NEWS

12.07.2009
Spain Beat France And Go For Gold

Spain broke open a close game in the third quarter and defeated France 64-54 to capture gold at the U18 European Championship Women in Södertälje.

Trailing 36-33 after 23 minutes played, the Spaniards scored 14 unanswered points to go into the final stanza with a 47-36 advantage.

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12.07.2009
Local Hero Cleo Forsman-Goga Gets MVP-Award

Sweden shooting guard Cleopatra Forsman-Goga was named Most Valuable Player of the U18 European Championship Women.

Forsman-Goga led her team all the way to the bronze medal in Södertälje.

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12.07.2009
Bronze Medal For Happy Hosts

Sweden captured a bronze medal at the U18 European Championship Women on Sunday after pulling away late in the third quarter against the Czech Republic in Södertälje.

The tournament hosts, whose title dreams were ended by Spain in Saturday's semi-finals, prevailed 67-54.

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SCOREBOARD

Preliminary Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Serbia33/0238/1536
2. Sweden32/1188/1805
3. Poland31/2203/1714
4. Bulgaria30/3115/2403
Poland   Bulgaria
8230
24-1   23-12   12-10   23-7  
Sweden   Serbia
4879
16-18   16-23   10-19   6-19  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Spain33/0250/1566
2. Latvia32/1214/1925
3. Belgium31/2178/1904
4. Turkey30/3144/2483
Latvia   Spain
6281
15-21   20-18   5-18   22-24  
Belgium   Turkey
6849
16-11   21-5   17-22   14-11  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. France33/0235/1386
2. Ukraine32/1208/2205
3. Russia31/2196/2184
4. Slovak Republic30/3161/2243
Russia   France
5379
9-14   8-17   18-22   18-26  
Ukraine   Slovak Republic
8362
26-16   15-16   27-13   15-17  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Lithuania32/1188/1605
2. Czech Republic32/1187/1825
3. Italy32/1155/1605
4. Belarus30/3169/1973
Lithuania   Italy
4757
13-17   14-17   8-10   12-13  
Belarus   Czech Republic
6476
15-16   21-18   15-19   13-23  

Qualifying Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Spain55/0416/27710
2. Serbia53/2328/3278
3. Sweden53/2322/3348
4. Latvia52/3310/3417
5. Belgium52/3324/3427
6. Poland50/5305/3845
Latvia   Poland
7063
19-15   14-8   19-20   18-20  
Sweden   Belgium
7063
19-13   10-24   21-9   20-17  
Spain   Serbia
9048
19-13   20-10   34-8   17-17  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. France55/0385/23310
2. Lithuania53/2316/3078
3. Czech Republic53/2300/3228
4. Ukraine52/3360/3957
5. Italy52/3274/3057
6. Russia50/5271/3445
Ukraine   Italy
8278
15-19   21-13   21-19   14-20   11-7  
Czech Republic   Russia
5947
10-15   17-7   14-6   18-19  
Lithuania   France
4468
7-19   12-14   10-17   15-18  

Classification Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Turkey33/0223/1586
2. Slovak Republic32/1167/1665
3. Belarus31/2207/1844
4. Bulgaria30/3136/2253
Bulgaria   Turkey
4587
15-13   3-29   10-25   17-20  
Slovak Republic   Belarus
6459
14-12   21-9   23-15   6-23  

Quarter-Final Round

France   Latvia
5554
17-19   11-7   20-10   7-18  
Serbia   Czech Republic
6880
17-23   16-15   20-20   15-22  
Spain   Ukraine
9463
31-7   18-24   24-9   21-23  
Lithuania   Sweden
6079
16-27   10-16   18-6   16-30  

Semi-Final Round for 9th to 12th Place

Belgium   Russia
6467
15-12   11-14   17-13   21-28  
Italy   Poland
6757
17-18   21-13   6-14   23-12  

Semi-Final Round for 5th to 8th Place

Latvia   Serbia
7480
25-19   14-19   19-18   16-24  
Ukraine   Lithuania
8284
20-20   13-21   20-28   29-15  

Semi-Finals

Spain   Sweden
7253
12-9   23-19   16-11   21-14  
France   Czech Republic
7452
18-11   22-12   19-18   15-11  

11th to 12th Place

Belgium   Poland
8751
28-8   17-19   20-12   22-12  

9th to 10th Place

Russia   Italy
6552
25-26   11-13   9-4   20-9  

7th to 8th Place

Ukraine   Latvia
6172
12-20   10-17   19-18   20-17  

5th to 6th Place

Lithuania   Serbia
5370
9-15   11-21   23-19   10-15  

3rd to 4th Place

Sweden   Czech Republic
6754
7-7   20-15   19-14   21-18  

Final

Spain   France
6454
11-12   16-14   20-10   17-18  

HEADLINES

Bronze Medal For Happy Hosts12.07.2009
Serbia Shut Down Lithuania To Come In Fifth12.07.2009
Latvia, Belgium And Russia Finish With Wins12.07.2009
Les Bleues To Meet Spain In Final, Thrash Czech Republic11.07.2009
Hosts Fall To Spanish Fast Break Express11.07.2009
Lithuania And Serbia March To Game For 5th Place11.07.2009
Bitter Taste For Relegated Bulgaria And Belarus11.07.2009
24 seconds with Belgium's Mayombo sisters10.07.2009
Sweden's Dreams Of Glory Continue10.07.2009
No Chance For Ukraine As Spain Cruise To Victory10.07.2009

FINAL STANDINGS

 Team
1.flagSpain
2.flagFrance
3.flagSweden
4.flagCzech Republic
5.flagSerbia
6.flagLithuania
7.flagLatvia
8.flagUkraine
9.flagRussia
10.flagItaly
11.flagBelgium
12.flagPoland
13.flagTurkey
14.flagSlovak Republic
15.flagBelarus
16.flagBulgaria

PHOTO GALLERY

STATISTICS

PointsReboundsAssists

Points

Olga Maznichenko

UKR
Born : 24.07.1991
Height: 1.87

Avg: 21.9

NameAvg.
1.Maznichenko, O. 21.9
2.Niedola, S. 20.8
3.Malashenko, O. 18.7
4.Forsman-Goga, C. 18.1
5.Yavas, Ö. 17.5

Rebounds

Olesia Malashenko

UKR
Born : 21.02.1991
Height: 1.89

Avg: 13.8

NameAvg.
1.Malashenko, O. 13.8
2.Niedola, S. 10.8
3.Jovanovic, T. 10.7
4.Abdi, F. 10.4
5.Vernerey, A. 9.9

Assists

Alina Iagupova

UKR
Born : 09.02.1992
Height: 1.83

Avg: 3.8

NameAvg.
1.Iagupova, A. 3.8
2.Zietara, M. 3.8
3.Moisan Niamke, E. 3.7
4.Bestagno, E. 3.6
5.Padshyvalava, K. 3.5