June 17, 2021
Group A:
The first game of the day in Valencia saw Sweden roll past Slovakia 74-57 behind the Eldebrink sisters. Spain had to deal with more late roster uncertainty than other teams, but found it spectacularly difficult to get into any rhythm, even at home, and found themselves stunned by Belarus 53-51.
Sweden vs. Slovakia 74-57 SWE F. Eldebrink 17/7a E. Eldebrink 15/7a Fontaine 9 A. Nystrom 6/6r Johansson 6 Lundquist 5 E. Nystrom 5 Loyd 4/6r Drammeh 4 Ekh 3 Visscher 0 Hersler DNP SVK Jakubcova 17/8r Fekete 10 Dudasova 9/6a Palenikova 8 Prazenicova 5 Oroszova 3/7r Stasova 3 Remenarova 2 Moravcikova 0 Sujova 0 Martiskova DNP Kovacikova DNP
Belarus vs. Spain 53-51 BLR Papova 19/13r Bentley 13 Verameyenka 7/7r Hasper 6 Ziuzkova 4 Likhtarovich 2/7r Tarasava 2 Rytsikva 0 Inkina 0 Karasevich DNP Vasilevich DNP Brych DNP ESP Ndour 15 Ouvina 11 Dominguez 6 Quevedo 6 Gil 4/10r Carrera 4 Rodriguez 3 Palau 2 Casas 0 Conde 0 Cazorla 0 Ginzo DNP
Group B:
This group is also being played in Valencia. Greece lost a key player right before the tournament and Mariella Fasoula tried to help pick up the slack, but they lost to Montenegro 70-55. Italy had an upset on their minds, but this is Sonja Vasic’s last continental tournament for Serbia and she helped them fight back to force overtime and prevail 86-81.
Montenegro vs. Greece 70-55 MNE Jovanovic 19/8r Pasic 16/6r Mujovic 12/8a Gatling 10 Dubljevic 7/7r Kovacevic 4/6r Zivkovic 2 Aleksic 0 Rakovic 0 Jaksic 0 Lazarevic DNP Lekovic DNP GRE Fasoula 21 Nikolopoulou 19/6r/7a Spanou 6 Sotiriou 4 Pavlopoulou 2 Stamolamprou 2 Alexandri 1 Bosgana 0 Tsineke 0 Louka DNP Anastasopoulou DNP Diela DNP
Serbia vs. Italy 86-81(OT) SRB Vasic 27/13r/7a Anderson 18 Brooks 14/8r Krajisnik 8/7r Crvendakic 7 Dabovic 7 Jovanovic 3 Skoric 2 Dugalic 0 Butulija 0 Cado 0 Jankovic DNP ITA Zandalasini 18 Bestagno 12 Carangelo 12 Cubaj 9/6r Pan 9 Romeo 8 Keys 5/9r Andre’ 5/6r Penna 3 Cinili 0 Attura 0 De Pretto DNP
Group C:
The first upset came in this group in Strasbourg as Nikolina Babic caught fire to lead Bosnia and Herzegovina past Emma Meesseman and Belgium 70-55. Slovenia breezed past Turkey 72-47.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Belgium 70-55 BIH Babic 23 Jones 13/17r Deura 10 A. Delic 9 Gajic 8/12r Tavic 7/6a Vrancic 0 Dzombeta 0 Brcaninovic 0 Dzebo 0 Domuzin DNP N. Delic DNP BEL Meesseman 24/13r Allemand 13 K. Mestdagh 10/7s Delaere 4 Geldof 2 Vanloo 2 Linskens 0 Bi. Massey 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Nauwelaers 0 Carpreaux DNP Be. Massey DNP
Slovenia vs. Turkey 72-47 SLO Lisec 17/8r Oblak 14/6a Friskovec 12/6r Evans 8/9r Prezelj 6 Baric 6 Kroselj 4 Jakovina 3 Trebec 2 Gorsic 0 Debeljak 0 Senicar 0 TUR Hollingsworth 16 Cakir 8 Bilgic 7 Canitez 5 Caglar 5 Yildizhan 2 Gulcan 2 Ural 2 Onar 0 Fitik 0 Uzun 0 Guclu DNP
Group D:
The first game in Strasbourg saw Maria Vadeeva and Russia fend off Alena Hanusova and the Czech Republic 73-69. France had to deal with the immediate loss of a starter and a pesky group from Croatia early, but sent the fans home in more than enough time to avoid local curfew with a 105-63 win.
Russia vs. Czech Republic 73-69 RUS Vadeeva 27/16r Goldyreva 11 Musina 8/8r Glonti 7/6r Shilova 7 Shtanko 6 Levchenko 4 Ogun 2 Komarova 1 Kurilchuk 0 Fedorenkova 0 Shabanova DNP CZE Hanusova 24 Elhotova 15 Vyoralova 8/7r Hejdova 8 Vorackova 6 Andelova 3 Brezinova 2 Sipova 2 Hamzova 1 Stoupalova 0 Reisingerova 0 Brabencova DNP
France vs. Croatia 105-63 FRA Miyem 18 Gruda 16 Chartereau 15/7r Johannes 15 Tchatchouang 9 Vukosavljevic 8/12r Williams 8/7r Michel 8/6a Ciak 6 Duchet 2/6a Rupert 0 Epoupa 0 CRO Tikvic 12/9r Dojkic 10 Slonjsak 9 Masic 9 Tadic 6 Erjavec 5 Miletic 4 Cvitkovic 3 Perisa 3 Premasunac 2 Begic 0 Petrak 0