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NEWS

13.08.2006
Sweden Claim Title

With a dominating fourth quarter finish, Sweden took down Latvia 72-62 to win the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women Division B title in Finland.

Going into the fourth quarter trailing 58–50, Sweden outscored Latvia 22-4 in the last ten minutes of the game to cap off a remarkable comeback which enabled them to claim the gold medal.

13.08.2006
Bronze For Romania

Romania concluded their U16 European Championship Women Division B campaign with a bronze medal.

The Romanians defeated Italy 72-63 to claim third place in the tournament.

13.08.2006
Steinberga Earns MVP Award

Latvia's Aneta Steinberga was elected MVP of the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women Division B after Sunday's final.

Steinberga, a 185 cm center, was a dominant inside presence for Latvia throughout the tournament.

12.08.2006
Sweden Into Final

Swedish basketball is on the rise.

Following the bronze medal at the U18 European Championship Women, Sweden's U16 girls earned promotion to Divsion A with a semi-final win over Italy.

Latvia Earn Promotion12.08.2006
Latvia Through Despite Loss11.08.2006
Sweden Through To Last Four11.08.2006
Italy Prevail Over Slovenia10.08.2006

SCOREBOARD

FINAL STANDINGS

 Team
1.flagSpain
2.flagCzech Republic
3.flagLithuania
4.flagSerbia & Montenegro
5.flagFrance
6.flagPoland
7.flagBelarus
8.flagUkraine
9.flagRussia
10.flagSlovak Republic
11.flagTurkey
12.flagHungary
13.flagBelgium
14.flagGreece
15.flagEstonia
16.flagCroatia

LEADING SCORERS

Matea Tavic

BIH
Born : 29.05.1992
Height: 1.78

Avg: 20.9

NameAvg.
1.Tavic, M. 20.9
2.Baric, N. 20.9
3.O'Reilly, O. 19.8
4.Shafir, N. 19.7
5.Pavel, E. 17.3

LEADING REBOUNDERS

Karina van den Nieuwendijk

NED
Born : 14.03.1990
Height: 1.93

Avg: 13.5

NameAvg.
1.van den Nieuwendijk, K. 13.5
2.Hamilton, D. 11.1
3.Steinberga, A. 10.9
4.Haentges, J. 10.9
5.Joseph, K. 10.9

ASSIST LEADERS

Stanislava Stankova

BUL
Born : 01.02.1990
Height: 1.67

Avg: 5.0

NameAvg.
1.Stankova, S. 5.0
2.Baric, N. 3.4
3.Bernardeco, J. 3.3
4.Striulli, E. 2.9
5.Rockall, C. 2.9