Marta Xargay tried to duplicate the feat in Valladolid as Spain comprehensively dismantled the Netherlands 92-26 as they could have stopped scoring after the first quarter and still won the game.  Both teams remain unbeaten.

Ukraine vs. Bulgaria 94-44 UKR Iagupova 41/9r Moss 11/10r Samburska 11 Yatskovets 7 Olhovyk 6 Berezhynska 5 Naumenko 5 Rymarenko 4 Horobets 2 Bilotserkivska 2 Uro-Nile 0 Zavidna 0 BUL Stoycheva 8/7r Ivanova 7 Kocheva 6 Zlatanova 5 Dimitrova 5 Sharenkapova 5 Georgieva 4/7r Kostova 2/8r Peteva 2 Ivanova 0 Voynova DNP Nikolova DNP

Spain vs. Netherlands 92-26 ESP Xargay 22/7r Ndour 17/6r Nicholls 11/10r Rodriguez 10 Perez 8 Cruz 8 Torrens 7/6r Romero 4 Sanchez 3 Dominguez 2 Conde 0 Ouvina 0 NED Butter 5 J. Bettonvil 5 Van Grinsven 4/9r Van Den Adel 4 Ndiba 3 Broring 2 Kuijt 2 L. Bettonvil 1 De Kleijn 0 Adams 0 Treffers 0 Slim 0

Group G:

The Czech Republic continued a strong start to life in the qualifiers as they pulled away from Switzerland in the second half to win 62-35 in Prague.  Emma Meesseman was unstoppable in Kortrijk as they beat Germany 103-60 to also remain undefeated.

Czech Republic vs. Switzerland 62-35 CZE Elhotova 13/6r Peckova 12 Hanusova 9/9r Vorackova 6 Vaughn 6 Reisingerova 5 Zaplatova 5 Bartakova 4 Hejdova 2 Bartonova 0 Sujanova 0 Pudlakova 0 SUI Giroud 17/14r Fora 7 Franchina 4 Simioni 3 Baumann 2 Tomezzoli 2 Michaux 0 Herminjard 0 Clement 0 Lugt 0 Zali 0 Tolusso 0

Belgium vs. Federal Republic of Germany 103-60 BEL Meesseman 31 K. Mestdagh 19 Wauters 15/8r Vanloo 9/7a Linskens 8/6r Raman 8 Delaere 6 Carpreaux 5/9a Hendrickx 2 Nauwelaers 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Maes DNP GER Brunckhorst 13/6r Bertholdt 13 Greinacher 12/8r Ilmberger 9/6r Schaake 6 Brodersen 4 Grigoleit 3 Korner 0 Greunke 0 Wagner 0 Wilke DNP Zipser DNP

Group H:

Two teams looked for their first win in Sodertalje and it was Sweden coming out on top over Macedonia 91-51.  Marija Rezan dominated in the post and got some help from Antonija Sandric as Croatia got the 83-71 win in San Martino di Lupari over Giorgia Sottana and Italy, which could prove to be the crucial result in the final standings.

Sweden vs. Macedonia 91-51 SWE Zahui B 19/16r Drammeh 13 F. Eldebrink 10/8a Hamilton-Carter 9 Loyd 9 E. Eldebrink 7 Abdi 7 Lundquist 7 Fontaine 6 Barthold 4 Nystrom 0 Vesterberg 0 MKD Givens 18/7r Mitrasinovik 17 Trajchevska 7 Lazareska 5 Stojanovska 2 Kmetovska 2 Petrushevska 0 Adamovska DNP Dimova DNP Janevska DNP Selcova DNP Shekjeroska DNP

Italy vs. Croatia 71-83 ITA Sottana 25 Zandalasini 17/10r De Pretto 8 Dotto 7 Crippa 5 Cinili 4 Formica 4 Kacerik 1 Andre’ 0 Masciadri 0 Bestagno 0 Gorini DNP CRO Rezan 35/13r Sandric 22 Dojkic 16 Premasunac 8/7a Begic 2 Todoric 0 Slonjsak 0 Miletic 0 Dzankic 0 Buzov 0 Bura 0 Miloglav DNP

EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers Game 1 November 11th

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November 11, 2017

For a second consecutive cycle, qualification will take place during the club season with two games in each of the three windows.  There is an even number of teams this time so there will be eight groups of four.  The winners and six best runners up will join hosts Serbia and Latvia in the tournament that will determine qualification for the next Olympics.

Group A:

Montenegro debuted a new naturalized player, but it was Jelena Dubljevic who led them in Reykjavik as they won 84-62.  Hildur Bjorg Kjartansdottir led Iceland.   This is probably one of the more open groups and Bosnia and Herzegovina had a promising start in Sarajevo as Milica Deura led them past Sabina Oroszova and the Slovak Republic 79-67.

Iceland vs. Montenegro 62-84 ISL Kjartansdottir 23/6r H. Sverrisdottir 18/10r/9a Jonsdottir 5 Amundadottir 4 Jonsdottir 4 Brynsjarsdottir 3 Gunnarsdottir 2 G. Sverrisdottir 2 Thrastardottir 1 Agustdottir 0 Benonysdottir 0 Benonisdottir 0 MNE Dubljevic 30/6r Johnson 11 Rakovic 8 Jovanovic 7 Matovic 6 Pasic 5 Aleksic 5 Pocek 4 Mujovic 3 Zivkovic 3 Vucetic 2 Popovic 0

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Slovak Republic 79-67 BIH Deura 27 Gajic 15/10r Vrancic 10 Kalusic 6 Dzinic 6 A. Delic 6 Brcaninovic 5 N. Delic 2 Rahmanovic 2 Babic 0 Dzombeta DNP Dzebo DNP SVK Oroszova 24/12r Mistinova 12 Hruscakova 10/11r Kovacikova 10 Jelencikova 5 Felixova 4 Dudasova 2 Bartanusova 0/6a Jakubcova 0 Janoscikova 0 Haskova 0

Group B:

The first game of the day was in Tallinn, where Turkey beat Estonia 81-56.  Belarus won 70-62 in Walbrzych as Agnieszka Kaczmarczyk and Poland missed a big opportunity for a win that could have given them the inside track.

Estonia vs. Turkey 56-81 EST Pokk 19 Anderson 13 Piibur 8 Koster 5/9r Reinvald 4 Nikolai 4 Asi 3 Bratka 0 Lilleallik 0 Uiga 0 Rits 0 Pajumets 0 TUR Koksal 14 Hollingsworth 12 Cakir 12/6a Bilgic 11 Senyurek 10 Cora 9 Aydin 4 Guner 4 Caglar 3 Ural 2 Canitez 0 Emirtekin 0

Poland vs. Belarus 62-70 POL Kaczmarczyk 22 Zurowska-Cegielska 10 Misiek 8 Makurat 7 Gajda 7 Zietara 5/7r/7a Szajtauer 2 Skobel 1 Pobozy 0 Stankiewicz 0 Pawlak DNP Trzeciak DNP BLR Verameyenka 16/8r Papova 14/6r Hasper 13 Snytsina 9/6a Tarasava 8 Likhtarovich 7/6a Rytsikava 3 Ziuzkova 0 Ivashchanka DNP Masko DNP Filonchyk DNP Holubeva DNP

Group C:

Russia has had another change in philosophy and went to work early in Tirana, getting enough points in the first quarter to win 122-37.  Hungary debuted a new naturalized player and Cyesha Goree made the difference in Kedainiai as they got a critical 73-70 win over Lithuania.

Albania vs. Russia 37-122 ALB Bujari 12 Lalaj 12 Aliaj 7 Xhanaj 2 Zykaj 2 Myrto 2 Qypi 0 Gjoni 0 Toska DNP Rreshpja DNP Berranija DNP Sinani DNP RUS Vadeeva 18/10r Leshkovtseva 16 Belyakova 14 Cherepanova 14 Logunova 13 Musina 13 Tikhonenko 10/10r Petrushina 5 Maiga 5 Beglova 5 Zavialova 5/6a Vieru 4

Lithuania vs. Hungary 70-73 LTU Petronyte 19/9r Okockyte 12/10a Sulciute 12 Nacickaite 12 Grigalauskyte 7 Labuckiene 5 Kvederaviciute 2 Saurazaite 1 Solopova 0 Gabalyte 0 Juskaite 0 Svaryte DNP HUN Goree 21/7r Krivacevic 14 Raksanyi 7 Simon 7 Studer 6/6r Katona 6 Zele 5 Medgyessy 3 Dubei 2 Varga 2 Hatar 0 Szabo DNP

Group D:

Greece had a good start in Almada, but needed to hang on late to beat Portugal 66-60.  There was extra basketball to close the day as there is no clear cut favorite in the group.  Great Britain successfully defended their home court as Johannah Leedham helped them prevail 90-87 in overtime against Katia Levitsky and Israel.

Portugal vs. Greece 60-66 POR Da Silva 18 Domingues 12 Filipe 10 Viana 7 Brandao 4/6a Correia 4 Neves 3 Silva 2 C. Goncalves 0 Rosario 0 Ferreira 0 M. Goncalves DNP GRE Kaltsidou 15/7r Spyridopoulou 14 Stamati 11 Spanou 9 Nikolopoulou 7 Chatzinikolaou 5 Sotiriou 3 Christinaki 2 Maltsi 0 Fouraki 0 Lymoura 0 Tsineke 0

Great Britain vs. Israel 90-87(OT) GBR Leedham 22/13r Fagbenle 19/8r Jones 14 Handy 13 Vanderwal 11/7r Stewart 6/6r Simpson 3 Collins 1 Sunley-Paisley 1 Emanuel-Carr 0 Prior DNP Shaw DNP ISR Levitsky 23 Clark 19/6a Diamant 17 Zairy 12 Shafir 10/9a Ben Nun 6 Lev 0 Yizchaki 0 Rotberg 0 Raber 0 Shalom DNP Kedem DNP

Group E:

Eva Lisec and Slovenia looked to build on their momentum from the summer and went to Oradea and beat Romania 80-59.  Sandrine Gruda and France started fast in Helsinki and rolled to a 103-44 win over Finland.

Romania vs. Slovenia 59-80 ROM Walker 17/7r Marginean 10 Parau 9 Pavel 5 Ursu 4 Kilin 4 Stoenescu 4 Filip 4 Ardelean 2 Nagy 0 Neagu 0 Irimia 0 SLO Lisec 26 Evans 15 Baric 15/7a Oblak 8 Prezelj 6 Friskovec 4 Abramovic 2 Trebec 2 Ocvirk 1 Senicar 1 Jakovina 0 Kroselj 0

Finland vs. France 44-103 FIN Holopainenn 8 Lehtoranta 7 Pounds 6 Kuier 5/6r Tuukkanen 5 Bejedi 4 Makitalo 3 Lahtinen 3 Sten 3 Kesanan 0 Aaltonen 0 Wahlgren 0 FRA Gruda 21/7r Miyem 16/7r Johannes 13 Chartereau 11 Gaye 10 Epoupa 6/7r/9a Bouderra 6 Ciak 6 Michel 5 Minte 4 Tchatchouang 3 Ayayi 2

Group F:

Defending champions Spain started in Sofia, beating Bulgaria 92-42.  A strong second half in Amsterdam fueled by just another great Alina Iagupova game got Ukraine the 72-58 win over the Netherlands.

Bulgaria vs. Spain 42-92 BUL Voynova 8 H. Ivanova 8 Georgieva 8 Stoycheva 7 Dimitrova 6 Kocheva 3 Sharenkapova 2 Peteva 0 Kostova 0 Zlatanova DNP G. Ivanova DNP Nikolova DNP ESP Nicholls 14 Ndour 13/9r Xargay 13 Ouvina 11 Torrens 7/7r Sanchez 7 Cruz 7 Dominguez 6 Rodriguez 6 Perez 4/6r Romero 4 Conde 0

Netherlands vs. Ukraine 58-72 NED Treffers 11/13r Van Den Adel 10 Broring 8 J. Bettonvil 7 Van Grinsven 6/9r De Kleijn 6 Butter 5 Kuijt 5 Ndiba 0/6r Adams 0 Slim 0 L. Bettonvil DNP UKR Iagupova 33/10r Moss 11/7r Berezhynska 11 Olkhovyk 6 Samburska 5 Yatskovets 2 Bilotserkivska 2 Naumenko 2 Zavidna 0 Horobets DNP Rymarenko DNP Uro-Nile DNP

Group G:

Emma Meesseman and Belgium went to Fribourg and beat Switzerland 85-58.  The Czech Republic did not have to go through the last set of qualifiers due to being hosts, but had a good start in this round with an 89-56 win in Saarlouis over Germany behind Alena Hanusova and Katerina Elhotova.

Switzerland vs. Belgium 56-85 SUI Giroud 15/6r Fora 15 Herminjard 12 Simioni 10 Baumann 4 Franchina 0 Lugt 0 Michaux 0 Zali 0 Clement 0 Tolusso 0 Tomezzoli 0 BEL Meesseman 26 K. Mestdagh 15/6a Delaere 11 Wauters 8/6r Linksens 6 Vanloo 6/7a Nauwelaers 5 Hendrickx 2/7r H. Mestdagh 2 Raman 2 Carpreaux 2/7a Allemand DNP

Federal Republic of Germany vs. Czech Republic 56-89 GER Greinacher 12 Brunckhorst 11 Ilmberger 11 Bertholdt 8 Grigoleit 6 Schaake 4 Brodersen 2 Greunke 2 Korner 0 Wagner 0 Wilke DNP Zipser DNP CZE Hanusova 21 Kat. Elhotova 20 Hejdova 11 Vaughn 10 Peckova 10 Zaplatova 5 Vorackova 2 Bartonova 2 Bartakova 2 Kar. Elhotova 2 Sujanova 2 Stepanova 2

Group H:

Italy was far from convincing in Skopje with their superior depth, but beat Chrissy Givens and Macedonia 61-52.  This group is wide open and Sweden’s 57-54 win in Zagreb could give them the edge over Croatia later.

Macedonia vs. Italy 52-61 MKD Givens 22/6r Mitrasinovik 14 Kmetovska 10/9r Trajchevska 6/8r Lazareska 0/6r Stojanovska 0 Adamovska DNP Petrushevska DNP Dimova DNP Janevska DNP Selcova DNP Shekjeroska DNP ITA Cinili 12/6r Sottana 11 Andre’ 10/12r Zandalasini 8/7a Crippa 7/8r Dotto 7 Bestagno 2 Formica 2 De Pretto 2 Masciadri 0 Gorini 0 Kacerik DNP

Croatia vs. Sweden 54-57 CRO Rezan 19/9r Sandric 17/7r Buzov 10 Begic 4/6r Dojkic 2 Miletic 2 Bura 0 Premasunac 0 Dzankic 0 Slonjsak 0 Todoric DNP Miloglav DNP SWE Zahui B 18/17r Abdi 15 Fontaine 9 E. Eldebrink 7 Drammeh 5 F. Eldebrink 3/6r Lundquist 0 Barthold 0 Loyd 0 Astrom DNP Hamilton-Carter DNP Nystrom DNP

EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers Draw Results

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July 4, 2017

The draw for qualifiers for EuroBasket 2019 was conducted on Tuesday.  The teams were divided into eight groups of four with the top team in each group and the six best runners up joining co-hosts Serbia and Latvia in the tournament.  As was the case in the last set of qualifiers, these games will be played in the middle of club seasons in 2017 and 2018.  Groups D and H are the only ones that have only one team that played in EuroBasket 2017 while the other six groups will have two teams looking to return to the tournament.  Luxembourg will not participate after being part of the 2017 process, but Macedonia will take part.

A: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Montenegro, Slovakia
B: Estonia, Poland, Belarus, Turkey
C: Albania, Lithuania, Hungary, Russia
D: Portugal, Great Britain, Israel, Greece
E: Finland, Romania, Slovenia, France
F: Bulgaria, Netherlands, Ukraine, Spain
G: Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium
H: Macedonia, Croatia, Sweden, Italy

EuroBasket Finals June 25th

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June 25, 2017

The final day of play started with the less important games.  Italy bounced back to beat the Slovak Republic 71-54 for 7th place.  The 5th place game would have meant something if Spain had not been in the top 4, but ended up being meaningless as Quanitra Hollingsworth and Turkey beat Latvia 72-63.  Belgium was most locked into the hunt for the bronze medal early and rolled past Greece 78-45.  That led to the final game, where Spain built a lead on France, getting the 71-55 win to return to the top of European basketball and build momentum when they host the rest of the world next summer.  As expected, Alba Torrens won the MVP award as she was joined by Endy Miyem, Emma Meesseman, Cecilia Zandalasini, and Evanthia Maltsi in the team of the tournament.

Final:

Spain vs. France 71-55 ESP Lyttle 19/8r Torrens 18 Cruz 12 Xargay 8 Nicholls 5/7r Dominguez 4 Gil 3 Palau 2 Sanchez 0 Rodriguez 0 Conde 0 Romero 0 FRA Dumerc 15 Tchatchouang 10 Miyem 8 Johannes 6 Epoupa 5 Ciak 4 Chartereau 3 Amant 2 Michel 2 Minte 0 Skrela 0 Ayayi 0

3rd Place:

Belgium vs. Greece 78-45 BEL K. Mestdagh 18 Meesseman 15 Wauters 14/8r Linskens 9 Vanloo 9 Raman 5/8r Carpreaux 3/8a Geldof 3 Hendrickx 2 Delaere 0 Nauwelaers 0 H. Mestdagh 0 GRE Maltsi 13/8r Fasoula 9 Spanou 6/6r Kaltsidou 4/7r Sotiriou 4 Nikolopoulou 3 Christinaki 3 Stamati 2 Spyridopoulou 1 Lymoura 0 Stamolamprou 0 Kosma 0

5th Place:

Latvia vs. Turkey 63-72 LAT Steinberga 16/8r Laksa 15 Basko-Melnbarde 11 Vitola 7 Brumermane 6 Krastina 4/6a Putnina 2 Strautmane 2 Kreslina 0 Jakobsone 0 Babkina DNP Dreimane DNP TUR Hollingsworth 24/6r Koksal 10/8r Vardarli Demirmen 10 Alben 9/8r/7a Canitez 6/8r Bilgic 6 Cakir Turgut 5 Ivegin Uner 2 Senyurek 0 Cora 0 Caglar DNP Ural DNP

7th Place:

Italy vs. Slovak Republic 71-54 ITA Gorini 14/6r Zandalasini 12/6r Sottana 12 Penna 9 Cinili 6 De Pretto 6 Ress 4/7r Crippa 4 Dotto 2 Formica 2 Masciadri 0 SVK Ruzickova 10 Dudasova 9 Jurcenkova 7 Mikulasikova 6 Balintova 6 Slamova 5 Kovacikova 5 Oroszova 4/8r Remenarova 2 Vynuchalova 0 Zirkova DNP

EuroBasket Semifinals June 24th

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June 24, 2017

Semifinals:

The first semifinal largely went as expected with Alba Torrens helping Spain win 68-52.  Belgium’s stars were kept bottled up and they were left frustrated by the favorites.  The other game was closer for a while, but France finally found a way to break it open in the fourth quarter against Greece to win 77-55.  That sets up the anticipated finals matchup as France will be looking to finish the tournament undefeated.

Spain vs. Belgium 68-52 ESP Torrens 20/10r Lyttle 9/7r Nicholls 8/6r Cruz 8 Xargay 8 Dominguez 4 Palau 3 Rodriguez 3 Gil 2 Sanchez 2 Romero 1 Conde 0 BEL Vanloo 11 K. Mestdagh 9 H. Mestdagh 8 Delaere 7 Meesseman 5/6r Carpreaux 4 Raman 4 Wauters 4 Linskens 0 Hendrickx 0 Nauwelaers 0 Geldof 0

Greece vs. France 55-77 GRE Kaltsidou 15 Maltsi 9 Spanou 8 Sotiriou 6 Spyridopoulou 5 Nikolopoulou 5 Christinaki 5 Fasoula 2 Lymoura 0 Kosma 0 Stamolamprou 0 Stamati DNP FRA Miyem 13 Tchatchouang 12 Epoupa 11 Johannes 10 Ciak 7/10r Chartereau 7 Amant 6 Michel 4 Minte 2 Skrela 2 Ayayi 2 Dumerc 1

5th Place Playoffs:

The day started with the two games to determine the last two teams to also secure qualification for next year’s World Championship.  The first game was close throughout, ending in thrilling, but controversial fashion as Latvia left 68-67 winners.  Cecilia Zandalasini shouldered the responsibility for Italy again, but could not get them over the line.  There was much less drama in the other game as Quanitra Hollingsworth and Turkey beat the Slovak Republic 72-56.

Latvia vs. Italy 68-67 LAT Vitola 15/8r Putnina 15 Steinberga 13/7r Basko-Melnbarde 11 Laksa 9 Krastina 5 Brumermane 0 Babkina 0 Jakobsone 0 Strautmane 0 Dreimane DNP Kreslina DNP ITA Zandalasini 25/14r Sottana 13/7a Masciadri 9 Ress 5/7r Crippa 5 Dotto 4 Penna 2 Cinili 2 Formica 2 Gorini DNP De Pretto DNP

Turkey vs. Slovak Republic 72-56 TUR Hollingsworth 20/6r Canitez 15/8r Alben 15/7r Vardarli Demirmen 7/10a Koksal 5 Ivegin Uner 5 Cakir Turgut 3 Senyurek 2 Cora 0 Caglar 0 Bilgic 0 Ural DNP SVK Balintova 12 Vynuchalova 9 Ruzickova 8/9r Jurcenkova 8 Oroszova 6 Slamova 6 Zirkova 3 Remenarova 2 Mikulasikova 2 Dudasova 0 Kovacikova 0

Sunday Schedule (all times local, six hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time):

7th Place: Italy vs. Slovak Republic, 12:30pm

5th Place: Latvia vs. Turkey, 3:00pm

3rd Place: Belgium vs. Greece, 6:00pm

1st Place: Spain vs. France, 8:30pm