| 07.08.2010 ROUNDUP Cristina Bigica scored 16 points as Romania used a big second quarter to beat Denmark 65-56 and book a place in the semi-finals of the U18 European Championship for Women Division B.
Bigica's lay-up capped a 9-2 run before half-time that helped Romania outscore their opponents 24-14 in the period.
Gritt Ryder scored 12 points for Denmark, but it is Romania who advance to the semi-finals, where they will face Belarus. Viktoriya Datsun's team advanced with an 81-76 victory over England. England had led 60-56 at the start of the fourth quarter but Belarus came out on a charge, using a 14-5 run to turn the game in their favour.  | | Georgia Kantara and Greece have booked a ticket in the semi-finals |
England's shooting then let them down in the final stretch as Belarus pulled clear. Nadzeya Bohdan scored 24 points and added eight rebounds in the win. Twenty-four points and 10 rebounds from Temitope Fagbenle were not enough for England. Artemis Spanou lifted Greece into the semi-finals with 20 points and 11 rebounds in a 68-60 win over Croatia. Croatia had led 31-30 at half-time, but superior shooting carried Greece clear in the second half. They will now face the Netherlands, who emerged 66-56 winners from a see-saw affair with Finland. The Dutch dominated early, and led 27-14 at the end of the first quarter. But their advantage was cut to six, 34-28, by half-time and was just two, 48-46, going into the final frame. An early 9-2 run finally put the Netherlands over the top. Petronella Kraaijenoord led the charge with 17 points and seven rebounds. Sonja Greinacher's 14 points and seven rebounds lifted Germany to a 61-47 win over Switzerland, while Mijana Dzombeta was the star of Bosnia & Herzegovina's 59-46 win over Luxembourg with 19 points and seven rebounds. Jelena Vucetic poured in 24 points as Montenegro topped Estonia 74-60, and Yael Shafir had 16 points to help Israel thrash Scotland 63-39. | 
