07.10.2007

Bronze For Belarus

Belarus survived a furious comeback by Latvia to win 72-63 and capture the bronze medal in their very first appearance at the EuroBasket Women.

Anatoli Buyalski’s team led by as many as 25 points late in the third quarter but had to hold on for dear life as the Baltic side closed the gap to 61-57 with 3:29 to go on Ieva Kublina’s four-point play.

07.10.2007

Battle For Bronze

Belarus and Latvia are both banged up and tired from a long 2007 EuroBasket Women but both sides need to recover and re-focus just one more time in order to capture their greatest result ever - the bronze medal.

The Belorussians are playing in their first ever EuroBasket Women and have exceeded any expectations they may have had coming in while Latvia also come into Sunday's game looking to top off their unexpected run to the semi-finals.

06.10.2007

Spain Reign

The fourth time proved to be the charm for Spain as they ended a three-game losing streak in EuroBasket Women semi-finals by beating Belarus 70-54 on Saturday night in Italy.

Anna Montanana scored 14 points and Amaya Valdemoro 12, while Spanish coach Evaristo Perez got 29 points from his bench in a convincing win.

06.10.2007

Fourth Time's A Charm?

Spain are hoping they will be a fourth-time lucky when they face surprise package Belarus in the EuroBasket Women semi-finals on Sunday.

At the three previous EuroBaskets, Spain have lost at this stage but gone on to capture the bronze medal.