NEWSLatvia finished the U18 European Championship Women on a high note, beating Ukraine 72-61 to take seventh place. The Latvians jumped out to a 20-12 lead after the first quarter. |
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Olha Maznichenko's jaw-dropping afternoon of 36 points and 16 rebounds led Ukraine past Italy, 82-78 and into the quarter finals of the U18 European Championship. The Ukrainians needed overtime to beat the Azzurrine and were bounced by Maznichenko, who was a one-woman wrecking crew. |
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More HeadlinesItaly sprung out a major surprise by edging Russia 47-46 in Group F. The Azzurrine led 46-44 with 23 seconds remaining and had the ball when Oriana Milazzo turned it over and gave Russia a chance to pull level or take the lead with a three-pointer. |
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France kept their unbeaten run at the U18 European Championship for Women alive with a 63-45 triumph over Italy. The Italians dug themselves an early hole and trailed 19-5 after the first quarter. However, they shaved four points off the deficit by half-time and went to the locker rooms behind 32-22. France went on a 17-6 run to take command for good in the third quarter. |
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