November 14, 2021
Group A:
There some hangover for Belgium early in Kortrijk as Germany played them to an even first quarter, but Emma Meesseman and company controlled the second half to win 84-55. Andjelika Mitrashinovikj led North Macedonia in Skopje, but Jonquel Jones was great for Bosnia and Herzegovina again in an 80-64 win.
Belgium vs. Germany 84-55 BEL Meesseman 25/11r Delaere 17 Linskens 12 Vanloo 10 Mestdagh 9 Lisowa Mbaka 5 Raman 3 Allemand 3/6a Massey 0 Resimont 0 Ramette 0 Geldof 0 GER Gulich 17 Fiebich 12 Brunckhorst 9 Geiselsoder 6 Hebecker 6 Stach 3 Degbeon 2 Greinacher 0 Brodersen 0 Simon DNP Reichert DNP Brossmann DNP
North Macedonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 64-80 MKD Mitrashinovikj 24/8r Trajchevska 15 Bonner 11/9r Selcova 8/6r Stojanovska 4 Nikolikj 2 Kozhobashiovska 0 Petkovska 0 Mitreva 0 Dimitrijevikj DNP Tasevska DNP Dimitrovska DNP BIH Jones 30/17r Dzebo 17/9r Babic 14 Dzombeta 7 Deura 6 A. Delic 4 Tavic 2/6a N. Delic 0 Kovacevic 0 Miseljic 0 Domuzin 0 Heljic 0
Group B:
Ukraine had a good start in Helsinki, but let Awak Kuier and Finland hang around for a while before Alina Iagupova helped them hold on to a 75-68 win. France bounced back from their tough opener with an 83-56 win over Kamile Nacickaite and Lithuania in Villeneuve-d’Ascq.
Finland vs. Ukraine 68-75 FIN Kuier 25/11r Pekonen 14 Pounds 8 Sandvik 7 Lehtoranta 5/9a Holopainen 4 Aarnisalo 4 Koskimies 2 Pelander 2 Viita 0 Pirttinen 0 Rokkanen DNP UKR Iagupova 31/7a Yurkevichus 14/8r/7s Malashenko 10/6r Dubrovina 5/7r/6a Filevych 4 Uro-Nile 4 Rulyova 3 Zavidna 2 Shmatova 2 Havrylchyk 0 Dubiuk DNP Voloshyna DNP
France vs. Lithuania 83-56 FRA Williams 14 Johannes 13 Toure 10 Gruda 8 Michel 8 Rupert 5 Paget 5 Pouye 5 Ciak 4 Heriaud 4/6a Chartereau 4 Miyem 3 LTU Nacickaite 20 Sulske 8 Juskaite 7/6r Petronyte 6 Sventoraite 6 Baltkojiene 5 Labuckiene 2/8r Miknaite 2 Grigalauskyte 0 Solopova 0 Sarauskaite 0 Jurcuite DNP
Group C:
It was close for a quarter in Almeria before Maria Conde and Irati Etxarri fired Spain past Romania 107-52. This window ended with a game in Hafnarfjordur as Hungary left Iceland with a 115-58 win behind Cyesha Goree and Reka Lelik.
Spain vs. Romania 107-52 ESP Conde 21/10r/7a Etxarri 21 Carrera 10/7r Ginzo 10 Rodriguez 8 Romero 8 Quevedo 6 Torrens 6 Cazorla 6 Dominguez 6 Casas 5 Gil DNP ROU Stanici 16 Ghizila 14 Podar 9 Ardelean 7/6r Ghita 4 Croitoru 2 Orban 0/8r Fota 0 Fodor 0 Catinean 0 Armanu 0 Popescu 0
Iceland vs. Hungary 58-115 ISL S. Hinriksdottir 15/7r/6a Henningsdottir 9 Svansdottir 9 H. Jonsdottir 8 Kristinardottir 7 Karlsdottir 5 Davidsdottir 3 T. Jonsdottir 1 Hjordisardottir 1 Grimsdottir 0 Aegisdottir 0 B. Hinriksdottir 0 HUN Goree 27 Lelik 21/10r/8a Hatar 18/7r/6a Studer 11/11a Aho 10 Kiss 9 Horvath 6 Torok 5 Dombai 4 Varga 2 Gereben 2 Kanyasi 0
Group D:
A rather dour affair in Izmit saw Turkey grind out a 52-41 win over Poland. Albania found it tough at home in Durres as Slovenia rested key players, but still won 127-28 behind Mojca Jelenc and Lea Debeljak.
Turkey vs. Poland 52-41 TUR Caglar 12 Aydin 11 Bilgic 10 Canitez 9/6r Cakir 6/6a Onar 4 Stokes 0/13r Gulcan 0 Fitik 0 Ural 0 Uzun DNP Kurtulmus DNP POL Gertchen 16 Rembiszewska 11/6r Gajda 6 Telenga 3/6r Sklepowicz 3 Borkowska 2 Jakubiuk 0 Kastanek 0 Makurat 0 Skobel 0 Podgorna DNP Sosnowska DNP
Albania vs. Slovenia 28-127 ALB Lugaj 14 Shallo 4/7r Verri 3 Lalaj 2 Mollaj 2 Baraj 2 Velias 1 Toska 0 Sinani 0 Memushi 0 Kolombi 0 Qosja 0 SLO Jelenc 24/12r Debeljak 21 Oblak 16/6a Gorsic 15/7r Friskovec 11 Rupnik 10/8a Jakovina 8 Kroselj 8 Senicar 7/12r/8s Dautovic 4 Ceh 3 Baric DNP
Group E:
The big rivalry game was played in Zabok, but it was all Aleksandra Crvendakic and Serbia in an 84-66 win over Croatia.
Croatia vs. Serbia 66-84 CRO Begic 19/7r Dojkic 18 Slonjsak 13 Bura 8/8r Tadic 5 Petrak 3 Masic 0 Perisa 0 Cvitkovic 0 Maric 0 Miloglav DNP Dedic DNP SRB Crvendakic 33/7r Krajisnik 15/9r Anderson 13/6r/9a Cado 12 Katanic 4 Nogic 2 Jankovic 2 Olic 2 Djordjevic 1 Jovanovic 0/7r Stankovic 0 Turudic 0
Group F:
Russia cruised to a 77-57 win over Denmark in Moscow. Austria kept it reasonable close at home in Schwechat, but Markeisha Gatling and Montenegro still won 70-60.
Russia vs. Denmark 77-57 RUS Shilova 12 Repnikova 12 Vadeeva 10/8r Levchenko 8 Maiga 7/9r Cherepanova 7/8r Glonti 7 Burovaya 6 Komarova 5 Shabanova 3 Abaiburova 0 Shtanko 0 DEN Jespersen 19/7r S. Tryggedsson 14 Seilund 8 Ryder 6/6r Mortensen 6 Hesseldal 2/8r Wich 2 Brynaa 0 Viso 0 Ziegler 0 I. Tryggedsson 0 Blauenfeldt DNP
Austria vs. Montenegro 60-70 AUT Koppl 16 Koizar 10 Sagerer 10 Schicher 8 Fuchs-Robetin 7/6r C. Neumann 5 Takacs 4 Zderadicka 0 A. Neumann 0 Sill 0 Novakovic 0 Krisper 0 MNE Gatling 22/12r Mujovic 14 Pasic 12 Jovanovic 6 Rakovic 5 Kovacevic 4/8r Lekovic 4 Zivaljevic 3 Lazarevic 0 Zivkovic 0 Jaksic DNP Scepanovic DNP
Group G:
Greece used a fast start in Xanthi to win 64-57 over Portugal. Great Britain’s o/pening to the campaign went from bad to worse in Tallinn after they fell to Estonia 72-69.
Greece vs. Portugal 64-57 GRE Fasoula 18/12r Stamati 12 Spanou 10/10r Nikolopoulou 8/6r Pavlopoulou 8 Stamolamprou 7 Alexandri 1 Sotiriou 0 Louka DNP Pateraki DNP Diela DNP Karlafti DNP POR Robalo 15 Silva 14/10r Ferreira 12/9r Martins 9 Bettencourt 2/7r Da Silva 2 Rodrigues 2 Kostourkova 1 Filipe 0 Soeiro 0 Carvalheira 0 Goncalves DNP
Estonia vs. Great Britain 72-69 EST Teder 15/7r Mesila-Kaarmann 13 Bratka 13 Anderson 10 Lass 8 Sepp 5 Piibur 4 Pulk 4 Svilberg 0 Kosareva 0 Poldmaa 0 Roosalu DNP GBR Stewart 17/12r Winterburn 14/6r Handy 13/6r Norton 8 Green 8 Samuelson 5 Gayle 2 Vanderwal 2 Robb 0 Joseph 0 Busch DNP Simpson DNP
Group H:
Evita Herminjard had another good game for Switzerland, but they lost to Slovakia 65-50 in Fribourg. Italy breezed past Luxembourg 82-48 in Faenza.
Switzerland vs. Slovakia 50-65 SUI Herminjard 29/8r Ruga 7 Fora 6 Jacquot 3 Constantin 3 Franchina 2 Stoianov 0/13r Toumi 0 Martinez 0 Marie DNP Schwarz DNP Wasser DNP SVK Jakubcova 16/9r Balintova 14/7a Hruscakova 10/10r Oroszova 7/10r Prazenicova 7 Martiskova 5 Remenarova 4 Dudasova 2 Moravcikova 0 Rusinakova DNP Lukacovicova DNP Belusova DNP
Italy vs. Luxembourg 82-48 ITA Madera 16 Romeo 12 Tagliamento 11 Keys 9/11r Bestagno 8 Zandalasini 6/7a Santucci 6 Verona 5 Trucco 4 Villa 4 Crudo 1 Barberis 0 LUX Meynadier 15 Jablonowski 10 Geniets 7 Mossong 6 Skrijelj 4/6r Etute 4 Mreches 2 Muller 0 Dittgen 0 Bidinger 0 Baum 0 Wolff 0
Group I:
The day started in this group in Minsk as it took overtime for Anastasiya Verameyenka and Maryia Papova to establish control over Belarus for an 83-72 win. The Czech Republic took the lead early in Dublin and then coasted to a 70-54 win over Ireland.
Belarus vs. Netherlands 83-72(OT) BLR Verameyenka 23/13r Papova 21/7r Tarasava 19/9a Bentley 16 Mahalias 4 Masko 0 Brych 0 Ziuzkova 0 Inkina 0 Vasilevich DNP Karasevich DNP Ivashchanka DNP NED Hof 16/13r Cornelius 11 Treffers 10/7r Boonstra 9/7r K. Kuijt 8 De Jonge 6 Westerik 6 Driessen 6 Klerx DNP Van Der Keijl DNP I. Kuijt DNP Jongeling DNP
Ireland vs. Czech Republic 54-70 IRL Tiernan 12 Melia 10/9r Fitzpatrick 8 Kelly 7 Finn 4 Dwyer 4 E. Thornton 4 Clarke 3 H. Thornton 2 O’Connor 0 Huijsdens 0 Kenny DNP CZE Reisingerova 12 Vorackova 11 Holesinska 9 Sipova 8 Stoupalova 8 Pospisilova 7 Zaplatova 5 Hamzova 4 Galickova 3 Brabencova 3 Krejzova 0 Malikova 0
Group J:
Sweden played their first game in Riga and Klara Lundquist was solid, but Anete Steinberga was incredible for Latvia again in an 89-70 win.
Latvia vs. Sweden 89-70 LAT Steinberga 34/13r Jurjane 16 Pulvere 15 Laksa 14/6a Babkina 6/12a Pilabere 4 Strautmane 0 Klakocka 0 Jakobsone 0 Jasa DNP Mote DNP Sila DNP SWE Lundquist 21/10a Gustavsson 14 Nystrom 11 Asoro 10 Hersler 9 Vesterberg 3 Hjern 2 Wadling 0 Agren 0 Claesson 0 Johansson DNP Hagg DNP