NEWS

17.08.2008
Spain reign again!

Spain returned to supremacy at the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women, finishing their undefeated run in Katowice with a 71-59 victory over surprise outfit Italy in the gold medal match.

The Spaniards collected their fifth U16 title and fourth in five years by coming back from a 22-point second quarter deficit with Queralt Casas leading the way with 25 points, nine rebounds, two assists and six steals.

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17.08.2008
Sweden's Abdi MVP

Sweden's Farhiya Abdi was named Most Valuable Player of the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women despite losing in the semi-finals against eventual champions Spain in Katowice.

The 16-year-old forward/center averaged 17.1 points and 11.5 rebounds - both second-best figures at the tournament - as well as 2.9 assists and 1.9 steals in helping Sweden to fourth place - the nation's best ever U16 showing.

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17.08.2008
France take home bronze

Defending champions France collected their third bronze medal of the Termosteps U16 European Championship Women by running away from up-starts Sweden 73-44 in the Third Place Game.

Jenny Fouasseau and Eléonore Grossemy paced France with 16 points each as Arnaud Guppillotte's side added 2008 bronze to third-place finishes in 1997 and 1999; gold in 2001 and 2007; and 2005 silver.

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SCOREBOARD

Preliminary Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. France33/0224/1466
2. Turkey32/1188/1835
3. Lithuania31/2161/1924
4. Latvia30/3154/2063
France   Lithuania
7540
20-6   18-15   19-12   18-7  
Turkey   Latvia
7049
16-15   18-16   14-11   22-7  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Belgium33/0232/1556
2. Sweden32/1213/1585
3. Czech Republic31/2224/1914
4. Ukraine30/3110/2753
Belgium   Sweden
6866
15-14   13-22   20-14   20-16  
Czech Republic   Ukraine
10946
17-18   29-8   33-11   30-9  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Italy33/0219/1656
2. Poland32/1204/1925
3. Hungary31/2161/1914
4. Serbia30/3186/2223
Hungary   Italy
5364
10-14   14-19   19-16   10-15  
Serbia   Poland
7576
29-23   9-19   20-17   17-17  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Spain33/0208/1256
2. Russia32/1179/1375
3. Belarus31/2150/2024
4. Germany30/3119/1923
Belarus   Germany
6054
17-12   10-16   16-19   17-7  
Spain   Russia
5750
15-15   16-7   13-11   13-17  

Qualifying Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. France55/0370/23910
2. Sweden53/2306/3118
3. Belgium53/2336/3008
4. Turkey53/2309/3188
5. Czech Republic51/4295/3526
6. Lithuania50/5257/3535
Belgium   France
6372
14-20   14-12   20-24   15-16  
Turkey   Czech Republic
7957
18-15   24-16   24-18   13-8  
Sweden   Lithuania
6252
12-7   14-15   19-13   17-17  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Spain55/0338/22310
2. Italy54/1311/2709
3. Poland53/2320/3028
4. Hungary52/3231/2997
5. Russia51/4290/2926
6. Belarus50/5226/3305
Spain   Italy
6157
15-12   10-12   13-13   11-12   12-8  
Poland   Belarus
6941
21-5   18-12   12-7   18-17  
Russia   Hungary
4553
17-15   11-10   7-15   10-13  

Classification Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Germany33/0213/1196
2. Serbia32/1181/1815
3. Latvia31/2195/1894
4. Ukraine30/3135/2353
Latvia   Ukraine
8051
18-23   20-9   21-12   21-7  
Serbia   Germany
3764
3-25   14-17   6-9   14-13  

Semi-Final Round for 9th to 12th Place

Czech Republic   Belarus
5871
19-25   16-11   13-21   10-14  
Russia   Lithuania
7147
21-12   18-10   16-14   16-11  

Semi-Final Round for 5th to 8th Place

Belgium   Hungary
6240
17-11   17-16   16-4   12-9  
Poland   Turkey
8169
23-19   14-14   20-12   24-24  

Semi-Finals

France   Italy
5564
22-20   9-17   14-12   10-15  
Spain   Sweden
3833
10-11   9-11   5-7   14-4  

11th to 12th Place

Czech Republic   Lithuania
5247
14-10   19-13   14-15   5-9  

9th to 10th Place

Belarus   Russia
5974
8-19   21-13   14-20   16-22  

7th to 8th Place

Hungary   Turkey
6944
17-8   22-10   19-9   11-17  

5th to 6th Place

Belgium   Poland
7351
22-13   26-15   13-9   12-14  

3rd to 4th Place

France   Sweden
7344
16-7   8-19   21-7   28-11  

Final

Italy   Spain
5971
20-6   16-28   10-26   13-11  

HEADLINES

France take home bronze 17.08.2008
Spain break Swedish hearts, reach final 16.08.2008
Italy upset France, go for first gold 16.08.2008
Hosts Poland face Belgium for fifth place 16.08.2008
Sweden on way to superpower?16.08.2008
Stifling "D" sends Spain to semis 15.08.2008
Sweden reach first ever semis 14.08.2008
Hungary down Russia, hope for fifth14.08.2008
Turkey win again, must wait for semis14.08.2008
Poland grab third place in Group F 14.08.2008

FINAL STANDINGS

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

PHOTO GALLERY

STATISTICS

PointsReboundsAssists

Points

Snezana Colic

SRB
Born : 10.04.1992
Height: 1.78

Avg: 17.4

NameAvg.
1.Colic, S. 17.4
2.Abdi, F. 17.1
3.Vanloo, J. 15.8
4.Meesseman, E. 15.3
5.Elhotová, K. 13.9

Rebounds

Monika Grigalauskyte

LTU
Born : 17.02.1992
Height: 1.90

Avg: 13.3

NameAvg.
1.Grigalauskyte, M. 13.3
2.Abdi, F. 11.5
3.Stepanova, Y. 10.4
4.Greinacher, S. 9.7
5.Meesseman, E. 8.9

Assists

Ramona Cossengue

POL
Born : 14.09.1992
Height: 1.70

Avg: 5.1

NameAvg.
1.Cossengue, R. 5.1
2.Gülbag, P. 4.3
3.Gaudermann, J. 3.8
4.Kabengano, S. 3.6
5.Ortiz, M. 3.0