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| NEWSFrance are champions of the A.C.I. Trading Limited U20 European Championship Women after overcoming a brave and very determined Poland in Brno on Sunday.
Florence Lepron, the excellent shooting guard, exploded for 21 points, surpassing her previous high of 18 in the tournament, to lead the French to a 72-57 triumph although Fatimatou Sacko, Julie Barennes and Yvette Assilamehou also provided invaluable contributions. |
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Latvia swept aside Greece 65-36 on Sunday to capture the bronze medal at the A.C.I. Trading Limited U20 European Championship Women in Brno.
Playing less than 24 hours after their heartbreaking 55-53 semi-final defeat to Poland, the Baltic country were able to take some of the sting out of that setback by finishing the tournament in third place, and it was an 11-2 Latvia run late in the first quarter that served as the launchpad for victory. |
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France stormed into the final of the A.C.I. Trading Limited U20 European Championship Women in Brno on Saturday with a 69-44 demolition of Greece.
The Greeks were a determined bunch but eventually caved in against the powerful French, who got a game-high 22 points from their 19-year-old forward Julie Barennes. |
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Poland survived a major scare against Latvia on Saturday to book their place in the final of the A.C.I. Trading Limited U20 European Championship Women in Brno.
Poland prevailed 55-53 but only after their Baltic opponents failed to cash in on chances to pull level at the end. |
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The Quarter-Final Round of the ACI Trading Ltd U20 European Championship 2005 wound up today and the stage is set for two exciting Semi-Finals on Saturday. Two teams, France and Latvia went unbeaten through the Quarter-Final Round and they will match up against Poland and Greece in a bid to make the Final game. Only one team, France, remains unbeaten throughout the tournament. |
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Spain's adventure at the Women's Under-20 European Championships in the Czech Republic has come to an end following their 66-52 defeat to Poland.
Spain's 81-77 loss to France on Tuesday meant they had to beat the Poles to have any chance of reaching the semi-finals. |
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Greece - Latvia 40:65
The Latvians felt like they were in a bad dream at the beginning of today’s first Quarter-Final Round game. They had a hard time scoring in the first five minutes and they made mistakes in defence. |
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In the first day of the Quarter Final Round at the ACI Trading Ltd U20 European Championship Women, the top eight teams made their first pitch in the battle for a Semi-Final spot. As all first four games were dead tight, every side will need to fight for every point over the next two days to make it to the next round. |
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